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  2. Downtown Atlanta - Wikipedia

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    Downtown Atlanta is the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States.The largest of the city's three commercial districts (Midtown and Buckhead being the others), it is the location of many corporate and regional headquarters; city, county, state, and federal government facilities; Georgia State University; sporting venues; and most of Atlanta's tourist attractions.

  3. Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel - Wikipedia

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    The hotel was also notable for its Peachtree Ballroom, which was the largest in Atlanta when it opened, seating 3,500 people. [14] It has since been surpassed by the Georgia International Convention Center, which lays claim to having the largest ballroom in the state of Georgia. [15] Westin Peachtree, center, background, Atlanta skyline

  4. List of tallest buildings in Atlanta - Wikipedia

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    The Equitable Building, completed in 1892, is generally regarded as the first high-rise in the city. [3] Atlanta went through a major building boom from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, during which the city saw the completion of 13 of its 40 tallest buildings, including the Bank of America Plaza, Truist Plaza, One Atlantic Center, and 191 Peachtree Tower.

  5. Peachtree Center - Wikipedia

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    Peachtree Center is a district located in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Most of the structures that make up the district were designed by Atlanta architect John C. Portman Jr. A defining feature of the Peachtree Center is a network of enclosed pedestrian sky bridges suspended above the street-level, which have garnered criticism for discouraging ...

  6. Five Points, Atlanta - Wikipedia

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    The name refers to the convergence of Marietta Street, Edgewood Avenue, Decatur Street, and two legs of Peachtree Street (the south-southwestern leg was originally Whitehall Street, before a section of Whitehall was renamed as an extension of Peachtree Street to give businesses south of Five Points the prestige of a Peachtree Street address).

  7. Truist Plaza - Wikipedia

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    Truist Plaza is a 265.48 m (871.0 ft) 60 story skyscraper in downtown Atlanta. It was designed by John C. Portman Jr. of John Portman & Associates and built from 1989 to 1992. In the mid-1990s, Portman sold half of his interest in the building to SunTrust Banks , which then moved its headquarters to the building and prompted a name change from ...

  8. List of public art in Atlanta - Wikipedia

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    Dedicated by the bar association of Atlanta during the Atlanta murders of 1979–1981. [26] More images: Statue of Richard Russell Jr. Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol: 1975: Statue [13] More images: Statue of Samuel Spencer: 1200 Peachtree Street

  9. 200 Peachtree - Wikipedia

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    200 Peachtree is a mixed-use retail center in downtown Atlanta, Georgia designed by Philip T. Shutze and Starrett & van Vleck. Built in 1927 as the flagship department store for Davison's, the last department store in the building closed in 2003. The building later underwent an extensive renovation in the 2010s.