The Spires
The Spires is a 426-ft. tall skyscraper in Houston, Texas. It was completed in 1983 and has 40 floors, making it the 39th tallest building in the city.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include MD Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine.
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Hospital
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is a comprehensive cancer center and autonomous university of the University of Texas System in Houston, Texas, United States. MD Anderson Cancer Center is situated 2,900 feet west of The Spires.
Baylor College of Medicine
College
The Baylor College of Medicine is a private medical school in Houston, Texas, United States. The school was originally a college of Baylor University and was known as the Baylor University College of Medicine, but it separated from Baylor in 1969 and became an independent institution. Baylor College of Medicine is situated 2,700 feet northwest of The Spires.
Houston Zoo
Zoo
The Houston Zoo is a 55-acre zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The zoo opened in 1922 as a park attraction housing 40 animals. Houston Zoo is situated 2,600 feet northwest of The Spires.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central City and Texas Medical Center.
Central City
Neighborhood
Central City is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States. In 2009, residents of Central City supported a bill by Garnet Coleman that would limit the ability of Texas Medical Center, Inc. to exercise its eminent domain rights on residential property.
Texas Medical Center
Suburb
The Texas Medical Center is a neighborhood in south-central Houston, Texas, United States. It is immediately south of the Museum District and west of Texas State Highway 288.
South Inner Loop
South and west of downtown, South Inner Loop is home to the Museum District, Hermann Park, the main campus of the University of Houston, Rice University, the Texas Medical Center, and NRG Stadium.The Spires
- Type: Apartment building
- Description: luxury high-rise condominium in Houston, Texas
- Categories: skyscraper, building, and residential building
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.70695° or 29° 42′ 25″ north
Longitude
-95.38838° or 95° 23′ 18″ west
Height
427 feet (130 metres)
Open location code
76X6PJ46+QJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartments
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to French—“The Spires” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “الابراج”
- French: “The Spires”
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