Chrysler Building

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Art Deco building landmark office building skyscraper

The Chrysler Building is an iconic Art Deco skyscraper in New York City that briefly held the title of the world’s tallest building in the early 20th century.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Art Deco building → landmark → office building → skyscraper →
architect	William Van Alen →
architecturalStyle	Art Deco →
borough	Manhattan →
city	New York City →
completionDate	1930 →
constructionStartDate	1928 →
continent	North America →
country	United States of America →
developer	Walter P. Chrysler →
facadeMaterial	brick → stainless steel →
floorCount	77 →
formerTallestBuildingInTheWorld	true →
hasFeature	automotive-themed ornamentation → eagle gargoyles → radiating crown →
hasObservationDeck	true →
hasSpire	true →
height	1046 ft → 319 m →
heldTallestBuildingTitleFrom	1930 →
heldTallestBuildingTitleUntil	1931 →
landmarkDesignation	New York City Landmark →
landmarkDesignationDate	1978 →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
location	Manhattan → New York → New York City →
material	brick → masonry → steel →
namedAfter	Chrysler Corporation →
nationalRegisterStatus	contributing property to a historic district →
neighborhood	Midtown Manhattan →
openingDate	1930 →
owner	Tishman Speyer (historical/partial) →
partOf	New York City skyline →
recognizedAs	New York City Landmark →
roofHeight	282 m →
spireHeight	56 m →
state	New York →
streetAddress	405 Lexington Avenue →
surpassedBy	Empire State Building →
use	observation → office →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
East Side of Manhattan → Midtown Manhattan →	hasLandmark
Walter Chrysler →	associatedWith
Midtown →	contains
Manhattan skyline →	featuresLandmark
40 Wall Street →	formerTallestBuildingCompetitionWith
Gantry Plaza State Park →	hasViewOf
Manhattan skyline →	historicallyDominatedBy
Midtown Manhattan →	knownFor
Walter Chrysler →	namesakeOf
Socony–Mobil Building →	near
Grand Central–42nd Street station →	nearbyLandmark
Art Deco →	notableExample
Eiffel Tower →	surpassedBy