Empire State Building
- a skyscraper on Fifth Avenue, New York City, which was for several years the tallest building in the world. When first erected, in 1930-1, it measured 381 m (1,250 ft); the addition of a television mast in 1951 brought its height to 449 m (1,472 ft).帝国大厦(位于纽约市第五大道的一幢摩天大楼, 曾在数年内是世界上的最高建筑, 1930-1931年初次建成时, 高度为1,250英尺, 即381米; 1951年增加一个电视天线杆后其高度增加到1,472英尺, 即449米)。