Chrysler Building
New York, USA

HEIGHT: 319m/1,046 feet
FLOORS: 77 floors
COMPLETION: 1930
ARCHITECT: William Van Alen

In the summer of 1929, a "race for the sky" broke out on the island of Manhattan. Automobile tycoon Walter Chrysler battled Wall Street powerhouse Bank of Manhattan Trust Company for the title of world's tallest building in what many historians consider to be the most intense race in skyscraper history. In the spring of 1930, just when it appeared that the bank might capture the coveted title, a small crew jacked a needle-thin spire hidden in Chrysler's building through the top of the crown to claim the title of worlds tallest at 1,046 feet.

Not only was the Chrysler Building the world's tallest structure, it was also one of the most decorated office buildings in the world. Chrysler wanted "a bold structure, declaring the glories of the modern age" -- and he got it. He decorated his skyscraper with hubcaps, mudguards, and hood ornaments, just like his cars, hoping that such a distinctive building would make his car company a household name. Today, the Chrysler Building is recognized as New York City's greatest display of Art Deco, a decorative style characterized by sharp angular or zigzag surface forms and ornaments.

Only four months after the completion of the Chrysler Building, the world's tallest championship title would be claimed by a new structure, the Empire State Building.

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9/10. This building is outstanding. I love the touch that the gargoyle type creatures add, it makes this building, and makes it almost fantasy like.

10/10 -- my favorite NYC Scraper! I love it! :)

Simple THE BEST historic skyscraper. Period.

10/10 (my only 10/10 BTW)

8.5/10

I like its top best and the shaft..but the base is nothing much. That said this building is really a queen.

You guys have to understand that the set of zoning laws that NYC adopted in 1916 basically mandated that the bases of buildings look like that, to allow for maximum light penetration to the street below. Almost all towers from this time period had a rather "bland" looking , chunky base. Following the street contours as closely as possible was the best way to recoup what developers considered the "lost space" of setbacks. The resulting form was simply the best compromise between maximum profits (always important in highrise commerical architecture) and obeying the law.

And some more pics...

Classic B&W
http://www.adambutler.com/Adam/1997/images97/Chrysler%20Building.jpg

http://stale.schumacher.ytteb.org/skyscrapers/chrysler.jpg

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/20th/chrysler2.jpg




Details...

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/chrysler/shaft.jpg

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/chrysler/det.jpg

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/chrysler/det2.jpg

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/chrysler/shaftdet.jpg

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Some nice pics...

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/20th/chrysler9802.jpg

http://www.adamandlyn.co.uk/images/ny_chrysler_night.jpg

http://www.highwing.com/chrysler.jpg

Isn't this the one in Jan's avatar? anyways I like it. Awsome cap to it. 10/10

My favorite Art Deco building...9/10 :)

Simply put: this is a classic. 10/10.

Chrystler.... we salute you! This has got to be on atleat the top 10 favorite skyscrapers in everyone's list!






10/10!



I can only think of about 5 skyscrapers that are 10/10 worthy, and this is one of them!

Chrysler is one of things that make me think about New York City and is fairly well designed however I don't like it's fat base and should of been a thin tower from the ground up.

8.5/10

I mean, really can you fault Chrysler ? I cant ;)

10/10

only thing I dislike is that it's really boxed in (density) but eh, it's still an absolutely fantastic pinacle in among boringness (the other crud around it).

tays

My definite all-time favourite of interntional art deco talls.

10

Very historical and unique. Nice deco art building.

9.5/10

10/10 ABSOLUTE PERFECT!!! i love everything about it . . :drool:

This is one of the most flattering pictures of it:
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/20th/chrysler2.jpg

Sadly a lot of other buildings have grown around it..obscuring more of it. They should have rules governing what gets built around the Chrysler.

A classic.

9.5/10 :)

As one of the greatest skyscraperfans in the world I can't do anything else then give this Masterpiece of skyscraper Architecture a 10!

9.5/10
One of the best tops of any skyscraper. I love it!

Who could gave it a 5???

10
one of my favorites!.. and really who gave it a 5..

