the-empire-state-building.ppt

1、The Empire State Building,introduction,The Empire State Building is a modern office building. It was the first building to have more than 100 floors. It has 6,500 windows and 73 elevators, and there are 1,860 steps from street level to the 102nd floor.,It has an indoor and outdoor observation deck o

2、n the 86th floor.,The Empire State Building is generally thought of as an American cultural symbol. It is designed in the distinctive Art Deco style and has been named as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. It was designated as a National Historic

3、 Landmark in 1986.In 2007, it was ranked number one on the List of Americas Favorite Architecture according to the AIA.,history,Its name is derived from the nickname for New York, the Empire State. It stood as the worlds tallest building for 40 years (from its completion in 1931 until construction o

4、f the World Trade Centers North Tower was completed in 1972.) Following the September 11 attacks in 2001, the Empire State Building was again the tallest building in New York . It is truely the empires building.,Its name,The Empire State Building was designed by William F. Lamb from the architectura

5、l firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, which produced the building drawings in just two weeks, using its earlier designs for the Reynolds Building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and the Carew Tower in Cincinnati, Ohio as a basis,design,Floodlights,In 1964, floodlights were added to illuminate the top of the building at night, in colors chosen to match seasonal and other events, such as St. Patricks Day, Christmas, Independence Day and Bastille Day.,Film,Perhaps the most famous popular culture representation of the building is in th