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Fairmont Century Plaza

The Fairmont Century Plaza is a 19-story luxury hotel in Century City, Los Angeles, US. The hotel fronts the Avenue of the Stars, adjacent to the twin Century Plaza Towers and the 2000 Avenue of the Stars complex. At the time of its opening in 1966, the hotel was the highest building in Century City, with views extending all the way to the Pacific Ocean. It was also the first hotel to have color televisions in all o…

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1966

California, California, United States

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Fairmont Century Plaza in California, United States

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Fairmont Century Plaza gallery

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Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles, California

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Minoru Yamasaki

1912-1986 · Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Minoru Yamasaki was an American architect, best known for designing the original World Trade Center in New York City and several other large-scale projects. He and fellow architect Edward Durell Stone are generally considered to be the two master practitioners of "New Formalism".

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Yamasaki & Associates

practice · Detroit, Michigan, United States

Role: designer

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