Renaissance Center

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The Renaissance Center, commonly known as the RenCen, is a landmark mixed-use building complex in downtown Detroit, Michigan, United States. Located on the Detroit International Riverfront, the complex consists of seven connected towers, including a 74-story Marriott hotel, and the tallest building in Michigan at its center. Four shorter office skyscrapers surround the hotel, with two shorter, auxiliary office towers to the east. The towers are connected by a large square podium containing extensive public spaces, a conference center, and retail stores. Developed as an urban renewal project in the 1970s, the Renaissance Center was envisioned as a "city-within-a-city," and was meant to anchor a wider redevelopment of the then-declining city of Detroit. The project was developed and funded by a consortium led by the Ford Motor Company, and John Portman served as its principal architect. The five tallest towers were built in the Modern architectural style and completed in stages from 1976...

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