These are the only 15 skyscrapers to ever be called 'The World's Tallest' - Port St. Joe Star

Standing 348 feet to its lantern top, the Manhattan Life Insurance Building was designed by architects Kimball & Thompson for the Manhattan Life Insurance Company’s headquarters. Built as the headquarters of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, the building stood tall until 1968, when it was torn down and replaced by the U. S. Steel Building, now known as One Liberty Plaza. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was considered the world’s largest insurer when architect Napoleon LeBrun & Sons completed the Metropolitan Life Insurance Tower. Now known as the Trump Building, 40 Wall Street is the tallest office building in downtown New York. The Art Deco skyscraper designed by H. Craig Severance used to be the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building. Severance raced to complete the building in less than a year to earn the title of tallest skyscraper — which he kept for less than a month. The Chrysler Building is one of the most popular Art Deco structures in the world. Architect William Van Alen stole 40 Wall Street's crown for tallest building by secretly adding the 185-foot spire to the top of the skyscraper. Constructed with 3,826,000 bricks, it prevails as the world's tallest brick building despite its steel exterior. Source: www.starfl.com