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Tallest Building In California
This list ranks skyscrapers/high rise buildings and structures in the US State of California by height. Buildings and structures in seven cities are included in this list; Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Long Beach, Sacramento, Burbank, California, Burbank and Oakland each have buildings taller than . The tallest building is the Wilshire Grand Center at . All of the buildings and structures taller than are in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The tallest building in San Diego rises exactly 500 feet due to restrictions imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the 1970s, because of the Downtown San Diego, downtown's proximity to San Diego International Airport. Buildings over 500 feet Buildings from 400 to 500 feet Timeline of tallest buildings in California See also *List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles *List of tallest buildings in San Francisco *List of tallest buildings in Sacramento *List of tallest buildings in Oakland *List of tallest buildi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an international border with the Mexico, Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With almost 40million residents across an area of , it is the List of states and territories of the United States by population, largest state by population and List of U.S. states and territories by area, third-largest by area. Prior to European colonization of the Americas, European colonization, California was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-Columbian North America. European exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization by the Spanish Empire. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821, following Mexican War of Independence, its successful war for independence, but Mexican Cession, was ceded to the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tallest Buildings In The World
This is a list of the tallest buildings. Tall buildings, such as skyscrapers, are intended here as enclosed structures with continuously occupiable floors and a height of at least . Such definition excludes non-building structures, such as towers. History Historically, the world's tallest man-made structure was the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, which held the position for over 3,800 years until the construction of Lincoln Cathedral in 1311. The Strasbourg Cathedral in France, completed in 1439, was the world's tallest building until 1874. The first building considered to be a skyscraper was the Home Insurance Building, built in Chicago in 1885. The United States would remain the location of the world's tallest building throughout the 20th century until 1998, when the Petronas Towers were completed. Since then, two other buildings have gained the title: Taipei 101 in 2004 and Burj Khalifa in 2009. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the Middle East, China, and Southe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallest Building In San Francisco
San Francisco, California, in the United States, has at least 482 high-rises, 58 of which are at least tall. The tallest building is Salesforce Tower, which rises and is the 17th-tallest building in the United States. The city's second-tallest building is the Transamerica Pyramid, which rises , and was previously the city's tallest for 45 years, from 1972 to 2017. The city's third-tallest building is 181 Fremont, rising to 802 ft (244 m). San Francisco has 27 skyscrapers that rise at least 492 feet (150 m). Six more skyscrapers of over 492 feet (150 m) are under construction, have been approved for construction, or have been proposed. Its skyline is currently ranked second in the Western United States (after Los Angeles) and sixth in the United States, after New York City, Chicago, Miami, Houston, and Los Angeles.Based on existing and under construction buildings over 150 meters tall. New York has 333 existing and under construction buildings at least ; Chicago has 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SF Transamerica Full CA
SF may refer to: Locations *San Francisco, California, United States *Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States *Sidi Fredj, Algeria *South Florida, an urban region in the United States * Suomi Finland, former vehicular country code for Finland In arts and entertainment Genres *Speculative fiction (usually ''sf'') **Science fiction or sci-fi (usually ''SF'') In film and television *Svensk Filmindustri, the Swedish film industry **SF Film Finland, a Finnish film distributor *SF Channel (Australia) *Schweizer Fernsehen, a German-language television network in Switzerland * Suomen Filmiteollisuus, a Finnish film production company In music *Sforzando (musical direction) or sf, a musical accent *''Subito forte'', a musical notation for dynamics (music) *Switchfoot, a band *Sasha Fierce, on-stage alter ego of American entertainer Beyoncé, and namesake of her album '' I Am... Sasha Fierce'' Other media * Saikoro Fiction, a Japanese role-playing game system *''Street Fighter'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transamerica Pyramid
The Transamerica Pyramid is a pyramid-shaped 48-story modernist skyscraper in San Francisco, California, United States, and the second tallest building in the San Francisco skyline. Located at 600 Montgomery Street between Clay and Washington Streets in the city's Financial District, it was the tallest building in San Francisco from its completion in 1972 until 2018 when the newly constructed Salesforce Tower surpassed its height. The building no longer houses the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation, which moved its U.S. headquarters to Baltimore, Maryland. The building is still associated with the company by being depicted on the company's logo. Designed by architect William Pereira and built by Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company, the building stands at . On completion in 1972 it was the eighth-tallest building in the world. It is also a popular tourist site. In 2020, the building was sold to NYC investor Michael Shvo, who in 2022 hired Norman Foster to red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aon Center LA
