Red Sky at Night
by James Aiken
Title
Red Sky at Night
Artist
James Aiken
Medium
Photograph - Digital Image
Description
The Empire State Building is surrounded by the brilliance of a red autumn sunset as the spire glows a contrasting blue.
The Empire State Building is a 103-story skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet (381 meters), and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 ft (443.2 m) high. Its name is derived from the nickname for New York, the Empire State. It stood as the world's tallest building for nearly 40 years, from its completion in early 1931 until the topping out of the World Trade Center's North Tower in late 1970.
The Empire State Building is generally thought of as an American cultural icon. It is designed in the distinctive Art Deco style and has been named as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The building and its street floor interior are designated landmarks of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, and confirmed by the New York City Board of Estimate. It was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1986. In 2007, it was ranked number one on the List of America's Favorite Architecture according to the AIA. (Information obtained from Wikipedia)
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November 13th, 2013
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Comments (37)
Lingfai Leung
Wow, love the crimson red sky from Empire State Building. It is sort of like "Empire of The Sun". voted
Denise Dube
Love this sunset capture.. and the little teaser of blue just set it. How excited you must have been when you saw this sky! tw
James Aiken replied:
Thank you very much Denise. Yes, I was running all over try to find a great angle and cursing that I didn't have a tripod.
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