Gulf Tower

The Gulf Tower is a 44-story, 177.4 m Art Deco skyscraper in , Pennsylvania. The tower is one of the major distinctive and recognizable features of the city and is named for the Gulf Oil Corporation.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: building
  • Address: 707 Grant Street, Pittsburgh

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include August Wilson African American Cultural Center and William S. Moorhead Federal Building.

Arts center
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The is a nonprofit arts organization based in , , that presents performing and visual arts programs that celebrate the contributions of African Americans not only in , but nationally and internationally.

Government office
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The is a 340-foot -tall skyscraper that is located in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Plans for the building were announced on November 9, 1958, and the structure was completed in 1964. is situated 330 feet northeast of Gulf Tower.

Courthouse
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The is a Beaux Arts-style building in , , US. It is a courthouse for the Western District of Pennsylvania, a United States district court. is situated 340 feet east of Gulf Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Pittsburgh and Uptown Pittsburgh.

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Downtown is the main business district and urban center of life in the city. Constrained by the Allegheny River on the north and the Monongahela River on the south, which join to form the Ohio River at what is known as the "Point", Downtown has been forced to grow upwards.

Neighborhood
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Uptown is a neighborhood in the city of , Pennsylvania, southeast of the city's Central Business District. It is bordered on the north by the Hill District and lies across the Monongahela River from .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the of the city of , Pennsylvania. It has a zip code of 15212, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 6.

Gulf Tower

Latitude
40.4426° or 40° 26′ 33″ north
Longitude
-79.99521° or 79° 59′ 43″ west
Inception
1932
Levels
44
Height
582 feet (178 metres)
Open location code
87G2C2V3+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 276176765
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5617541
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Satellite Map

Discover Gulf Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Gulf Tower” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “海湾塔”
  • Esperanto: “Gulf Tower”
  • Estonian: “Gulf Tower”
  • Finnish: “Gulf Tower”
  • French: “Gulf Tower”
  • Russian: “Галф Тауэр”
  • Spanish: “Gulf Tower”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Koppers Tower and Bell Telephone Building.

Nearby Places

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