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The construction of the Skyline Plaza began in the early 1970s. The site was just south of Bailey's Crossroads in Northern Virginia, on the site of the former Washington-Virginia Airport. It sat on a prime piece of real estate that bordered both Seminary Road and Route 7. Skyline Center, location of Skyline Plaza, was going to be one of the ...
This list of tallest buildings in Virginia ranks skyscrapers over 250 feet (76 m) tall in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia by height. The tallest building in Virginia is the Westin Virginia Beach Town Center in Virginia Beach, which contains 38 floors and is 508 ft (155 m) tall. The antenna spire however accounts for 95 feet of the building ...
The Rosslyn skyline in 2024 The Rosslyn neighborhood in 2024, seen from across the Potomac River from the National Mall in Washington D.C.. This is a list of the tallest buildings in Arlington County, Virginia, ranked by height. [1]
Norfolk skyline. The history of high-rises in Norfolk, Virginia, began in the early 1900s with the construction of such structures as the 12-story Royster Building in 1912. [1] The skyline of Downtown Norfolk remained relatively low to mid-rise until the 1960s which brought the construction of the 23-story Bank of America Center in 1967.
On March 2, 1973, the 26-story Skyline Towers Building in Fairfax County, Virginia, collapsed as a result of wooden shoring being removed too soon from an upper-story floor during construction. Fourteen people were killed and 34 others were injured. The tower was a steel-reinforced concrete design.
Lattice tower: 1973 Skyline Towers collapse: Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia, US Building under construction 14 dead, 35 injured 1973: Broadway Central Hotel, Mercer Arts Center: New York, NY, US: Hotel and theaters: 4 dead, at least 12 injured 1973: Zeulenroda Artificial Lake bridge: Zeulenroda, Germany : Bridge (under construction) 4 dead 1974
The Tysons skyline viewed from the Silver Line in 2014. Tysons (also known by its former official name Tysons Corner), a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, contains at least 18 high-rise buildings that stand 200 feet (61 m) or taller. Capital One Tower is currently the tallest building ...
The skyline of Virginia Beach remained relatively low- to mid-rise until the 2000s, when the 23-story Armada Hoffler Tower was constructed in 2002. The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center, 38 stories tall, took the top spot from Armada Hoffler Tower when it was completed in 2008 at the newly revitalized Virginia Beach Town Center.