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Há 6 dias · The central core emerges at the tower’s top and is finished with a spire, which reaches more than 700 feet (200 metres). The spire was constructed inside the tower and hoisted to its final position using a hydraulic pump.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Há 3 dias · Per the original plans, the Empire State Building's spire was intended to be an airship docking station. Raskob and Smith had proposed dirigible ticketing offices and passenger waiting rooms on the 86th floor, while the airships themselves would be tied to the spire at the equivalent of the building's 106th floor.
- March 17, 1930
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- 2,248,355 sq ft (208,879 m²)
- 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10118
22 de abr. de 2024 · The Empire State Building is a steel-framed skyscraper rising 102 stories that was completed in New York City in 1931 and was the tallest building in the world until 1971. Its height is 1,250 feet (381 meters), not including a television antenna mast.
21 de abr. de 2024 · Spire, in architecture, steeply pointed pyramidal or conical termination to a tower. In its mature Gothic development, the spire was an elongated, slender form that was a spectacular visual culmination of the building as well as a symbol of the heavenly aspirations of pious medieval men.
28 de abr. de 2024 · This flower has a thin central stalk that branches out into several narrow petals from its upper end. In the case of the Burj Khalifa, you can see the resemblance when looking at the skyscraper from above. The narrow central spire stands on a cluster of blocks towards the bottom, resembling a Spider Lily turned upside down.
Há 1 dia · In the decades after the Napoleonic Wars, Notre-Dame fell into such a state of disrepair that Paris officials considered its demolition. Victor Hugo, who admired the cathedral, wrote the novel Notre-Dame de Paris (published in English as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame) in 1831 to save Notre-Dame.
29 de abr. de 2024 · As it soars above the Dublin cityscape and is so centrally located, the Dublin Spire acts not only as a top tourist destination, but also a great central meeting point or return to base landmark, drawing locals and tourists alike to its base at all hours of the day.
