Virtual Globetrotting: Office

Virtual Globetrotting: Office http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2009 admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:36:10 -0700 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Studebaker Dealership (former)]]>

Studebaker Dealership (former)
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-08-02 12:36:10]]>

Studebaker Dealership (former)
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-08-02 12:36:10]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/studebaker-dealership-former/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/studebaker-dealership-former/ Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:36:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/studebaker-dealership-former/ 46.87176600 -113.99654400 <![CDATA[Packard Dealership (former)]]>

Packard Dealership (former)
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-08-02 12:33:55]]>

Packard Dealership (former)
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-08-02 12:33:55]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/packard-dealership-former/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/packard-dealership-former/ Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:33:55 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/packard-dealership-former/ 29.44350300 -98.49623000 <![CDATA[Chicago Sun-Times Building]]>

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Chicago Sun-Times Building
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By: boothy443
@ 2009-01-28 17:40:54
ex Apparel Mart]]>

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Chicago Sun-Times Building
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By: boothy443
@ 2009-01-28 17:40:54
ex Apparel Mart]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chicago-sun-times-building/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chicago-sun-times-building/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:40:54 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chicago-sun-times-building/ 41.88830400 -87.63796100 <![CDATA[Hard Rock Cafe International Headquarters]]>

Hard Rock Cafe International Headquarters

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Hard Rock Cafe International Headquarters
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By: jdubble07
@ 2009-01-27 12:57:00
This is Hard Rock Cafe's International Headquarters which is located in Orlando, Florida.]]>

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Hard Rock Cafe International Headquarters
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By: jdubble07
@ 2009-01-27 12:57:00
This is Hard Rock Cafe's International Headquarters which is located in Orlando, Florida.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hard-rock-cafe-international-headquarters/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hard-rock-cafe-international-headquarters/ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:57:00 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hard-rock-cafe-international-headquarters/ 28.51195700 -81.46446600 <![CDATA[Jacob House]]>

Jacob House
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By: kkeps
@ 2008-12-18 11:18:07
Also known as the Nasser House. Now home to the River Parish Community College office building. Was moved to present location to avoid being demolished.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jacob-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jacob-house/ Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:18:07 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jacob-house/ 30.17526600 -90.87390700 <![CDATA[Office building shaped like a picnic basket]]>

Office building shaped like a picnic basket
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-12-09 19:24:37]]>

Office building shaped like a picnic basket
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-12-09 19:24:37]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/office-building-shaped-like-a-picnic-basket/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/office-building-shaped-like-a-picnic-basket/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:24:37 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/office-building-shaped-like-a-picnic-basket/ 40.06381900 -82.34651000 <![CDATA[Federal Way Center]]>

Federal Way Center
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By: romulusnr
@ 2008-11-21 08:53:49
Largest office building in Federal Way. Used to be the Freeinternet.com building.]]>

Federal Way Center
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By: romulusnr
@ 2008-11-21 08:53:49
Largest office building in Federal Way. Used to be the Freeinternet.com building.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-way-center/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-way-center/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:53:49 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federal-way-center/ 47.31842500 -122.30016900 <![CDATA[Aussie]]>

Aussie
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By: Tyco
@ 2008-09-24 12:04:58]]>

Aussie
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By: Tyco
@ 2008-09-24 12:04:58]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/aussie-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/aussie-1/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:04:58 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/aussie-1/ -28.00964800 153.41229700 <![CDATA[Microsoft]]>

Microsoft
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By: microscopicxp
@ 2008-09-17 18:10:02]]>

Microsoft
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By: microscopicxp
@ 2008-09-17 18:10:02]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/microsoft/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/microsoft/ Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:10:02 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/microsoft/ -33.79314700 151.13421700 <![CDATA[BOK Tower]]>

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BOK Tower
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-12 22:00:13
BOK Tower, formerly One Williams Center, is a skyscraper in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. At 203 m (667 ft) in height, the 52-story tower is the tallest building in any of the five "Plains States": Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, as well as the surrounding states of Missouri, Arkansas and New Mexico. It was built in 1975 and designed by Minoru Yamasaki & Associates, the same architect who designed the World Trade Center in New York. This structure is very similar to the WTC towers in appearance and construction. BOK Tower's lobby has marble walls and wall hangings which have a noted similarity to the decor in the former WTC.

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LeVeque Tower
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-12 19:51:39
LeVeque Tower Located at 50 West Broad Street, it was the tallest building in Columbus from 1927 until 1974 when the State Office Tower was completed. The LeVeque Tower is 555 feet and 6 inches tall, which at the time of its completion made it the tallest building between New York City and Chicago and the 5th tallest building in the world. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/leveque-tower/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/leveque-tower/ Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:51:39 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/leveque-tower/ 39.96254500 -83.00118900 <![CDATA[World Trade Center (WTC) Barcelona]]>

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World Trade Center (WTC) Barcelona
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-02-27 18:08:41
The World Trade Center (WTC) in Barcelona stands on the end of a massive pier jutting out into the Port Vell (Old Port). The cable car from near to Barcelona Beach up to the Muntanya de Montjuic passes overhead. It's only real interest is the architecture, the buildings that form the complex are built around a central courtyard and each rises up and out from the base. The WTC has become the most active conference and business center in Barcelona.
The World Trade Center was designed by architects Pei, Cobb, Fred & Partners, also designed the famous 'glass pyramid' at the Louvre Museum in Paris. It contains 8 story buildings with offices and conference suites and a hotel, the Eurostars Grand Marina Hotel, with 273 rooms.

