▁American ▁cultural ▁icon . ▁The ▁project ▁involved ▁ 3 , 4 0 0 ▁workers , ▁mostly ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁Europe , ▁along ▁with ▁hundreds ▁of ▁Moh awk ▁iron ▁workers , ▁many ▁from ▁the ▁K ah na w ake ▁reserve ▁near ▁Montreal . ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁popular ▁culture ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁film ▁King ▁Kong , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁title ▁character , ▁a ▁giant ▁a pe , ▁clim bs ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁to ▁escape ▁his ▁capt ors ▁but ▁falls ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁after ▁being ▁attacked ▁by ▁air plan es . ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁rom antic ▁drama ▁film ▁An ▁Aff air ▁to ▁Remember ▁involves ▁a ▁couple ▁who ▁plan ▁to ▁meet ▁at op ▁the ▁Empire ▁State ▁Building , ▁a ▁rende z vous ▁that ▁is ▁a vert ed ▁by ▁an ▁autom obile ▁accident . ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁film ▁S lee pl ess ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁a ▁rom antic ▁comedy ▁partially ▁inspired ▁by ▁An ▁Aff air ▁to ▁Remember , ▁clim ax es ▁with ▁a ▁scene ▁at ▁the ▁Empire ▁State ▁observ atory . ▁ ▁Other ▁locations ▁and ▁land marks ▁that ▁have ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁American ▁fol kl ore ▁include : ▁Independ ence ▁Hall , ▁Monument ▁Valley , ▁Ell is ▁Island , ▁Ho over ▁Dam , ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁Memorial , ▁and ▁the ▁Grand ▁C any on . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁icons ▁ ▁The ▁Liber ty ▁Bell ▁is ▁an ▁icon ic ▁symbol ▁of ▁American ▁independence , ▁located ▁in ▁Philadelphia ,