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Century City is a 176-acre (71.2 ha) neighborhood and business district in Los Angeles, California, United States.Located on the Westside to the south of Santa Monica Boulevard around 10 miles (16 km) west of downtown Los Angeles, Century City is one of the most prominent employment centers in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and its skyscrapers form a distinctive skyline on the city's westside.
The Century Plaza Towers are two 44-story, 571-foot (174 m) twin towers in the Century City neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. They are the tallest buildings in California outside Downtown Los Angeles and San Francisco. Commissioned by Alcoa, the towers were designed by Minoru Yamasaki and completed in 1975. [6]
Buildings and structures in Century City, Los Angeles — within Los Angeles, California Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Century City, Los Angeles" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
In 1904, Los Angeles imposed height restrictions throughout the city, prohibiting the construction of any building taller than 150 feet (46 m). An exception was made for Los Angeles City Hall, built from 1926 to 1928, which stands at 454 feet (138 m). This effectively limited the height of non-government buildings to 13 stories, and was ...
A reader asked why L.A.'s recognizable skyline — with skyscrapers such as the Wilshire Grand Center and U.S. Bank tower — developed roughly 15 miles from the Pacific. We have answers.
The Century is a 42-story, 146.5 m (481 ft) condominium skyscraper in Century City, California. Completed in late 2009, the building has 42 floors and rises to a height of 481 feet, making it the 41st-tallest building in Los Angeles. The 140 unit building was designed by the firm of the 2011 Driehaus Prize winner, Robert A.M. Stern Architects.
Los Angeles skyline viewed from Griffith Park's hiking trails. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) Griffith Park has reopened to the public, a little over a week after the Sunset fire broke out in the area.
2121 Avenue of the Stars, formerly known as Fox Plaza, is a 34-story, 493-foot (150 m) skyscraper in Century City, Los Angeles, California. [5] It is owned by the Orange County–based Irvine Company. [6]