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Empire State Building: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 443.2 m.

height to the tip

443.2 m = 0.4432 km. A meter contains 100 centimeters, or 1,000 millimeters.

1931Opening

The measurement includes the spire and antenna above the roof.

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Empire State Building, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

The measurement includes the spire and antenna above the roof. Displayed dimension: height to the tip.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

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Source and limitations

Catalogue value to check against the source; not individually audited.

Detailed interpreted illustration. It is not a photograph, an architectural survey or an exact scientific reconstruction.

Opening: 1931. Proposed historical date; an existing documentary source is linked but was not consulted for this date in this session. Do not interpret this reference as the manufacturing date of the illustrated specimen.

Illustration sources

How Big

Source coverage: Architectural height to the tips, not the width of the pair or the height of the skybridge.