Prudential Tower

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Prudential Tower
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Boston, Massachusetts
Built in 1964
749 feet tall
52 floors

The Prudential Tower, also known as the Prudential Building or, colloquially, The Pru, is anInternational Style skyscraper in BostonMassachusetts. The building, a part of the Prudential Center complex, currently stands as the 2nd-tallest building in Boston, behind the John Hancock Tower. The Prudential Tower was designed by Charles Luckman and Associates for Prudential Insurance. Completed in 1964, the building is 749 feet (228 m) tall, with 52 floors. It contains 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2) of commercial and retail space. Including its radio mast, the tower stands as the tallest building in Boston and is tied with others as the 77th-tallest in the United States, rising to 907 feet (276 m) in height. A 50th-floor observation deck, called the Skywalk Observatory, is currently the highest observation deck in New England open to the public, as the higher observation deck of the John Hancock Tower has been closed since the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. A restaurant, The Top of the Hub, occupies the 52nd floor.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudential_Tower
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