381 m
Scale anchored to a reviewed measurement
Uniform scaling uses the verified 1931 architectural height; facade width and setbacks remain intrinsic.
Empire State Building, 1931 Reconstruction
A historical reconstruction of the Empire State Building in its opening year: the 102-story tower with its original mooring mast, but without the 222-foot broadcast antenna installed in 1950. Its original architectural height is 381 m.
Dimensions
- Height
- 381 m
Quick facts
- Architectural height
- 381 m
- Floors
- 102
- Opened
- 1931
- Version
- Before the 1950 antenna
Empire State Building, 1931 Reconstruction · Size infographic
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Sources and measurement33 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
The 1931 architectural contour is anchored to 381 m and excludes the broadcast antenna added in 1950.