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NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

-- HOLIDAY WINDOWS FEATURES LEGO STAR WARS(TM) SETS

The Empire State Building (ESB) today announced the details of its annual

holiday festivities. Guests who purchase tickets to visit the world-famous 86th

and 102nd Floor Observatories will see more than just the iconic views. This

holiday season take Lonely Planet's recommendation and visit the Empire State

Building's Observatory ranked New York City's #1 attraction.

It's the most wonderful time of the year for Star Wars(TM) fans young and old

to visit the ESB Observatory. ESB's seasonal Fifth Avenue window display,

visible only to ESB tenants and ESB Observatory visitors on their exit from the

Observatory, features 3D LEGO(R) models of the Star Wars construction sets

which include the AT-AT(TM), Snowspeeder(TM), The Child(TM), The Razor

Crest(TM), Sith TIE Fighter(TM), Poe Dameron's X-wing Fighter(TM), and the

Millennium Falcon(TM) sets, placed in a winter wonderland with LED lights that

dazzle. The modern window will also be decorated with clean geometric shapes

and textures, as well as a video screen which plays celebratory LEGO(R) Star

Wars holiday video scenes.

ESB's holiday season will also be celebrated with a first-ever photo

opportunity for family holiday portraits. From November 30 -- December 4,

families and guests are invited to make the Empire State Building the backdrop

of their 2020-2021 holiday card. Upon a purchase of a premium ticket to the

102nd floor Observatory, guests will choose a time slot to have their

professional photo taken on the Grand Staircase in the Observatory lobby.

Strike a pose, smile, and capture your family in front of the Empire State

Building model illuminated in festive red and green. Tickets can be purchased

at https://www.esbnyc.com/buy-tickets/2020-holiday-promotion 

"We are thrilled to be reopened and a part of New Yorkers' holiday plans this

year---there is no better time to visit the world-famous Empire State Building.

With our $165 million reimagined Observatory Experience and new safety

protocols which includes reduced capacity and timed ticketing, guests are

welcome to experience the joy of the holiday season from the heart of New York

City," said Jean-Yves Ghazi, President of the Observatory.  

While the weather outside may be frightful, guests to our world-famous 86th

Floor Observatory will stay warm with heat lamps installed throughout the

open-air, 360-degree deck.

Throughout the holiday season, ESB will be decked with holiday decorations and

tower lights that will illuminate the New York City skyline in celebration of

Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas, and New Year's Eve.

For the full tower light schedule, please visit

http://www.esbnyc.com/explore/tower-lights/calendar.

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) 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." ESRT is a leader in energy efficiency in the built

environment and sustainability and is the first commercial real estate

portfolio in the U.S. to achieve the WELL Health-Safety Rating, an

evidence-based, third-party verified rating for all facility types, focused on

operational policies, maintenance protocols, emergency plans and stakeholder

education to address a COVID-19 environment now and broader health and

safety-related issues into the future.  The Company's office and retail

portfolio covers 10.1 million rentable square feet, as of September 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.  

LEGO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group. (C)2020 The LEGO Group

STAR WARS and related properties are trademarks and/or copyrights, in the

United States and other countries, of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates. (C)

& TM Lucasfilm Ltd.

SOURCE: Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.

CONTACT: Bianca Pappas, Bpappas@empirestaterealtytrust.com; Jamie Steinberg,

jsteinberg@empirestaterealtytrust.com