The Met Life Tower, officially known as the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, is a historic skyscraper located in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City, at Madison Avenue and 24th Street. It was completed between 1905 and 1909 and was inspired by St Mark’s Campanile in Venice. The tower rises 700 feet (210 meters) tall and was the tallest building in the world until 1913. It features four clock faces, four bells, and lighted beacons at its top. Originally serving as the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company’s headquarters, the tower now houses a 273-room luxury hotel called the New York Edition Hotel since 2015. The building is a National Historic Landmark and a New York City designated landmark.
The tower’s design is notable for its Renaissance Revival style, with a three-part facade resembling a classical column (base, shaft, and capital), and a pyramidal roof with a cupola and lantern. It was originally clad in Tuckahoe marble, though later renovations replaced some details with limestone. The tower’s structure includes a steel frame encased in reinforced concrete, with deep foundations anchored to bedrock.
 
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Originally clad in white Tuckahoe marble, the tower underwent a major renovation in the 1960s that replaced much of the marble with limestone and removed many classical details, leaving only the clock dials as a reminder of its original ornate design.
The tower features four massive clock faces, one on each side, and four large bells that were the highest bells in the world at the time of their construction. The bells play a chime every 15 minutes and a special melody on weekdays and weekends