Chrysler Building
building in New York City
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Summary
Chrysler Building is a skyscraper[1]. It ranks in the top 0.36% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,429 views/month, #7 of 1,933).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Manhattan[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Architect: William Van Alen[5]
- Commissioned by: Walter Percy Chrysler Sr.[6]
- Owned by: Cooper Union[7]
- Named after: Stellantis North America[8], Walter Percy Chrysler Sr.[9]
- Architectural style: Art Deco[10]
- Made from material: brick[11], glass[12], granite[13], limestone[14], steel[15]
- Location: Midtown Manhattan[16]
- Postal code: 10017[17]
- Has use: office[18]
- Commons category: Chrysler Building[19]
- Inception: May 27, 1930[20]
- Coordinate location: 40.751430555556, -73.975719444444[21]
- Located on street: Lexington Avenue[22]
- Significant event: start of construction[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chrysler Building[24]
- Commons gallery: Chrysler Building[25]
- Floors above ground: 77[26]
- Number of elevators: 32[27]
- Heritage designation: New York City Landmark[28], National Historic Landmark[29], National Register of Historic Places listed place[30], New York State Register of Historic Places listed place[31]
- Date of official opening: May 27, 1931[32]
- Area: 111,201[33]
- Height: 318.9[34], 252.3[35], 282[36]
- Capital cost: 15,000,000[37]
Why It Matters
Chrysler Building has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]