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Pennzoil Place. Pennzoil Place is a set of two 36-story towers in Downtown Houston, United States. [2] designed by Philip Johnson / John Burgee Architects from a concept by Eli Attia, a staff architect with the firm. Completed in 1976, it is Houston's most award-winning skyscraper and is widely known for its innovative design. [3][4][5]
The lobby of JPMorgan Chase Tower has been designed to harmonize not only with the height of the structure but also with the portico of Jones Hall, home of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, and which occupies the city block immediately to the west. For that reason, a five-story glass wall supported by a stainless steel space frame spans the ...
90001471 [1] Added to NRHP. September 18, 1990. The Houston City Hall building is the headquarters of the City of Houston 's municipal government. Constructed during 1938 and 1939, the City Hall complex is located on Bagby Street on the western side of Downtown Houston. It is surrounded by the Houston Skyline District and is similar in design ...
Heritage Plaza is a postmodern skyscraper located in the Skyline District of downtown Houston, Texas.Standing at 762 feet (232 m), [1] the tower is the 5th-tallest building in Houston, the 8th-tallest in Texas, and the 60th-tallest in the United States.
First City Tower, located at 1001 Fannin, is a skyscraper in downtown Houston, Texas. The building rises 662 feet (202 m) in height. [ 3 ] Completed in 1981, it contains 49 floors.
Houston City Hall. The Houston City Hall building, constructed in 1938-1939, is an example of Works Progress Administration architecture. [96] The simply designed structure featured many construction details that have helped to make this building an architectural classic. The design on the lobby floor depicts the protective role of government.
The JPMorgan Chase Building, formerly the Gulf Building, is a 37-story 130 m (430 ft) Art Deco skyscraper in downtown Houston, Texas. Completed in 1929, it remained the tallest building in Houston until 1963, when the Exxon Building surpassed it in height. [ 5 ] The building is the Houston headquarters of JPMorgan Chase Bank, and was formerly ...
1600 Smith Street. / 29.75518; -95.37275. 1600 Smith Street (previously named Continental Center I and also known as Cullen Center Plaza [4]) is a 51- story, 732-foot (223 m) office tower in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. It served as the headquarters of Continental Airlines prior to its merger with United Airlines, [5] and at one ...