Empire State
Excelsior motto holder
Empire State is a nickname for New York, specifically New York State.
The name suggests power, wealth, and prominence—New York being among the most populous and economically influential American states.
The term appears in landmarks like the Empire State Building and in official contexts: Empire State license plates.
New York adopted the moniker in the early nineteenth century.
Elevated platform for sightseeing
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- spireTapering architectural peak
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
- elevatorsVertical passenger conveyances
King Kong · tourists · tickets · skyline views · lightning rod · broadcast tower · express elevators · security
NYC's densest borough
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- Times SquareFamous Manhattan intersection
- Central ParkManhattan's vast public greenspace
- Fifth AvenueIconic Manhattan thoroughfare
Wall Street · Statue of Liberty · Brooklyn Bridge · Rockefeller Center · Yankees · Hudson River · Harlem · SoHo
Reversals of progress
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- aluminumElement thirteen
- steel frameMetal structural support system
crown · facade · chrome · geometric · ornamentation · 1931 · ziggurat · symmetry
Pictorial screen symbol
- Manhattan skylineVertical profile of towers
- postcardMailable picture souvenir
- photographImage from a camera
- tourist attractionSite visitors seek out
observation · panorama · cityscape · guidebook · souvenir · binoculars · tallest building · historical
observation deck
Elevated platform for sightseeing
elevators · King Kong · tourists · tickets · skyline views · lightning rod · broadcast tower · express elevators · security · gift shop
Manhattan
NYC's densest borough
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- Times SquareFamous Manhattan intersection
- Central ParkManhattan's vast public greenspace
Fifth Avenue · Wall Street · Statue of Liberty · Brooklyn Bridge · Rockefeller Center · Yankees · Hudson River · Harlem · SoHo · Tribeca
setbacks
Reversals of progress
steel frame · crown · facade · chrome · geometric · ornamentation · 1931 · ziggurat · symmetry · nickel
icon
Pictorial screen symbol
- Manhattan skylineVertical profile of towers
- postcardMailable picture souvenir
- photographImage from a camera
tourist attraction · observation · panorama · cityscape · guidebook · souvenir · binoculars · tallest building · historical · recognition
- NYC landmarksChrysler Building, Rockefeller Center, Grand Central, One World Trade Center, Statue of Liberty
- Skylinesskyscrapers, New York, high-rises, towers, spires
- 1930sNew Deal, Hitler, Nazi Germany, Great Depression, appeasement
- NYC InstitutionsColumbia University, CUNY, NYPD, FDNY, MTA
- SUNYBinghamton, FIT
- North AmericaUSA, Canada, United States, California, Texas
Empire StateGolden State
West coast nickname
Lone Star State · Sunshine State · Garden State · Peach State · Granite State
Empire Statecolony
Dependent territorial settlement
vassal state · puppet state · territory · protectorate · dependency
Empire StateGolden Gate
California strait and bridge
Space Needle · Willis Tower · Gateway Arch · Hollywood Sign · Freedom Tower
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