Everything about The Ronald Reagan Building totally explained
The
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, named after former
United States President Ronald Reagan, is the first federal building in
Washington, D.C. designed for both governmental and private sector purposes. Each of the organizations located in the
Pennsylvania Avenue building are dedicated to
international trade and
globalization. Organizations headquartered in this building include the
U.S. Agency for International Development,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The building hosts conferences, trade shows, cultural events, and outdoor concerts.
The building is located above the
Federal Triangle Metro station at what was once known as the "plague spot" in Washington, an area once populated heavily with saloons and
brothels. The federal government purchased the land in the 1920s, and it was to be part of the Federal Triangle redevelopment of the late
1920s and
1930s. Until development on the current building began in 1996, the area known as the "Great Plaza" was used as a massive downtown parking lot. The building, designed by
James Ingo Freed (of the architectural firm
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners) and
Ellerbe Becket, is located in front of the
Oscar Straus Memorial.
Naming controversy
At the time it was built, the Ronald Reagan Building was the most expensive federal building ever constructed, at a cost of $768 million. As a federal office building, it's second in size only to
the Pentagon. Its naming was controversial, because Ronald Reagan was considered by some to be a champion of small government and this building was seen by some as an example of a government waste. The conference center hosts over 1200 events each year, including many of Washington's annual social galas. With the city's largest parking garage, information center, and a metro rail station, the building is visited by over 1 million tourists each year. The summer concert series held on the Woodrow Wilson Plaza and the many food options draw many to the building during the lunch hour.
Photographs
Image:LobbyReaganBldg.jpg|Lobby of the Ronald Reagan Building
Image:Stage,CommonAreaReaganBldg.jpg|Stage of the common area
Image:Reagan_building.jpg|View of the expansive common area
Image:TetrahedralSkylight,ReaganBldg.jpg|Tetrahedral skylight
Image:NeonOrnamentation,I,M,Pei,ReaganBldg.jpg|Neon ornamentation, common area
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