Skyscrapers

As skyscrapers grew taller and taller, engineers were faced with a new enemy: wind. Today's tallest skyscrapers, which are almost 1,500 feet tall, must be 50 times stronger against wind than the typical 200-foot buildings of the 1940s.
Chrysler Building
Location: New York, New York, USA
Completion Date: 1930
Cost: $20 million
Height: 1,046 feet
Stories: 77
Materials: Steel
Facing Materials: Brick
Engineer(s): Ralph Squire & Sons …