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million today) |floor_area = |architect = Henry Hornbostel Eric Fisher Wood |structural_engineer= |main_contractor = Dwight P. Robinson & Company |developer = W. J. Strassburger |owner = |management = | references = }} The Grant Building is 40-story, skyscraper at 310 Grant Street in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The building was completed and opened on February 1, 1929〔http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/chronology/chronology_driver.pl?q=Grant+Building&year=&month=&day=&start_line=0&searchtype=single&page=sim〕 at a cost of $5.5 million ($ million today). The art deco building's facade is built with Belgian granite, limestone, and brick. It was famous for a radio antenna that rose roughly 100–150 feet from the roof of the tower which had an aviation beacon that spelled out .--. .. - - ... -... ..- .-. --. .... or P-I-T-T-S-B-U-R-G-H in Morse Code. The beacon could be seen as far away as on clear nights. A smaller version of the beacon, still flashing out the name of the city remains to this day, although malfunctions with the relay switch have caused it to spell "P-I-T-E-T-S-B-K-R-R-H", and eventually "T-P-E-B-T-S-A-U-R-G-H" before being repaired on July 27, 2009. The tower on the roof also served as the broadcast antenna for radio station KDKA Pittsburgh. The radio station made its first broadcast from the building's third floor.〔http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&id=grantbuilding-pittsburgh-pa-usa&lng=3〕 ==Gallery== File:Grant Building ad 1930.png|Grant Building advertisement from 1930 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「Grant Building」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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