Buildings from the River
On the right is Place St. Charles Building
Place St. Charles (formerly the Bank One Center and First NBC
Center), located at 201 St. Charles Avenue in the Central Business
District of New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 53-story, 645-foot (197 m)
skyscraper designed in the post-modern style by Moriyama & Teshima
Architects with The Mathes Group, now Mathes Brierre Architects, as
local architect. It is the second-tallest building in both the city of
New Orleans and the state of Louisiana, and it is taller than
Louisiana's tallest peak, Driskill Mountain.
On the left is the Marriott Hotel
Behind it is the One Shell Square Building, 555 Canal St, New Orleans
New Orleans Marriott, located at 555 Canal Street in the Central
Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 42-story, 449 feet
tall skyscraper. The Marriott is the seventh tallest building
in New Orleans. Millionaire alleged murderer Robert Durst had been
staying at the hotel when he was arrested by FBI agents on March 14,
2015.
One Shell Square is a 51-story, 697-foot skyscraper
designed in the International style by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill,
located at 701 Poydras Street in the Central Business District of New
Orleans, Louisiana. It is the tallest building in both the city of New
Orleans and the state of Louisiana, and is taller than Louisiana's
tallest peak, Driskill Mountain. The building is primarily used for
leaseable office space, with some retail space on the ground level.
Photo 125, Nov 2018