From 1931 to 1972 the Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world. Did you know its spire was intended to serve a dock for zeppelins? Read more.
From 1930 to 1931 the Chrysler Building was the tallest building in the world. Did you know parts of the building were modeled on 1920s Chryslers? Read more.
In 1930 40 Wall Street was the tallest building in the world. Did you know it is still the tallest mid-block building in NYC. Read more.
Untapped Cities 2 weeks ago From 1913 to 1930 the Woolworth Building was the tallest building in the world. Did you know Woolworth's private office was modeled on one used by Napoleon? Read more.
The Metropolitan Life Building next to Madison Square Park was the tallest building from 1913 to 1930. Did you know that the building's tower was modeled after the Campanile in Venice? Read more.
The Park Row Building was the tallest building in the world from 1899 to 1908. Did you know it took under 3 years to build? Read more.
1 World Trade Center will reach the symbolic height of 1776 feet becoming the tallest building in the United States. Read more.
The New York World Building was the tallest building from 1890 to 1894. It was demolished in 1955 to accommodate the expanded Brooklyn Bridge entrance Ramp. Read more.
Formerly the site of the Singer Building which was demolished in 1964. It was the tallest building from 1908 to 1909. Read more.
The Manhattan Life Insurance Building located at 64-66 Broadway was demolished in the early 60s for an annex of One Wall Street. The building was the tallest in the world from 1894 to 1899. Read more.
