Woolworth Building

Woolworth Building
Woolworth Building
Record height
	Tallest in the world from 1913 to 1930
Preceded by	Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
Surpassed by	Bank of the Manhattan Company Building; (now named The Trump Building)
General information
Location	New York City; United States
Completed	1913
Height
Antenna spire	241 m (792 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	57

The Woolworth Building is a skyscraper in New York City, United States. It is 241 meters (792 feet) tall and has 57 floors. It was built in 1913 and is one of the tallest buildings in the world.

A businessman named Frank Winfield Woolworth wanted the building to be built for his business, F. W. Woolworth Company. It was created by an architect named Cass Gilbert. The building was called the Cathedral of Commerce, which means it was like a church of business.^[1]

The Woolworth Building was the tallest building in the world from 1913 to 1930. Before it was built, the tallest building in the world was the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower. The Bank of the Manhattan Company Building (now named The Trump Building) became the tallest twenty-seven years later.

Photo Gallery

The Woolworth Building, New York City
Interior of the Woolworth Building in New York City
Woolworth Building Elevator
The Woolworth Building under construction in February 1912
Photograph of the Woolworth Building under construction in April 1912
The Woolworth Building topped out on July 1, 1912
View of Woolworth Building and surrounding buildings, New York City
The Woolworth Building in 1985, right, the former World Trade Center in the background
Woolworth Building

Woolworth Building


Record height
Tallest in the world from 1913 to 1930^[I]
Preceded by	Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
Surpassed by	Bank of the Manhattan Company Building (now named The Trump Building)

General information
Location	New York City United States
Completed	1913
Height
Antenna spire	241 m (792 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	57