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What was special about the construction of the Empire State Building?

it was built on a wooden frame

it was built with no detailed plans

it was built quickly and under budget

it was built top to bottom

The Empire State Building took only one year and 45 days to build, or 7 million man-hours. To this day, this is a record for a skyscraper of its height. Due to reduced costs during the Depression, the final costs totalled only $24.7 million instead of the estimated $43 million.

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