Chrysler Building

skyskrapa · 1931 · Manhattan, US · William Van Alen

Chrysler Building (Manhattan, United States) dates from 1931. The catalogue names William Van Alen as the architect. The date falls within the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

The client was Walter Percy Chrysler Sr.. The building was inaugurated in 1931. It is 318.9 metres high. It has 77 storeys. The building materials include brick, glass, and granite. The building is protected as New York City Landmark and National Historic Landmark.

538 other buildings on this site lie within 25 kilometres; the nearest is Chanin Building, 34 m away.

• William Van Alen