The building has 102 floors and at roof height is 1250 ft (381 m) tall.

Height  including the antenna spire is 1454 ft (443.2 m).

Empire State Building was designed by William Lamb of the architect firm Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates.

3,400 workers were involved in the construction of the Empire State Building

In just 410 days the construction of Empire State Building was completed.

The building was officially opened on May 1, 1931.

For 41 years between 1931 and 1972 the Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world.

6,514 windows in the Empire State Building

From street level to the 103rd floor there are 1,872 steps.

There are 73 elevators in the building, including 6 freight elevators.

 Building cost $24,718,000 to build, when the cost of the land is included this figure climbs to $40,948,900.

Empire State Building has a lightning rod near the top which is struck by lightning around 23 times every year.

In Empire State Building there is observation decks on the 86th and 102nd floors.

 Empire State Building became the tallest building in New York City again after the collapse of the World Trade Center in 2001

57,000 tons of steel And  62,000 cubic yards of concrete used in construction.