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Charlotte was founded around 1700 as a village on the Catawba Indian trade route.
When gold was found around 1800, people from everywhere around came to North Carolina
and many mines sprang up, and gold speculation boomed. This lasted for about 50 years.
These days Charlotte, named for the wife of King George III of England,
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, is the largest city of the state of North Carolina,
and the third tallest banking center of the United States.
The city has almost 600,000 inhabitants, and is home to quite a few distinctive high-rises,
including one of the United States tallest, the Bank of America Corporate Center.
Above left: Charlotte, North Carolina, seen from the south.
Above right: the city seen from the west on a cloudy and rainy day.
Above: Charlotte's tallest: Bank of America Corporate Center (266m/871f, 60 stories, 1992).
Designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates.
Next to this building, Hearst Tower was being built when I visited Charlotte in April of 2001.
This tower was completed in 2002 and is Charlotte's 2nd tallest with 201m/659f and 48 stories.
Above: One Wachovia Center (formerly known as One First Union Center),
Charlotte 3rd tallest building (179m/588f, 42 stories, 1988).
Above left: One Bank of America Plaza (153m/503f, 40 stories, 1974)
during the day and at night. Charlotte's 4th tallest.
Above right: Interstate Tower (141m/462f, 32 stories, 1990). 5th tallest of Charlotte.
Above: Three other views of Charlotte, with (among others) 400 South Tryon, Three Wachovia Center,
Two Wachovia Center, One Wachovia Center, One Bank of America Plaza, Charlotte Plaza
and Bank of America Corporate Center.


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Charlotte's 10 tallest skyscrapers:
1. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER 265m/871f, 60 stories, 1992
2. HEARST TOWER 201m/659f, 48 stories, 2002
3. ONE WACHOVIA CENTER 179m/588f, 42 stories, 1988
4. ONE BANK OF AMERICA PLAZA 153m/503f, 40 stories, 1974
5. INTERSTATE TOWER 141m/462f, 32 stories, 1990
6. THREE WACHOVIA CENTER 137m/450f, 32 stories, 2000
7. IJL FINANCIAL CENTER 136m/447f, 30 stories, 1997
8. TWO WACHOVIA CENTER 132m/433fm, 32 stories, 1971
9. 400 SOUTH TRYON 128m/420f, 32 stories, 1974
10. CARILLON TOWER 120m/394f, 24 stories, 1991

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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