Some yahoo gave it a two.

So New York City!!! Perfection in Manhattan!
The whole manhattan skyline really compliments it - it would be wrong in any other city.... I heart NY!!!

Who gave the Chrysler a 2 :? :? :? .

"scraper sacrilege" !!!

The queen of skyscrapers. What a classic design

TEN, of course.

10/10 love it

Another 10/10 - Another one of my faves - She's a real gem, with those gargoyles, a soaring, graceful tower, and that dancing, joyous crown - razz-a-ma-tazz to spare! And oh, yeah - don't forget the lobby...
Art deco rules! :okay:

10/10...... No Comment

there is no equal in the world....an absolute classic...this is my favorite skyscraper in the world...
http://www.eleves.ens.fr:8080/home/hebrard/Assets/Images/USA/Fleche%20du%20Chrysler%20Building.jpg
http://www.kith.org/logos/pix/photos/buildings/chrysler.jpg

a 10/10!!

Wooo!! Mama!!! this building iz the best in US!!! my fav building in the US!!!! realli the best!!! Classic!!! very Classic!!!! and the pix iz WoW!!! i like it!! 9.9/10!!!:guns1: :guns1: :guns1:

To those who have wondered - we might have a few modernists who dissed the Chrysler because she isn't a Meis/Corbusier box - Well, I kinda suspect she'll still be standing tall and well loved long after a lot of the modernist boxes have vanished...:D
Art Deco STILL rules!

This building is more than just looks. This building once was the tallest and was competing with the ESB for that recored. This was all done during one of the greatest depressions in U.S. history. For that and its design I give it a 9.5/10

i don't have any idea why this building has never appealed to me. I sort of admire it.... anyways I didn't score as high as the majority but I would never stretch that much to say it was a 3, 2, or even the person who ranked it 0....

geeezz... 0, that's just :?

Man, you gotta love the Eagle's Head gargoyles.

10/10

http://www.geh.org/taschen/m197101550029.jpg

http://www.greatgridlock.net/NYC_Images/511.jpg

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Thanks for the great pics, CG5!:okay:

9.5 - Pretty close to the perfect skyscraper:D

Correction, mlm, it <i>is</i> the perfect skyscraper.

how kool are the eagle heads! are they visable from a distance?

9.5/10

Certainly the best in the Art Deco style, and the best in New York. The roof really gets all my points be cause I just love the shape and use of metal. Nice styling throughout, though the base is too bulky, it can be forgiven because it is not their fault.

(I might be crazy but those stepped semi-circles say Romanesque to me. Forget it I am a nut.)

No, you're not, j_brg - the arch IS one thing that the Chrysler Building and romanesque buildings have in common - an echo across all those centuries...

The Chrysler Building absolutely deserves the
#1 spot. There's no other building quite like it.

The Chrysler Building is the standard all others strive to achieve, and in my opinion, none have reached. Simply the best skyscraper ever built. The crown makes it.......i don't have a word to describe how great it is. You know, in every movie where the skyline of New York is destroyed, this is the one building that we never fail to see, even though the crown is usually crashing down into the streets :( :( :(

And the Gargoyls are amazing. Great design feature. I would to sit on top of them someday! I saw a picture oce of someone standing on one. But then again, I am afraid of heights...

I give it a 11/10 but since the scale only went to 10 that is what I was forced to give it.

9/10

it is an awesome building

Perfect and timeless.Nothing other than a 10.

Which idiot gave it less than 3?

10/10

This is a pic I took last summer. You can see the reflection of the Chrysler Building in an other building.
http://home.planet.nl/~west3142/CryslerBuild.jpg

London Bloke, there are some folks who just don't like anything but modernist boxes, I think...

GReat picture, Den Haag AvW - thanks for sharing!

beautifully executed inside and out. flawless... 10/10.

10/10

Unquestionably a true classic, as glorious today as the day it was built. This building with a few others on Manhattan should be on the UNESCO / World Heritage list!

The best skyscraper in the world... the gold standard... period. My only 10/10.

