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Identification
Name
Metropolitan Life Tower
Alternative name
Met Life Tower, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
Emporis Building ID
115458
Location
Main address
1-9 Madison Avenue
Virtual address
1-33 East 23rd Street
Virtual address
2-24 East 24th Street
Virtual address
310-328 Park Avenue South
Address as text
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ZIP
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Complex
Metropolitan Life Insurance Towers
Block
853
Lot
100004
Zone
Madison Square
Neighborhood
Midtown South
District
Manhattan
City
New York City
State
New York
Country
U.S.A.
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
213.36 m
Height (roof)
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Floors (above ground)
50
Construction start
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Construction end
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]
Structural system
rigid frame
Structural material
steel
Facade material
limestone
Facade system
applied masonry
Architectural style
renaissance revival
Usages
Main usages
commercial office
Features and Amenities
City landmark
Clock(s) displayed on the outside
Floodlighting at night
One of the city's famous buildings
Facts
The building's traditional appearance belied state-of-the-art technology systems which included high speed elevators.
The building is graced with an enormous clock on each of its four sides.
World headquarters of Met Life Insurance Company.
Corresponding to the original office block, Napoleon LeBrun & Sons' 1909 office tower is based on the campanile (clock and bell tower) of Campanile di San Marco in Venice, Italy.
World's tallest building from 1909 - 1913; surpassed by the Woolworth Building.
The tower was stripped of its ornamental details during an aggressive remodeling campaign in the 1960s.
During the remodeling in 1960, the marble cladding was replaced by limestone.
News
- Standard Chartered Bank recommits to New York
Companies involved in this building

architect: Napoleon LeBrun & Sons

Other companies:
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Standard Chartered Bank, Purdy & Henderson, Boller & Hodge, Post and McCord, Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design, Hedden Construction Company, Africa Israel Investments Ltd.
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