The Bryan Tower is a
skyscraper
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in
Dallas
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,
Texas
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. The building rises . It contains 40 floors, and was completed in 1973. The Bryan Tower currently stands as the
19th-tallest building in the city. The architect who designed the building was
Neuhaus & Taylor
Neuhaus (German for "new house") may refer to:
Places
*in Germany:
**in Bavaria:
***Neuhaus an der Pegnitz, in the district Nürnberger Land
***Neuhaus am Inn, in the district of Passau
**in Lower Saxony:
***Amt Neuhaus, in the district of LÃ ...
. The building is known for its distinctive gold-tinted windows and the steel beams that run up and down the building.
In 1998,
Randall D. Smith acquired the Bryan Tower, and his son Caleb Smith oversaw the renovation for his father's company
Spire Realty
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, which he now runs.
In popular culture
Exterior shots of the building were used as the home of
Ewing Oil
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in the original 5-part
miniseries
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''Dallas'', now referred to as Season One of the popular 1980s television series ''
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
''.
References
External links
Bryan Tower on EmporisBryan Tower on SkyscraperPage
Skyscraper office buildings in Dallas
Office buildings completed in 1973
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