Downtown Los Angeles

When people refer to Los Angles, they are typically referring to Los Angeles County or even nearby Orange County (home of Anaheim’s Disneyland). The city of Los Angeles is the second largest city in the U.S. by population and the largest by square miles. Los Angeles translated from Spanish is the City of Angels.
Downtown Los Angeles is commercial and central area of Los Angeles. Downtown is generally bounded by the Los Angeles River on the east, the Hollywood (101) Freeway to the north, the Santa Monica (10) Freeway on the south and the Harbor (110) Freeway on the west. For a map of Los Angeles, click here.

For many people, the many skyscrapers of Bunker Hill are synonymous with downtown Los Angeles. Downtown is actually a diverse collection of neighborhoods including Little Tokyo, the New Chinatown and the El Pueblo de Los Angeles along with Civic Center, Financial District, Jewelry District and Fashion District. Downtown is also home to some of the most unique and stunning examples of architecture.

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This is a view of Downtown Los Angeles from Angels Point. Many of the tallest buildings are located in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is ranked first in the Pacific Coast Region and fifth in the United States (after New York City, Chicago, Miami and Houston). The tallest building in Los Angeles is the U.S. Bank Tower. Completed in 1989 this 73 story builing rises 1,018 feet. This building is also the tallest building in California and the 9th tallest building in the United States. The ten tallest buildings in Los Angeles are:

(1) U.S. Bank Tower, 73 stories, 1,018 feet, 1989
(2) Aon Center, 62 stories, 858 feet, 1973
(3) Two California Plaza, 52 stories, 750 feet, 1992
(4) Gas Company Tower, 52 stories, 749 feet, 1991
(5) Bank of America Plaza, 55 stories, 735 feet, 1974
(6) 777 Tower, 52 stories, 725 feet, 1991
(7) Wells Fargo Tower, 54 stories, 723 feet, 1983
(8) Figueroa at Wilshire, 53 stories, 717 feet, 1990
(9) City National Tower, 52 stories, 699 feet, 1972
(9) Paul Hastings Tower, 52 stories, 699 feet, 1972