The Chrysler Building
THE CHRYSLER BUILDING
A STUNNING STATEMENT OF THE OPULENT ART DBCO STYLE BY ARCHITECT WILLIAM VAN ALEN THE 77-STORY BUILDING SYMBOLIZES THE NEW YORK CITY SKYSCRAPER WITH ITS DISTINCTIVE STEEL TOWER. BUILT IN 1928-30, IT GLORIFIED THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY WITH ITS FRIEZE OF BRICK AND STEEL CARS, EAGLES, AND GARGOYLES. THE ART DECO LOBBIES ARE AMONG THE FINEST OF THE PERIOD.
NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION 1988
A STUNNING STATEMENT OF THE OPULENT ART DBCO STYLE BY ARCHITECT WILLIAM VAN ALEN THE 77-STORY BUILDING SYMBOLIZES THE NEW YORK CITY SKYSCRAPER WITH ITS DISTINCTIVE STEEL TOWER. BUILT IN 1928-30, IT GLORIFIED THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY WITH ITS FRIEZE OF BRICK AND STEEL CARS, EAGLES, AND GARGOYLES. THE ART DECO LOBBIES ARE AMONG THE FINEST OF THE PERIOD.
NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION 1988
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