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21. BANK OF AMERICA PLAZA21. BANK OF AMERICA PLAZA(also known as Nations Bank Building, C & S Plaza)(also known as Nations Bank Building, C & S Plaza)Architect: Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and AssociatesArchitect: Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and AssociatesLocation

City: Atlanta Country: U.S.A.

Technical DataHeight: 312 m (1,023 ft)

Floors: 55

Construction: 1992

Building in General

Type of Construction: High-Rise Building

Style: Post Modern

Status: Completed


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-The Bank of America Plaza is thetallest building in the southernUnited States, and the tallest inany state capital.

-It was built in only 14 months, oneof the fastest constructionschedules for any 1,000 foot

building.

-Located on 3.7 acres on PeachtreeStreet, the tower faces its border streets at a 45-degree angle tomaximize the views to the northand south.

-Crowning the building is a stepped pyramid formed from an opensteel frame that tapers to a 90-foothigh spire. Four hundred and fivesquare feet of the spire is appliedwith 23-karat gold leaf.


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-The glass crown on top is brightly illuminated at night.

-The Bunker Hill Steps, a variation of Rome's Spanish Steps, wrap around

the west side of the base, leading up to Bunker Hill.-First building to be destroyed by alien invaders in the 1997 movie

"Independence Day".

-When completed, became the tallest building on the Pacific coast,surpassing Bank of America Tower in Seattle.

-Tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River.-The building was designed to withstand an earthquake of 8.3 on the

Richter Scale.

-The tower has 4 glass-crowned setbacks, at the 48th, 57th, 61st, and 69thfloor levels.

-This is the tallest building in the world located in a major seismic region.-The highest helipad in the world is on the roof.

-Until US Bancorp committed to a major lease with naming rights in March2003, the building was named Library Tower after the Los AngelesCentral Library across the street.


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23. MENARA TELECOM23. MENARA TELECOM(also known as Telekom Malaysia Headquarters)(also known as Telekom Malaysia Headquarters)Architect: Hijjas Kasturi AssociatesArchitect: Hijjas Kasturi AssociatesLocation: K uala Lumpur, Malaysia

Technical Data

Height: 310 m (1,017 ft) Floors: 55

Construction: 2001Building in General


Style: Post Modern Status: Completed

-The design was influenced by the bamboo shootwhich is considered as a Malaysian identity. It hasa professional performance theatre for an audienceof 2,500, exhibition halls and a recreation centrefor Telekom Malaysia staff. Landscaping occupiesthe rest of the site.


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24. EMIRATES HOTEL TOWER 24. EMIRATES HOTEL TOWER (also known as Emirates Tower 2)(also known as Emirates Tower 2)

Architect: Hazel W. S. Wong, Norr Group Consultants,Architect: Hazel W. S. Wong, Norr Group Consultants,Int., Ltd.Int., Ltd.Location

City: Dubai Country: United Arab Emirates


Floors: 56

Construction: 2000

Building in General


Style: Modern

Status: Completed


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-The Emirates Hotel wascompleted on April 15,2000.

-The hotel has 40 luxurysuites: exactly 10% of itsrooms.

-This is the second-tallestcompleted all-hotel

building in the world,surpassed only by theBurj Al Arab (also inDubai).


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25. AT&T CORPORATE CENTER 25. AT&T CORPORATE CENTER Architect: Skidmore, Owings and MerillArchitect: Skidmore, Owings and MerillLocation

City: Chicago

Country: U.S.A.


Floors: 60

Construction: 1989

Building in General


Style: Post Modern

Status: Completed


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-The lobby is one of the most lavish and sumptuous in Chicago, withstylized lighting fixtures and marble walls and floors in bold,

brightly colored patterns.

-The official height was increased to from 886 feet to 1,007 feetwhen the CTBUH began to include ornamental spires during theSears-Petronas height controversy.

-The lobby extends all the way through the block, connecting AT&Tto the USG Building with a full-height atrium in the link betweenthem.

-The elevator banks in the lobby are lit by flamboyant bands of neo-deco lighting extending from one wall to the other.

-At night the setbacks, finials, and spires are accented by softlycolored lights.

-This is the tallest building constructed in Chicago during the lastquarter of the 20th century.

-The building's mass narrows gradually with small setbacks at the15th, 30th and 45th floors. This form of telescoping evolved intothe pagoda-like form of the same architect's Jin Mao Tower in

Shanghai.

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