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English: An image of the Atlanta, Georgia Skyline taken at dawn with long exposure to create light trails of the morning traffic. Taken from the Jackson Street Bridge that passes over the John Lewis Freedom Parkway.
The Equitable Building, completed in 1892, is generally regarded as the first high-rise in the city. [3] Atlanta went through a major building boom from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, during which the city saw the completion of 13 of its 40 tallest buildings, including the Bank of America Plaza, Truist Plaza, One Atlantic Center, and 191 Peachtree Tower.
Downtown Atlanta is the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States.The largest of the city's three commercial districts (Midtown and Buckhead being the others), it is the location of many corporate and regional headquarters; city, county, state, and federal government facilities; Georgia State University; sporting venues; and most of Atlanta's tourist attractions.
In 1864, the Union Army moved southward following the capture of Chattanooga and began its invasion of north Georgia. The region surrounding Atlanta was the location of several major army battles, culminating with the Battle of Atlanta and a four-month-long siege of the city by the Union Army under the command of General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Bank of America Plaza (colloquially called the pencil building [6]) is a supertall skyscraper between Midtown Atlanta and Downtown Atlanta.At 311.8 m (1,023 ft), as of February 2024 the tower is the 23rd tallest building in the United States, [7] the tallest building in the Southeastern region of the United States, [8] and the tallest building in any U.S. state capital, overtaking the 250 m ...
The hotel was also notable for its Peachtree Ballroom, which was the largest in Atlanta when it opened, seating 3,500 people. [14] It has since been surpassed by the Georgia International Convention Center, which lays claim to having the largest ballroom in the state of Georgia. [15] Westin Peachtree, center, background, Atlanta skyline
It is the third-tallest in Atlanta, reaching a height of 820 feet (250 m) with 50 stories of office space with a total building area of 1,187,676 sq.ft. [5] When the slender concrete core was completed in October 1986, it was the tallest slipformed skyscraper in the country. [6]
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