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1906: Year
the Fulton Building was constructed
2001: Year
the renovated building re-opened as the Renaissance Hotel
Address:
107 Sixth Street in Pittsburgh's Cultural District

Grosvenor
Atterbury, the same architectural firm that designed the original
building,
was hired to do the rennovations
During
the initial cleaning of the rotunda dome, the crew removed over
300
pounds
of coal dust
Restoring
the copper on the outside of the building was the biggest copper
restoration
project on the East Coast since the Statue of Liberty in 1986 -
over
40,000
pounds of baking soda was used.
The Fulton
Building medallion inside the entrance of the building was discovered
on the original floor and refurbished.
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