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Structure-ID: s0000245
Created on: 05/18/99
Modified on: 02/28/07


Chrysler Building

Built: 1928 - 1930
Status: in use
Address: 405 Lexington Avenue
Location: Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
Chrysler Building
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Function / usage:
Office building

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RoleNamePart of structure 
  William van Alen

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Contractor American Bridge Company

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DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
inside frame  steel
façade  brick
Dimensions
  height 319 m
  number of floors (above ground) 77

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External LinkarchINFORM: Chrysler Building English German French Spanish Italian
External LinkChrysler Building (Mary Ann Sullivan) English
External LinkGreat Buildings Online: Chrysler Building English
External LinkPBS: Building Big - Chrysler Building English

Relevant Literature
* Dupré, Judith   Skyscrapers, Black Dog & Loventhal, New York (USA) , ISBN 1884822452, 1996; pp. 36-37.
* Dupré, Judith   Skyscrapers (2nd edition), Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc., New York (USA) , ISBN 1579127878, 2008; pp. 38-39.
* Sabbah, Catherine   Horizons architecture / Architectural Horizons, Editions Le Moniteur, Paris (France) , ISBN 2281191478, 2001.
* Stravitz, David   The Chrysler Building (1st edition), Princeton Architectural Press, New York (USA) , ISBN 1568983549, 2002.
* Werner, Heike   New York - 25 Bauwerke die man sehen muss, Heike Werner Verlag, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3980947122; pp. 76-81.
* Werner, Heike   New York City für Architekten, Heike Werner Verlag, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3980947106, 2004; pp. 156-157.
* Ziga, Charles J.   New York Landmarks, Dove Tail Books, ISBN 0963667300, 1999; pp. 48-49.

 
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