Union Bank of California Tower

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The Union Bank of California Tower is a 15 story office building in Portland, Oregon. It stands at 268 Feet (82 Meters).^[1]

The building was completed in 1969 by the firm of Anshen and Allen of San Francisco. It is an International-style building, with a strong presence on Broadway. The most prominent feature of the Union Bank of California are its exposed service cores, clad in grayish-green slate. It is said that the slate was quarried from the same area in Wales as the stone used in Stonehenge.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Emporis: Union Bank of California Tower, Portland, Oregon. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
2. ^ King, Bart: An Architectural Guidebook to Portland, pgs. 35-36 (photo). Gibbs Smith, 2001

[edit] See also

• Architecture in Portland, Oregon
• List of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon

[edit] External links

• Union Bank of California (Emporis)

• Union Bank of California Tower is at coordinates 45°31′16″N 122°40′46″W / 45.521, -122.6795 (Union Bank of California Tower)Coordinates: 45°31′16″N 122°40′46″W / 45.521, -122.6795 (Union Bank of California Tower)

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