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Wilshire Grand Center facts for kids

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The Wilshire Grand Center is a very tall building, called a skyscraper, located in Downtown Los Angeles, California. It stands about 335 meters (1,100 feet) high. This makes it the tallest building in Los Angeles and in all of California. It's also the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. The Wilshire Grand Center is one of the tallest buildings in the entire United States.

This amazing building is much taller than the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles. The Wilshire Grand Center is not just an office building. It is a large complex with a hotel, shops, places to eat, and offices. There are also observation decks where people can enjoy great views of the city. This big project cost about $1.2 billion to build. It was designed to help make downtown Los Angeles an even more exciting place.

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    Wilshire Grand Hotel demolition, 2013

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    West face of Wilshire Grand Tower, April 2017

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