Empire State Building

We trekked up the Empire State Building on Friday, skipping all queues courtesy of a friend who works here. It’s great to get a feel for New York from atop the highest observation platform (until the one in Freedom Tower opens in 2015, that is). A very vertical experience, some impressions of which are posted after the break.

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Midtown madness, with Rockefeller Center on the left and view over Central Park

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View across Central Park towards Harlem with Jackie Onassis Reservoir

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Rockefeller Center (1930-1939, left)

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Towards Queens, with UN Headquarters (1948-1952)

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Met Life Building (1958-1963)

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Towards the northeast, with Lever House (1951-1952) shining through

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Trump World Tower (1999-2001)

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Towards the south, with Flatiron Building (1902) where Broadway and Fifth Avenue meet 

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230 Fifth rooftop restaurant

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Broadway / 37th – great example of NYC 1916 zoning restrictions leading to pyramidal setback structures

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One Penn Plaza (1970-1972)

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Empire State Building (1929-1931) from Lexington

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