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Chrysler Building: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 319 m.

architectural height

319 m = 0.319 km. A meter contains 100 centimeters, or 1,000 millimeters.

1930Completion

A metal spire with radiating patterns crowns the building.

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Chrysler Building, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

A metal spire with radiating patterns crowns the building. Displayed dimension: architectural height.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

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Source and limitations

Catalogue value to check against the source; not individually audited.

Detailed interpreted illustration. It is not a photograph, an architectural survey or an exact scientific reconstruction.

Completion: 1930. Proposed historical date; an existing documentary source is linked but was not consulted for this date in this session. Do not interpret this reference as the manufacturing date of the illustrated specimen.