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What was the Empire State Building built for?

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The Empire State Building was officially built to host corporate business offices. Less officially, the Empire State Building was also built to be the tallest building in the world. The competition to beat at the time of its construction—it was completed in 1931—included the New York City skyscrapers Bank of Manhattan Building and Chrysler Building.

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