Chrysler Building by Helicopter
Completed in 1930, the Chrysler Building briefly held the title of world's tallest building before the Empire State Building overtook it less than a year later. Its Art Deco crown, a stainless steel spire built from stacked sunburst arches, remains one of the most distinctive silhouettes on the Manhattan skyline.
Seeing it by helicopter
Midtown flyover routes put the building's crown at roughly eye level rather than the usual look-up-from-the-street view, which is when the stacked arch pattern and the steel's shine actually stand out -- a detail that's genuinely hard to appreciate from ground level at any angle.
Helicopter tours that fly over Chrysler Building
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Good to know
- •The crown looks best in direct sunlight, when the stainless steel panels actually catch the light -- an overcast day flattens the effect.
- •The Chrysler Building has no public observation deck, so a flyby is one of the few ways to see it up close rather than just from the street below.
- •It sits in the same midtown cluster as the Empire State Building, so most routes show both within the same pass.
Can I go inside or up the Chrysler Building?
Not as a visitor -- unlike the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building has no public observation deck; it's a working office building. A helicopter flyby showing its crown from the outside is one of the only ways to get a close look at it.
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