Steel crown
Shines and is lit at night.
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The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at the corner of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, about 900 m in a straight line from the Empire State Building. It rises 319 m. When it was completed in 1930 it was the tallest building in the world and the first to pass 1,000 feet, but it held the title for only 11 months before the Empire State Building overtook it. It is still the tallest steel-framed brick building in the world. The tower was commissioned by Walter Chrysler, head of the Chrysler car company, as an investment for his children rather than as the company's headquarters. Its builders raced against 40 Wall Street and the Empire State Building to be the tallest, and the spire was put together in secret inside the crown and then raised into place in about 90 minutes. The crown of stainless-steel arches with triangular windows shines in the sun and is lit at night, and the corners of the upper floors carry steel eagle heads and ornaments shaped like car radiator caps. The building is offices, so it is best enjoyed from outside: from 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, from nearby Grand Central Terminal, or from the observation decks of Top of the Rock and Summit One Vanderbilt.
Shines and is lit at night.
On the upper corners.
Best crown views.
405 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, New York, United States
Grand Central TerminalA historic railway terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan,3 minutes walk4.6
SUMMIT One VanderbiltAn observation deck and art experience on the top floors of One Vanderbilt, a 624 minutes walk4.8
New York Public LibraryThe main building of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue, officially the7 minutes walk4.6
Top of the Rock at Rockefeller CenterAn observation deck on top of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the centrepiece of Rockefell12 minutes walk4.8
Empire State BuildingA 102-storey Art Deco skyscraper built in 1930–1931 on Fifth Avenue, with a roof12 minutes walk4.8No, it is an office building with no observation deck.
From Top of the Rock and Summit One Vanderbilt.