Wilshire Federal Building
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The Wilshire Federal Building
is an office building in Los Angeles
, located on Wilshire
and Sepulveda
Boulevards in the area of Sawtelle. Many of Los Angeles’ federal offices are located in this building. The building actually is not located on municipal Los Angeles land, but in a small (0.9 square miles (2.3 km²)), unincorporated area of Los Angeles county enclosed by the city, known as unincorporated Sawtelle.
It was begun in 1968 and completed in 1969. It is 79 meters (259.1832 ft) high.
The building is often the site of protests and demonstrations. For example, during the Iranian Revolution
, the Federal Building was the scene of demonstrations both supporting the Revolution and supporting the shah
.
Federal Building
A federal building refers to government building built to host the regional offices of various government departments and agencies in countries with a federal system, especially when the central government is referred to as the "federal government".- Canada :...
is an office building in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, located on Wilshire
Wilshire Boulevard
Wilshire Boulevard is one of the principal east-west arterial roads in Los Angeles, California, United States. It was named for Henry Gaylord Wilshire , an Ohio native who made and lost fortunes in real estate, farming, and gold mining. Henry Wilshire initiated what was to become Wilshire...
and Sepulveda
Sepulveda Boulevard
Sepulveda Boulevard is a street in Los Angeles, California, which stretches some 42.8 miles from Rinaldi Street at the north end of the San Fernando Valley to the city limits of Hermosa Beach, where it "jumps" east and continues on to Long Beach. It generally runs north-south, passing underneath...
Boulevards in the area of Sawtelle. Many of Los Angeles’ federal offices are located in this building. The building actually is not located on municipal Los Angeles land, but in a small (0.9 square miles (2.3 km²)), unincorporated area of Los Angeles county enclosed by the city, known as unincorporated Sawtelle.
It was begun in 1968 and completed in 1969. It is 79 meters (259.1832 ft) high.
The building is often the site of protests and demonstrations. For example, during the Iranian Revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
, the Federal Building was the scene of demonstrations both supporting the Revolution and supporting the shah
Shah
Shāh is the title of the ruler of certain Southwest Asian and Central Asian countries, especially Persia , and derives from the Persian word shah, meaning "king".-History:...
.