El edificio es uno de los rascacielos más reconocibles de Nueva York. Diseñado en Estilo Internacional por Emery Roth & Sons con la colaboración de Walter Gropius y Pietro Belluschi, el Pan Am Building es totalmente de oficinas, con grandes plantas, volúmenes simples y ausencia de ornamentación en el exterior y el interior. Ha sido muy popular entre los inquilinos, en buena parte por su ubicación junto a la Grand Central Terminal. Actualmente se considera que el diseño del edificio se inspiró en el de la Torre Pirelli "Torre Pirelli (Milán)"), construida en 1956 en Milán, que ha sido un modelo también de la Alpha Tower") de Birmingham (Reino Unido) y otros edificios similares en Suiza y España.

En la planta 56 del edificio se sitúa el Sky Club.[18]​ Juan Trippe, inventor de aviones y fundador de Pan Am, frecuentaba este club.[19]​.

Controversy

In 1987, a survey conducted by New York magazine "New York (magazine)"* revealed that this tower was the building that New Yorkers most wanted demolished.[20] Perhaps contributing to the hatred towards the building is the fact that it is highly visible. Located behind Grand Central Terminal, outside of Manhattan's street grid, the building, which would otherwise be hidden in the city, is completely exposed and contrasts with the buildings around it, especially the New York Central Building (currently called the Helmsley Building). The MetLife Building also partially obstructs the view of the Chrysler Building from Top Of The Rock.

In addition to being the official headquarters of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, the MetLife Building contains offices of several companies, including the headquarters of Dreyfus Corporation"), Knight Vinke"), the investment division of Barclays, the largest office of Greenberg Traurig"), DnB NOR, CB Richard Ellis"), Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher"), Hunton & Williams"), Computer Sciences Corporation"), Winston & Strawn"), and Lend Lease Corporation"). Additionally, the building is the United States headquarters of Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc, the US branch of Japan's largest trading company, BNP Paribas Investment Partners and its Fischer, Francis, Trees and Watts branch.

At the top of the building is the KWO35 weather station, a transmitter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

• - Because it is an iconic Manhattan building, it appears in films such as Only When I Larf&action=edit&redlink=1 "Only When I Larf (film) (not yet written)"), Coogan's Bluff, The French Connection, Armageddon "Armageddon (film)"), Catch Me If You Can and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)").

• - The building, still under construction, can be seen briefly in the Italian film Mafioso&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mafioso (film) (not yet written)") from 1962.

• - In the 1970 musical film On a Clear Day You Can See Forever&action=edit&redlink=1 "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (film) (not yet written)"), Yves Montand sings the first verse of Come Back to Me on the roof of the building.

• - In the television series Pan Am "Pan Am (television series)") on the ABC network, the building appears with its original logo.

• - The building is compared to a tombstone in Joni Mitchell's song Harry's House.

• - A parody of him can be seen in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV called Getalife Building (in English, get a life means "get a life"), and in the video game Crysis 2, where he is attacked by alien artillery and collapses towards Grand Central Terminal. It also appears in the video game Spider-Man "Spider-Man (2002 video game)") during the level "Oscorp. Tactics".

• - Several sections of the novel So You Want to Be a Wizard") by Diane Duane") take place in or around the Pan Am Building.

• - The building appears briefly in the 1986 film Highlander "Highlander (film)") and in the 1990 film Gremlins 2, with the Pan Am logo.

• - Also appears, partially destroyed, in the 1998 film Godzilla "Godzilla (1998 film)").

• - The building appears in the 2009 film Knowing, in which it is destroyed along with the rest of New York.

• - In the 2012 film The Avengers "The Avengers (2012 film)"), most of the building is torn down to house Stark Tower.[21]​ Following the events of the film, Stark Tower is remodeled and renamed Avengers Tower, appearing briefly in Iron Man 3 and Captain America: The Winter Soldier before appearing in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

• - The music video for the Vampire Weekend song Ya Hey") was filmed on the rooftop.

• - Seen from the Empire State Building.

• - From 44th Street.

• - With Grand Central Terminal in the foreground.

• - In the 1980s.

• - Portal:New York. Content related to New York.

• - Annex:Skyscrapers in New York.

• - Annex:Skyscrapers in the United States.

• - Seagram Building.

• - Annex: Tallest buildings in New York.

• - Annex:Skyscrapers in the United States.

• - Wikimedia Commons hosts a multimedia category on MetLife Building.

• - Official website.

• - in-Arch.net: The Pan Am/MetLife Building.

• - Image with the old logo and a helicopter Archived August 31, 2008 at the Wayback Machine.

• - The Midtown Book.

• - The Pan Am Building and the Shattering of the Modernist Dream Archived October 8, 2012 at the Wayback Machine. by Meredith L. Clausen* 1977 helicopter crash report.

