One PNC Plaza is a high-rise office building located in the Golden Triangle

Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Downtown Pittsburgh, colloquially referred to as the Golden Triangle and officially the Central Business District, is the urban Downtown center of Pittsburgh. It is located at the confluence of the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River whose joining forms the Ohio River. The "triangle" is...

 neighborhood of the Central Business District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

, United States

United States

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. Constructed in 1972, it is 129.24 m (424 ft) 30 stories. It houses the general offices for PNC Financial Services

PNC Financial Services

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is a U.S.-based financial services corporation, with assets of approximately $264.3 billion...

. It serves as the corporation's principal headquarters and is one of three skyscrapers in PNC Plaza.

The building was constructed on the site of the former First National Bank Building

First National Bank Building (Pittsburgh)

The First National Bank Building was a high-rise building erected in 1909 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The building was later enlarged to a 26-storey, skyscraper, making it the tallest in the city when the renovations were completed in 1912. The structure was completely demolished in 1970 to make...

, a 26-story 1906 beaux-arts tower, that was only 11 m (36.1 ft) shorter. It currently features the world's largest green wall.

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