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Rosslyn Twin Towers

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Complete

Antenna spire
  
381 ft (116 m)

Floor area
  
11 ha

Elevation
  
~50 ft (15 m)

Floor count
  
26-27

Completed
  
1980

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Type
  
Office, ground floor retail, observation deck

Location
  
Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia

1000 and 1100 Wilson Boulevard, collectively known as the Rosslyn Twin Towers, were the tallest buildings in the Washington metropolitan area for three decades until the completion of 1812 N Moore a block away. They remain the tallest twin towers in the region and the state of Virginia.

The buildings are home to the headquarters of Politico and WJLA-TV, and were formerly home to the headquarters of Gannett Company/USA Today.

The towers are part of a complex that features retail, and televisions and news tickers visible from the nearby intersection. Arlington County approved construction of rooftop decks for each tower, with the newest projected to be open by spring 2016.

References

Rosslyn Twin Towers Wikipedia