The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower (also Met Life Tower) at One Madison Avenue, New York City was the world's tallest building from 1909 to 1913, when it was surpassed by the Woolworth Building. As the address suggests, it is located at the southern end of Madison Avenue, directly across the street from Madison Square Park. The building is a National Historic Landmark and was first added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 6, 1978. Later, the entire complex of buildings was added to the National Register on January 19, 1996. Madison Square Park Tower, previously ‹›
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Exterior · New York City, United States · 2013

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The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower (also Met Life Tower) at One Madison Avenue, New York City was the world's tallest building from 1909 to 1913, when it was surpassed by the Woolworth Building. As the address suggests, it is located at the southern end of Madison Avenue, directly across the street from Madison Square Park. The building is a National Historic Landmark and was first added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 6, 1978. Later, the entire complex of buildings was added to the National Register on January 19, 1996. Madison Square Park Tower, previously

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Madison Plaza · Skidmore, Owings & MerrillMadison PlazaSkidmore, Owings & Merrill · 1982
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