The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in Detroit. It serves as a hotel, offices, restaurants, clubs, and retail shops. It is owned by General Motors as its world headquarters. The center tower, the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, is the tallest all-hotel skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere and also the tallest building in Michigan. It was built in 1981 and then restored in 2005. The RenCen is designed in the Modern architectural style and made primarily out of glass. The architects that restored it were Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Gensler, SmithGroup, and Ghafari Associates.
When I was a kid, I remember coming to the Renaissance Center on New Years Eve with my family and my neighbor's family(my dad managed to arrange this because he was working here at the time). I remember hanging out in a conference room, high up in one of the towers, celebrating and waiting for the clocks to hit midnight. I was so excited to see the ball drop on T.V. and watch the fireworks from the window. The view was amazing. Being so high up, made the fireworks seem so close and made it an unforgettable experience.
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