The Empire state Building The Empire State Building, which is currently the tallest building in the world, stands at 1,472 feet. It has also been considered the 8th wonder from the modern world. But how did engineers construct his magnificent piece of architecture, and what designs did the decide to use to make the Empire State Building outstanding? The Empire State Building was constructed because of competition between Walter Chrysler and John Raskob (GMC) to see …showed first 75 words of 1098 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1098 total…soon as possible...The Empire State Building, like most art deco skyscrapers, was modernistic, not modernist. It was deliberately less pure, more flamboyant and populist than European theory allowed. It appeared to be sculpted or modeled mass, giving to business imagery a substantial character..." As you can see, the Empire State Building will and has gone down in history as an important part of United States culture. And is still the center of tourist's attraction.