The Chrysler Building
is considered an archetypal American Art Deco skyscraper. Designed in 1930
by William van Alen, the exterior of the building reflects the Chrysler
automobile. The building is faced with Nirosta metal, which resembles platinum,
and is decorated with sculptural ornaments similar to hood ornaments. The
radiating curves on the building's dome mimic giant sunbeams, a popular
Art Deco theme.
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to consider = betrachten als, halten für
skyscraper = Wolkenkratzer
exterior = Äußeres
to face with = verkleiden mit
to resemble = erinnern an |
similar = ähnlich
hood = Motorhaube
to radiate = strahlen
dome = Kuppel
to mimic = imitieren
sunbeam = Sonnenstrahl |
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