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Westin Peachtree Plaza
[Enlarge] [Purchase] (c) Martin Bugajski   [Enlarge] [Purchase] (c) James Niehoff   [Enlarge] [Purchase] (c) Chris Patriarca   Photo Compilation Click here to see more files.		You are using Emporis.com and all data marked with * and additional tools are accessible through content/tools offered by Emporis.   Do you have an update for the content on this page? [Write to Emporis.com] [How to enter information] Identification Official name Westin Peachtree Plaza Emporis Building Number 121254   Location Address * Bordering street #1 Andrew Young International Boulevard NW Bordering street #2 Carnegie Way NW Bordering street #3 Peachtree Street NW Postcode * Exact Latitude * Exact Longitude * Location Map (POI) * Community Downtown City Atlanta State Georgia Country U.S.A.   Technical Data Height (tip) * Height (struct.) 220 m 723 ft Height (roof) * Floors (OG) 73 Construction end 1976 Elevators * Parking places * Units (rooms) *   Building in General Type of construction skyscraper Architectural style * Status completed Facts - Tallest hotel building in the world when completed, surpassed by Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center-Marriott Renaissance Center]. - The design is very similar to the Marriott Renaissance Center in Detroit, with a large glass cylinder attached to a much narrower one. - Glass elevators in the small cylinder lead to a revolving restaurant and public observatory. - The Peachtree Plaza now stands where the 13-story Henry Grady Hotel once stood. - The Peachtree Plaza was Atlanta's tallest completed building from 1976 to 1987, when the One Atlantic Center became Atlanta's tallest. - Overtook Hotel Ukraine in Moscow as the world's tallest hotel. - The height on the Peachtree Street side is 700 feet from the street to the penthouse. - Floors 1-4 contain parking spaces for 1,000 cars, floor 5 is the lobby, floors 6-14 contain meeting space, floors 15-70 include 1,068 guest rooms and floors 71-73 contain a revolving restaurant, observation deck, and lounge called the Sundial Bar & View. - Multiple scenes from the 1981 film Sharky's Machine, starring Burt Reynolds were filmed within the hotel and Sundial restaurant. - The 220 foot free-fall by stuntman Dar Robinson from the tower in Sharky's Machine is the longest outdoor free-fall stunt, completed without wires, carried out for a commercial film. - The top floor rotates on a 30 minute cycle while the one below rotates every 60 minutes. - The diameter of this building is 188 feet (57m). - Although several local Atlanta radio stations use the broadcast tower on top of the building, WZGC "Dave FM", owned by CBS Radio, is the owner and primary operator. - The building suffered extensive damage from a F2 tornado that struck nearby on the evening of March 14, 2008. - During the 2008 tornado, the building lost over 100 windows and the top swayed several feet. Companies involved in this Building* Architect: John Portman & Associates Other companies: Portman Properties [Portman Holdings], Curtain Wall Design and Consulting, Inc., Gammans Architectural Products, Inc., Ai Group, Optum Construction Group, Westin Hotels & Resorts [Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc].