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 J.P. Morgan Chase Tower, Dallas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The J.P. Morgan Chase Tower in Dallas, Texas is the fourth tallest skyscraper in Dallas.
Standing at a structural height of 225 meters (738 feet), it is also the 12th tallest building in Texas.
See also: Fifty tallest buildings in the USA
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/J.P._Morgan_Chase_Tower,_Dallas   (194 words)

  
 Articles - Bank of America Plaza (Dallas)
Standing at a structural height of 281 meters (921 feet), it is also the third tallest building in Texas and the 18th tallest building in the United States.
The Bank of America Plaza is the tallest skyscraper in Dallas, Texas.
It was one of the first buildings in the United States to receive the Energy Star award for electrical efficiency.
www.poncier.com /articles/Bank_of_America_Plaza_(Dallas)   (194 words)

  
 List of the world's tallest structures - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Most of the tallest structures are television broadcasting masts, followed by a mix of the taller tower-type structure (like the CN Tower) and the taller high rise buildings (like the Sears Tower).
Scattered among these are other structures including oil platforms, electrical towers, bridge towers, etc. List is organized by absolute height since it includes many different classes of structures.
A minimum height limit of 300 m is used for practical purposes to keep the list to a reasonable length.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_the_world's_tallest_structures   (194 words)

  
 Bank One Center biography .ms
The Bank One Center in Dallas, Texas is the third tallest skyscraper in Dallas.
See also: Fifty tallest buildings in the USA
The building is located at 1717 Main Street in downtown Dallas, Texas.
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 Bank One Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(If one were to exclude antennas and spires, the Bank One Center is currently the second tallest building in Dallas.)
The Bank One Center in Dallas, Texas is the third tallest skyscraper in Dallas.
The building is located at 1717 Main Street in Downtown Dallas, Texas.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bank_One_Center   (136 words)

  
 Dallas Fort Worth Urban Forum - Historic Dallas Skyscrapers
FYI, a display in the pedestrian tunnels of Bank of America Plaza have these different building featured on a timeline showing chronologically which buildings were once the tallest in town.
When the Main Street high-rise was christened in 1907, The Dallas Morning News called it "the first skyscraper in the Southwest." At 15 floors, it was the tallest building in Texas-- so high that visitors paid a quarter just to go up to the top floor.
First National Bank stayed on top of the tall buildings market when it added the 54-story First International Building in 1974.
forum.dallasmetropolis.com /showthread.php?t=5230&goto=newpost   (1440 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: GILBERT, CASS
His work included such well-known New York buildings as the United States Customs House (1901-07), the Union Club (1902), and the Woolworth Building (1912), which at the time of its completion was the world's tallest building.
Gilbert also designed two buildings for the Austin campus, Sutton Hall (1918) and Battle Hall (1911), the latter widely recognized by architectural historians as one of the finest works of architecture in the state.
During their joint practice Gilbert and Taylor built numerous residences, churches, and municipal buildings, as well as the Minnesota State Capitol.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/GG/fgi41.html   (593 words)

  
 Flatiron Building
Our Flatiron Building was one of the first steel framed buildings in Fort Worth and was one of the tallest commercial buildings in North Texas in the early 1900's.
The man that Fort Worth is named after is buried on a small island of land at the intersection of Broadway and Fifth Avenue at the base of the Flatiron Building in New York City.
It was modeled after the Flatiron Building in New York (1902).
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 Flatiron Building - Architecture in Downtown Fort Worth
Our Flatiron Building was one of the first steel framed buildings in Fort Worth and was one of the tallest commercial buildings in North Texas in the early 1900's.
The building is owned by Dr. George Cravens and his wife and they are working on a $4 million restoration/renovation of the structure.
The man that Fort Worth is named after is buried on a small island of land at the intersection of Broadway and Fifth Avenue at the base of the Flatiron Building in New York City.
www.fortwortharchitecture.com /flatiron.htm   (228 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Downtown, Seattle, Washington Article
Downtown Seattle's Bank of America Tower is the tallest building west of the Mississippi River by number of stories, at 83, though there are taller buildings in Texas and California by height.
Others notable buildings are the Washington Mutual Tower, Two Union Square, Nordstrom's flagship store, and the new Seattle Central Library.
Belltown, the Denny Regrade, and the rest of Pioneer Square are sub-neighborhoods of Downtown.
www.ipedia.com /downtown__seattle__washington.html   (229 words)

