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Empire State Building

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  1. An office building in New York City, over one thousand feet high. Opened in the 1930s, it was for many years the tallest skyscraper in the world.


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The movie monster King Kong climbed this building.

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On July 1, extreme climbers Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus announced their engagement by scaling the Empire State Building and unfurling a banner from its famous antenna that proclaimed the healing power of love.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

Two people were arrested Wednesday after they climbed up an antenna on the top of the Empire State Building in New York -- and possibly got engaged at the same time.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

New York has been decorated in a Knicks theme from the top of the Empire State Building to the paws of the marble lions outside the New York Public Library's Fifth Avenue branch.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

Established in 2005, it owns the Empire State Building and London's Shard, the Canary Wharf district and high-end department store Harrods.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

The next day, Oskar and the old man went to the Empire State Building, I waited for them on the street.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer

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