It is not an exaggeration to say that pride built the Empire State Building. This Attraction in New York was built at a time where there was a race to see who in America could build the tallest building, besting the Eiffel Tower. The Chrysler Building was under construction, and no one involved with that project would say how tall the building would be when finished. This meant that the creators of the Empire State Building had to beat a height without knowing exactly what they were trying to beat.