The Chrysler Building.

The Chrysler Building is considered an archetypal American Art Deco skyscraper. Designed in 1930 by William van Alen, the exterior of the building reflects the Chrysler automobile. The building is faced with Nircosta metal, which resembles platinum. The radiating curves on the building's dome mimic giant sunbeams, a popular Art Deco theme.

A photograph taken just after completion.
Today all of the tenements in the foreground have been razed.
At 1048 feet in height it's much shorter than the ESB's 1250 feet height.

Here the very early sunshine glimmers on the gold leaf.

Here is one of the modernized gargoyles. They are meant to evoke the hood ornament of a car.

These eagles are about seventy stories high.

Here is one of the eight eagles up close. This photographer is very brave, to say the least!

One of the many Art-Deco touches on the building are the elevator doors.
They were, of course, made by Otis Elevator.

This is a shot of the main entrance on Lexington Avenue.