40 Wall Street

40 Wall Street is a 71-story skyscraper in New York City completed in 1930. It is located on the north side of Wall Street between Broad Street and William Street. It was also the site at which the Continental Congress met while New York City was the capital of the United States. The building is also known as the Trump Building (which adorns the building currently) after a 1996 renovation by Donald Trump who had bought the building. It was first known as Bank of Manhattan Trust Building when it was built. Its pinnacle reaches 927 ft (282.5m) and was very briefly the tallest building in the world, soon surpassed by the Chrysler Building finished that same year.

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Skyscraper - New York City - 1930 - Wall Street - Broad Street - William Street - Continental Congress - 1996 - Donald Trump - Tallest building in the world - Chrysler Building

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