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| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 1966-1968 |
| Use | office |
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| Roof | 453 ft. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (138 m) |
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| Floor count | 35 |
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| Architect | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill |
The Equitable Building is a 35-story, 453 foot (138 m) tall office building in Atlanta, Georgia, located at 100 Peachtree Street in the Fairlie-Poplar neighborhood in Downtown Atlanta. Skidmore Owings and Merrill LLP (SOM is a Chicago -based Architectural and Engineering firm that was formed in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Peachtree Street is the main north-south Street of Atlanta Georgia. The Fairlie-Poplar Historic District is part of the central business district in central Atlanta. Downtown Atlanta is the first and largest of the three financial districts in the city of Atlanta. A typical example of an International Style skyscraper, the building was designed by the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and completed in 1968. Skidmore Owings and Merrill LLP (SOM is a Chicago -based Architectural and Engineering firm that was formed in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The building was owned by Equitable Life Assurance Society from 1968 to 1997, when it was sold to Chicago-based LaSalle Advisors for almost $36 million. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (formerly The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States) was founded by Henry Baldwin Hyde in 1859 Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
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2008 Tornado
On March 14, 2008, the Equitable Building sustained minor damage, mainly shattered windows, when a tornado tore through downtown Atlanta. It was the first tornado to hit the downtown area since weather record keeping began in the 1880s. [1][2]
- See article: 2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak. The 2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak was a Tornado outbreak that affected the Southeastern United States on March 14 - 15.
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References
- ^ Tornado Kills, 2 Pummels Downtown by Tim Eberly and Paul Shea for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, March 15, 2008. ImageAtlanta Skyline from Buckheadjpg|thumb|right|400px|Skyline of Atlanta at night (Use cursor to identify buildings poly 1085 477 1085 545 1092 569 1164 721 1169 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily Newspaper in Atlanta Georgia, USA and its suburbs. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Retrieved March 15, 2008. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ Atlanta Tornado: The Aftermath: Landmarks Take a Hit by Rhonda Cook et. al. for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, March 16, 2008. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily Newspaper in Atlanta Georgia, USA and its suburbs. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Retrieved March 16, 2008. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
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