The Empire State Building
is a 102-story contemporary Art
Deco style skyscraper in New
York City, declared by the
American Society of Civil
Engineers to be one of the Seven
Wonders of the Modern World.
Designed by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, it was finished in 1931. The tower takes its name from the nickname of New York State. Since the World Trade Center was destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks, it is again the tallest building in New York City. It is currently the second tallest building in the United States after the Sears Tower in Chicago.
