Empire State Building, New York, US
Empire State angers New Yorkers as building honours reviled Philadelphia Eagles
The Empire State Building, for many the embodiment of New York, may not understand its city very well after all
Running up the Empire State Building is exhausting – and hugely rewarding
The record is 9 minutes 33 seconds, and this year’s female champion is now the most successful runner in the event’s history. Our writer scales the 86 flights himself and finds less heralded moments of triumph along the way
Starbucks announces coffee delivery in Seattle and the Empire State Building
Want coffee delivered straight to your office? There is an app for that, Starbucks tells customers in its home city
Only way is up for towers that touch the sky - in pictures
Skyscrapers have captured our imagination for decades with their beauty and apparently gravity-defying structures. Here are some of the most breathtaking
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From the Gherkin to Krakow's Skeletor: famous skyscrapers that floppedOwen Hatherley: As Norman Foster's City of London curio goes on the market for £640m, here's a look at the close relationship between tall buildings and economic collapse
Empire State Building investors sue owners over IPO
Lawsuit claims that thousands of stakeholders lost more than $400m in potential profits when public shares sold in iconic skyscraper
Yeah Yeah Yeahs become first band to shoot video atop Empire State Building
Karen O says filming single on skyscraper's 86th-floor viewing platform was 'iconic moment'
The amazing world of sport
Empire State Building race won by Australian pair - videoAustralians Mark Bourne and Suzy Walsham were the fastest man and woman to race up the 1,576 steps of the Empire State Building in New York on Wednesday
Improbable research
Improbable research: how to demolish a skyscraperNew buildings are reaching for the sky, but how do you to take them down?
How bedbugs invaded New York
New York City is under attack from a mass infestation of bedbugs that is leaving a trail of itching, sleep deprivation and panic in its wake.
New York skyscraper to rival Empire State Building
City council approves plans for tower only metres shorter than iconic landmark
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When skyscrapers signal a downturnSoaring towers could mean that recession is on the way
Great modern buildings
A missile fashioned by man and aimed at heavenMichael Tomasky: The Empire State Building has survived and flourished as a symbol, and always will.
