Once the touring of the studios locations was done, we parked our car near 33rd street and 6th aenue and walked towards Empire State Building. As we neared the building we noticed the line to get into the building was long. It was fun though waiting to get on top of one of the tallest buildings in the world.
Date(s): December 25, 2004. Album by Karthik Nagaraj. Photos by Priya Karthik & Misc.. 1 - 30 of 30 Total. 914 Visits.
enlarge 214KB, 600x800 1 At the entrance of the ESB. Can you believe the building has its own zip code?
enlarge 156KB, 800x600 2 ESB is located at the intersection of 34th street and 5th ave.
enlarge 191KB, 800x600 3 Waiting in line. We had to walk around the building to join the long line. The wait as predicted by a simple queuing mechanism at the entrance was about 2 hours from that point. To get there it would take us another 1 hour. so we were looking at about 3 hours of wait.
enlarge 216KB, 800x600 4 Finally we got inside the building. It was faster than predicted.
enlarge 246KB, 600x800 5 This monument on the wall as soon you enter the building depicts New York and its neighboring states and how the Empire State Building stands tall to the grandeur of the Empire State - New York.
enlarge 111KB, 576x799 6 On the 86th floor walking towards the elevators to take us to the 106th floor. Look at the awed expression on my face. This is because the stupid guy at the counter got confused how many people we were together and was calling in another family to take the picture with us and I was telling him not to do so. That was when the flash went. I'm used to getting flashes and pictures when my expression is awed and dazed...
enlarge 230KB, 800x600 7 A shot from the 86th floor. You can easily spot the Chrysler building in the back. The Chrysler building was very short lived in its tallness when Empire State Building crushed it down and sealing any possibility of having a taller bulding in the world for at least 40 years.
enlarge 184KB, 800x600 8 A North-west shot from the 86th floor.
enlarge 255KB, 800x600 9 Another shot to show how high we were and we were still left with 16 floors more to scale.
enlarge 230KB, 600x800 10 A closer look at the Chrysler building from the 102nd floor of the ESB.
enlarge 218KB, 800x600 11 North Central Park view from the 102nd floor.
enlarge 167KB, 600x800 12 Another shot showing the green Central Park in the north.
enlarge 125KB, 800x600 13 Hey, thats us!
enlarge 114KB, 800x600 14 Thats us again!
enlarge 136KB, 600x800 15 The transmission tower. Public is not allowed to go up there. But being at this height itself was beginning to give the feeling of soaring up and flying like a bird.
enlarge 277KB, 600x800 16 You can see the Macy's store down there. This is the mid-town view on the west side.
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enlarge 186KB, 800x600 19 In the elevator. It was so windy and chilly that you can see parts of our face dried and chapped up and nose almost frozen. The Elevators are high-speed and 102 floors didn't seem to take that long at all.
enlarge 118KB, 600x800 20 After the ESB we went for the Skyride. The skyride is a simulated ride that takes you all around New York and gives a roller-coaster experience of the city that never sleeps.
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enlarge 173KB, 600x800 22 The lady welcomes us on our way to the skyride.
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enlarge 197KB, 600x800 24 A scaled down version of the building.
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enlarge 148KB, 600x800 26 From the outside walking along...
enlarge 169KB, 600x800 27 Some historical facts taken from http://wonderclub.com/WorldWonders/EmpireHistory.html
Construction of the Empire State Building began in March of 1930 on the site of the old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel at 350 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street. It was completed 14 months later in May, 1931. Designed by the architectural firm of Shreve, Lamb, & Harmon Associates, the Empire State Building, at 102 stories, was the tallest building in the world until the completion of the first tower of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan in 1972.
Architects: Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates. Builders: Starrett Brothers & Eken, Inc. Height: 1,472 feet (448 meters) to top of antennae. 1,250 feet (391 meters) to 102nd floor observatory. 1,050 feet (320 meters) to 86th floor observatory. Volume: 37 million cubic feet. Area of Site: 83,860 square feet. Cost including land: $40,948,900. Cost of building alone: $24,718,000 (expected cost of $50 million did not materialize due to the G...
enlarge 147KB, 800x600 28 We went inside the ESB again to see NY @ night. It was awesome, but since tripods were not allowed the pictures are not that good, but with naked eye - awesome! Try and spot the bridges afar...
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enlarge 122KB, 800x600 30 Metlife building lights and some of the other buildings.
