Chrysler+Building

**Chrysler Building by Salomé Expósito Cabrera.**

**__ 1.- DESCRIPTION. __** > media type="custom" key="14120996"
 * ** Built: 1928-1930. **
 * ** Location: Manhattan, New York, North America. **
 * ** Type of structure: Is a classic example of Art Deco architecture. **
 * ** Short information about the structure: The Chrysler Building was designed by architect William Van Allen for a project of Walter P. Chrysler. When the ground breaking occurred on September 19, 1928, there was an intense competition in New York City to build the world's tallest skyscraper. Despite a frantic pace (the building was built at an average rate of four floors per week), no workers died during the construction of this skyscraper. The Chrysler Building heights 319m, and it have 77 floors (avove ground). **

**__2.- WHAT ARE THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OR USES OF THE STRUCTURE?__**
 * We use the Chrysler Buildng for leisure, health, culture and education. **

**__3.- WHAT DIFFERENT PARTS ARE THERE? Elements of the structure...__** **Chrysler Building has a height of 319 m and has 77 floors (above ground).**




 * ======**In the corners of the floor 31, are replicas of the caps of Chrysler car radiators, 1929, to which were added wings. **======


 * **In every corner of the floor 61 is a gargoyle in the shape of an eagle. **



**__ 4.- WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS MADE OF? __** **Materials: steel, stone, marble, concrete.**

**__ 5.- STRESSES IN THE STRUCTURE. __**



<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">**__6.- STABILITY, RIGIDITY AND RESISTANCE.__**
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 9.5pt;">Chrysler Building is made rigid by: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #35b6e9; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 9.5pt;">Stone, steel and concrete. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 9.5pt;">Chrysler Building is made stable by: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #35b6e9; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 9.5pt;">Steel, concrete and stone. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 9.5pt;">Chrysler Building is made resistant by: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #35b6e9; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 9.5pt;">Stone, marble, concrete and steel. **

**__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">7.- PICTURE GALLERY. __**



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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">**__9.- CURIOSITIES.__** media type="custom" key="14557802"

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">**__10.- PERSONAL COMMENTS.__** <span style="color: #35b6e9; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">**With this work, I have learned many things about the structures and specifically to the Chrysler Building. I chose this structure because I like and I like to see it there, in Manhattan.** <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: absolute; top: 584.5px; width: 1px;">**__<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">8.- Picture Galler. __**