Chrysler Building

The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan in the Turtle Bay area at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Standing at 319 metres (1,047 ft), it was the world's tallest building for 11 months before it was surpassed by the Empire State Building in 1931. After the destruction of the World Trade...

Opened:

  • 1930

Height With Antenna/spire:

  • 425 m

Floors:

  • 77

Chrysler Building Address

405 Lexingon Ave.
New York City New York

Chrysler Building Address

Manhattan

Chrysler Building Address

405 Lexington Ave.
New York City New York

Architecture

Construction Started:

  • 1928

Engineering Firm:

Structural Height:

  • 319 m

Listed Site

Designation as Natural or Cultural Site:

Designation Date Listed Category or Criteria
  • Dec 8, 1976
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