Empire State Building
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The movie monster King Kong climbed this building.
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From the Empire State Building to One World Trade Center, skyscrapers have been lighting up the city's skyline orange and blue - the Knicks' team colours.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Using a chart titled "Our Pool is Bigger than Skyscrapers," Trump compared the scale of the pool with the height of three famous buildings, including New York's Empire State Building.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Sony and Marvel released the first full-length trailer for the film on Wednesday 11:00 GMT, a moment marked by Holland on top of the Empire State Building, joined by a crowd of costume-clad children.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Tech companies are desperate to plug in their AI data centers, each of which can use 50 to 100 times as much power as the Empire State Building to run and cool their servers.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
High above the Empire State Building, Olympus was its own island of light, a floating mountain ablaze with torches and braziers, white marble palaces gleaming in the early morning air.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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