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Empire State Building: How It Was Built in 410 Days | NYC Construction & Engineering
Long-form12:54EntertainmentPublished Aug 18, 2026, 6:00 PM · 2mo ago
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Description
Empire State Building: How It Was Built in 410 Days | NYC Construction & Engineering
How did workers build one of the world’s most famous skyscrapers in just 410 days?
In this video, we explore how the Empire State Building was built in 1930–1931 and the incredible engineering, construction methods, and teamwork behind one of New York City’s most iconic skyscrapers.
From 57,000 tons of structural steel and millions of bricks to roughly 3 million red-hot rivets installed high above New York City, the construction of the Empire State Building was a remarkable achievement in engineering history.
We’ll explore how construction crews worked at incredible speed, how the steel framework was assembled, why the building had 64 elevators, how its fi reproofi ng system worked, and the surprising airship docking plan that was designed for the skyscraper.
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📌 What You’ll Learn In This Video:
✔ How the Empire State Building was built in just 410 days
✔ How 57,000 tons of steel were assembled
✔ How workers installed red-hot rivets high above New York City
✔ How construction crews worked at incredible speed
✔ Why the Empire State Building had 64 elevators
✔ How the building was protected from fire
✔ How the skyscraper’s airship docking plan was supposed to work
✔ Why the airship docking plan ultimately failed
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⏱ CHAPTERS
0:00 - How the Empire State Building Was Built
1:00 - The Impossible Clock
2:55 - 57,000 Tons of Steel
3:55 - Building One Floor Every Day
4:40 - The Men Who Caught Fire
6:05 - How Red-Hot Rivets Held It Together
8:40 - The Blind Spot: 64 Elevators
9:25 - The Crazy Airship Plan
10:00 - Fireproofing the Empire State Building
11:00 - When the Airship Dream Failed
12:00 - The Machine That Built It
12:30 - 410 Days: The Final Lesson
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Details
- Published
- Aug 18, 2026, 6:00 PM
- Length
- 12:54 (774 s)
- Format
- Long-form
- Category
- Entertainment
- Audio language
- EN
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
- Yes
- Video ID
- qlPjDDznYmg
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