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David and Lucile Packard Foundation
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By: neotrix
@ 2008-01-27 07:26:14
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a private foundation that provides grants to not-for-profit organizations. It was created in 1964 by David Packard (co-founder of HP) and his wife Lucile Salter Packard.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/david-and-lucile-packard-foundation/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/david-and-lucile-packard-foundation/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:26:14 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/david-and-lucile-packard-foundation/ 37.37665400 -122.11574900 <![CDATA[Lilly Endowment]]>

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Lilly Endowment
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By: neotrix
@ 2008-01-27 07:23:18
Lilly Endowment Inc.is one of the world's largest private philanthropic foundations and is among the ten largest such endowments in the United States. The endowment was founded in 1937 by J. K. Lilly Sr. and his sons Eli and J. K. Jr., with gifts of stock in the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lilly-endowment/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lilly-endowment/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:23:18 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lilly-endowment/ 39.80671800 -86.15585000 <![CDATA[William and Flora Hewlett Foundation]]>

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William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
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By: neotrix
@ 2008-01-27 07:20:04
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is a philanthropic foundation that has been making grants since 1966 to address current social and environmental issues. The Hewlett Foundation is the sixth largest philanthropic foundation in the U.S., and it has over $8 billion in total assets. The foundation gives away over $200 million each year. William Hewlett, who started the foundation with his wife Flora and son Walter, co-founded the technology company Hewlett-Packard.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/william-and-flora-hewlett-foundation/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/william-and-flora-hewlett-foundation/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:20:04 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/william-and-flora-hewlett-foundation/ 37.42403600 -122.19335000 <![CDATA[Robert Wood Johnson Foundation]]>

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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By: neotrix
@ 2008-01-27 07:16:35
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is one of the world's biggest philanthropic organizations and the fifth largest in the United States. The foundation is based in Princeton, New Jersey, U.S., and focuses on improving the health and health care of all Americans
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/robert-wood-johnson-foundation/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/robert-wood-johnson-foundation/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:16:35 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/robert-wood-johnson-foundation/ 40.35357300 -74.60671100 <![CDATA[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (New Headquarters Site)]]>

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (New Headquarters Site)

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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (New Headquarters Site)
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By: neotrix
@ 2008-01-27 07:09:16
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plans to build a new headquarters on this parking lot in downtown Seattle.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF) is the largest transparently operated charitable foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2000.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-new-headquarters-site/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-new-headquarters-site/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:09:16 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-new-headquarters-site/ 47.62383300 -122.34639200 <![CDATA[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]]>

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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By: neotrix
@ 2008-01-27 07:06:03
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF) is the largest transparently operated charitable foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2000.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bill-melinda-gates-foundation/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bill-melinda-gates-foundation/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:06:03 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bill-melinda-gates-foundation/ 47.63336300 -122.32711900 <![CDATA[Al jazeera TV HQ Doha, TV Studios]]>

Al jazeera TV HQ Doha, TV Studios
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By: Fugger
@ 2007-12-27 06:07:31]]>

Al jazeera TV HQ Doha, TV Studios
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By: Fugger
@ 2007-12-27 06:07:31]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/al-jazeera-tv-hq-doha-tv-studios/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/al-jazeera-tv-hq-doha-tv-studios/ Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:07:31 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/al-jazeera-tv-hq-doha-tv-studios/ 25.31482700 51.49960400 <![CDATA[Trump Tower]]>

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Trump Tower
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By: neotrix
@ 2007-10-03 05:44:38
Trump Tower is a 58-story skyscraper in New York City located at 725 Fifth Avenue (Manhattan), at the corner of 56th Street. The mixed-use tower was developed by Donald Trump and the Equitable Life Assurance Company. Designed by Der Scutt of Swanke, Hayden Connell, it was completed in 1983.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/trump-tower/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/trump-tower/ Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:44:38 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/trump-tower/ 40.76115600 -73.97138400 <![CDATA[Trump World Tower]]>

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Trump World Tower
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By: neotrix
@ 2007-10-03 05:32:39
The Trump World Tower was built between 1999 and 2001 and cost more than 300 M $ . Many celebrities like Derek Jeter (on the 89th floor), Jay-Z, Bill Gates, Hideki Matsui, Sophia Loren and Harrison Ford are residents of one of New Yorks highest buildings.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/trump-world-tower/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/trump-world-tower/ Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:32:39 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/trump-world-tower/ 40.75199900 -73.96505700 <![CDATA[Seattle World Trade Center]]>

Seattle World Trade Center
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By: romulusnr
@ 2007-09-26 13:27:30]]>

Seattle World Trade Center
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By: romulusnr
@ 2007-09-26 13:27:30]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/seattle-world-trade-center/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/seattle-world-trade-center/ Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:27:30 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/seattle-world-trade-center/ 47.61141400 -122.34771200 <![CDATA[NAACP headquaters]]>

NAACP headquaters
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-06-11 20:20:47]]>

NAACP headquaters
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-06-11 20:20:47]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/naacp-headquaters/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/naacp-headquaters/ Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:20:47 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/naacp-headquaters/ 39.34379000 -76.70847400 <![CDATA[Demolition of vacant office building]]>

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Demolition of vacant office building
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-05-29 13:19:22
Excerpt from the Las Vegas Sun:
"Las Vegas' 'most dangerous building' headed for demolition
By Dan Kulin
Once, the building was filled with doctors' and dentists' offices.

Today, though, Alpine Court is a haven for the homeless, one in which nearly every inch is covered by broken glass, trash, dozens of shopping carts and the occasional mattress.

Few doors remain. Graffiti covers the walls and many windows are boarded up with plywood. "Enter at your own risk" warnings are scribbled on the walls, and "go back sleeping" is scrawled on the steps of a concrete staircase.

