Construction of the Empire State Building began after the original Waldorf–Astoria hotel was demolished on January 22, 1930. Workers worked at a record pace starting on March 7, 1930 to complete the 102-story structure in just 13.5-months, with the official completion date being marked as April 11, 1931 before opening to the public on May 1, 1931. What most people haven’t seen is of it actually being built, but thanks to AI, we get a clearer look than ever before.
The landmark’s Art Deco architecture, height, and observation decks are all popular tourist attractions to this day. This footage has been pieced together from several black and white documentary films. Artificial intelligence-powered software was then used to motion-stabilize, speed-correct, restore, enhance and colorize the footage frame by frame.
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The building was designed in Art-Deco style, is 381 meters high and has 102 floors. Achieving such a height was only possible because of the use of a steel framework. As an important symbol of New York City, the building has been named as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers,” said the video’s creator.
