The miracle in Engineering-Empire State Building

Weiyu Li
The Empire State Building is one of the Seven Miracles Of Engineering in the World judged by ASCE(The American Society of Civil Engineers). It is one of the most tallest buildings in the world.

The Empire State Building was supposed to be built about 1050 feet to be the tallest building at that time. At that time, it was Great Depression. The rich showed off their wealthiness by competing the height of the buildings they built. John Jakob Raskob, the owner of the Empire State Building was not happy about the height, he wanted it to be higher. The designer then added an 200-feet tower at the top of the building, made it reach the height of 1250 feet.
The miracle of the Empire State Building isn't only about the height, also about the seed of it. In 1945, the B-25 plane hit the Empire State Building at speed of 320 kilometers per hour. However, the Empire State Building didn't be destroyed, it only took 2 days to reopen the building to the public.

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