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Above: view over downtown LA from one of the highways.
On the left, you can see the Figueroa at Wilshire (219m/717f, 53 stories, 1990)
and in the middle, the, white, 777 Tower (Pelli Building, 221m/725f, 53 stories. 1990).
On the right, is 865 S.Figueroa (36 stories, 1987).


Above left: the Westin Bonaventura Hotel (112m/367f, 35 stories, 1976)
standing in front of the Citibank Center (444 Building) and US Bank Tower.
The US Bank Tower is with its 310m (1,017f) the tallest building of Los Angeles and the Western United States.
It has 73 floors and was completed in 1989. It was formerly known as Library Tower.
Above middle left: US Bank Tower, with in front of it the little Public Library building.
Above middle right and right: the top of the US Bank Tower.


Above left: One California Plaza (176m/578f, 42 stories, 1985),
with right behind it, Two California Plaza (229m/750f, 52 stories, 1992).
Above middle left: Two California Plaza (left) and One California Plaza (left).
Above middle right: Two California Plaza, with on the left, Gas Company Tower.
Above right: Two California Plaza (left) and One California Plaza (left).


Above: three views of the Gas Company Tower (228m/749f, 52 stories, 1991),
with next to it the Library Tower.


Above left: on the left, Two and One California Plaza,
in the middle, Wells Fargo Tower, with right behind it the top of US Bank Tower.
On the right, ARCO Center.
Above right: on the left, the Gas Company Tower, in the middle, Two and One California Plaza,
and on the right, Wells Fargo Tower.


Above left: ARCO Center (formerly known as 333 South Hope Building, Security Pacific Plaza, and BP Plaza;
224m/735f, 55 stories, 1974).
Above middle: Aon Center (formerly known as 707 Wilshire Tower and First Interstate Bank building;
262m/858f, 62 stories, 1973), LA's tallest from 1974 - 1990.
Above right: Arco Plaza, with the North and South Tower
(also known as Bank Of America Tower and Paul Hastings Tower;
both: 213m/699f, 52 stories, 1972).
The small white building in front of the two towers is the Library building.


Above left: the Wells FargoTower (220m/723f, 54 stories, 1983).
One of two almost identical buildings. The other one is a little bit smaller and has only 44 stories).
Above middle left: Figueroa at Wilshire (formerly known as United California Bank
and Sanwa Bank Plaza; 219m/717f, 53 stories, 1990).
Above middle right: Ernst & Young Plaza (163m/534f, 41 stories, 1985; formerly known as Citicorp Plaza).
The white building next to it is the 777 Tower (Pelli Building, 221m/725f, 52 stories, 1991).
Above right: view down one of the streets of LA, with 777 Tower rising above.


Above left: skyline view, with US Bank Tower, Citigroup Center, the top of Aon Center,
Westin Bonaventura Hotel, ARCO Plaza, and Figueroa at Wilshire.
Above middle: Citigroup Center (444 Building) (191m/625f, 48 stories, 1979),
next to the US Bank Tower.
Above right: another little skyline view, with the two California Plaza buildings,
the Wells Fargo Center, and ARCO Center.


Above left: Biltmore Place (104m/340f, 24 stories, 1987), with on the left
the Public Library Building.
Above middle and right: to close off this LA section, two pictures of famous/important LA
non-skyscraper structures. First, the Capitol Records building, the world's first circular office building.
No height is known to me, but it has 13 stories and was completed in 1956.
And then, the futuristic looking
Encounter Restaurant at LAX Airport (41m/135f, 1961).
It has an observation deck on top!


Thanks to Kirk Smith for drivin' me around!


Los Angeles' 10 tallest skyscrapers:
1. US BANK TOWER 310m/1,018f, 73 stories, 1989
2. AON CENTER 262m/858f, 62 stories, 1973
3. TWO CALIFORNIA PLAZA 229m/750f, 52 stories, 1992
4. GAS COMPANY TOWER 228m/749f, 52 stories, 1991
5. ARCO CENTER 224m/735f, 55 stories, 1974
6. 777 TOWER 221m/725f, 52 stories, 1991
7. WELLS FARGO TOWER 220m/723f, 54 stories, 1983
8. FIGUEROA AT WILSHIRE 219m/717f, 53 stories, 1990
9. ARCO PLAZA PAUL HASTINGS TOWER 213m/699f, 52 stories, 1972
10. ARCO PLAZA BANK OF AMERICA TOWER 213m/699f, 52 stories, 1972

The building data, the top 10 of tallest buildings and some of the building information are courtesy of
EMPORIS.COM, one of the world's leading architectural resources on tall buildings.

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