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Building: The Chrysler Building
Location: 405 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, NY, United States
Completion: 1930
Architect: William Van Alen

AE Interests: This iconic, Art Deco office building was the first to exceed 1,000 feet and was constructed with nearly 400,000 rivets and 3,826,000 manually laid bricks. Reaching 1,046 feet, this structure remains the world’s tallest steel-supported brick building and is capped with a stainless steel ornamented top.