This month, as part of its “the 10 Best” series the Observer has attempted to chart the world’s top 10 tall buildings, and according to critics hasn’t done a particularly good job.
1: The Chrysler Building, New York
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It all starts wonderfully with the gorgeous Chrysler building in New York. The Chrysler building is a lot like a grand modernist Cathedral, with a pointy shiny steeple. The building’s top is nothing short of spectacular; stacked semi-circles with diamond-like triangles encrusted within. The semi-circles build down from the steeple to become an arched centrepiece to the top half of the building, separating the enthralling slender top and the functional but still elegant main building.
