The Empire State Building Stands Alone

There’s a certain pride within New Yorkers regarding our next go-to destination: The Empire State Building. It’s true that it’s no longer the tallest building in the world today, but it was on top of that list for 41 years and nothing has yet to strike it down. This was proven after a B-25 Bomber crashed into the building in 1945. There were some damage, but the building was back in business the following day.

The skyscraper has now become part of pop culture. The most famous depiction of the building in film was, and always will be, King Kong. When people remember the film, it’s always that moment when the giant ape was on top of the Empire State Building, growling at the planes swirling around him. One of the foremost pop artist of our time, Andy Warhol even paid tribute to the skyscraper in the film, Empire. Let’s not forget all the comic books where the hero stands on top of the antennae to survey New York as well.The world has the Himalayas; New Yorkers have the Empire State Building.