Chrysler Building
General Information
| Function / usage: |
Office building
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| Built: | 1928 - 1930 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Manhattan, New York, New York, USA, North America |
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| Address: | 405 Lexington Avenue |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 319 m | |
| number of floors (above ground) | 77 |
Materials
| inside frame |
steel
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| façade |
brick
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Relevant Web Sites
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archINFORM: Chrysler Building
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Chrysler Building (Mary Ann Sullivan)
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Great Buildings Online: Chrysler Building
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PBS: Building Big - Chrysler Building
Relevant Publications
- Skyscrapers, Black Dog & Loventhal, New York (USA), ISBN 1884822452, 1996; pp. 36-37
- Skyscrapers (2nd edition), Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc., New York (USA), ISBN 1579127878, 2008; pp. 38-39
- Horizons architecture / Architectural Horizons, Editions Le Moniteur, Paris (France), ISBN 2281191478, 2001
- The Chrysler Building (1st edition), Princeton Architectural Press, New York (USA), ISBN 1568983549, 2002
- New York - 25 Bauwerke die man sehen muss, Heike Werner Verlag, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3980947122; pp. 76-81
- New York City für Architekten, Heike Werner Verlag, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3980947106, 2004; pp. 156-157
- New York Landmarks, Dove Tail Books, ISBN 0963667300, 1999; pp. 48-49
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000245 |
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| Created: | 18/05/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |



