One PPG Place (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

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One of the most distinctive elements of the Pittsburgh skyline, this 40-story office tower is home to PPG Industries (formerly Pittsburgh Plate Glass), a global supplier of coatings, glass, chemicals, and specialty materials. Architect Philip Johnson's pinnacled, Gothic-inspired design resembles a modern version of the crossing tower of Canterbury Cathedral or the Victoria Tower at London's Houses of Parliament. Completed in 1984, the glass-clad structure served not only as PPG's new headquarters but also as an advertisement for one of the company's primary products.

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Coordinates:   40°26'23"N   80°0'13"W

Comments

  • Buildings don't get much better than this.
  • Sometimes used as the "villain's office building" in movies. It's a gorgeous building.
  • by the by PPG stands for the Pennsylvania Plate Glass company, founded in 1883 by Captain John Baptiste Ford and John Pitcairn, it never meant Pennsylvania Paint & Glass, though ironically PPG now makes far more paint products than glass ones.
  • It looks like the headquarters of H.J. Heinz are here, or today, rather, the Pittsburgh headquarters of Kraft Heinz.
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