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CHRYSLER BUILDING'S DOME
CHRYSLER BUILDING'S DOME
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the
dome
of the
Chrysler Building
, a 77-story
skyscraper
in
New York City
.
Completed
in 1930, the building was one of the first skyscrapers to make
use
of metal sheathing. Its
dome
consists of six metalsheathed, half-oval shaped tiers with triangular windows.
—
5th ACC
Vol
2 Glossary (
Final
Approval 7/12/89), Editor, from
Time
-
Life
book The Great Cities/
New York