At 4820 Alpine Place, the two-story complex is a stone's throw from the busy intersection of Decatur and Charleston boulevards, and a short walk from Arizona Charlie's. On two sides, the complex brushes against a nice apartment complex, where residents pay up to $1,100 a month for three bedrooms."]]>

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Helipad Atop a Boeing Office Building
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-05-19 22:17:42]]>

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Helipad Atop a Boeing Office Building
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-05-19 22:17:42]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/helipad-atop-a-boeing-office-building/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/helipad-atop-a-boeing-office-building/ Sat, 19 May 2007 22:17:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/helipad-atop-a-boeing-office-building/ 47.93199100 -122.26326300 <![CDATA[Three Graces, The]]>

Three Graces, The
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-03-24 20:39:28
The Three Graces of the world famous Liverpool Waterfront (from north to south): the Royal Liver Building (1908-11) by Walter Aubrey Thomas, the Cunard Building (1914-16) by Willinck & Thicknesse with Arthur J. Davis and the former offices of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board (1903-07) by Briggs & Wolstenholme with Hobbs & Thornely.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-graces-the/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-graces-the/ Sat, 24 Mar 2007 20:39:28 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-graces-the/ 53.40491400 -2.99567900 <![CDATA[Yenidze Building]]>

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Yenidze Building
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-03-15 11:09:44
Unique architecture. Once was a tobacco company. Now an offices building and shopping center.]]>

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Yenidze Building
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-03-15 11:09:44
Unique architecture. Once was a tobacco company. Now an offices building and shopping center.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yenidze-building/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yenidze-building/ Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:09:44 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yenidze-building/ 51.05891600 13.72639100 <![CDATA[Large glass office building]]>

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Large glass office building
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By: sdfrontier4x4
@ 2007-03-12 10:57:20]]>

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Large glass office building
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By: sdfrontier4x4
@ 2007-03-12 10:57:20]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/large-glass-office-building/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/large-glass-office-building/ Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:57:20 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/large-glass-office-building/ 26.01056000 -80.18316200 <![CDATA[Dr. 90210 Office]]>

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Dr. 90210 Office
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By: mlc1us
@ 2006-12-04 16:00:05
Dr. Rpbert Rey's office is in this building.]]>

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Dr. 90210 Office
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By: mlc1us
@ 2006-12-04 16:00:05
Dr. Rpbert Rey's office is in this building.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dr-90210-office/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dr-90210-office/ Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:00:05 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dr-90210-office/ 34.06862300 -118.40548700 <![CDATA[Oval skylight]]>

Oval skylight
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-12-03 17:21:31]]>

Oval skylight
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-12-03 17:21:31]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/oval-skylight/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/oval-skylight/ Sun, 03 Dec 2006 17:21:31 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/oval-skylight/ 51.24902100 6.77439100 <![CDATA[Giant Bulldozer Office]]>

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Giant Bulldozer Office
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-09-20 00:07:55
A giant built bulldozer sits alongside freeway 99 in Turlock, California and is a businesses office for United Equipment Company.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/giant-bulldozer-office/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/giant-bulldozer-office/ Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:07:55 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/giant-bulldozer-office/ 37.47606800 -120.85683200 <![CDATA[Atlantic Bank Building, 1866]]>

Atlantic Bank Building, 1866
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By: Liti
@ 2006-09-16 18:22:58
Located at 75 Weybosset Street, this Elizabethan brick and masonry building originally housed the Atlantic Bank. Today there is an optical shop on the first floor. This is one of several small architectural gems that can be found in Providence, Rhode Island.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/atlantic-bank-building-1866/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/atlantic-bank-building-1866/ Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:22:58 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/atlantic-bank-building-1866/ 41.82364500 -71.41039300 <![CDATA[Emirates Office Tower Dubai]]>

Emirates Office Tower Dubai
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By: mikeb9991
@ 2006-07-15 15:17:08
The tower has a total structural height of 354.6 m (1,163 ft) and roof height of 311 m (1,020 ft) making it the 12th tallest currently-standing fully-habitable building in the world]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/emirates-office-tower-dubai/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/emirates-office-tower-dubai/ Sat, 15 Jul 2006 15:17:08 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/emirates-office-tower-dubai/ 25.21750200 55.28236600 <![CDATA[Al Faisaliyah Center]]>

Al Faisaliyah Center
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By: mikeb9991
@ 2006-07-15 12:59:03
The Al Faisaliyah Center was the first skyscraper constructed in Saudi Arabia, and the second tallest building in the country after the Kingdom Center. The golden ball that lies atop the tower is said to be inspired by a ballpoint pen. Inside the ball is a restaurant; at ground level, a shopping center with major world brands.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/al-faisaliyah-center/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/al-faisaliyah-center/ Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:59:03 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/al-faisaliyah-center/ 24.69042300 46.68526400 <![CDATA[Kingdom Centre]]>

Kingdom Centre
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By: mikeb9991
@ 2006-07-15 12:51:13
Kingdom Centre, in Riyadh, is the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia. ]]>

Kingdom Centre
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By: mikeb9991
@ 2006-07-15 12:51:13
Kingdom Centre, in Riyadh, is the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kingdom-centre/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kingdom-centre/ Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:51:13 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kingdom-centre/ 24.71151600 46.67464300 <![CDATA['Gemini G.E.L. Studio' by Frank Gehry]]>

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'Gemini G.E.L. Studio' by Frank Gehry
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-05-20 16:38:33]]>

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'Gemini G.E.L. Studio' by Frank Gehry
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-05-20 16:38:33]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gemini-g-e-l-studio-by-frank-gehry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gemini-g-e-l-studio-by-frank-gehry/ Sat, 20 May 2006 16:38:33 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gemini-g-e-l-studio-by-frank-gehry/ 34.08380000 -118.37232400 <![CDATA['Danziger Studio' by Frank Gehry]]>

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'Danziger Studio' by Frank Gehry
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-05-20 16:29:58]]>

