ATLANTA PEACHTREE
Peachtree Street is the main north-south Street of Atlanta, Georgia. The city grew up around this one street, and many of its historical and municipal buildings are or were located along it. There are 71 streets in Atlanta with a variant of "Peachtree" in their name. Some of these include Peachtree Creek Road, Peachtree Lane, Peachtree Avenue, Peachtree Circle, Peachtree Drive, Peachtree Plaza, Peachtree Way, Peachtree Memorial Drive, New Peachtree Road, Peachtree Walk, and Peachtree Valley Road. West Peachtree Street is not the western branch of Peachtree Street, but a major parallel north-south street located one block west of Peachtree Street running through Midtown. Others include Peachtree Battle Avenue, commemorating the Battle of Peachtree Creek, Peachtree-Dunwoody Road running between Peachtree Street and Dunwoody, Georgia, and Old Peachtree Road, which traces part of the route of the original Peachtree Trail for which the road is named. Some of these streets intersect with Peachtree Street, others are extensions of it, and some are nowhere near it
Many of Atlanta's most prominent buildings and landmarks are located along Peachtree Street. In Downtown, 191 Peachtree Tower, Georgia-Pacific Tower, Westin Peachtree Plaza and SunTrust Plaza all line Peachtree. In Midtown, Bank of America Plaza, Atlanta's tallest building, is a block south of the Fabulous Fox Theatre, a grand movie palace completed in 1929. Office buildings 1100 Peachtree formerly owned and occupied by BellSouth and 1180 Peachtree, home to major law firms, are prominent business addresses. The heart of Atlanta's arts scene is found just north on Peachtree where the Woodruff Arts Center, including the High Museum of Art, Atlanta Symphony, Alliance Theatre Company, and the Atlanta campus of the Savannah College of Art & Design are located.
Peachtree Tower
Peachtree Tower is a Landmark in Atlanta GA. 191 Peachtree Tower is the fourth tallest skyscraper in Atlanta, Georgia. It is also among the tallest 200 buildings in the world. Peachtree Towers is located in the heart of Atlanta's business, shopping, and entertainment district. Just steps away from AmericasMart, Underground Atlanta, Peachtree Center and CNN Center
Features
- BOMA Building of the Year Award in 1991 and 1998.
- The twin towers are cladded in flame-finished Rosa Dante granite with gray tinted glass.
- Originally proposed in July 1987 at 48 floors.
- A striking feature is the tower's two rooftop crowns, seven full stories of interwoven arches and domes that culminate in a ring of columns that are illuminated at night.
- The Hotel Majestic once occupied a portion of this site fronting Peachtree Street NE.
- There is a 15-level garage with 1,386 spaces.
Peachtree Plaza
The Westin Peachtree Plaza Atlanta is ideally located in the heart of Atlanta business and financial district. The Westin Peachtree Plaza Atlanta is a 73-story tower, topped by the revolving Sun Dial Restaurant, which graces the heart of Atlanta and is connected to Americas Mart. The Westin is steps from CNN, Georgia Aquarium, Georgia World Congress Center, and the Georgia Dome The Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel offers all the facilities you would expect in a world-class hotel including 24-hour room service, Daily newspaper, Health club, Fitness center, Indoor and outdoor swimming pool, Golf course nearby, Business center, Secretarial support, Cellular phone rental, Teleconferencing, Internet access, 39 meeting and conference rooms, Translation services, Airport shuttle and Theater and concert tickets. For lunch or dinner, take the hotel's glass elevators up 73 stories to the Sun Dial, a revolving restaurant known for its delicious cuisine and heavenly views of Atlanta. The Westin Peachtree Plaza Downtown Atlanta features 1068 guest rooms situated on 73 stories.
