The New York Times reported in 1997 that the showroom actually once occupied the first two floors of the lobby. Most of these photographs are from 1936, the first decade the Chrysler Building was ...

Today, the Chrysler Building faces a new challenge: It’s up for sale and skyline-lovers and architectural enthusiasts fear for its future.

Edward Trumbull's 100- by 76-Fot mural on ceiling of Chrysler Building lobby that was installed in 1930 has been restored by EverGreene Painting Studios; EverGreene president Jeffrey Greene ...

The Chrysler Building became the world's first supertall skyscraper. Photo by Reinhold Möller. The 319-metre-tall skyscraper was conceived by car-industry titan Chrysler in 1928 to become the ...

For 339 precious days in the 1930s, the Chrysler Building was the tallest structure in the world.In the lead up to the building’s completion, that was the prize that its owner, automobile ...

The Chrysler Building was commissioned by the car company founder Walter P. Chrysler, who called it “a monument to me.” Constructed between 1928 and 1930, it rose to a staggering 1,046 feet.

Built in 1930, the Chrysler Building’s globally recognized curved pyramidal crown and spire — which tops out at 1,046 feet — are lighted in crisp white LEDs and covered in ornamental triangular ...