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Old Posted Apr 29, 2008, 4:02 PM
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Not all, but a few I can remember:

New York:
Empire State Building
Chrysler Building
Statue of Liberty

Chicago:
Sears Tower
John Hancock

Atlanta:
Westin Peachtree Plaza
One Atlantic Center

Berlin:
Fernsehturm

Paris:
Eiffel Tower
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Old Posted May 7, 2008, 1:45 AM
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I can't keep track of all the towers I've actually entered, but here's a list of the buildings that I've been to the top, or near the top, and enjoyed the view.

Modis Building - Jacksonville, FL
Riverplace Tower - Jacksonville, FL
Jea Tower - Jacksonville, FL
CSX Transportation Building -Jacksonville, FL
Marina San Pablo - Jacksonville, FL
The Watermark - Jacksonville Beach, FL
One 12 (Barnett Bank Building), Jacksonville, FL
The Vulcan - Birmingham, AL
530 Beacon Parkway West - Birmingham, AL
Sears Tower - Chicago, IL
John Hancock Center - Chicago, IL
Elysées Condominiums (111 E. Chestnut St.) - Chicago, IL
Huron Plaza - Chicago, IL
Columbus Plaza - Chicago, IL
Westin Michigan Avenue - Chicago, IL
Peachtree Westin Hotel - Atlanta, GA
Marroitt Marquis - Atlanta, GA
Sheraton Colony Square Hotel - Atlanta, GA
World Trade Center - New Orleans, LA
Empire State Building - New York City, NY
St. Augustine Lighthouse - St. Augustine, FL
Century Tower - Gainesville, FL
Citrus Tower - Clermont, FL
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Old Posted May 31, 2008, 2:00 PM
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Well, since I live in Japan, my list is...

Sapporo
Sapporo TV Tower
http://www.tv-tower.co.jp/

JR Tower 38
http://www.jr-tower.com/t38/

Tokyo
Tokyo Tower
http://www.tokyotower.co.jp/english/

Nagoya
Nagoya TV Tower
http://www.nagoya-tv-tower.co.jp/

Kyoto
Kyoto Tower
http://www.kyoto-tower.co.jp/kyototower/index.html

Osaka
Umeda Sky Building
http://www.skybldg.co.jp/garden/index.html

Kobe
Kobe Port Tower
http://www.kobe-meriken.or.jp/port-tower/index.html

Takamatsu
Symbol Tower
http://www.symboltower.com/
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Old Posted Jun 10, 2008, 10:34 PM
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Some of these buildings have another name today but this is what they were called when I was in them:

PHILADELPHIA, PA:
City Hall Tower
Center Square II
Penn Mutual Building
Municipal Services Building
2400 Market St.

NEW YORK, NY:
World Trade Center
Empire State Building
Novotel (a hotel I stayed in)
Statue of Liberty (really NJ but let's not argue)

Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.
Hyatt Regency, Nashville, TN
Skylon, Niagara Falls, Ontario
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Old Posted Jun 11, 2008, 1:46 AM
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Not too many here, but not a bad list (I think)

Atlanta:
Marriott Marquis (2007)
Westin Peachtree Plaza (2007)

Chicago:
Sears Tower (2002)

New York:
World Trade Center (1993)
Empire State Building (1994)

St. Louis:
Gateway Arch (2001)

Would LOVE to expand that list real soon...
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Old Posted Jul 12, 2008, 7:13 PM
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Empire State Building
Sears Tower
Williams Tower- Houston
Tower of Americas- San Antonio
Wedge Tower- Houston
Hyatt (Downtown)- Houston
Magnolia Hotel (rooftop)- Houston
Millenium Hilton- NYC
Hilton (Financial dist.)- San Francisco
Hyatt (Penn's Landing)- Philadelphia
Pan Pacific- Singapore
Royal Paradise Hotel- Patong Beach, Thailand
Guinness Gravity Bar- Dublin (not sure how high it is)
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Old Posted Jul 12, 2008, 8:42 PM
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hears my list

1. sears tower
2. john hancock center

and thats it.
not very much but the views were great.
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Old Posted Mar 16, 2011, 1:19 AM
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With Observation Decks

Canada:

Calgary Tower
CN Tower
Skylon Tower

Australia:

Sydney Tower
Q1
Eureka Building
Rialto Building
Brisbane City hall Tower

USA:

Stratosphere Tower
Eiffel Tower Las Vegas

Italy:

Venice Tower at St Mark's Square
San Gimignano Bell Tower
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Old Posted Mar 16, 2011, 1:58 AM
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I live in 1280 West (40 floors, Atlanta, GA)

I work in Terminus 100 (485 ft office tower in Buckhead, Atlanta, GA)

New York
1) Empire State Building
2) Rockefeller Center
3) Waldorf Astoria Hotel (hotel portion ends in the 20s, but I have only stayed on the upper hotel floors)
4) Plaza Hotel (kinda short)
5) GM Building
6) Time Warner Center
7) Two World Financial Center
8) Trump Tower on 5th (almost forgot this one...and Trump is who I idolize more than anyone else in the world!)

*While I have gotten a chance on more than one occasion to see the Twin Towers, I am sad I never made it up to the Observation Deck. God Bless America.