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'Danziger Studio' by Frank Gehry
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-05-20 16:29:58]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/danziger-studio-by-frank-gehry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/danziger-studio-by-frank-gehry/ Sat, 20 May 2006 16:29:58 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/danziger-studio-by-frank-gehry/ 34.08358600 -118.34292800 <![CDATA[Former Xerox Sales HQ]]>

Former Xerox Sales HQ
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By: jbottero
@ 2006-05-10 22:35:34
This is the former Xerox sales HQ and was used for the exteriors of the evil medical facility in the movie "Coma".]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/former-xerox-sales-hq/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/former-xerox-sales-hq/ Wed, 10 May 2006 22:35:34 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/former-xerox-sales-hq/ 42.42667200 -71.25154100 <![CDATA[Giełda Papierów Wartościowych]]>

Giełda Papierów Wartościowych
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By: piotr_k
@ 2006-05-08 11:11:15
Warsaw Stock Exchange, former seat of Central Commitee of communist Polish United Workers' Party]]>

Giełda Papierów Wartościowych
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By: piotr_k
@ 2006-05-08 11:11:15
Warsaw Stock Exchange, former seat of Central Commitee of communist Polish United Workers' Party]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gie-da-papier-w-warto-ciowych/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gie-da-papier-w-warto-ciowych/ Mon, 08 May 2006 11:11:15 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gie-da-papier-w-warto-ciowych/ 52.23111100 21.02229600 <![CDATA[Złote Tarasy]]>

Złote Tarasy
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By: piotr_k
@ 2006-05-08 10:57:28
Złote Tarasy (Golden Terraces) is the largest entertainment, commercial and office complex in Warsaw (under construction).]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/z-ote-tarasy/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/z-ote-tarasy/ Mon, 08 May 2006 10:57:28 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/z-ote-tarasy/ 52.23017800 21.00236200 <![CDATA[Metropolitan building]]>

Metropolitan building
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By: piotr_k
@ 2006-05-08 10:26:20
Metropolitan office building on the Piłsudski Square, designed by Norman Foster]]>

Metropolitan building
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By: piotr_k
@ 2006-05-08 10:26:20
Metropolitan office building on the Piłsudski Square, designed by Norman Foster]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/metropolitan-building/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/metropolitan-building/ Mon, 08 May 2006 10:26:20 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/metropolitan-building/ 52.24259600 21.01216800 <![CDATA[Bond Street Wharf]]>

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Bond Street Wharf
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-05-03 00:49:36

From www.sber.com:

This $90 million project includes 210,000 square feet of office space and 10,000 square feet of retail. The Class-A office building offers a state-of-the-art telecommunications infrastructure featuring the only intelligent underfloor HVAC system in the region. Award-winning restaurants, hotels, housing and water transportation are nearby. A new 760-car garage was recently opened across the street to serve the project.

In addition to retail and restaurant presence on the street level, occupants enjoy the waterfront promenade, a public plaza, and dramatic 180-degree views of Baltimore's harbor and city skyline.

This 220,000 square foot, six-story building is part of a larger, six-acre, $2 billion development effort (known as Greater Fells Point) on the waterfront in historic Fells Point.
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Societe d'Equitation de Paris
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-05-01 23:11:43
Equestrian Society]]>

Societe d'Equitation de Paris
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-05-01 23:11:43
Equestrian Society]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/societe-dequitation-de-paris/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/societe-dequitation-de-paris/ Mon, 01 May 2006 23:11:43 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/societe-dequitation-de-paris/ 48.87845600 2.26015500 <![CDATA[Üstra Office Building]]>

Üstra Office Building
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By: damein234
@ 2006-05-01 16:48:12
Designed and built by Frank Gehry.]]>

Üstra Office Building
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By: damein234
@ 2006-05-01 16:48:12
Designed and built by Frank Gehry.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stra-office-building/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stra-office-building/ Mon, 01 May 2006 16:48:12 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stra-office-building/ 52.37480300 9.73058800 <![CDATA[Bourse, The]]>

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Bourse, The
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By: damein234
@ 2006-04-22 09:19:43]]>

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Bourse, The
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By: damein234
@ 2006-04-22 09:19:43]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bourse-the/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bourse-the/ Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:19:43 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bourse-the/ 39.94957400 -75.14816500 <![CDATA[Grace Apartment]]>

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Grace Apartment
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By: DCKL
@ 2006-04-20 06:52:43
This is the building used for the exterior shot for Grace's office on Will and Grace]]>

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Grace Apartment
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By: DCKL
@ 2006-04-20 06:52:43
This is the building used for the exterior shot for Grace's office on Will and Grace]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grace-apartment/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grace-apartment/ Thu, 20 Apr 2006 06:52:43 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grace-apartment/ 40.72439600 -73.99497100 <![CDATA[CITIC Building]]>

CITIC Building
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By: damein234
@ 2006-04-03 20:31:58]]>

CITIC Building
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By: damein234
@ 2006-04-03 20:31:58]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/citic-building/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/citic-building/ Mon, 03 Apr 2006 20:31:58 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/citic-building/ 22.28073700 114.16677300 <![CDATA[Suntec City]]>

Suntec City
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By: DonMartini
@ 2006-03-31 03:09:30
The name Suntec is derived from the Chinese character "xin da", meaning "new achievement". Suntec City is a fascinating synergy of state-of-the-art technology and meta-physical symbolism. Inspired in particular by the mandala, an ancient philosophical representation of the universe as well as Chinese geomancy or fengshui, its buildings and features are arranged to create harmony and attract good fortune.

The majority of the Suntec City consortium are among the most successful of the business leaders of Hong Kong. By this long-term investment, they demonstrated their confidence in and their commitment to Singapore and its future.

