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NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

--The contest will also go interactive with public voting for the Grand Prize Winner

The Empire State Building (ESB) Observatory announces that its ninth annual

photo contest will launch today, September 10, 2020. Amateur photographers from

across the United States are asked to share their best shot of the iconic

building for their chance at bragging rights and the Grand Prize. For the first

time, the contest will be interactive for Empire State Building's followers and

fans, as they vote for their favorite submissions via https://esbphotocontest.com .

The Grand Prize winner will receive $5,000 and two FlyNYON flight tickets to capture

additional aerial shots of the World's Most Famous Building. The second-place winner

receives $1,500, and ESB will grant $500 to eight additional finalists.

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Finalists are selected from eight new categories: (1) General Entry, (2) Best

Smart Phone Shot, (3) Best FlyNYON Shot, (4) Best Photoshop/Edit, (5) Best

Weather Shot, (6) Best Quarantine Shot, (7) Best View Shot, and (8) Best

Exhibit Shot. Fans can submit their chosen photo on www.esbphotocontest.com

through November 5, 2020.

"The Empire State Building proudly stands as the heartbeat of New York," said

Jean-Yves Ghazi, President of the Observatory. "As a favorite subject of

photographers from around the world, we are impressed by the submissions we

receive every year. Our fans' talent is unparalleled, and we cannot wait to see

the many ways they have celebrated the world-famous Empire State Building in

the ninth year of the contest."

The beauty of the classic Art Deco building rises above the hustle and bustle

of New York City as it returns to business as usual. With the completion of its

$165 million renovations in December 2019, the wonder of the indoor Observatory

Experience now matches the outside, with recallable moments such as the 25-foot

Building Model sitting atop the Grand Staircase, the 10,000 square foot second-floor

museum, the world-famous 86th Floor Observatory, and the crown jewel,

the 102nd Floor Observatory with its floor-to-ceiling windows and an unrivaled view.

The contest closes on November 5, 2020. Entrants must be over the age of 18 and

legal residents of the United States. A photo of last year's winner is

available at this link (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2913902-1&h=3950174349&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fsh%2F8n51l1enluu0vw5%2FAABo8_3ke7mQ7C993LR7TeHZa%3Fdl%3D0&a=link ).

For official contest rules and additional information about the photo contest,

visit www.esbphotocontest.com .

About the Empire State Building

Soaring 1,454 feet above Midtown Manhattan (from base to antenna top), the

Empire State Building, owned by Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., is the

"World's Most Famous Building." With new investments in energy efficiency,

infrastructure, public areas and amenities, the Empire State Building has

attracted first-rate tenants in a diverse array of industries from around the

world. The Empire State Building was named the world's most popular travel

destination in a study conducted by Uber and was named America's favorite

building in a poll conducted by the American Institute of Architects. For more

information on the Empire State Building, please visit

www.empirestatebuilding.com , www.facebook.com/empirestatebuilding, 

https://twitter.com/empirestatebldg , www.instagram.com/empirestatebldg ,

http://weibo.com/empirestatebuilding , www.youtube.com/esbnyc ,

https://www.tiktok.com/@empirestatebldg , or www.pinterest.com/empirestatebldg .

About Empire State Realty Trust

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT), a leading real estate investment

trust (REIT), owns, manages, operates, acquires and repositions office and

retail properties in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area,

including the Empire State Building, the "World's Most Famous Building."

Headquartered in New York, New York, the Company's office and retail portfolio

covers 10.1 million rentable square feet, as of June 30, 2020 consisting of 9.4

million rentable square feet in 14 office properties, including nine in Manhattan,

three in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and two in Westchester County, New York;

and approximately 700,000 rentable square feet in the retail portfolio.

SOURCE: Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.

CONTACT: Bianca Pappas, +1 212.736.3100, bpappas@empirestaterealtytrust.com;

Jamie Steinberg, +1 212.736.3100, jsteinberg@empirestaterealtytrust.com