10/10

I still find this world's beautifallest skyscraper in the world
The spire and the roof is world's nicest i know

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:D ;) :D ;) :D ;) :D ;) :D ;) :D ;) :D ;) :D ;) :D ;) :D ;) :D ;) :D ;) :D

Who are the geniuses that gave this 3 or less?!?

Classic 10/10

My fave 'scraper in the world.

One of the most beautiful skyscrapers in NY. 10/10:)

A perfect skyscrapers
10/10

A classic..

automatically 10/10

I don't know how to describe it, just~~~really really great.10

I'm one of the people who loves modernist boxes (Mies' Seagram Building being the supreme example), but I gave the Chrysler Building a 10. It's an absolute masterpiece.

My guess is the people giving low scores aren't the people who like elegant, minimalist towers, but Asian forumers who are pissed at the low scores that the latest plastic-looking crap in Shenzen is receiving.

I don't mean any offense to Asian skyscrapers in general, by the way- I really like the Bank of China, Jin Mao, Petronas, etc. But it seems like a lot of buildings featured here aren't anywhere near the best that Asia has to offer.

Well it can't get any better then this!i can tell you that!
This is obviously a 10!

Chrysler Building is New Yorks most beautiful building. Ever. 10/10 :angel1:

Ha! 15 people gave the world's premier skyscraper '3 or less'! Dimwits...

Very Good Design !
8.5/10~:cheers:

its beautiful 10!!!

10/10!. The ESB and Chrysler building are just perfect to me.

nice building!!
size : 8
Height : 8
Design : 10
Overall : 8.6 :cool:

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It is perfect. No other tower ever...Anywhere in the world, will match the Chrysler. By the way, why did Chrysler move out of the building. Too bad.

wow!!! the design is still one of the best although it was built for quite long ago.
8.5/10

Why is there the option for anything lower than 8?
This is deffenitly a classic 10!
I love the black n white pic's of it.

I don't want to jump on the bandwagon......but its too difficult not too!

Perfection!

10

No need to consider. 10/10. :)

10/10 A beautiful building, if not the most :D . Also a true classic like the Empire State Building. Its balances out those boxy and utilitarian looking buildings in New York.

10

Everything that needs to be said about this masterpiece has already been said... classic!

An icon.

10 OF COURSE...

I don't really like art deco scrapers actually but the Chrysler has always been the exception :D The top at night is just spectular :cool:

10/10

MMMMMM Shiny! 9/10

It's better then some of the other artdeco "masterpieces" I've seen, I'll give it credit for that, but it's still artdeco either way. :(

4.5/10.

Thankyou Duke for being honest with your rating, rather than the silent cowards.

This buildings is just so elegant! 10/10

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What!!!!! How could you give it that insulting rating.:( A 10/10. And it's an honest rating. It's not just for it's height, but it's architecture really is great. I love the top. It's not just a building it's art.

Love this building...

10/10

I had to give it a 10. It deserves nothing else BUT a 10!. I truly is the queen of not only art deco but of all skyscrapers. A masterpiece.

http://www.qez.com/QEZ_ALBUM/110_NYC_Chrysler_Bldg_Reflections.jpg

I would like to see some pics of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne, Dubai, Singapore ....... from 1931.


Pure art 100/100 (10/10 is not enough )


:)

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What!!!!! How could you give it that insulting rating.:( A 10/10. And it's an honest rating. It's not just for it's height, but it's architecture really is great. I love the top. It's not just a building it's art.</td></tr>
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Since you define it that way, atleast understand that everyone's taste in art is different, skyscrapers included.
Personally I can't understand why people like to look at stone buildings, there's just no beauty in them. (from my point of view atleast. No need to attack me...)

6/10 hmmm the top isnt look nice.. i hate the design..

Looks a little thin to me, but considering when it was built and the height, a 9.

it lost the race for height against the ESB but remains NYC's most gracefull....simply put, a masterpiece!!

