Image: Tallest buildings 1908 - 1974 (en)
Description: The tallest buildings in the world, listed from 1908 (when the Singer Building opened) through 1974 (when the Sears Tower overtook the World Trade Center as tallest), all in New York City. 1908: Singer Building (187 m) 1909: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower (213 m) 1913: Woolworth Building (241 m) 1930 (April): 40 Wall Street (283 m) 1930 (May): Chrysler Building (320 m) 1931: Empire State Building (381 m) 1972: World Trade Center (526 m) Sources: Eisenstadt, Peter (ed.) (2005) "Skyscrapers" in The Encyclopedia of New York State, Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, p. 1,417-1,418 ISBN: 081560808X. Gerometta, Marshall (2010). Height: The History of Measuring Tall Buildings. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved on 2010-12-20.
Title: Tallest buildings 1908 - 1974 (en)
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