One Shell Square
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Identification
Name
One Shell Square
Emporis Building Number
122867
Location
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| 701-721 Poydras Street |
| Virtual address |
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| 700-720 Perdido Street |
| Virtual address |
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| 401-445 St. Charles Avenue |
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Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
212.45 m
Height (roof)
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Floors (above ground)
51
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Parking places
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]Structural system
tube-in-tube
Structural material
composite structure
Facade material
travertine
Architectural style
international style
Official website
Usages
Main usages
commercial officeFeatures and Amenities
One of the city's famous buildings
Facts
Tallest building in Louisiana. See the Best Western St. Christopher Hotel of New Orleans' tallest building since 1893. |
The building's structure is a double tube system, with a steel core and a concrete perimeter. |
One Shell Square is the largest office high-rise in New Orleans and is located at the heart of the Central Business District. |
The structure is clad in Italian travertine and bronze glass. |
Mimic's the design of Houston's One Shell Plaza completed one year earlier, designed by the same firm,  Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. |
Tallest building in the Southeastern United States from 1972-1976 when it was surpassed by the Westin Peachtree Plaza in  Atlanta. |
Companies involved in this building