The Chrysler Building: Everything You Need to Know About New York City’s Art Deco Masterpiece
For 339 precious days in the 1930s, the Chrysler Building was the tallest structure in the world. In the lead up to the ...
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The Precarious History of New York’s Iconic Chrysler Building
Van Alen’s 27-ton spire, secretly assembled high up in the building’s skeleton, was his trump card. Hoisted into place in less than two hours, the spire brought the Chrysler’s height to ...