Jul 18, 2018
The Metropolitan Life Tower in #MadisonSquare was the tallest building in the world from 1909 to 1913 – before being surpassed by the #Woolworth – and had the highest elevators in the world. The highest elevator traveled 586 feet from the basement to the top of the tower at a speed of 600 feet per minute, the maximum permitted by the Department of Buildings in 1910. As seen in the image above, the heavy elevator motors were installed in the tight space at the tip of the tower above the elevators. #metlifetower #madisonsquarepark #skyscraper #architecture #archilovers #structuralengineering #otiselevators #buildingtechnology #architecturehistory #nomad #urbanism #nycurbanism (at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower)
