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Dallas, the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas, is the site of 42 completed high-rise buildings over 350 feet (107 m), 20 of which stand taller than 492 feet (150 m). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The tallest building in the city is the Bank of America Plaza , which rises 921 feet (281 m) in Downtown Dallas and was completed in 1985.
The Chrysler Building came in first place, with 90 respondents placing it on their ballots. [301] In 2007, the building ranked ninth among 150 buildings in the AIA's List of America's Favorite Architecture. [302] The Chrysler Building is widely heralded as an Art Deco icon.
Downtown Dallas had a major building boom during the 1970s and '80s when rising oil prices inspired many companies to build bigger. Ten of the city's tallest skyscrapers cropped up in the 1980s alone.
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A 31-floor building taken over by terrorists in the classic action film Die Hard (1988). The building is actually the 34-story Fox Plaza, 20th Century Fox's Los Angeles headquarters. Most of the interior shots (excluding the lobby and roof) were shot on the Fox lot, located nearby.
America's Favorite Architecture" is a list of buildings and other structures identified as the most popular works of architecture in the United States. In 2006 and 2007, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) sponsored research to identify the most popular works of architecture in the United States.