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Metropolitan Life Tower

1 Madison Avenue
New York City NY United States

Status:
built
Construction Dates
  Began1907
  Finished1909
Floor Count50
Building Uses
 - office
Structural Types
 - highrise
 - clock

 Heights ValueSource / Comments 
Roof700 ftCTBUH
700 feet
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Description
Architect: Napoleon LeBrun

• The tower is modeled after the Campanile in Venice, Italy http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=59028
• The clock is 8.1 meters in diameter.
• World's tallest building from 1909 to 1913.

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