Downtown Atlanta

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Downtown Atlanta refers to the largest financial district for the city of Atlanta.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Overview

The area of downtown contains among the tallest buildings in Atlanta. The tallest building in Atlanta, the Bank of America Plaza building, is situated between Midtown Atlanta and Downtown Atlanta. Bank of America Plaza is also the tallest building in any of the U.S. state capitals, and the tallest building in the U.S. outside of New York City and Chicago.

Downtown Atlanta is the heart of the city. This area contains striking architecture dating as far back as the 1800s. Some of the most famous buildings there include:

• Westin Peachtree Plaza
• Georgia-Pacific Tower
• Marriott Marquis
• Flatiron Building
• SunTrust Plaza
• 191 Peachtree Tower
• Bank of America Plaza

The most important business facilities in Atlanta are located around this area. Among the sports venues, Philips Arena and the Georgia Dome are located around Centennial Olympic Park with Turner Field located a within a mile just south of the downtown area. When the Summer Olympic Games came to the city in 1996, Centennial Olympic Park was constructed. Today, it has been rebuilt to be a 21 acre public park in Downtown Atlanta. Woodruff Park is another public park located nearby.

Many other attractions were established around the area of Downtown. Before the park was built, a popular place in the city was Underground Atlanta. This section of the city acts as a shopping and entertainment district for Atlanta citizens. The Georgia Aquarium is a newly built aquarium complex, being the largest in the world. Not far away, the new location for the World of Coca-Cola is being built, scheduled to open in 2007. The CNN Center is also located in this general locality.

The Georgia State Capitol and the Atlanta City Hall are among the government buildings in downtown, along with other local and federal facilities . The state of Georgia operates the Georgia World Congress Center, which provides the general services of a convention center for the city.

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Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta)	Westin Peachtree Plaza	Flatiron Building	SunTrust Plaza
AT&T Tower	Candler Building: An example of old architecture in Atlanta	Atlanta Public Library	191 Peachtree Tower
A small Downtown Plaza	An Atlanta Tourism information booth	An old Department Store	Peachtree Street
Residential High-rise Construction	Downtown MARTA Station at Peachtree Center	Georgia Power Building	Atlanta Marriott Marquis

[edit] See also

• Peachtree Street
• Midtown Atlanta (Northern financial and residential district of Atlanta)
• Buckhead (Northern-most financial and residential district of Atlanta)
• List of skyscrapers

[edit] External links

• Official Website for the City of Atlanta

 

Atlanta skyscrapers (over 100 m / 330 feet in height)  Downtown: Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel | Georgia-Pacific Tower | Georgia Power Building | Marriott Marquis | Centennial Tower | Peachtree Summit | SunTrust Plaza | 191 Peachtree Tower | Wachovia Bank of Georgia   Midtown: Coca-Cola | 1100 Peachtree | 1180 Peachtree | BellSouth Building | Bank of America Plaza | Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta/GLG Grand | One Atlantic Center | Promenade II  Buckhead ('Uptown'): Concourse Landmark | Tower Place | Park Place | Atlanta Plaza | Park Avenue Condominums | Sovereign | Mansion