…A skyscraper building in the center of Manhattan, New York, completed in 1930 as the Chrysler Corporation's corporate building. When designer William Van Allen (1883-1954) learned that the original plan was 0.61 meters short of the Manhattan Bank headquarters building, which was being constructed at the same time, he secretly added a steel spire, achieving a height of 319 meters, 20 meters higher than the Eiffel Tower, the tallest building at the time. However, this status was short-lived, lasting only a few months until the Empire State Building was completed. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Van Allen, W." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ニューヨーク,マンハッタンの中心部に立つスカイスクレーパー(摩天楼)建築で,1930年にクライスラー社の自社ビルとして完成。当初計画案では同時に建設中のマンハッタン銀行本社ビルに0.61m及ばないと知った設計者のバン・アレンWilliam Van Allen(1883‐1954)は,極秘の内に鋼製の尖塔をのせて,当時最高のエッフェル塔をも20mしのぐ,319mの高さを達成した。しかし,その地位もエンパイア・ステート・ビルが完成するまでの数ヵ月間の短命に終わった。… ※「Van Allen,W.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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