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U.S. Bank Tower (Los Angeles)

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U.S. Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is 310 meters (1018 feet) tall and has 73 floors. It was built in 1989 and is one of the tallest buildings in the United States. It is one of the tallest building in the United States that is west of the Mississippi River. It is also the second tallest building in Los Angeles and California, after the Wilshire Grand Center.

U.S. Bank Tower
Former namesLibrary Tower
First Interstate Bank World Center
General information
TypeCommercial offices
Location633 West Fifth Street
Los Angeles, California, USA
Coordinates34°03′04″N 118°15′15″W / 34.0510°N 118.2542°W / 34.0510; -118.2542Coordinates: 34°03′04″N 118°15′15″W / 34.0510°N 118.2542°W / 34.0510; -118.2542
Construction started1987[1]
Completed1989
CostUS$350 million
Height
Top floor294.9 m (968 ft)
Technical details
Floor count73
2 below ground
Floor area1,432,540 sq ft (133,087 m2)
Elevators24
Design and construction
OwnerOverseas Union Enterprise
ManagementHines Interests
Main contractorTurner Construction Company
ArchitectPei Cobb Freed & Partners
Ellerbe Becket
DeveloperMaguire Properties
Structural engineerCBM Engineers
James A. Knowles & Associates
References
[2][3][4][5][6]

At first it was named Library Tower, but in 1993 it became U.S. Bank Tower.

U.S. Bank Tower (Los Angeles) Media

  • Interior of the OUE Skyspace on the 71st floor of the U.S. Bank Tower looking northwest.

  • From The Maguire Gardens of the Los Angeles Public Library

  • US bank tower los angeles skyline below

  • Lit in purple and gold to root for the Los Angeles Lakers advancement into the 2009 NBA Finals

  • With the AT&T Switching Center to the left and CBRE Tower to the right

  • The U.S. Bank Tower is the third-tallest building west of the Mississippi River

  • From left to right: the Citibank Center, the U.S. Bank Tower, and the Gas Company Tower

  • The U.S. Bank Tower towering over Central Library in Downtown Los Angeles

  • former OUE Skyspace entrance

  • former OUE Skyspace outside terrace

Sources

  1. ↑ Myers, David W. (June 21, 1987). "L.A. Tower to Be Tallest on Coast : Ground Breaking Due Tuesday for 73-Story Downtown Building". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1987-06-21/realestate/re-8747_1_library-tower. 
  2. ↑ U.S. Bank Tower (Los Angeles) at CTBUH Skyscraper Database
  3. ↑ U.S. Bank Tower (Los Angeles) at Emporis
  4. ↑ U.S. Bank Tower (Los Angeles) at Glass Steel and Stone
  5. ↑ "U.S. Bank Tower". SkyscraperPage.
  6. ↑ U.S. Bank Tower at Structurae

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