9.5/10

10/10
Skyscraper design at it's best! :)

Originally posted by Duke Togo

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What!!!!! How could you give it that insulting rating.:( A 10/10. And it's an honest rating. It's not just for it's height, but it's architecture really is great. I love the top. It's not just a building it's art.</td></tr>
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Since you define it that way, atleast understand that everyone's taste in art is different, skyscrapers included.
Personally I can't understand why people like to look at stone buildings, there's just no beauty in them. (from my point of view atleast. No need to attack me...)


You are right Duke. It is a little stony......Yeah Right!!!! The perfect skyscraper. 10 out of 10!

The most wonderful and romantic skyscraper in the world

10000000000/10

beautiful. 7/10

Originally posted by SkyHawk

The most wonderful and romantic skyscraper in the world

10000000000/10
lol, i dont think i can say i ever thought of a skyscraper as romantic, i gave it a 10!

looks like someone gave this superb tower a 3 or lower 22 times, jealous losers...

Oh come on, for cryin' out...

Why couldn't this vote go any higher?! I had thought that when this was posted a while back, but an 11 should have been added. Those who are fans of Spinal Tap, heh heh heh he-

But again, >99999999999/10 ( > is "greater than")

I was thinking about something else here, and it occured to me: how could anyone look at that and not be moved spiritually? How could one actually deny the presence of God when viewing such awesome and spectacular beauty? If anyone needs proof of divine gifts, here it is.

one of the best skyscrapers ever!

10/10 :guns1:

I was thinking about something else here, and it occured to me: how could anyone look at that and not be moved spiritually? How could one actually deny the presence of God when viewing such awesome and spectacular beauty? If anyone needs proof of divine gifts, here it is.


I can deny it, quite easily.

I think you are going a bit too far.....after all, this 'miracle' of a building was built by man....

perfection 10/10

Originally posted by UrbanLandscape

I was thinking about something else here, and it occured to me: how could anyone look at that and not be moved spiritually? How could one actually deny the presence of God when viewing such awesome and spectacular beauty? If anyone needs proof of divine gifts, here it is.

LOL-That certainly wasn't Chrysler's or Van Allen's intent but ok.....

Do you feel that when you see a Chrysler mini-van too?

Anyway, I don't think very much "spiritualism" was going on in the Cloud Club during prohibition.;)

10/10

World's greatest skyscraper.

10 the queen of NYC

Typical timeless design.

from me this tower got its 150th 10/10 vote!

Well this is by far my favourite skyscraper. It is truly a masterpiece of modern times. Can i say more than that??
I think i made my point. Perfect as can be.

10 out of 10 and i dont think any building can/will touch this building is just P E R F E C T.

9/10

10/10 I like this buildings design too!!! again Seoul needs replica of these...

Really nice, especially the top!
8,5/10

simply the best of the best

1000/10

10/10 :)

Nothing comes close to the Chrysler Building. A true Art Deco Gem.

10/10

59 votes for "3 Or Less" ? :eek:

day:9 (because of the base...)
night:10
average:9.5

Originally posted by Kommentare
59 votes for "3 Or Less" ? :eek:

how come people can vote "3 or less"...:bleep:

Simply the best, even after all these years. The top third of the building is a thing of beauty. It's probably not perfect, but it's the closest thing to it, so I'm giving it a 10.

10!

Definatley my favourite building, a real icon for skycraper enthusiasts.

CHRYSLER BUILDING LISTEN TO ME:



I LOVE YOUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!


:guns1: from 1931, is perfect 10/10 :guns1:

9.5/10


A classic tower.

10/10

http://www.highwing.com/chrysler.jpg

This picture is mind-numbing...

Whats that building behind the Chrysler called, with the 4 arrow shaped structures on top?

10/10 of course

10/10
WOW ! A true Classic.
The Best Crown I have ever seen. One of my all time favourite skyscrapers.

YEs one of the best
the roof feature
Both as a land mark and as story
Great

10/10, there is no other possibility!

A beautiful, breathtaking, elegant and charming structure.
A true pearl of architecture.
One of my favourite skyscrapers ever built.

10/10. I only wish it could have been taller and didn't taper off from the base.

