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[[Image:Chrysler Building Midtown Manhattan New York City 1932.jpg|thumb|left|The Chrysler Building in 1932]] | [[Image:Chrysler Building Midtown Manhattan New York City 1932.jpg|thumb|left|The Chrysler Building in 1932]] | ||
[[Image:Chrysler Building 2005 3.jpg|thumb|left|View from Empire State Building, 2005]] | [[Image:Chrysler Building 2005 3.jpg|thumb|left|View from Empire State Building, 2005]] | ||
[[ | [[Image:ChryslerBuildingMidtownManhattanNewYorkCity.jpg|thumb|left|Chrysler Building and eastern Midtown Manhattan]] | ||
The Chrysler Building was designed by architect [[William Van Alen]] to house the [[Chrysler Corporation]]. When the ground breaking occurred on September 19, 1928, there was an intense competition in [[New York City]] to build the world's tallest skyscraper.<ref>[http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=115941 Emporis Data "...a celebrated three-way race to become the tallest building in the world."]</ref><ref>[http://www.skyscraper.org/TALLEST_TOWERS/t_manco.htm The Manhattan Company – Skyscraper.org; "...'race' to erect the tallest tower in the world."]</ref> Despite a frantic pace (the building was erected at an average rate of four floors per week), no workers died during the construction of this skyscraper.<ref name=Chrysler123/> | The Chrysler Building was designed by architect [[William Van Alen]] to house the [[Chrysler Corporation]]. When the ground breaking occurred on September 19, 1928, there was an intense competition in [[New York City]] to build the world's tallest skyscraper.<ref>[http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=115941 Emporis Data "...a celebrated three-way race to become the tallest building in the world."]</ref><ref>[http://www.skyscraper.org/TALLEST_TOWERS/t_manco.htm The Manhattan Company – Skyscraper.org; "...'race' to erect the tallest tower in the world."]</ref> Despite a frantic pace (the building was erected at an average rate of four floors per week), no workers died during the construction of this skyscraper.<ref name=Chrysler123/> | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.cbsforum.com/cgi-bin/articles/partners/cbs/search.cgi?template=display&dbname=cbsarticles&key2=chrysler&action=searchdbdisplay The story of Chrysler Building] – by [http://www.cbsforum.com/ CBS Forum] | * [http://www.cbsforum.com/cgi-bin/articles/partners/cbs/search.cgi?template=display&dbname=cbsarticles&key2=chrysler&action=searchdbdisplay The story of Chrysler Building] – by [http://www.cbsforum.com/ CBS Forum] | ||
* [http://www.salon.com/ent/masterpiece/2002/02/25/chrysler/ Salon.com article (02/2002)] | * [http://www.salon.com/ent/masterpiece/2002/02/25/chrysler/ Salon.com article (02/2002)] | ||