Dominion Tower (Pittsburgh)

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Dominion Tower

The Dominion Tower with its trademark arch can be see towering above Midtown Towers and smaller buildings along Liberty Ave.

Information
Location Liberty Avenue
Status Complete
Constructed 1987
Use office building
Height
Roof 430 ft (131 m)
Floor count 32
Management Dominion Energy Corporation

Dominion Tower is one of the major distinctive and recognizable features of Downtown Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, United States. The tower is named for the Dominion Energy Corporation.

Dominion Tower was completed in 1987 and it has 32 floors. It rises 430 feet or 131 meters above Downtown Pittsburgh. It was influenced heavily by the Art Deco architecture found in other Pittsburgh skyscrapers, like the Gulf Tower, Koppers Building, and Grant Building. Its address is Liberty Avenue.

Preceded by
One PNC Plaza
Pittsburgh Skyscrapers by Height
430 feet (131 m)
32 floors
Succeeded by
Two PNC Plaza
Preceded by
PPG Place
Pittsburgh Skyscrapers by Year of Completion
1987
Succeeded by
Highmark Place

[edit] References

  • Toker, Franklin (2007). Buildings of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh: Chicago: Society of Architectural Historians; Santa Fe: Center for American Places ; Charlottesville: In association with the University of Virginia Press. ISBN 0-8139-2650-5.