Chicago
1) Sears Tower
2) John Hancock (swayed so much once when eating in a group that everyone spilled their wine)
3) RR Donelly Center (not sure what it's called now, but my uncle worked on the top floor)

DC
1) Old Post Office, lol that's it for me here

Boston
1) Prudential Center

Charlotte
1) 227 West Trade Street (Carillon?)

Jacksonville
1) My uncle has worked in/works in the Aetna building and in One Independent Square and my parents are members of the River Club on the 34th/35th floor of One Independent Square, so yea, been all through that building
2) My father works in Enterprise Center, so I've been all through that building
3) The Omni
4) The Hyatt Regency
5) Riverplace Tower (University Club at the top)
6) And countless condos...both sets of my grandparents currently live in condos (one set high up) and my parents are possibly becoming empty nesters and moving to the same building as the majority owner of the Jaguars

Atlanta

*Disclaimer: I have been to the top or in almost every office building in Atlanta and many of the condos.

1) Westin Peachtree many a time
2) Bank of America Plaza (and the stairclimb up all 1,025 ft is coming up!)
3) Suntrust Plaza (applied to numerous jobs in here, lol)
4) 191 Peachtree (applied to numerous jobs here and 191 Club is here )
5) Marriott Marquis and all of the major downtown hotels
6) 4 Seasons and W Midtown (condos in the 4 Seasons are a steal right now, FYI, not that I can afford them)
7) Mayfair, Metropolis, Viewpoint, Spire, Plaza Midtown, Aqua
8) Georgia Terrace Hotel
9) My lawyer's office at 1355 Peachtree
10) Colony Square
11) Wells Fargo tower and BB&T tower (171 and 271 17th)
12) Astoria at Aramore
13) Park Place on Peachtree (Elton John and Janet Jackson live in this building)
14) 05 Buckhead, 3225 Paces, and various other Buckhead condos
15) 3360 Peachtree
16) Sovereign (been all through this building and applied to jobs here )
17) Tower Place
18) Two Alliance Center
19) Intercontinental Hotel and Ritz Carlton Buckhead (met Bill Johnson and his associates...they bought the Ritz name and built up the luxury hotel company starting with the Ritz Buckhead)
20) Various buildings in Cumberland Galleria in Vinings
21) I used to intern at Northpark Center in Perimeter

I am very fortunate to have many opportunities to experience great office buildings. I work in one of Atlanta's most iconic towers and I won't settle for any less for the rest of my life. There are a few buildings I have never been in/high in that I really want to:

One Atlantic Center
1180 Peachtree
Trump Chicago
Any core plus trophy tower in CA because I have never even been to CA
Comcast Center in Philly
Wells Fargo Plaza in Houston
and several others of course! I never say no when invited into a building and sometimes I try to take my camera
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Old Posted Mar 16, 2011, 2:19 AM
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CN Tower and a tower near thousand islands Ontario.
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Old Posted Mar 16, 2011, 3:46 AM
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Well, to list all the towers Ive been in would take forever and I cant remember all of em. But heres ones Ive been to the top of.

Empire State Building
Sears Tower
John Hancock Building
JP Morgan Chase Tower-Houston
Wells Fargo Plaza-Houston
One Park Place - Houston
Williams Tower - Houston
Heritage Plaza - Houston
Wedge International Building - Houston
Hilton at Discovery Green - Houston
Bank of America Plaza - Dallas
Metropolitan National Bank Tower - Little Rock
Regions Center - Little Rock
Amsouth Tower - Shreveport
Horeshoe Hotel and Casino - Shreveport
Hearst Tower - Charlotte
Frost Bank Tower - Austin
Jing Guang Center - Beijing
Qingdao International Finance Center - Qingdao

Most of these dont have observation decks but if you have a camera and are nice enough, usually people will let you into their offices and look out the windows. As long as you dont let the security guards at the bottom see your camera.

The view from someones office in the Metro National Bank Tower in Little Rock from a couple weeks ago.



A view from another persons office I was allowed into in the Frost Bank Tower in Austin from about a year ago.

View from Sears Tower


The view from Wells Fargo Plaza in Houston


View from JP Morgan Chase in Houston




View of downtown Shreveport from the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel.

Best view ever from the ESB from way back in 2007 when I briefly visited NYC, need to get back there real bad.


View from Beijing

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Old Posted Mar 16, 2011, 4:00 AM
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NYC:
- Two World Trade Center
- Empire State Building
- 30 Rockefeller Center
- Marriott Marquis Hotel (pretty high up, anyways)

Philadelphia (what I can remember):
- Comcast Center
- BNY Mellon Center
- Bell Atlantic Tower
- One Commerce Square
- City Hall
- Residences At The Ritz
- 1818 Market Street
- The. St. James
- Cira Centre
- Wachovia Building
- Loews Philadelphia Hotel
- Medical Tower
- Hotel Atop The Bellevue
- The Philadelphian
- Penn Mutual Building
- Penn Tower

Pittsburgh:
- Cathedral Of Learning

Washington, D.C.:
-Washington Monument

Baltimore:
-World Trade Center

Cincinnati:
-Carew Tower

Chicago:
-John Hancock Center

Boston:
-Hancock Place
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