Why The Empire State Building Makes No Sense

The Empire State Building is the most famous building on Earth — but its story makes almost no sense. It was built in just 410 days, in the middle of the Great Depression, by a man who mostly wanted to beat his rival. Then it opened... and became a national joke. For nearly two decades it sat mostly empty, bleeding a million dollars a year, mocked as the "Empty State Building." So how did a Depression-era failure become a global icon that now earns more money from tourists looking OUT of its windows than from every office behind them? How did it survive a bomber crashing into its 79th floor and reopen for business two days later? And how did a giant fictional ape turn a struggling office tower into the symbol of New York itself? In this video, we break down the full story of the Empire State Building — how it was built at record speed, the challenges and disasters it survived, how it actually makes its money today, and how it became the most recognizable building on the planet. If this video made you see something ordinary in a completely different way, drop a like and subscribe to LuxeNet TV — and check out our breakdown of the world's only seven-star hotel, the Burj Al Arab:    • Worlds ONLY Seven Star Hotel - Worth A Sta...   #EmpireStateBuilding #NewYork #Architecture