# What building is this? (Picture ID)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-building-is-this-picture-id/633382>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 1, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-building-is-this-picture-id/633382 "2012-09-01T17:24:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-building-is-this-picture-id/633382/1 "2012-09-01T17:24:14Z")

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[This picture](http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/6444/screenshot20120901at118.png) of an impressive building is offered as one of Google’s background images.

What building is this?

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**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-building-is-this-picture-id/633382/2 "2012-09-01T18:11:23Z")

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It’s the [Chrysler Building](http://aedesign.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/the-chrysler-building-new-york-new-york/chrysler-building-base/)

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-building-is-this-picture-id/633382/3 "2012-09-01T18:11:26Z")

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Never mind.