Fascinating facts about the Empire State Building

One of most popular attractions on our itinerary is Empire State Building. Built in 1931, building has 102 floors and stands 1,250 feet tall. It is currently tallest tower in New York City and 2nd tallest building in United States. A grandiose lobby galvanized with marble, granite, nickel and limestone is just start of this amazing building. With 22 miles of telephone wire and enough elevator cable to stretch from Manhattan to Baltimore, one is marveled by building’s size, height, and history. The history of building is a wonder in itself. During great depression, it was decided to build Empire State Building in an attempt to create jobs and cause a catalyst for American economy. It turns out they needed 7 million man hours for construction to complete project. The most amazing fact is time in which it took to complete Gotham City’s new tallest tower. In just 18 fast-tracked months, Empire State building was completed. By comparison, new World Trade Center/Freedom Tower with 110 floors will take 5 years to complete.

Construction on The Empire State Building was around clock 24 hours a day. They opted to fast-track building’s construction because they really wanted to prove to world that American workforce and spirit was strong and citizens should not give up hope on America.

Get tickets to see Saturday Night Live when you are in New York City.

Getting tickets to see a performance of Saturday Night Live is a real challenge. The official way to get tickets is to send an email to show during month of August. To enter ticket lottery for 2005-2006 season, send one email with all contact information to snltickets@nbc.com in month of August only. After August '05, ticket requests will no longer be accepted. The lottery will only accept one entry per email request; duplicate entries will be deleted. Winners will receive two tickets to a pre-assigned show date and performance (dress rehearsal or live show). You will be notified only in event that you are selected. All audience members must be at least 16 years of age. Please note that snltickets@nbc.com is a computer-generated service and should not be used for questions or concerns. Please address all issues by calling NBC Guest Relations at 212.664.3056.