Their vision for Suntec City is to make the complex "the business capital of Asia". They brought their experience, gained from the exhibition and convention centre in Hong Kong, to improve on the design for the Singapore project. The result is a handsome complex, the centrepiece of which is a column-free convention centre of 12,000 square metres, capable of accommodating 12,000 convention delegates. The advanced infrastructure for TV, Cablevision, Televiex, Teletext and ISDN for video conferencing are all in place. Suntec City is a credit to Singapore and testimony to the business acumen of the consortium led by Frank Tsao.
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Ngee Ann City
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By: DonMartini
@ 2006-03-31 02:45:55
Ngee Ann City is a commercial and civic project, the result of a collaboration between Ngee Ann Development Pte Ltd (NAD) and Orchard Square Development Corporation Pte Ltd (OSDC). The complex emphasizes the continuous philanthropic concern of Ngee Ann Kongsi in its efforts to work for the future of Singapore and the Teochew community. It enables the Kongsi to continue with its support of welfare, education and culture.
An architectural wonder standing prominently at the heart of Orchard Road, Ngee Ann City is a city-within-a-city that showcases 7 levels of 110,450 square metres of sheer shopping and gastronomical adventure. Its unmistakably Oriental façade complements its Western interior to create a unique cosmopolitan shopping ambience. This building of polished granite and marble makes a majestic statement along Orchard Road and ranks as a must-visit for every resident and visitor.

Officially opened by then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on 21 September 1993, the $520 million complex has a gross area of more than 2 million square feet. The massive shopping and office complex sits at the major business and retail crossroads and is easily accessible by public transport. Today, Ngee Ann City stands proud as a shopping complex of distinction, an impressive regional brand name that has made its mark at home and overseas.]]>

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Flatiron Building
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By: damein234
@ 2006-03-20 16:39:06]]>

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Flatiron Building
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By: damein234
@ 2006-03-20 16:39:06]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/flatiron-building/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/flatiron-building/ Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:39:06 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/flatiron-building/ 40.73972100 -73.99023500 <![CDATA[The Ark]]>

The Ark
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By: damein234
@ 2006-03-10 15:10:33
It was build by Ralph Erskine between 1989 and 1992.]]>

The Ark
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@ 2006-03-10 15:10:33
It was build by Ralph Erskine between 1989 and 1992.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-ark/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-ark/ Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:10:33 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-ark/ 51.49085600 -0.22088500 <![CDATA[Birthplace of the IBM PC]]>

Birthplace of the IBM PC
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By: robsv
@ 2006-03-01 20:54:42
Though it's now a business/research park (owned by T-REX Management Consortium), up until its sale in 1995, this was IBM's Entry Systems Division. The IBM PC was developed here in 1981.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/birthplace-of-the-ibm-pc/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/birthplace-of-the-ibm-pc/ Wed, 01 Mar 2006 20:54:42 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/birthplace-of-the-ibm-pc/ 26.39082200 -80.10706900 <![CDATA[Lexington Financial Center]]>

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Lexington Financial Center
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-02-27 10:25:06

From skyscraperpage.com:

Designed by Sherman-Carter-Barnhart and JRA, finished 1987, 30 floors, 125m tall.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lexington-financial-center/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lexington-financial-center/ Mon, 27 Feb 2006 10:25:06 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lexington-financial-center/ 38.04745700 -84.49894400 <![CDATA[Der Neue Zollhof]]>

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Der Neue Zollhof
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By: damein234
@ 2006-02-23 20:53:48]]>

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Der Neue Zollhof
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By: damein234
@ 2006-02-23 20:53:48]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/der-neue-zollhof/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/der-neue-zollhof/ Thu, 23 Feb 2006 20:53:48 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/der-neue-zollhof/ 51.21650300 6.75793300 <![CDATA[Taneční Düm (The Dancing House)]]>

Taneční Düm (The Dancing House)
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By: damein234
@ 2006-02-23 17:55:23
This is my favorite building, but I'm still not quite sure what it is used for.]]>

Taneční Düm (The Dancing House)
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By: damein234
@ 2006-02-23 17:55:23
This is my favorite building, but I'm still not quite sure what it is used for.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tane-n-d-m-the-dancing-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tane-n-d-m-the-dancing-house/ Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:55:23 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tane-n-d-m-the-dancing-house/ 50.07528200 14.41451300 <![CDATA[Rayburn House Office Building]]>

Rayburn House Office Building
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-24 08:44:54

From www.aoc.gov:

The Rayburn House Office Building, completed in early 1965, is the third of three office buildings constructed for the United States House of Representatives. It occupies a site southwest of the Capitol bounded by Independence Avenue, South Capitol Street, C Street S.W., and First Street S.W. (A map of the U.S. Capitol complex [112k] showing the locations of the congressional office buildings is available.)

Earlier efforts to provide space for the House of Representatives had included the construction of the Cannon Building and the Longworth Building. In March 1955 Speaker Sam Rayburn introduced an amendment for a third House office building, although no site had been identified, no architectural study had been done, and no plans prepared. The Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart, with the approval of the House Office Building Commission, selected the firm of Harbeson, Hough, Livingston and Larson of Philadelphia to design a simplified, classical building in architectural harmony with other Capitol Hill structures. The area west of the Longworth Building on Squares 635 and 636 was chosen, with the main entrance on Independence Avenue and garage and pedestrian entrances on South Capitol Street, C Street, and First Street SW. The cornerstone was laid in May 1962, and full occupancy of the building began in February 1965.

