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Encyclopedia > Wells Fargo Bank Plaza
Wells Fargo Bank Plaza
Information
Location 1000 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas
Status Complete
Constructed 1983
Opening 1983
Roof 302 m (992 ft)
Floor count 71
Companies
Architect Richard Keating of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, also Lloyd Jones Brewer & Associates
A beautiful sky above The Wells Fargo Bank Plaza.

The Wells Fargo Bank Plaza, formerly the Allied Bank Plaza and First Interstate Bank Plaza, is located at 1000 Louisiana Street in downtown Houston, Texas (USA). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 612 KB) Description: The Wells Fargo Bank Plaza in Houston, Texas, USA. Taken from approximately 29°45′29. ... “Houston” redirects here. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... The architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP (SOM) was formed in Chicago in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings; in 1939 they were joined by John Merrill. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 800 pixel, file size: 111 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Took cool pic. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 800 pixel, file size: 111 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Took cool pic. ... An older Wells Fargo branch, located in Berkeley, California Wells Fargos corporate headquarters and main branch Wells Fargo & Co. ... For the Pakistan-based bank, see Allied Bank Limited. ... First Interstate Bank is a bank based in Billings, Montana in the United States. ... Skyline District of Downtown Downtown Houston is Houstons largest business district. ... “Houston” redirects here. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...


This building is the 12th Tallest Building in the United States, and the second tallest building in Texas and Houston, after Houston's JPMorgan Chase Tower. 1. ... The state of Texas is home to many of the tallest skyscrapers in the United States. ... The 75-story, 305 m (1000 ft) tall JPMorgan Chase Tower of Houston, Texas, formerly the Texas Commerce Tower, is the tallest building in Texas and one of the tallest structures in the world. ...


It was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Lloyd Jones Brewer and Associates and supposedly resembles an abstracted dollar sign in plan. The shape creates extreme wind stress, twisting the building violently in storms. In 1983 the building lost a large number of windows during Hurricane Alicia. The architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP (SOM) was formed in Chicago in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings; in 1939 they were joined by John Merrill. ... Hurricane Alicia was the only major hurricane of the 1983 Atlantic hurricane season. ...


From street level, the building is 71 stories tall, or 302 m (992 ft) tall. It extends four more stories below street level.[1]


See also

The state of Texas is home to many of the tallest skyscrapers in the United States. ... The United States is home to many of the worlds tallest skyscrapers. ...

References

  1. ^ Emporis - Wells Fargo Plaza, Houston. Retrieved 11 December 2006.

December 11 is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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