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Encyclopedia > Flatiron Building (Atlanta)

Atlanta has a Flatiron Building, completed five years before New York's in 1897, located at 74 Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta. Officially known as the English-American Building, it was designed by Burnham's Chicago school contemporary Bradford Gilbert. The building has 11 stories, and the same unique and prominent flatiron shape as its New York counterpart. It is the city's second and oldest standing skyscraper, and is protected by the city as a historic building in the Fairlie-Poplar district of downtown. Atlantas Flatiron Building This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Atlantas Flatiron Building This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... New York, New York redirects here. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Chicago architecture is famous throughout the world and one style is referred to as the Chicago School. ... Taipei 101, the worlds tallest skyscraper by roof height on high rise. ... History is often used as a generic term for information about the past, such as in geologic history of the Earth. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of human societies. ... Building is either the act of creating an object assembled from more than one element, or the object itself; see also construction. ... --Duk 08:41, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC) Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...


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Atlanta skyscrapers
 Downtown: Westin Peachtree Plaza | Georgia-Pacific Tower | Georgia Power Building | Marriott Marquis | One Peachtree Center | BellSouth Building | Centennial Tower | Peachtree Summit | Rhodes-Haverty Building | Flatiron Building | SunTrust Plaza | 191 Peachtree Tower | Wachovia Bank of Georgia | Hyatt Regency Atlanta 

 Midtown: One Atlantic Center | 1100 Peachtree | Bank of America Plaza | Promenade II | GLG Grand | Coca-Cola | Campanile 
 Buckhead: Atlanta Financial Center | Concourse Landmark 
This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Taipei 101, the worlds tallest skyscraper by roof height on high rise. ... The Westin Peachtree Plaza is an impressive skyscraper 220 meters (722 feet) tall, and contains 73 stories of hotel rooms. ... Georgia_Pacific_Building The Georgia-Pacific Tower is a 212-meter (695-foot) tall skyscraper in downtown Atlanta. ... Marriott Marquis Hotel The Marriott Marquis is a 3-star Marriott hotel and the 11th tallest skyscraper in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The BellSouth Building is a 206_meter (676-foot), 47-story skyscraper in Midtown Atlanta. ... SunTrust Plaza The SunTrust plaza is a skyscraper in downtown Atlanta. ... 191 Peachtree Tower (more commonly called just Peachtree Tower) is the fourth tallest skyscraper in Atlanta. ... Located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, and built in 1966, the Wachovia Bank of Georgia building was constructed when the bank was known as First National Bank of Atlanta. ... The Midtown Atlanta Skyline in the Evening Midtown Atlanta is a district in Atlanta, Georgia situated between the commercial and financial district of downtown to the south and the affluent residential, shopping, and nightlife district of Buckhead to the north. ... One Atlantic Center, also known as the IBM Tower, is a skyscraper located in Midtown Atlanta. ... Eleven Hundred Preachtree Street is one of the most prominent buildings of Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. ... Bank of America Plaza The Bank of America Plaza is a skyscraper located in Midtown Atlanta. ... Promenade II is a 211-meter (692-foot) tall skyscraper in Midtown Atlanta. ... The GLG Grand building is a 186-meter (610-foot) tall skyscraper in Midtown Atlanta. ... The Coca-Cola Companys headquarters in Atlanta, GA. The Coca-Cola North Avenue Tower (1982). ... Buckhead is a community, composed of several neighborhoods, forming roughly the northern one-fifth of Atlanta, Georgia. ...


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