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