Art Deco architects often lavished their buildings with symbolic images. Perhaps the most famous example is New York's Chrysler Building, designed by William Van Alen. Briefly the world's tallest building, the skyscraper is adorned with eagle hood ornaments, hubcaps and abstract images of cars. Other Art Deco architects used stylized flowers, sunbursts, birds and machine gears.
Art Deco Architecture
By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide
Symbolic Designs: Art Deco Architecture
From the Tomb of King Tutankhamen
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Ancient Egyptian art told stories. Highly stylized icons had symbolic meanings. Notice the images embossed into this wall from the tomb of King Tutankhamen.
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