The Metropolitan Life Tower, New York City, New York, USA, 1933. Artist: Unknown
/2366005.jpg "The Metropolitan Life Tower, New York City, New York, USA, 1933. Artist: Unknown")
2-366-005 - Curt Teich Postcard Archives/Heritage Images
The Metropolitan Life Tower, New York City, New York, USA, 1933. Vintage linen postcard showing the Metropolitan Life Building at Madison Avenue and 23rd Street. The park in the foreground is Madison Square Park. The building was built as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in 1909. It was designed by Napoleon LeBrun & Sons and was modelled on the Campanile of St Mark's Basilica in Venice. The tower was the tallest building in the world until 1913 when it was surpassed by the Woolworth Building. It served as the company's headquarters until 2005.
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Creator
- Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
- Napoleon LeBrun & Sons: American: Architects
Geographic Hierarchy
World North and Central America United States New York New York
- 40 42 00 N , 074 00 00 W
World North and Central America United States New York Jefferson Manhattan Island
- 44 21 00 N , 075 55 00 W
World North and Central America United States New York New York Manhattan
- 40 47 00 N , 073 58 00 W
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3015x4699
File Size : 41,507kb
Aliases
- 3AH1293
- 0680000967
- 2-366-005
- 2366005
- 3AH1293