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Koppers Tower

Koppers Building is a historical building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, commissioned by Andrew W. Mellon and completed in 1929. The building is named after the Koppers Chemical Corporation and is one of the major features of .
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: skyscraper in Pittsburgh
  • Address: 436 Seventh Avenue

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. is situated 400 feet north of Koppers Tower.

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 530 feet northeast of Koppers Tower.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose indoor arena in , Pennsylvania, that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Koppers 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 or The Bluff is a neighborhood in the city of , Pennsylvania, to the southeast of the city's Central Business District. It is bordered in the north by the Hill District and located 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.

Koppers Tower

Latitude
40.44211° or 40° 26′ 32″ north
Longitude
-79.99554° or 79° 59′ 44″ west
Inception
1929
Levels
34
Height
476 feet (145 metres)
Open location code
87G2C2R3+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 294826450
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q6431177
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Koppers Tower” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Koppers Tower”. Photo: VitaleBaby, Public domain.