The Atlanta Centre is an office
skyscraper
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in
San Juan, Metro Manila
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,
Philippines
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. It is also the highest building in the city with a total height of 179 metres from the ground to its architectural spire.
The building has 35 floors above ground, including a 10-level parking area. It has 6
Otis elevators, and is equipped with a centralized PABX/ LAN communication networks plus a Building Management System (BMS).
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Location
The Atlanta Centre is located along Annapolis Street, well inside the Greenhills area and the city's only skyline area. It is also just a stone throw away from the well-known Greenhills Shopping Center
Greenhills, formerly and still commonly known as the Greenhills Shopping Center, is a mixed-use shopping, residential, and leisure development located in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Established by Ortigas and Company as the centerpiece ...
.
Incidents
Atlanta Centre was known as the place where Nida Blanca
Dorothy Guinto Jones (January 6, 1936 – November 7, 2001), known professionally as Nida Blanca, was a Filipino actress. In a career spanning five decades, she is known for her dramatic and comedic roles in Cinema of the Philippines, film ...
, a well-known Filipino actress, was found dead on 7 November 2001. She was found inside a car in the building's parking area.[
At about 6:00 AM on 16 December 2008, a fire broke out on the 7th floor of the building. No one was reported injured since office workers have not yet arrived in the area. The building's curtain walls on the said level were destroyed by fire fighters for the trapped smoke to come out.][Abante Onlin]
''Atlanta Centre nasunog (Fire at Atlanta Centre) - December 17 2008''
See also
* San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John (disambiguation), Saint John, most commonly refers to:
* San Juan, Puerto Rico
* San Juan, Argentina
* San Juan, Metro Manila, a highly urbanized city in the Philippines
San Juan may also refer to:
Places Arge ...
References
External links
Atlanta Centre at Skyscraperpage.com
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{{Manila Skyscrapers
Skyscrapers in Metro Manila
Office buildings in Metro Manila
Buildings and structures in San Juan, Metro Manila
Office buildings completed in 1998
20th-century architecture in the Philippines