[1] Empire Towers consists of two stainless steel grain silos standing tall on four poles.

The tops of the silos are capped off with designs that are similar to those found on Royal Guard helmets.

[1] Empire Towers was commissioned by art gallery owner Carl Solway to encourage Fischer to create larger-scale sculptures.

The "towers" are considered seminal works in Fischer's career, credited with triggering major commissions for the Massachusetts State House, Battery Park, MacArthur Park and the Kansas City Convention Center.

[1] In 1985 Fischer's Empire Towers was chosen, along with artworks by nine other artists, for exhibition at the art symposium Sculpture Chicago `85.