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Chrysler Building
Chrysler Building

["Transportation" on the southern façade of Grand Central Terminal with the Chrysler Building in the background.]

IMAGE DATE1979
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Chrysler Building, ca. 1979.

The eagle “gargoyles” that protrude from the 61st floor are made from a corrosion-resistant Nirosta, an alloy of chrome-nickel steel. The style of the 61st floor eagles was inspired by the hood ornaments of a 1929 Chrysler. The 31st floor is also adorned with stylized corner eagles. They are replicas of the 1929 Chrysler radiator caps.

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