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The Empire State Building is a privately owned office building completed in 1931 during the [[Great Depression]] as the tallest building in the world, a distinction it enjoyed for decades until it was surpassed by the [[Sears Tower]] in Chicago.  To this day the Empire State Building is considered by architects to be the finest piece of American architecture in the world.<ref>http://www.aia.org/press2_template.cfm?pagename=release_020707_150Buildings</ref>  It is also considered the most fire-proof building in America.<ref>http://vincentdunn.com/wtc.html</ref>  

The '''Empire State Building''' is a privately owned office building completed in 1931 during the [[Great Depression]] as the tallest building in the world, a distinction it enjoyed for decades until it was surpassed by the [[Sears Tower]] in Chicago.  To this day the Empire State Building is considered by architects to be the finest piece of American architecture in the world.<ref>http://www.aia.org/press2_template.cfm?pagename=release_020707_150Buildings</ref>  It is also considered the most fire-proof building in America.<ref>http://vincentdunn.com/wtc.html</ref>  

The Empire State Building contains steel reinforced by concrete, making it extremely fire-proof.  Deputy Chief Fire Department of New York (F.D.N.Y.) Vincent Dunn (ret.) wrote:<ref>''Id.''</ref>

The Empire State Building contains steel reinforced by concrete, making it extremely fire-proof.  Deputy Chief Fire Department of New York (F.D.N.Y.) Vincent Dunn (ret.) wrote:<ref>''Id.''</ref>