the Empire State Building-----hyouko

Thursday, July 26. In the afternoon we visited the Empire State Building (ESB). We were informed of zero visibility up on the observation deck on top of ESB because of the bad weather before we started ascending. However, now we are here. We looked into the distance and, sure enough, everything was in haziness. Water land sighed with emotion: It would be regret if we would not have climbed to the top, but even if we had climbed to the top it remained regret!

The teacher told us, ESB was named after Empire State, a nickname of New York State. It is located at

350 Fifth Avenue

(between 33rd and 34th Streets) in New York City and was constructed on the site of the former Astoria Hotel. The construction started on March 17, 1930. Cornerstone was laid on September 17, 1930 by former New York governor Alfred E. Smith. The construction took just over 18 months and was completed about a month and half ahead of schedule and about $5 million under budget. President Herbert Hoover officially opened the building on May 1, 1931 by pressing a button from the White House that turned on the building's lights.

    As there were a lot of people at the top, we did not stay a long time. When we left ESB, it was getting dark and still rainy. We walk slowly to the campus. How substantial one day!