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Chrysler Building New York, USA

In a time of intense competition to build ever higher, Walter P. Chrysler commissioned a skyscraper to surpass all others.

Midtown Manhattan at Dusk
The Chrysler Building and Midtown Manhattan at dusk, as seen from the Empire State Building. Image credit: Massimo Catarinella

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In a time of intense competition to build ever higher, Walter P. Chrysler commissioned a skyscraper to surpass all others. The result, an Art Deco beauty completed in 1930, is no longer the tallest but is still the most beautiful skyscraper in New York City.