El edificio es uno de los rascacielos más reconocibles de Nueva York. Diseñado en Estilo Internacional por Emery Roth & Sons con la colaboración de Walter Gropius y Pietro Belluschi, el Pan Am Building es totalmente de oficinas, con grandes plantas, volúmenes simples y ausencia de ornamentación en el exterior y el interior. Ha sido muy popular entre los inquilinos, en buena parte por su ubicación junto a la Grand Central Terminal. Actualmente se considera que el diseño del edificio se inspiró en el de la Torre Pirelli "Torre Pirelli (Milán)"), construida en 1956 en Milán, que ha sido un modelo también de la Alpha Tower") de Birmingham (Reino Unido) y otros edificios similares en Suiza y España.

En la planta 56 del edificio se sitúa el Sky Club.[18]​ Juan Trippe, inventor de aviones y fundador de Pan Am, frecuentaba este club.[19]​.

Controversy

In 1987, a survey conducted by New York magazine "New York (magazine)"* revealed that this tower was the building that New Yorkers most wanted demolished.[20] Perhaps contributing to the hatred towards the building is the fact that it is highly visible. Located behind Grand Central Terminal, outside of Manhattan's street grid, the building, which would otherwise be hidden in the city, is completely exposed and contrasts with the buildings around it, especially the New York Central Building (currently called the Helmsley Building). The MetLife Building also partially obstructs the view of the Chrysler Building from Top Of The Rock.

In addition to being the official headquarters of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, the MetLife Building contains offices of several companies, including the headquarters of Dreyfus Corporation"), Knight Vinke"), the investment division of Barclays, the largest office of Greenberg Traurig"), DnB NOR, CB Richard Ellis"), Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher"), Hunton & Williams"), Computer Sciences Corporation"), Winston & Strawn"), and Lend Lease Corporation"). Additionally, the building is the United States headquarters of Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc, the US branch of Japan's largest trading company, BNP Paribas Investment Partners and its Fischer, Francis, Trees and Watts branch.

At the top of the building is the KWO35 weather station, a transmitter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

• - Because it is an iconic Manhattan building, it appears in films such as Only When I Larf&action=edit&redlink=1 "Only When I Larf (film) (not yet written)"), Coogan's Bluff, The French Connection, Armageddon "Armageddon (film)"), Catch Me If You Can and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)").

• - The building, still under construction, can be seen briefly in the Italian film Mafioso&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mafioso (film) (not yet written)") from 1962.

• - In the 1970 musical film On a Clear Day You Can See Forever&action=edit&redlink=1 "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (film) (not yet written)"), Yves Montand sings the first verse of Come Back to Me on the roof of the building.

• - In the television series Pan Am "Pan Am (television series)") on the ABC network, the building appears with its original logo.

• - The building is compared to a tombstone in Joni Mitchell's song Harry's House.

• - A parody of him can be seen in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV called Getalife Building (in English, get a life means "get a life"), and in the video game Crysis 2, where he is attacked by alien artillery and collapses towards Grand Central Terminal. It also appears in the video game Spider-Man "Spider-Man (2002 video game)") during the level "Oscorp. Tactics".

• - Several sections of the novel So You Want to Be a Wizard") by Diane Duane") take place in or around the Pan Am Building.

• - The building appears briefly in the 1986 film Highlander "Highlander (film)") and in the 1990 film Gremlins 2, with the Pan Am logo.

• - Also appears, partially destroyed, in the 1998 film Godzilla "Godzilla (1998 film)").

• - The building appears in the 2009 film Knowing, in which it is destroyed along with the rest of New York.

• - In the 2012 film The Avengers "The Avengers (2012 film)"), most of the building is torn down to house Stark Tower.[21]​ Following the events of the film, Stark Tower is remodeled and renamed Avengers Tower, appearing briefly in Iron Man 3 and Captain America: The Winter Soldier before appearing in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

• - The music video for the Vampire Weekend song Ya Hey") was filmed on the rooftop.

• - Seen from the Empire State Building.

• - From 44th Street.

• - With Grand Central Terminal in the foreground.

• - In the 1980s.

• - Portal:New York. Content related to New York.

• - Annex:Skyscrapers in New York.

• - Annex:Skyscrapers in the United States.

• - Seagram Building.

• - Annex: Tallest buildings in New York.

• - Annex:Skyscrapers in the United States.

• - Wikimedia Commons hosts a multimedia category on MetLife Building.

• - Official website.

• - in-Arch.net: The Pan Am/MetLife Building.

• - Image with the old logo and a helicopter Archived August 31, 2008 at the Wayback Machine.

• - The Midtown Book.

• - The Pan Am Building and the Shattering of the Modernist Dream Archived October 8, 2012 at the Wayback Machine. by Meredith L. Clausen* 1977 helicopter crash report.