Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower

The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower (also called the Met Life Tower) is a skyscraper in New York City, United States. It is 213 meters (700 feet) tall and has 50 floors. It was built in 1909.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
Record height
Tallest in the world from 1909 to 1913[I]
Preceded by	Singer Building
Surpassed by	Woolworth Building
General information
Location	New York City United States
Completed	1909
Height
Antenna spire	213 m (700 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	50

The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower was the tallest building in the world from 1909 to 1913. Before it was built, the tallest building in the world was the Singer Building. The Woolworth Building became the tallest four years later.

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