3 or less 61 15.80% >>>>>>>>stupid spammers :)

9.5/10

9/10 The bottom third doesn't quite look right to me.

the superior part is perfect, but the inferior part I do not like. The
best classic skyscraper and of New York 9/10

I love the top of this building

10/10 :cool:

9.5

Nothing to say except a classic. Cheers

10/10 best building in the world IMO

very beautiful building but its so thin its very hard to see while viewing the skyline as it is dwarfed by buildings that are much shorter than it


but i gave it a 10 because of that brilliant facade and beautiful crown...truly a very elegant building...


Chrysler is the dainty queen while ESB is more ominous looking and more dominant...and a helluva lot more masculine

dwarfed by buildings that are much shorter than it

Huh ?

Trances, i meant because its so thin and dainty, buildings that are shorter just dwarf it in immense size, not height

How did the Chrysler building FALL to number 2?

^huh?

Simply the most beautiful building on the planet. 10/10.

Everyone loves it. Me too. :)

Originally posted by R@ptor
Simply the most beautiful building on the planet. 10/10.

:eek: :eek: :eek: is ja peinlich!

Du siehst nicht viel von der Welt oder :D :D ?
You don't see a lot of the world, do you :D :D?

Naja, 5 Punkte, die Spitze ist ganz in Ordnung
Well 4 points, the top is acceptable. 1 extra point because Chrysler is a German company:D

Volker, you are the most idiotic person ever to come across these forums in a long time.

10

Best Art Deco building in the history of the world. The pyramidal design at the top is simply magnificent. It's the best feature of this building, and it's what makes it so fascinating. Too bad it's located in the most hateful country in the world... :(

9.5/10

One of the best classic skyscrapers, but I like ESB more ;) 9/10

The great Chrysler Building. Forever magnificent. 10/10

:eek: :eek: :eek: is ja peinlich!

Du siehst nicht viel von der Welt oder :D :D ?
You don't see a lot of the world, do you :D :D?

Naja, 5 Punkte, die Spitze ist ganz in Ordnung
Well 4 points, the top is acceptable. 1 extra point because Chrysler is a German company:D

To forum o wiezowcach !

very classy building, much better than the eps.

9/10

10/10

chrysler's the classiest building in the world. it's about the only building that can be art deco and postmodern at the same time. simply amazing. as long as they can replace the windows on the chrome roof (i don't like how it's made with multiple glass panes) it will be absolutely perfect!

10

chrysler's crazy for not making this gem their hq

Who on earth are the 64 forumers who voted 3 or less :?

They either prefer glass clad moderns or truly don't like this world outstanding scraper.

Anyway, putewwy on them and I'll glady dance on their graves.

Best Art Deco building in the history of the world. The pyramidal design at the top is simply magnificent. It's the best feature of this building, and it's what makes it so fascinating. Too bad it's located in the most hateful country in the world... :(

9.5/10
It's rate the building, not rate the country.

It's rate the building, not rate the country.

Thats the problem with most ppl. They have to bring segregation, racism whatever into everything they do. 64 ppl have voted 3 or less simply so NY wont have the top as usual... dont want to point fingers but im not an idiot it is definately a war of cultures... not as it should be a war of designs (i mean this is the most perfect building int he world after the Pantheon in athens..) No wonder we cant have world peace ppl cant even vote on this stupid forum without hate...

Who doesn't love this building?...I think the pictures are totally awsome...wow!

This building is more than just looks. This building once was the tallest and was competing with the ESB for that recored. This was all done during one of the greatest depressions in U.S. history. For that and its design I give it a 9.5/10
it was competing with 40 wall street. I gave it a 10. I would have given it a 9 because of the dirt. But i wanted to compensate the idiots that gave it a 3 or less!!!

Who the hell voted 3 or less?!?!?!!? WTF is the "word"....

Offices on the 71st floor, which was the observationdeck earlier:

http://www.cowperwood.com/images/chry_win1.jpg

http://www.cowperwood.com/images/chry_conf_l.jpg

http://www.cowperwood.com/images/chry_conf_r.jpg

http://www.cowperwood.com/images/p03.jpghttp://www.cowperwood.com/images/p04.jpg

one of the best 10/10

I love the steel on top of it...

