Question

In which year was the empire state building completed?
A) 1921
B) 1931
C) 1941
D) 1945

Answer 1

Hint: The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in New York City's Midtown Manhattan. Its name is taken from the nickname "Empire State" given to the state of New York. The structure stands 1,454 feet (443.2 m) tall, including its antenna, with a roof height of 1,250 feet (380 m).

Complete answer:
The Empire State Structure is a 102-story steel-framed skyscraper in New York City that was built in 1931 and was the world's tallest building until 1971. The Empire State Building is located on Fifth Avenue at 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan. It is one of the most recognisable and well-known structures in the United States, as well as one of the best examples of Modernist Art Deco architecture.

There was heated competition for the title of the world's tallest skyscraper at the time of its construction. The Chrysler Building won the title in 1929, and the Empire State Building won it in 1931, with its distinctive spire, which was initially designed to serve as a mooring station for airships, reaching a height of 1,250 feet (381 metres).

The building's overall height was increased to 1,472 feet (449 metres) in 1950 when a 222-foot (68-metre) antenna was erected, but the height was decreased to 1,454 feet (443 metres) in 1985 when the antenna was replaced. (One World Trade Center, which had formally opened in 1972, was the world's tallest structure at the time.)

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘B’. In 1931 the empire state building was completed.

Note: John J. Raskob and Al Smith were the driving forces behind the building of the Empire State Building. On paper, Raskob, a self-made businessman and former chairman of the General Motors Corporation finance committee, and Smith, a former Democratic governor of New York, appeared to be an odd match.