CHRYSLER BUILDING
2024
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Large building with an incredible view with its 77 floors for 318 m high suggesting a brief but unmissable visit
It's one of New Yorkers' favorite skyscrapers, and one of the Big Apple's most iconic landmarks. Built in 1930, the Chrysler Building was for a year the world's tallest skyscraper, with 77 floors and a height of 318 meters. It's recognizable by its graceful appearance, its giant eagle-shaped gargoyles and its fantastic, shining dome reminiscent of a fairytale dungeon. Owner Walter P. Chrysler (1875-1940), an automobile magnate, wanted a building to immortalize his firm's reputation. New York owes him the most imaginative of its Art Deco masterpieces. The skyscraper took just two years to build. It's worth noting - a rarity for its time - that not a single worker was killed during its construction. For the record, the building never belonged to the Chrysler brand. Walter Chrysler wanted his children to inherit the building rather than his company. The Chrysler family therefore sold the skyscraper in 1953, and the building has since been bought back many times. Today, the building's future seems uncertain. The Austrian company that had owned it since 2019 filed for bankruptcy at the end of 2023. The Art Deco gem seems to be shrinking amid the ever-taller, more modern skyscrapers springing up in Manhattan. Employees who work there complain of elevator problems, mouse infestations, cracks and jamming doors. A lack of maintenance that unfortunately tarnishes the brilliance of this iconic skyscraper.
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Opening time and information on CHRYSLER BUILDING
Only the lobby can be visited. It is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm.
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