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While searching for the answer to your question (77 floors), we discovered an imposing collection of Chrysler Building and skyscraper sites. Here's a quick glimpse at the skyline of the Web: Starting at Yahoo!'s Skyscrapers category (under Architecture > Buildings and Structures), we discovered several resources devoted to the tall buildings of New York City. The first, New York City Sky Scrapers, includes photos and descriptions for large corporate headquarters on Park Avenue, Wall Street, Times Square, Avenue of the Americas, as well as some other random locales. Unfortunately, the Chrysler Building isn't among those
pictured, presumably since it's no longer owned by its namesake company. We had better luck with the similarly titled New York City Skyscrapers site. This comprehensive resource includes descriptive text, photographs, and hyperlinked cross-references for hundreds of Big Apple buildings. There we learned that upon its completion in 1930, the Chrysler Building was the tallest structure in the world (1046 feet), but less than a year later, the Empire State Building opened and claimed the title. From the Skyscrapers site, we linked off to some impressive pages dedicated specifically to the Chrysler Building. The Chrysler Building Unofficial Website provides
general history, plus articles on the building's lobby, gargoyles, and observatory, as well as dozens of detailed photographs. Great Buildings Online's Chrysler Building page includes photos, a floor plan, and a 3D model you can download. Finally, Building the Chrysler Building lends a historical perspective on the "social construction of the skyscraper." It also offers illustrations of alternate Chrysler Building designs as well as photographs of other influential 1930s skyscrapers.
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