  
 Downtown Seattle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Downtown Seattle's Bank of America Tower is the tallest building west of the Mississippi River by number of stories, at 83, though there are taller buildings in Texas and California by height.
Other notable buildings are the Washington Mutual Tower, Two Union Square, Nordstrom 's flagship store, Benaroya Hall, and the new Seattle Central Library.
It is fairly compact compared to other city centers on the West Coast because of its geographical situation: hemmed in on the north and east by hills, on the west by Elliott Bay, and on the south by reclaimed land that was once tidal flats.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Downtown,_Seattle,_Washington   (229 words)

  
 Downtown, Seattle, Washington Encyclopedia Article, Description, History and Biography @ FolkArtMuseum.com
Downtown Seattle's Columbia Center is the tallest building west of the Mississippi River by number of stories, at 76, though there are taller buildings in Texas and California by height.
Other notable buildings are the Washington Mutual Tower, Two Union Square, Nordstrom's flagship store, Benaroya Hall, and the new Seattle Central Library.
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www.folkartmuseum.com /encyclopedia/Downtown,_Seattle,_Washington   (350 words)

  
 Chase Texas Tower - Architecture in Downtown Fort Worth
The square footages for the buildings are 716, 533 for the Chase Texas Tower and 820,509 for the D.R. Horton Tower (Tower II).
The Chase Texas Tower is 33 stories (477 feet) and the Fort Worth's 5th tallest building.
The bases of both buildings are carved away creating covered areas beneath them.
www.fortwortharchitecture.com /chase.htm   (234 words)

  
 Downtown Seattle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Downtown Seattle's Columbia Center is the tallest building west of the Mississippi River by number of stories, at 76, though there are taller buildings in Texas and California by height.
Other notable buildings are the Washington Mutual Tower, Two Union Square, Nordstrom's flagship store, Benaroya Hall, and the new Seattle Central Library.
It is fairly compact compared to other city centers on the West Coast because of its geographical situation: hemmed in on the north and east by hills, on the west by Elliott Bay, and on the south by reclaimed land that was once tidal flats.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Downtown,_Seattle,_Washington   (283 words)

  
 Downtown, Seattle, Washington Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography
Downtown Seattle's Bank of America Tower is the tallest building west of the Mississippi River by number of stories, at 76, though there are taller buildings in Texas and California by height.
Other notable buildings are the Washington Mutual Tower, Two Union Square, Nordstrom's flagship store, Benaroya Hall, and the new Seattle Central Library.
It is fairly compact compared to other city centers on the West Coast because of its geographical situation: hemmed in on the north and east by hills, on the west by Elliott Bay, and on the south by reclaimed land that was once tidal flats.
www.folkartmuseum.com /encyclopedia/Downtown,_Seattle,_Washington   (376 words)

  
 J.P. Morgan Chase Tower, Dallas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The J.P. Morgan Chase Tower in Dallas, Texas is the fourth tallest skyscraper in Dallas.
See also: Fifty tallest buildings in the USA
Fountains and plants decorating the JP Morgan Chase Tower Skylobby.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/J.P._Morgan_Chase_Tower,_Dallas   (194 words)

