Congress Center, Portland

Congress Center is an office building completed in 1980 in Portland. It is currently the ninth tallest building in the city. It's a huge dark glass construction, with a hexagonal shape and Spanish pink granite at the bottom. The glass reflect the beauty of the Portland's architecture with light and white tonality.

Construction began in 1978 and was completed in 1980. The current name is the fourth name the building has carried. Opened in 1980 as the Orbanco Building, it was renamed Security Pacific Plaza in 1989, in 1994 Security Pacific Plaza was renamed "1001 Fifth Avenue". The building's current name dates to January 2002. It is taken from the former Congress Hotel, located on the site from 1912 until 1977. Terracotta arches from the Congress Hotel were restored for use as an entry to a lower level restaurant.