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The AT&T Building (formerly the South Central Bell Building and BellSouth Building, colloquially known as the Batman Building) is a , 33-story skyscraper completed in August 1994 and located in Nashville, Tennessee. The structure is designed as an office tower capable of housing 2,000 workers. It is currently the tallest building in the state of Tennessee. ==Architecture and design== The building sits on of property on Commerce St between 3rd and 4th Avenues North, and has a footprint of 1⅔ city blocks. It features a three-story winter garden atrium as its foyer and has a nine-story underground parking garage with 1,300 vehicle capacity.〔〔〔 Its distinctive design and dark coloration have earned it the nickname "Batman Building", due to its resemblance to the mask of superhero character Batman.〔 Richard Miller, the president of architectural firm Earl Swensson Associates, said of the design process: "...at the time we did that they In August 2009, French online business journal ''Le Journal du Net'' named the iconic "Batman Building", or as the article names it "La Bat Tower", one of the 12 most original office buildings in the world.〔 The Melbourne Central Shopping Centre in Melbourne, Australia has a similar design. In 2011, a drawing of the AT&T Building – alongside images of iconic structures from Tennessee's three other large cities (the Memphis Pyramid, Knoxville's Sunsphere, and the Tennessee Aquarium of Chattanooga) – was incorporated into the standard design of Tennessee's state-issued driver's licenses. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「AT&T Building (Nashville)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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