Best skyscraper in the world and now the most famous too, after the fall of the WTC...

Before the WTC destruction, they were my favourite, now it's Chrysler...

btw, which cia. owns this building???

AND, ATTENTION, ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS ABOUT THIS BLDG IS THE SUNSHINE REFLECTIONS ON ITS TOP, DURING THE DAY. GOTTA SEE IT.

i don't really like it soooo much!

It's my avatar. 10/10!

Any skyscraper over 1000ft is a 10 in my opinion.

Any skyscraper over 1000ft is a 10 in my opinion.

lol, even this one?
http://www.epdlp.com/fotos/rasc1.jpg

:runaway:

^^^
Of course...

10.

Beautifly designed and unique in every way. A work of art.

9.5

Possibly the best skyscraper in the world.

Along with the Empire State Building, Bank of China Tower and 2 International Finance Center,
this is one of the truly great skyscrapers of the world.

Just fabulous.



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More Great Photos !
10/10

10/10
Simply the best in the world along with The Empire State, the Sears Tower and the John Hancock. The gargoyles are fascinating. I especially like the spire, which is one of the most elaborate i've ever seen.
:applause:

for me, a favourite...gave it a 9, i love its cool design on the spire of the Chrysler Building...

This is probably the most wonderfull skyscraper in the world. so 10/10.

Lovely, lovely building, and 10 of course. To me, the only drawback - which applies equally to ESB - is that its cross-town street location does not quite do it justice from ground-level, and one might have wished to see it built on one of the avenues or squares, say - from memory - like the Woolworths Building, an antecedent to both in a way. To me, both ESB and Chrysler have their best impacts from the bridges or a slightly long view, but C. definitely adds infinite grace to the midtown cluster.

10/10

Lovely building. I like its "chunky" base, it appeals to my more practical side, it makes it feel like a real building. But what about the crown? The steel, the gracefulness. And the other decorations? And the interior? A marvel (although not my favorite in the world, way up there)

An a related note, my vote tied this with my other favorite building in the rankings for first.

9.5! I love especially the top of it. :rock:

beautiful 9.5

More like, YOU try to build a skyscraper that almost any average asshole on the streets of NY knows by name out of thousands of towers the city has (well, unless you built the ESB or the Twin Towers)...

10/10 As close to perfect as a skyscraper can get

9/10. I Love It!!

This is my first post in here. And the vote is 10/10=I love this building.

It's nice, but I prefer 2 Liberty place in Philadelphia and 2 Prudential Plaza in Chicago. They all have very similar designs but I just like them more. I give this an 8.

The fact that we can all sit here and (for the most part) agree that this building is STILL one of the best in the world is a testament to just how brilliant its design truly was. I suspect that, given another century or two to gain more age, this will be one of America's answers to the great historic European structures (Notre Dame, Tower Bridge, etc.).

If nothing else, it's really amazing that this tower is considered to have affected the visual arts almost as much as it affected architecture. That's truly impressive.

Gorgeous. 10/10

soooooooo old and sooooooooooo beautiful! a true classic! 10

I like it but it's not nearly one of my favorites. 9/10

nice, but not to my taste really but still 7/10

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Es el Cadillac de los "Rascacielos". Eso es estilo, podra ser más pequeño que el Empire State pero su aura es enorme. Empire State 7/10. CHRYSLER BUILDING 10/10

10/10 The best one

10

Classic..... timeless

Great! 10/10

Man i LOVE this building. A friend of mine recently sent me some pics of NYC...this building is TIMELESS, how much would shipping cost on ebay if i wanted it posted to Syd? :P
PLZ can we have a 10000/10 option for this one??

10/10!!!

I dont know why you need ebay for it. If u want it posted do it normally. If you want it acutioned the buyer pays for shipping!!1

10/10 obviously :)

Without looking at the pics I know this is a 10/10

A bit of peeking later I give it a 10+/10. This building is just perfect. Definately the best of NY.

