Here is a timeline style infographic that celebrates 100 years of stainless steel in style. It reveals how stainless steel has been used in well known structures and buildings around the world.

100 Years of Iconic Stainless Steel Structures

1908–1913

European and American Metallurgists create the first ‘stainless steels’.

1925

Stainless steel replaces the iron chain to support the dome at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London.

1929

The top 88 meters of the iconic Chrysler Building is clad in stainless steel.

The Savoy Hotel in London erects a stainless steel sign over Savoy Court.

1931

Stainless steel is used in the entrance canopies and the exterior of the Empire State Building.

1942

220 tons of stainless steel bar reinforces the Progresso Pier in Yukatan, Mexico.

1957

Stainless steel wall panels create the exterior of the Inland Steel Building, Chicago, USA.

1965

The St. Louis Arch Monument in Missouri, USA uses 886 tons of stainless steel plate.

1971

The first North Sea Oil Rig utilizes stainless steel extensively for structural stability.

1982

A stainless steel roof protects The Thames Flood Barrier in London, UK.

1989

La Pyramide Du Louvre in Paris employs a stainless steel frame supporting 673 glass panels.

1995

3000m² of stainless steel covers the two chambers of the European Court of Human Rights..

1996

The Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia contain 83,500m² of stainless steel extrusions.

2003

The Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA, California is almost entirely covered in stainless steel.

2004

Chicago’s iconic Cloud Gate sculpture is made of welded stainless steel plates.

2006

The frame of Apple’s New York City flagship store is comprised of high-strength duplex steel.

2011

The Azerbaijan Flame Fountain has robust stainless steel frame.

2013

The Stainless Steel Centenary Anniversary!