Race For Height

Skyscrapers (tall high building touching the clouds) represent land marking in ancient time, in modern time they symbolized the wealth and power of their owners. In Italy skyscrapers marked the territorries of a family, each battle won was represented by building a tall tower. Its heigth help the villagers to prepare for counter attack because they were able to see their enemies far away. Building a skyscraper calleds for modern designs and better materialsfor it construction that can only be afford by affluent companies or powerful people. In the early 19th century the race for height began in the island of Manhattan by the Crysler building, it owner wanted to show it company power by building the tallest building. It was constructed from 1928 trought 1930, it architect was "William Van Alen. The materials to built it were monsory, steel and metal cladding, the features that characterized "The Chrysler Building" are the eagles and triangular shapes. Its height is 925ft {282 m}, 77 stories made up this skyscraper its antenna/spire is 1.047ft {318.9 m}. The corners of the 61st floor are graced with eagles, on the 31st floor its corner ornamentation are replicas of the 1929 Chrysler radiator caps that were made in its company. The continues pattern of arch around the building was the first featured that caught my attention, if any change were to be made by me, I will add the statue of liberty to represent the sprendor of the human rights. The Crysler Building was one of the first skyscraper built in the island of Manhattan when the race for height began.