Friday, September 14, 2007

Building facts


There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building.

The seven spikes atop the Statue of Liberty’s head represent the seven seas and seven continents of the world.

In 1885 the Home Insurance Company of Chicago was the tallest building in the world. It was only 9 stories tall.

The World Trade Center towers in New York City had two zip codes, 10047 and 10048, one for each building.

The inscription on the tablet held by the Statue of Liberty reads “July 4, 1776″ in Roman numerals.

There’s 1,860 steps to the top of the Empire State Building.

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