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title: "Chrysler Building Completed"
year: 1930
country: "United States"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1930/chrysler-building"
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recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1930-01-01"
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# Chrysler Building Completed

> The Art Deco masterpiece briefly held the world's tallest building title and embodied the industrial optimism of the machine age.

## Summary

The Chrysler Building is a 1,046-foot-tall (319 m), Art Deco skyscraper in the East Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. Located at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, it is the tallest brick building in the world with a steel framework. It was both the world's first supertall skyscraper and the world's tallest building for 11 months after its completion in 1930. As of 2019, the Chrysler is the 13th-tallest building in the city, tied with The New York Times Building.

## Sources

- [Chrysler Building](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Building) - Wikipedia

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