Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower

Manhattan, United States

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The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower is a Renaissance Revival skyscraper in Manhattan's Flatiron District, designed by Napoleon LeBrun & Sons and completed in 1909. Its distinctive 700-foot tower, occupying the northwest corner of Madison Avenue and 24th Street, was inspired by St Mark's Campanile and crowned with four clock faces, four bells, and lighted beacons—features that made it the world's tallest building until 1913. The structure comprises two sections: the iconic tower and a shorter east wing spanning the full block between Madison and Park Avenues South. Originally serving as headquarters for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, the tower has housed a 273-room luxury hotel since 2015. The east wing, constructed between 1953 and 1960 by Lloyd Morgan and Eugene Meroni, was extensively renovated alongside the tower. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, designated as a National Historic Landmark, and recognized as a New York City Landmark.

Architect

Napoleon LeBrun

Movement

Renaissance Revival architecture

Built: 1909
Type: skyscraper, hotel, office building
Heritage: New York State Register of Historic Places listed place, New York City Landmark
Height: 213 m
Place: Manhattan, United States

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