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Chrysler Building - GOR-118596-16

The Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930. For a few months, this Art Deco skyscraper was the tallest structure in the world. It was also one of the first buildings composed of stainless steel over a large exposed surface.
Art Deco buildings have many of these features:

* Cubic forms
* Ziggurat shapes: Terraced pyramid with each story smaller than the one below it
* Complex groupings of rectangles or trapezoids
* Bands of color
* Zigzag designs
* Strong sense of line
* Illusion of pillars

The architect, William Van Alen, drew inspiration from machine technology for the ornamental details on the Chrysler Building: There are eagle hood ornaments, hubcaps and abstract images of cars.

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The Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930. For a few months, this Art Deco skyscraper was the tallest structure in the world. It was also one of the first buildings composed of stainless steel over a large exposed surface.<br />
Art Deco buildings have many of these features:<br />
<br />
    * Cubic forms<br />
    * Ziggurat shapes: Terraced pyramid with each story smaller than the one below it<br />
    * Complex groupings of rectangles or trapezoids<br />
    * Bands of color<br />
    * Zigzag designs<br />
    * Strong sense of line<br />
    * Illusion of pillars <br />
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The architect, William Van Alen, drew inspiration from machine technology for the ornamental details on the Chrysler Building: There are eagle hood ornaments, hubcaps and abstract images of cars.
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