{"id":87231,"date":"2026-07-01T21:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/who-climbed-the-empire-state-building-heres-what-we-know\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T21:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:48:17","slug":"who-climbed-the-empire-state-building-heres-what-we-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/who-climbed-the-empire-state-building-heres-what-we-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Who climbed the Empire State Building? 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They were previously featured in a documentary about climbing Malaysia&#8217;s Merdeka 118 Tower, which is 2,227 feet tall.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The couple managed to make their way all the way to the top of the Empire State Building&#8217;s transmission tower, which provides radio and television signals to local stations. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A witness told CBS News New York she saw them pass through a gate on the observation deck to begin their climb.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Climbing the tower while it is powered up and transmitting <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/video\/former-wcbs-broadcast-engineer-discusses-dangers-of-climbing-empire-state-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">poses particular hazards<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The couple posted about their escapade on social media while it was happening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The images include one showing Kuznetsov  on one knee proposing to Nikolau, and Nikolau holding up her ring while looking south across the New York City skyline.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Empire State Building was none too pleased with the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The unauthorized incident at the building has been resolved with the constructive and helpful coordination of the NYPD. 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