New York! New York! New York! (The Empire State)

(I took some pictures at New York, city of the cities, during our trip and I will write the picture stories of the trip in this series. Thanks!)

This is the Empire State building (with needle, right to the sunshine), which is the tallest building in New York City and second tallest building in North America. The Empire State building was opened in May 1st 1931 and it is also currently World’s 9th tallest building in the world. When it is totally finished its construction in (est.) 2009, the Burj Dubai Tower of Dubai, UAE will become world’s tallest building with its height, 818 m; 2,313 feet. Then, the Empire State building of NYC will be in the last number of top ten tallest buildings in the world.

Current Top Ten Tallest Buildings in the World

1) Taipei 101 (Taipei, Taiwan; 509 m; 1,671 ft; 101 floors)
2) Petronas Tower 1 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 452 m; 1,483 ft; 88 floors)
3) Petronas Tower 2 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 452 m; 1,483 ft; 88 floors)
4) Sears Tower (Chicago, USA; 442 m; 1,451 ft; 108 floors)
5) Jim Mao Tower (Shanghai, China; 421 m; 1,380 ft; 88 floors)
6) Two International Finance (Hong Kong; 415 m; 1,362 ft; 88 floors)
7) CITIC Plaza (Guangzhou, China; 391 m; 1,283 ft; 80 floors)
8) Shun Hing Square (Shenzhen, China; 384 m; 1,260 ft; 69 floors)
9) Empire State Building (New York, USA; 381 m; 1,250 ft; 102 floors)
10) Central Plaza (Hong Kong; 374 m; 1,227 ft; 78 floors)


Sources:
The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1985
The New York Times Almanac 2007
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001338.html