The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf skyscraper
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Cass_Gilbert
gptkbp:architecturalStyle 700 feet
Classical Revival
ornate clock face
gptkbp:associatedWith MetLife
insurance industry
gptkbp:completed 1909
gptkbp:constructionMaterial brick and terracotta
gptkbp:constructionStarted 1905
gptkbp:culturalHeritage featured in films and media
gptkbp:culturalImpact iconic skyline feature
gptkbp:culturalSignificance New_York_City_landmark
symbol_of_New_York_City.
gptkbp:currentCoach mixed-use
gptkbp:designatedAs gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkb:Landmark_Preservation_Commission
gptkbp:elevation 213 meters
gptkbp:famousFor its clock
its height
gptkbp:famousLandmark gptkb:New_York_City_Landmarks_Preservation_Commission
gptkbp:floors 50
1,500,000 square feet
multiple
gptkbp:height 700 feet
gptkbp:historicalEvent once the tallest building in the world
gptkbp:historicalPeriod insurance headquarters
gptkbp:historicalSignificance yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
gptkbp:landmark yes
National_Historic_Landmark
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:notableFeature grand lobby
clock_tower
gptkbp:owner MetLife
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Metropolitan_Life_Insurance_Company_complex
gptkbp:primaryFunction office building
gptkbp:project active
gptkbp:publicAccess yes
gptkbp:renovated 1990s
2000
2010
modernization
gptkbp:significantEvent dome
completed in 1909
gptkbp:structureType steel frame
commercial office
gptkbp:style gptkb:Beaux-Arts
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Madison_Square_Park
gptkbp:sustainability energy-efficient systems
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:uses commercial
gptkbp:viewingPlatform yes