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Encyclopedia > Oregon Convention Center
The Oregon Convention Center and its signature twin spires.
The Oregon Convention Center and its signature twin spires.

The Oregon Convention Center is a convention center in Portland, Oregon. It is located in the eastside of the Willamette River in the Lloyd District neighborhood. The Oregon Convention Center is best known for the twin spire towers which provide light into the building's interior. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Zimer Gunsul Franca. ImageMetadata File history File links OregonConventionCenter. ... ImageMetadata File history File links OregonConventionCenter. ... A convention center is a large, cavernous public building with enough open space to host public and private business and social events for the surrounding municipal and metropolitan areas. ... Portland, Oregon - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Willamette River (pronounced wil-LAM-met) is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 240 mi (386 km) long, in northwestern Oregon in the United States. ...


External links

  • Official website - includes a virtual tour

 

Notable Portland, Oregon Architecture
 Skyscrapers: Wells Fargo Center | U.S. Bancorp Tower | KOIN Center | PacWest Center | Fox Tower | Standard Insurance Center | Congress Center | Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse | ODS Tower | 1000 Broadway | Lloyd Center Tower 

 Other buildings: Meier & Frank Building | Benson Hotel | Commonwealth (Equitable) Building | Portland Public Service Building | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Oregon Convention Center | Union Station | Pittock Mansion 
Stadiums: Rose Garden Arena | Memorial Coliseum | PGE Park
Portland, Oregon - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... // Scope and intentions According to the very earliest surviving work on the subject, Vitruvius De Architectura, good buildings should have Beauty (Venustas), Firmness (Firmitas) and Utility (Utilitas); architecture can be said to be a balance and coordination among these three elements, with none overpowering the others. ... Taipei 101, considered the worlds tallest skyscraper. ... Wells Fargo Center The Wells Fargo Center (Originally known as First National Bank Tower, then First Interstate Bank Tower) is the tallest building in Portland, Oregon. ... The US Bankcorp Tower The US Bancorp Tower is the second tallest skyscraper in Portland, Oregon. ... KOIN Center is a multi-purpose skyscraper in Portland, Oregon. ... PacWest Center (Officially Key Bank Tower at PacWest Center) is a 30 story office building in Portland, Oregon. ... View of the Fox Towers curving east side. ... The Standard Insurance Center (Originally the Georgia-Pacific Building) is a 27 story office building in Portland, Oregon. ... Congress Center (Formerly the Orbanco Headquarters Building and Security Pacific Plaza)is an office building in Portland, Oregon. ... 1000 Broadway (Portland, Oregon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Location Lloyd Center Tower is located in the heart of the Lloyd District at 825 NE Multnomah Street in Portland. ... The Meier & Frank Building is the flagship store and former headquarters building for the Meier & Frank department store chain in Portland, Oregon. ... The Benson Hotel is a 375 room historic hotel building in downtown Portland, Oregon. ... The Commonwealth Building a 13-story commercial office tower in Portland, Oregon. ... The Portland Building is a fifteen-story office building in downtown Portland, Oregon designed by Michael Graves and opened in 1980. ... The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall is a historic theater building and performing arts center in Portland, Oregon. ... View of Portland from the northwest, with Union Stations clock tower visible on the right. ... The Pittock Mansion was home to Portland pioneers Henry and Georgiana Pittock from 1914 to 1919. ... The Olympia Stadium: start and finish lines visible, defining the length of one stadium (in this case 192. ... The Rose Garden is the main sports arena in Portland, Oregon, and is currently owned by Global Spectrum, a company which manages sports facilities (and also owns a few sports franchises). ... The Memorial Coliseum is an indoor arena, the oldest part of what is now known as the Rose Quarter area within Portland, Oregon. ... PGE Park (formerly Civic Stadium) is a baseball, soccer (football) and american football stadium located in Portland, Oregon. ...


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Portland, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (6533 words)
Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, and county seat of Multnomah County.
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, or OMSI, is located on the east bank of the Willamette River across from downtown Portland, and contains a variety of hands-on exhibits covering the physical sciences, life science, earth science, technology, astronomy, and early childhood education.
I-5 connects Portland with the Willamette Valley, Southern Oregon, and California to the south and with Washington to the north.
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