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U.S. Bank Tower facts for kids
| U.S. Bank Tower | |
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| Former names | Library Tower First Interstate Bank World Center |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 633 West Fifth Street Los Angeles, California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 34°03′04″N 118°15′16″W / 34.05101°N 118.254355°WCoordinates: 34°03′04″N 118°15′16″W / 34.05101°N 118.254355°W |
| Construction started | 1987 |
| Completed | 1989 |
| Cost | $350 million |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 310 m (1018 ft) |
| Top floor | 294.92 m (967.6 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 73 2 below ground |
| Floor area | 1,300,000 sq ft (120,000 m2) |
| Elevators | 24 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Library Square Associates LLC |
| Management | MPG Office Trust |
| Main contractor | Turner Construction Company |
| Architect | Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Ellerbe Becket |
| Developer | Maguire Properties |
| Structural engineer | CBM Engineers James A. Knowles & Associates |
U.S. Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is 310 meters (1018 feet) tall and has 73 floors. It was built in 1989 and is one of the tallest buildings in the United States. It is the tallest building in the United States that is west of the Mississippi River.
At first it was named Library Tower, but in 1993 it became U.S. Bank Tower.
Images for kids
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Interior of the OUE Skyspace on the seventy-first floor of the US Bank Tower looking northwest.
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OUE Skyspace entrance
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OUE Skyspace outside terrace
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From The Maguire Gardens of the Los Angeles Public Library
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From Hope and 8th Streets
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From South Hope street
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Lit in purple and gold to root on the Los Angeles Lakers advancement into the 2009 NBA Finals
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With the AT&T Switching Center to the left and CBRE Tower to the right
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The US Bank Tower, the tallest building west of the Mississippi River
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(From left to right)The Citibank Center, The US Bank Tower, and The Gas Company Tower in Downtown Los Angeles
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The US Bank Tower towering over Central Library in Downtown Los Angeles