What is Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower?
{{Infobox Skyscraper |building_name= Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower |image=Met Life Tower.jpg |caption = |highest_prev= [[Singer Building]] |highest_next = [[Woolworth Building]] |highest_start=1909 |highest_end= 1913 |location= [[New York City]]<br />[[United States]] |floor_count= 50 |construction_start_date = |completion_date=[[1909]] |antenna_spire= 213 m (700 ft) }} 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&nbsp;feet) tall and has 50 floors. It was built in [[1909]]. 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. == Photo Gallery == <gallery> Image:Metropolitan_Life_Tower_April_2008.jpg Image:Metropolitan Life Insurance (6).jpg Image:Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower At Night 01.jpg Image:Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower at Night Light Up.jpg Image:Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower at Night with Fog.jpg Image:Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower being built in New York City.jpg Image:Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower 9am August 25th 2005.jpg Image:Madison Square NYC 2007.jpg </gallery> == Other websites == {{commonscat-inline}} * [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=115458 Emporis.com - Metropollitan Life Tower] * [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=303 SkycraperPage.com – Met Life Tower] [[Category:Skyscrapers in New York City]] [[Category:1909 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1900s establishments in New York (state)]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Manhattan]] [[Category:New York City Designated Landmarks]]