The design of the building is a modified H plan with four stories above ground, two basements, and three levels of underground garage space. A white marble facade above a pink granite base covers a concrete and steel frame. One hundred sixty-nine Representatives were accommodated in three-room suites, with modern-for-the-time features such as toilets, kitchens, and built-in file cabinets; nine committees were also moved to this building. Amenities include a cafeteria, first aid room, Library of Congress book station, telephone and telegraph room, recording studio, post office, gymnasium, and facilities for press and television. A subway tunnel with two cars connects the building to the Capitol, and pedestrian tunnels join it to the Longworth Building.

On either side of the main entrance to the building stand two ten-foot marble statues by C. Paul Jennewein, Spirit of Justice and Majesty of Law. On the east and west walls are eight marble rhytons, drinking horns formed of mythical figures known as chimeras. Speaker Sam Rayburn, for whom the building was named in 1962, is represented in the building in an oil portrait by Tom Lea, a marble relief by Paul Manship, and a six-foot bronze statue by Felix de Weldon.]]>

Longworth House Office Building
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-24 08:41:21

From www.aoc.gov:

Completed in the spring of 1933, the Longworth House Office Building is the second of three office buildings constructed for the United States House of Representatives as well as a fine example of the Neo-Classical Revival style popular in the second quarter of the twentieth century. It occupies a site south of the Capitol bounded by Independence Avenue, New Jersey Avenue, C Street S.E., and South Capitol Street. (A map of the U.S. Capitol complex showing the locations of the congressional office buildings is available.)

Plans to provide the House of Representatives with a second office building were begun in 1925. Severe overcrowding in the Cannon House Office Building (completed in 1908) led to the renovation of the Cannon Building and the construction of the Longworth Building. It is the smallest office building, with a floor area of just under 600,000 square feet. Under the direction of Architect of the Capitol David Lynn, preliminary designs for the building were prepared by a local firm known as The Allied Architects of Washington (Inc.). The principal architects were Frank Upman, Gilbert LaCoste Rodier, Nathan C. Wyeth, and Louis Justemente. They produced two schemes for a simple, dignified building in harmony with the rest of the Capitol Complex. In January 1929 Congress authorized $8,400,000 for acquiring and clearing the site and for constructing the new building. The foundations were completed in December 1930, and the building was accepted for occupancy in April 1933.

Because of its position on a sloping site, the rusticated base of the Longworth Building varies in height from two to four stories. Above this granite base stand the three principal floors, which are faced with white marble. Ionic columns supporting a well-proportioned entablature are used for the building's five porticoes, the principal one of which is topped by a pediment. Two additional stories are partially hidden by a marble balustrade. It presents a somewhat more restrained appearance than the neighboring Cannon Building, which was designed in the more theatrical Beaux Arts style. The Longworth Building takes its place along with the National Gallery of Art (1941) and the Jefferson Memorial (1943) as one of Washington's best examples of the Neo-Classical Revival.

When the Longworth Building was completed, it contained 251 congressional suites, 5 large committee rooms, 7 small committee rooms, and a large assembly room now used by the Ways and Means Committee. It was in this room, which seats 450 persons, that the House of Representatives met in 1949 and 1950 while its chamber in the Capitol was being remodeled. The building was named in 1962 in honor of Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives (1925-1931) when the building was authorized.]]>

Cannon House Office Building
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-24 08:37:42

From www.aoc.gov:

The Cannon House Office Building, completed in 1908, is the oldest congressional office building as well as a significant example of the Beaux Arts style of architecture. It occupies a site south of the Capitol bounded by Independence Avenue, First Street, New Jersey Avenue, and C Street S.E. (A map of the U.S. Capitol complex showing the locations of the congressional office buildings is available.)

The first congressional office buildings were constructed immediately after the turn of the century to relieve overcrowding in the Capitol. Previously, members who wanted office space had to rent quarters or borrow space in committee rooms. In March 1901 Congress authorized Architect of the Capitol Edward Clark to draw plans for fireproof office buildings adjacent to the Capitol grounds. In March 1903 the acquisition of sites and construction of the buildings were authorized. In April 1904 the prominent New York architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings was retained. Thomas Hastings took charge of the House Office Building project, while John Carrère oversaw the construction of an almost identical office building (now named the Russell Senate Office Building) for the Senate. Their Beaux Arts designs were restrained complements to the Capitol.

Architecturally, their elevations are divided into a rusticated base and a colonnade with an entablature and balustrade. The colonnades with thirty-four Doric columns that face the Capitol are echoed by pilasters on the sides of the buildings. Both buildings are faced with marble and limestone; the Russell Building's base and terrace are gray granite. Modern for their time, they included such facilities as forced-air ventilation systems, steam heat, individual lavatories with hot and cold running water and ice water, telephones, and electricity. Both are connected to the Capitol by underground passages. Originally there were 397 offices and fourteen committee rooms in the Cannon Building; the 1932 remodeling resulted in 85 two- or three-room suites, 10 single rooms, and 23 committee rooms.

Of special architectural interest is the rotunda. Eighteen Corinthian columns support an entablature and a coffered dome, whose glazed oculus floods the rotunda with natural light. Twin marble staircases lead from the rotunda to an imposing Caucus Room, which features Corinthian pilasters, a full entablature, and a richly detailed ceiling. The Cannon Building was occupied during the 60th Congress in December 1907. By 1913, however, the House had outgrown the available office space, and fifty-one rooms were added to the original structure by raising the roof and constructing a fifth floor. In 1962 the building was named for former Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon.]]>

Hart Senate Office Building
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-24 08:34:03

From www.aoc.gov:

The Hart Senate Office Building is the third office structure designed and built to serve the United States Senate. Located northeast of the Capitol on a site bounded by Constitution Avenue, C Street, First Street, and Second Street N.E., it adjoins the Dirksen Senate Office Building. (A map of the U.S. Capitol complex showing the locations of the congressional office buildings is available.)

