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 Williams Tower Posted by:  ggmorton
N 29° 44.240 W 095° 27.656
15R E 261988 N 3292216
A tall skyscraper in Houston, TX that is not in the down town area.
Waymark Code: WM21EH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2007
Views: 120
- Williams Tower functions as two 32-floor towers stacked on top of each other, complete with separate lobbies, elevators, and garages.
- South of the building is a 3-acre park with a large fountain called the "Waterwall" (aka Transco Fountain), designed by the building's architects with Richard Fitzgerald & Partners. The fountain is a stunning work of hydraulic engineering.
- This is the tallest building in Houston outside of downtown. By some standards it is the tallest building in the world not in a central business district.
- The top of the building features a beacon that sweeps the night sky over the Galleria area.
- Construction took only 16 months, a remarkably short time for a tower of such height.
For more information see: ( Link)
Building Name: Williams Tower
Structure Height: 901
Number of Stories: 64
Year Built: 1983
Architect/Design Firm: Johnson/Burgee Architects, Morris-Aubry
Use: Office Building
Publicly accessible areas:
None
Hours:
None
Cost:
None
Address:
2800 Post Oak Blvd
Houston, TX
USA
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) link: [Web Link]
Style: Not listed
Building Website: Not listed
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