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Chrysler Building
The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan in the Turtle Bay area at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Standing at 319 metres (1,047 ft), it was the world's tallest building for 11 months before it was surpassed by the...
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William Van Alen
VWilliam Van Alen (August 10, 1883 – May 24, 1954) was an American architect, best known as the architect in charge of designing New York City's Chrysler Building (1929-30).
William Van Alen was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1883. He attended Pratt...
Date of birth:
- Aug 10, 1883
Date of death:
- May 24, 1954 (age 70 years)
