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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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From the Empire State Building to One World Trade Center, skyscrapers were lit up orange and blue - the Knicks' team colours.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 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

The technology was installed at the Empire State Building last year, and has now accrued enough data to spot patterns for Empire State Realty Trust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

He could see the Empire State Building in the distance, and it reassured him to know it was still there.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

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