Christmas at the Chrysler Building

The Chrysler Building is my favorite building in New York City. I love the exterior look of it with all the little touches that speak of its original owners. I know it may be tough to see from the ground, but look up anyway for a gander at the metal hubcaps worked into the outlines of cars along the one story. Also check out the gargoyle-looking metal corners which are representations of the hood ornaments of the Chrysler cars of that time.

Inside the building is just as lovely. This morning as I walked in, I decided to share with you the gorgeous Christmas tree in the lobby. They’ve also been having music at lunch hour to get you in the Christmas spirit.

If you look closely in this picture, you can see the beautiful marble on the walls, the metal sconces and other Art Deco metalwork on the building directory as well as a piece of the artwork up on the ceiling of the lobby. That’s actually a canvas that was painted offsite and then placed on the ceiling. I understand it’s considered the largest work on canvas in the world.

Hoping this is adding to your holiday spirit!

Chrysler Christmas Tree

9 Replies to “Christmas at the Chrysler Building”

  1. Thanks for the picture and the descriptions! I haven’t been to NYC in years and this just reaffirms my desire to return…

  2. What a lovely tree and building interior! I so enjoy art deco and can only imagine how incredible it looks in person.

  3. My favorite bldg in NYC too and sorry to say this picture is the closest I will get to it this Christmas. So thank you very much Caridad. Made me smile big! Absolutely gorgeous tree.
    Hugs,
    Anne

  4. Thanks so much for sharing the tree in info with us. I loved hearing about the tree and building. I am more like an arm chair traveler so this article was very interesting to me. I hope you and your family has a very merry christmas and 2010 be a good year for all. susan L.

  5. That’s a beautiful tree, Cari… so many decorations 🙂 Much more festive than the tree I have at my house, lol
    Thanks for sharing the picture 🙂

  6. -WOW- Simply stated. Very nice and I love your description of the building to us! Thank you and I hope you have a great day!

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