  
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 Howard S. Wright Construction Co. - Bank of America Tower
Seattle, Washington &; When constructed, the Bank of America Tower (formerly Columbia Center) became the tallest building west of the Mississippi River and north of Houston, Texas, dominating the Seattle Skyline.
Standing at 76 stories, the concave/convex triangle structure is one of the tallest buildings in the United States.
The Bank of America Tower consists of three public arcades and retail levels totaling 118,000 square feet around the base of the 1.3 million square foot office building atop a six-level underground garage.
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 Flatiron Buildings Around the World
By today's standards the triangle-shaped, seven story Flatiron Building wouldn't rate as a skyscraper but when built in 1907 by Dr. Bacon Saunders it was the tallest building in North Texas.
Flatiron Buildings were built around the turn of the century to make use of the grid corners created by the street planning of that era.
The New York Flatiron Building was the inspiration to Fort Worth's Flatiron Building.
www.fortworthflatiron.com /flatiron.asp   (92 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: FLATIRON BUILDING
in 1907, was one of the earliest skyscrapers in the Southwest, and at the time of its construction was one of the tallest buildings in North Texas.
The building became a state historical landmark in 1969 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971; it is the only flatiron building in Texas and one of five on the National Register.
The building's composition, a two-story base and a five-story body capped by a large cornice with sixteen terra-cotta lions' heads, echoed Chicago architect Louis Sullivan's practice of dividing high-rise structures into a base, shaft, and crown.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/FF/ccf4.html   (321 words)

  
 List of buildings - Simple English Wikipedia
50 tallest buildings in the U.S. Tall buildings in London
Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C. Morgan Chase Tower, Houston, Texas, United States
List of notable Puerto Rican buildings and structures
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 Bank of America Plaza (Dallas) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bank of America Plaza is the tallest skyscraper in Dallas, Texas.
It was one of the first buildings in the United States to receive the Energy Star award for electrical efficiency.
The building was originally called the Main Center, and then NationsBank Plaza, before being renamed the Bank of America Plaza in 1998.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bank_of_America_Plaza_(Dallas)   (186 words)

  
 Architecture of Chase Tower - Houston, Texas, United States of America
It was the tallest building west of the Mississippi until the Library Tower was built in Los Angeles.
I Agree with susan motley,chase tower is plain but very tall and beutiful.Houston Is a big city so it needs tall,and big buildings like the chaxe tower.
This building is still occasionally referred to as the Texas Commerce Tower, even though it has been taken over by Chase.
www.glasssteelandstone.com /US/TX/HoustonChaseTower.html   (410 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Downtown, Seattle, Washington Article
Downtown Seattle's Bank of America Tower is the tallest building west of the Mississippi River by number of stories, at 83, though there are taller buildings in Texas and California by height.
It is bounded on the north by Denny Way, beyond which are Uptown, Seattle Center, and Cascade; on the east by Interstate 5, beyond which are Capitol Hill and First Hill; on the south by Yesler Way, beyond which is the International District and part of Pioneer Square; and on the west by Elliott Bay.
It is fairly compact compared to other city centers on the West Coast because of its geographical situation: hemmed in on the north and east by hills, on the west by Elliott Bay, and on the south by reclaimed land that was once tidal flats.
www.ipedia.com /downtown__seattle__washington.html   (229 words)

  
 Architecture of Chase Tower - Houston, Texas, United States of America
It was the tallest building west of the Mississippi until the Library Tower was built in Los Angeles.
Chase Bank actually has more than a dozen substantial buildings in Houston where it has moved many of its financial departments from New York.
This building is still occasionally referred to as the Texas Commerce Tower, even though it has been taken over by Chase.
www.glasssteelandstone.com /US/TX/HoustonChaseTower.html   (410 words)

  
 Architecture of Chase Tower - Houston, Texas, United States of America
Chase Bank actually has more than a dozen substantial buildings in Houston where it has moved many of its financial departments from New York.
It was the tallest building west of the Mississippi until the Library Tower was built in Los Angeles.
This building is still occasionally referred to as the Texas Commerce Tower, even though it has been taken over by Chase.
www.glasssteelandstone.com /US/TX/HoustonChaseTower.html   (410 words)

  
 ABC News: French Spiderman Climbs Paris Tower
Robert is known for climbing some of the world's tallest buildings with his bare hands and without a safety net.
Alain Robert was arrested in late November as he was about to climb a building in Houston, Texas, and charged with trespassing and possessing drugs.
Robert's next court appearance is scheduled on Jan. 4 in Houston but he says he will be in Mexico at the time, climbing.
abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=1427764   (290 words)

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