10/10. Another NYC icon. The spire and the gargoyles give it the character of uniqueness in art-deco. ESB and Chrysler are worshipped by other buidings here. Gotta love it.

I didn't know Chrysler is not HQ'd there anymore. Did they change the name of th ebuilding at all? I hope they didn't.

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Thats the bussiness. Over all Its my favorite building. 10/10

love it, especially the top, beats most modern buildings hands down.

9.5/10

The Chrysler Building is my favorite building in the world. It's not the tallest or the biggest but it has something that no other building has. While it's neighbor a few blocks away--Empire State Bldg--is from the same time period and is very impressive it just doesn't quite compare. The Chrysler Bldg really is sexy and beautiful. And that top...oh my!!! Art Deco rules!

10/10 ...

Its really hard to rate classic towers like Chrysler... 9/10

9.5 - Classic building with great detailing and profile. Only downside is that it is easily lost in the New York skyline. You can appreciate it much better from the air than the ground.

best skyscraper ever built.
10/10

Best scraper in the world!
10/10

one of the best in the world!
10/10

10/10 Simply my favorite building in the entire world.

MY FIRST VIEW OF THE CHRYSLER BUILDING WAS IN 1991 FROM THE TOP A WORLD TRADE CENTRE TOWER. IT OUTSHONE THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING RATHER LIKE AN ANGEL ON THE TOP OF A CHRISTMAS TREE !

10/10
A landmark.

best skyscraper of all time, the selling point for my apartment was the view, of the Chrysler Building, and my second favorite, the Empire State Building. 100/10

Beautiful, 9.5/10

10/10

It's possible that it's the best scraper ever. :bow:
10

AWWWWW,The,original,art,deco.I,think,the,Chrysler,Building,looks,better,than,the,Empire,State,Building.9.5/10

Timeless. 10/10.

10.

Without doubt, a 10. I love its style.

great design!

An everlasting beauty.
No skyscraper was ever more beautiful not even the ESB.

The UNESCO should protect this building.

This is the most beautiful skyscraper in NYC!

A classic!

9/10

10/10. Wonderful art deco design. A classic that has come to define the NYC skyline. Not only is the Chrysler Building in and of itself beautiful, but it also has the ability to make all of the buildings around it look even better.

A wonderful building, which IMO is better than the ESB, that easily gets a 10/10 from me.

The top part is outstanding, but the base is just too boxy.

9

It's possible that it's the best scraper ever. :bow:
10

:yes:

no doubt, 10! :)

Still one of my favourites. The top is fantastic!!! :) 10/10!

10/10, definately a hierachy among most NYC skyscrapers.

This skyscraper is perfection: 10

It is more beautiful than any skyscraper built today... 10/10 :)

Almost Iconic!, 9.5/10

"Almost" iconic?

Er ... most definitely iconic. :)

9/10

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Not a fan 6/10

^^Then you're not a true fan of skyscrapers. :poke:

In my opinion, the greatest building of the 20th Century. Its perfect elegance and sheer awe-inspiring design give it a 10/10. :okay:

Finally it beat BoC to the first place in ranking. About time.

I never get tired of looking at it. It should be designated by the UNESCO as a wonder or however they call it :love:

it might be classic to most poster here, but i can't find anything special about it except the top. 7/10.

Usually I prefer glassy scrapers. But Chrysler is an exception. 9.5/10

9.5, great tower especially buid in 1930. Too bad it was the only the tallest building in the world for only 4 months

8.5/10

I like its top best and the shaft..but the base is nothing much. That said this building is really a queen.

I agree RafflesCity .. the top looks amazing !

I gave 8/10.

The best NYC classic, clearly one of my fav skyscrapers.
10/10

Timeless Classic. 10/10

10

One of my city favorites, definitely a NYC classic icon. Good location on 42nd street

BREATHTAKING 10/10

The materials aged quite well :-) What else should I say ?
9.5

One of the best skyscrapper on EARTH!
A beautiful classic, such WONDERFUL details on this building!
How could it not be a 10?

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