Orleans Tower (formerly Amoco Building), located at 1340 Poydras Street in the

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New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
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, is a 20-story, skyscraper designed in the international style by

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. The international style grew in popularity during the sixties and seventies after the architect Mies Van Der Rohe designed the Seagram Building on Park Ave in New York City and Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill designed the Sears Tower in the heart of downtown Chicago. The building is primarily used for leaseable office space, with some retail space on the ground level. The design of the building can be best classified as international with its black

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and

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curtain wall. The building currently houses the offices of several city and state agencies, including the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office. Orleans Tower is currently the 28th tallest building in New Orleans.

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Amoco Building
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Skyscraper office buildings in New Orleans Amoco BP buildings and structures {{NewOrleans-stub

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