Chrysler Building - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan in the Turtle Bay area at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Standing at 31...
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The Chrysler Building in New York City ... At the beginning of the 20th century, the race for the tallest building in the world started and the Chrysler Building was the first building to top the then tallest structure, the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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www.aviewoncities.com/nyc/chrysler.htm
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Building Big Databank entry on Chrysler Building ... Not only was the Chrysler Building the world's tallest structure, it was also one of the most decorated office buildings in the world. Chrysler wanted "a bold structure, declaring the glories of the modern age" -- and he got it.
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The history and context of the reception of the Chrysler Building and the skyscraper in the 1930s. Including a look at modernism, critical views and urban planning. ... BuildingThe ; Chrysler Building:; The Social Construction of the Skyscraper...
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Essay with photos on the Chrysler Building in New York ... (formerly the Chrysler East Building) ... Reynolds leased the site of the Chrysler Building from Cooper Union and hired architect William Van Alen, who had gained favor for a building he had recently completed for the Childs restaurant chain on Fifth Avenue.
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www.thecityreview.com/chryslerb.html
www.thecityreview.com/chryslerb.html
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Chrysler Building by William Van Alen architect, at New York, New York, 1928 to 1930, in the Great Buildings Online. ... Poster Image - Chrysler Building, Overview at Dusk; Poster Image - Chrysler Building, Eagle Head Close Up; Poster Image - Manhattan, New York, 1931; Poster Image - The Queen Elizabeth and the...
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www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Chrysler_Building.html
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The Chrysler Building is considered by many tall building fans to be the world's quintessential skyscraper design. ... Original plans for the building project which became the Chrysler Building were unambitious, calling for a small speculative office building.
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At 1046 feet (77 floors), this Art Deco skyscraper with its metal sunburst spire was for a few brief months the tallest structure in the world, beating out even the Eiffel Tower. In these early skyscraper wars, the Empire State Building won the honor...
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www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/chrysler/chrysler.html
www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/chrysler/chrysler.html
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