Earlier efforts to provide space for the Senate had included the construction of the Russell Building and the Dirksen Building. By 1967 the Senate began to experience a strain on its existing office facilities and initiated the process that led to the creation of the Hart Building. In 1972 the Senate Office Building Commission authorized Architect of the Capitol George M. White to commission John Carl Warnecke & Associates to prepare studies. In addition to satisfying space and design requirements, the architects were required to preserve the neighboring 19th-century Belmont House.

In August 1974, the Senate Office Building Commission and the Senate Committee on Public Works approved a proposed nine-story extension to the Dirksen Senate Office Building (the extension would later be named the Hart Senate Office Building). The design included suites for fifty senators, with over one million square feet of interior space, including three floors of garage and service facilities, eight floors of offices, and a mechanical equipment floor at the top. A central atrium provides offices and corridors with light in an energy-efficient manner. To allow flexible office space design, Warnecke introduced a two-story "duplex suite," consisting of a Senator's office with traditional sixteen-foot ceilings and two staff levels that can be easily rearranged by the use of demountable partitions.

Excavation began in December 1975, and in August 1976 the building was named in honor of former Senator Philip A. Hart. The first occupant, Majority Leader Howard H. Baker, moved into the building in November 1982.

Installed in 1986 in the building's atrium was the sculpture Mountains and Clouds by Alexander Calder, creator of the mobile. The matte black aluminum clouds, the largest of which weighs 1 ton, are suspended from the roof, revolving above the 39-ton steel mountains.

Also, the Hart Senate Office Building required the most clean-up after the October 2001 Anthrax mailings. You can read an excerpt form the Congressional Record here: The Avalon Project at Yale Law School.]]>

Dirksen Senate Office Building
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-24 08:25:03

From www.aoc.gov:

The Dirksen Senate Office Building was the second of three office buildings constructed for the United States Senate. Located northeast of the Capitol on a site bounded by Constitution Avenue, C Street, First Street, and Second Street N.E., it adjoins the later Hart Senate Office Building. (A map of the U.S. Capitol complex [112k] showing the locations of the congressional office buildings is available.)

Despite past efforts to accommodate the needs of the Senate, including the construction and expansion of the Russell Senate Office Building, the growth of staff and committees in the 1930s and 1940s prompted efforts to provide the Senate with additional space. In 1941 the Senate Office Building Commission directed the Architect of the Capitol, David Lynn, to prepare preliminary plans and cost estimates for an additional office building. The site east of the Russell Building was acquired and cleared in 1948-1949, and New York architects Otto R. Eggers and Daniel Paul Higgins were engaged to prepare the preliminary plans.

Eggers and Higgins submitted a plan for a simple, seven-story building faced in marble. Each committee room was designed with a committee rostrum and room for reporters and witnesses. Features incorporated into the design of the building, which reflected the modern advances of the time, included an auditorium seating approximately five hundred persons and equipped with radio, television, motion picture, recording, and broadcasting facilities; a cafeteria seating seven hundred persons; a telephone exchange system; a parking garage for two hundred cars; and a fluorescent lighting system. The original subway system, which had been installed in 1909, was expanded to a double-track system in a new tunnel to the Russell and Dirksen Buildings.

The final plans and specifications were approved by the Senate Office Building Commission in 1949, but construction was delayed until 1954. As a result of the delay and increasing costs, it became necessary to delete the entire interior center wing of the building. The latter was finally completed in 1982, as part of an entirely new building that was named the Hart Senate Office Building. The ground-breaking exercises for the Dirksen Building, named in 1972 for former Minority Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen, were held in January 1955, and the building was occupied in October 1958.

The principal (First Street) elevation was designed with a pilastered central bay with an entablature and pediment. The bronze doors at the north and south entrances were designed by Otto R. Eggers and modeled by the Rochette and Parzini Corporation. In the center are the American Eagle and symbols representing Equality and Liberty. Five figures on the spandrels of the windows represent shipping, farming, manufacturing, mining, and lumbering.]]>

Russel Senate Office Building
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-24 08:18:24
From www.aoc.gov:

The Russell Senate Office Building (built 1903-1908) is the oldest of the Senate office buildings as well as a significant example of the Beaux Arts style of architecture. It occupies a site north of the Capitol bounded by Constitution Avenue, First Street, Delaware Avenue, and C Street N.E. (A map of the U.S. Capitol complex showing the locations of the congressional office buildings is available.)

The first congressional office buildings were constructed immediately after the turn of the century to relieve overcrowding in the Capitol. Previously, members who wanted office space had to rent quarters or borrow space in committee rooms. In March 1901 Congress authorized Architect of the Capitol Edward Clark to draw plans for fireproof office buildings adjacent to the Capitol grounds. In March 1903 the acquisition of sites and construction of the buildings were authorized. The Senate Office Building Commission selected a site

In April 1904 the prominent New York architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings was retained. John Carrère took charge of the Senate Office Building project, while Thomas Hastings oversaw the construction of an almost identical office building (now named the Cannon House Office Building) for the House. Their Beaux Arts designs were restrained complements to the Capitol. Architecturally, their elevations are divided into a rusticated base and a colonnade with an entablature and balustrade. The colonnades with thirty-four Doric columns that face the Capitol are echoed by pilasters on the sides of the buildings. Both buildings are faced with marble and limestone; the Russell Building's base and terrace are gray granite. Modern for their time, they included such facilities as forced-air ventilation systems, steam heat, individual lavatories with hot and cold running water and ice water, telephones, and electricity. Both are connected to the Capitol by underground passages. Originally there were 98 suites and 8 committee rooms in the Russell Building; the First Street Wing, completed in 1933, added 2 committee rooms and 28 suites.