Aon or AON may refer to: Business and administration * Aon (company), a global professional services firm ** Aon Training Complex, the sponsored name of Trafford Training Centre ** Aon Center, the name of two buildings: *** Aon Center (Chicago) *** Aon Center (Los Angeles) * Precedence diagram method or activity on node, a type of diagram in: ** Program evaluation and review technique Entertainment * All or Nothing (sports docuseries), a brand of sports documentary series distributed on the Amazon Prime Video platform * Art of Noise, a British electronic music group * "Aon", a composition by jazz pianist Harold Mabern, 1968 * Aon, the fantasy universe setting of the role-playing game '' Lone Wolf'' series Other uses * Aon (mythology), son of Poseidon in Greek mythology * ''Aon'' (moth), a genus of moths in the family Erebidae * Aon (trigraph), a Latin trigraph * All or none (finance), a condition to fulfil an investor's order in its entirety or cancel it * Alton railwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aon Center (Los Angeles)
Aon Center is a 62- story, Modernist office skyscraper at 707 Wilshire Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles, California. Site excavation started in late 1970, and the tower was completed in 1973. Designed by Charles Luckman, the rectangular bronze-clad building with white trim is remarkably slender for a skyscraper in a seismically active area. It is the third tallest building in Los Angeles, the fourth tallest in California, and the 58th tallest in the United States. The logo of the Aon Corporation, its anchor tenant, is displayed at the top in red. History Aon Center was originally named the United California Bank Building from its completion in 1973 until 1981, when it became First Interstate Tower. During the 1984 Summer Olympics, the 1984 Olympics logo was displayed on the north and south sides of the building's crown, as First Interstate Bank was a major sponsor of the games. It was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River when built, until 1982 when it was su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Wilson Aerial, LA
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, Cornwall, England People * Mount (surname) * William L. Mounts (1862–1929), American lawyer and politician Computing and software * Mount (computing), the process of making a file system accessible * Mount (Unix), the utility in Unix-like operating systems which mounts file systems Books * ''Mount!'', a 2016 novel by Jilly Cooper Displays and equipment * Mount, a fixed point for attaching equipment, such as a hardpoint on an airframe * Mounting board, in picture framing * Mount, a hanging scroll for mounting paintings * Mount, to display an item on a heavy backing such as foamcore, e.g.: ** To pin a biological specimen, on a heavy backing in a stretched stable position for ease of dissection or display ** To prepare dead ani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Wilson (California)
Mount Wilson is at the peak of the San Gabriel Mountains, located within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, California. With only minor topographical prominence the peak is not naturally noticeable from a distance, although it is easily identifiable due to the large antenna farm, number of antennas near its summit. It is a subsidiary peak of nearby San Gabriel Peak. Quartz diorite is the dominant bedrock. It is the location of the Mount Wilson Observatory, which is an important astronomical facility in Southern California with historic and aperture telescopes, and and tall Solar tower (astronomy), solar towers. The newer CHARA array, CHARA Array, run by Georgia State University, is also sited there and does important interferometric stellar research. The summit is at . While not the tallest peak in its vicinity, it is high enough in elevation that snow can sometimes interrupt astronomical activities. All of the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutro Tower From Grandview
Sutro is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * (1784–1869), German rabbi in Gelsenkirchen#Jewish_history, Gelsenkirchen * Adolph Sutro (1830–1898), Mayor of San Francisco * Florence Sutro (1865–1906), musician and painter, sister-in-law of Adolph and Otto Sutro * Otto Sutro (1833–1896), Adolph's brother, a musician of Baltimore * Alfred Sutro (1863–1933), British playwright * Rose and Ottilie Sutro (1870–1957 and 1872–1970), daughters of Otto, one of the first piano duo teams * John Sutro (1903–1985), British film producer * John Sutro (American football) (born 1940) See also * Sutro, Nevada * Sutro Tunnel in Nevada * Sutro District in San Francisco, containing: ** Sutro Baths ** Sutro Heights Park * Mount Sutro in San Francisco ** Sutro Tower on Mount Sutro * Sutro Library, San Francisco branch of the California State Library * Glen_Canyon_Park#Sutro.27s_Gum_Tree_Ranch, Sutro's gum tree ranch in San Francisco's Glen Canyon Park {{DEFAULTSORT:S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutro Tower
Sutro Tower is a unique three-legged tall TV and radio lattice tower located on the West Side (San Francisco), West Side of San Francisco, California. Rising from a hill between Twin Peaks (San Francisco), Twin Peaks and Mount Sutro near Clarendon Heights, it is a prominent feature of the city skyline and a landmark for city residents and visitors. The tower was the tallest structure in San Francisco from the time of its completion in 1973 until it was surpassed by the Salesforce Tower in 2018. The tower is named after Mount Sutro. Adolph Gilbert Sutro, grandson of former mayor Adolph Sutro, built a mansion, ''La Avanzada'', on the family property in the highest peaks of San Francisco. In 1948, the mansion and property were sold to the American Broadcasting Company, where it became the original home of their San Francisco operation as KGO-TV, KGO Television. KGO then formed a consortium with KTVU, KRON-TV, KRON, and KPIX-TV, KPIX, the three other major San Francisco television b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei 101
The Taipei 101 (; stylized in all caps), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a 508 m (1,667 ft), 101-story skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. It is owned by Taipei Financial Center Corporation. It was Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, officially classified as the List of tallest buildings, world's tallest building from its opening on 31 December 2004, until it was dethroned by the Burj Khalifa. Upon completion, it became the world's first skyscraper to exceed half a kilometer. It is the List of tallest buildings in Taiwan, tallest building in Taiwan and the eleventh tallest building in the world. The building's high-speed elevators were manufactured by Toshiba of Japan and held the record for the fastest in the world at the time of completion, transporting passengers from the 5th to the 89th floor in 37 seconds (attaining ). In 2011, Taipei 101 was awarded a Platinum certificate rating under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED cert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
