# Canonical recap data for Chrysler Building Completed (1930)
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slug: chrysler-building
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1930/chrysler-building"
title: Chrysler Building Completed
subtitle: The Art Deco masterpiece briefly held the world's tallest building title and embodied the industrial optimism of the machine age.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1930-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1930
decade: 1930
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: 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 supert
summaryLong: 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.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Chrysler_World_Headquarters_and_Technology_Center_%2851378087937%29.jpg/1280px-Chrysler_World_Headquarters_and_Technology_Center_%2851378087937%29.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Chrysler"
importance: 70
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Building"
  title: Chrysler Building
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
metaDescription: "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 "
wikidataQid: Q11274
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260705171234/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Building"
  capturedAt: 2026-07-05
  label: Chrysler Building
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Building"