Of special architectural interest is the rotunda. Eighteen Corinthian columns support an entablature and a coffered dome, whose glazed oculus floods the rotunda with natural light. Twin marble staircases lead from the rotunda to an imposing Caucus Room, which features Corinthian pilasters, a full entablature, and a richly detailed ceiling; the Russell Caucus Room retains its original 1910 benches and settles with carved eagles. This space has been used for many hearings on subjects of national significance, from the sinking of the Titanic (1912) to Watergate (1974) and the nomination of Justice Clarence Thomas (1991).

The Russell Building was occupied in 1909 by the Senate of the 61st Congress. The growth of staff and committees in the twenty years following its completion resulted in the addition of a fourth side, the First Street Wing, to the originally U-shaped building. Nathan Wyeth and Francis P. Sullivan were the consulting architects for the new wing, which was completed in 1933. In 1972 the building was named for former Senator Richard Brevard Russell, Jr.]]>

Shaheen Complex
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@ 2005-12-21 23:34:32]]>

Shaheen Complex
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By: shaheen
@ 2005-12-21 23:34:32]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/shaheen-complex/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/shaheen-complex/ Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:34:32 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/shaheen-complex/ 24.85089886 67.01955234 <![CDATA[Financial Trade Center]]>

Financial Trade Center
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@ 2005-12-21 00:10:18]]>

Financial Trade Center
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By: shaheen
@ 2005-12-21 00:10:18]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/financial-trade-center/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/financial-trade-center/ Wed, 21 Dec 2005 00:10:18 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/financial-trade-center/ 24.85829052 67.05232745 <![CDATA["Die Hard" building]]>

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"Die Hard" building
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By: Bubble
@ 2005-12-02 16:18:55
Fox Tower (Century City, Los Angeles). Featured in the movie "Die Hard" starring Bruce Willis located near 20th Century Fox Studios in Century City.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/die-hard-building/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/die-hard-building/ Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:18:55 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/die-hard-building/ 34.05698300 -118.41285600 <![CDATA[World Building with WGAY Radio Tower]]>

World Building with WGAY Radio Tower
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-11-07 10:21:41
Many pictures at http://www.wqmrwgaymemories.org/.

From http://users.starpower.net/oshel/H02.htm:

The World Building on Georgia Avenue was also under construction [in 1963]...The World Building, with its radio tower rising from the roof for WGAY, was completed in 1964. The WGAY transmitter was so large it had to be lifted to the penthouse by a crane parked in Georgia Avenue. Only after the transmitter was moved into the building from the roof was it discovered that RCA had shipped the wrong transmitter. The crane had to be brought back to remove that transmitter and lift up the correct one after it arrived.]]>

Kossuth House
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-11-02 12:34:14
From www.kossuthhouse.org:

The Kossuth House, located at 2001 Massachusetts Avenue, is owned by the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America. The building serves as the Home Office of this 108-year old fraternal life insurance society since 1986.

Apart from being used as an office space, the building hosts an exhibition of memorabilia items related to the 1851-52 journey of Lajos (Louis) Kossuth to America. Kossuth, a great Hungarian freedom fighter, was often called the "Father of Hungarian Democracy."]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kossuth-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kossuth-house/ Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:34:14 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kossuth-house/ 38.91054100 -77.04507800 <![CDATA[Stealth office park & filming location]]>

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Stealth office park & filming location
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By: kjfitz
@ 2005-08-02 12:06:20
The Rye Canyon corporate campus is located in a cul-de sac-against the hills for a good reason: it was built by the Lockheed Corporation for classified military work associated with the Stealth Fighter program. Mostly vacated by Lockheed now, the office park is part of a larger office park development, though Lockheed?s Skunkworks still uses the anechoic chamber building (Building 246) for secret military work. Other tenants are beginning to move in. The largest new tenant is a company called Advanced Bionics, which designs mechanical body parts such as the Cochlear implant.

The major use of the property however has been as a film location, marketed as a "multi-faceted film facility" by its developers, the Legacy Company. It frequently hosted the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and other video-based television productions. Location scouts have commented that it looks more like Silicon Valley than anywhere else in Los Angeles. The offices and computer rooms in Building 34 - originally a "quiet building," designed to be impenetrable to external surveillance, as it housed design operations for new weapons systems - are favored as locations, and the old high bays in back, which once housed Stealth Fighter flight simulators, are often used as property shops. CBS TV has used this building as a location for a pilot for a proposed series called The Agency, about the FBI. The television show Crime Scene Investigators (CSI) used the site so much it set up production offices here. The series VIP has also shot here, and used Building 3 as a stand in for the CIA. The California Institute of the Arts (coincidentally also abbreviated "CIA") temporarily operated out of this office park after the Northridge earthquake.]]>

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Place Ville Marie
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By: rexlong
@ 2005-07-28 05:24:16
Office building]]>

Place Ville Marie
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By: rexlong
@ 2005-07-28 05:24:16
Office building]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/place-ville-marie/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/place-ville-marie/ Thu, 28 Jul 2005 05:24:16 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/place-ville-marie/ 45.50150400 -73.56926000 <![CDATA[Dumas House]]>

Dumas House
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By: trecherus
@ 2005-06-27 11:40:19
Office space]]>

Dumas House
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By: trecherus
@ 2005-06-27 11:40:19
Office space]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dumas-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dumas-house/ Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:40:19 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dumas-house/ -31.95308100 115.84339500 <![CDATA[Montparnasse Tower]]>

Montparnasse Tower
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By: kjfitz
@ 2005-06-24 11:48:36
Tallest building in Paris. Ugly. The bst thing that can be said for going to the top of it is that it is the only place in Paris you can't see the tower.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/montparnasse-tower/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/montparnasse-tower/ Fri, 24 Jun 2005 11:48:36 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/montparnasse-tower/ 48.84249000 2.32019700