Empire State Building
帝国大厦

The Empire State Building is a 103-story skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It stood as the world's tallest building for nearly forty years, from its completion in early 1931. The Empire State Building is currently the fourth-tallest completed skyscraper in the United States (after the One World Trade Center, the Willis Tower and Trump International Hotel and Tower), and the 25th-tallest in the world.
帝国大厦是坐落于美国纽约曼哈顿中城区的一幢摩天大厦，共103层，位于第五大道与西34街的交叉路口。自1931年完工以后，帝国大厦一直享有世界最高楼的称号达40年之久。目前帝国大厦是美国第4高的摩天大楼(位居世贸中心一号楼、威利斯大厦和特朗普国际酒店大厦之后)，是全球第25高的建筑。

The Empire State Building was designed by William F. Lamb. The Empire State Building has one of the most popular outdoor observatories in the world, having been visited by over a hundred and ten million people. The 86th-floor observation deck offers impressive 360-degree views of the city.
帝国大厦由威廉·F. 兰姆设计，拥有全球最著名的观景台之一，已接待超过1.1亿人次前来参观。第86层观景台能够360度展现城市全景。

The Empire State Building is generally thought of as an American cultural icon. It is designed in the distinctive Art Deco style and has been named as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. It was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1986. In 2007, it was ranked number one on the AIA's List of America's Favorite Architecture. Receiving gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating in September 2011, the Empire State Building is the tallest LEED certified building in the United States.
帝国大厦通常被认为是美国文化的标志。其设计体现了独特的装饰艺术风格，被美国土木工程学会称为当代七大奇迹之一。2007年，帝国大厦在美国建筑师协会评选的“美国公众最喜爱的建筑”中排名第一；2011年9月，帝国大厦获得能源和环境设计评估体系(LEED)金奖，是美国获得LEED奖的最高建筑。