Dominion Tower (Norfolk)
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Dominion Tower is one of the major distinctive and recognizable features of Downtown Norfolk
, Virginia
, United States
. Once the tallest building in the Hampton Roads
metro area, it is now the tallest building in the City of Norfolk
, having been surpassed by the mid-2000s construction of the Armada Hoffler Tower
and Westin Virginia Beach Town Center tower in nearby Virginia Beach.
Downtown Norfolk, Virginia
As the traditional center of shipping and port activities in the Hampton Roads region, Norfolk, Virginia's downtown waterfront historically played host to numerous and often noxious port and shipping-related uses...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Once the tallest building in the Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...
metro area, it is now the tallest building in the City of Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, having been surpassed by the mid-2000s construction of the Armada Hoffler Tower
Armada Hoffler Tower
The Armada Hoffler Tower is a high rise multi-office building in Town Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is known as the first building built in the new Virginia Beach Town Center. The tower rises 396 feet and has 23 stories. . It is also the home of the local news station WTKR's secondary...
and Westin Virginia Beach Town Center tower in nearby Virginia Beach.