191 Peachtree Tower, High-rise building in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
191 Peachtree Tower is a fifty-story office tower in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The exterior features Rosa Dante granite and gray tinted glass windows, while the interior houses office spaces, restaurants, and a club.
The tower was completed in 1991 and fell vacant in 2006 when major tenants moved out and the building lost its shine. Cousins Properties later acquired it and brought in new tenants, making it part of the active business district again.
The illuminated double crown at the top became a recurring image during television broadcasts of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, giving the building international recognition. This feature continues to shape the downtown skyline after dark and serves as a landmark for visitors.
The building offers several restaurants and lounges, including the Commerce Club on the 49th floor with views over the city. The ground level borders Peachtree Street and makes access easy for pedestrians who enter from there.
The entrance hall extends over a height of 31 meters and opens directly onto Peachtree Street with transparent walls. This space connects the street level to the elevators and feels almost like an open-air courtyard because of its dimension.
Location: Atlanta
Inception: 1991
Architects: John Burgee, Philip Johnson
Architectural style: postmodern architecture
Floors above the ground: 50
Address: 191 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia
GPS coordinates: 33.75890,-84.38670
Latest update: December 5, 2025 20:09
Philip Johnson designed buildings that brought together modernism and classical references, shaping how architecture developed through the 20th century. His work includes glass pavilions, office towers, public spaces, and cultural institutions. His designs show an interest in clean lines, reflective surfaces, and the relationship between interior spaces and their surroundings. The collection features the Glass House in New Canaan, a transparent residence set within the landscape, the Seagram Building in New York, a bronze tower on Park Avenue, and the Puerta de Europa in Madrid, two leaning towers along Paseo de la Castellana. Other examples include the AT&T Building with its distinctive pediment, PPG Place in Pittsburgh with its glass towers inspired by Gothic forms, the IDS Center in Minneapolis, and Pennzoil Place in Houston. The collection also covers the Fort Worth Water Gardens, an urban park with pools and cascades, the Crystal Cathedral in California, a glass and steel worship space, along with the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth and the Kreeger Museum in Washington. These places show different sides of Johnson's practice and his ability to adapt buildings to urban and natural settings.
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