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The '''Capital One Tower''' was a high-rise office building[[skyscraper]] located in [[Lake Charles, Louisiana|Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]], USA. It was the tallest building in the city and a dominant feature of the downtown skyline.

The building was designed by Lloyd Jones Brewer Associates of [[Houston]] and was constructed by Miner-Dederick of Houston and F. Miller and Sons of Lake Charles at a cost of $40&nbsp;million. Construction began in March 1981 with groundbreaking in January 1982. The building was opened in 1983 and stood 22&nbsp;stories and {{convert|375|ft|m}} tall with {{convert|400000|sqft|m2}} of space. The four-acre lot included an attached parking garage.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hertzgroup.com/capital_one_tower.html# |title=Capital One Tower |publisher=Hertz Investment Group |access-date=2010-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330061108/http://www.hertzgroup.com/capital_one_tower.html# |archive-date=2010-03-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=history>{{cite news |first=Amanda |last=Johnson |url=https://www.kplctv.com/2024/09/05/look-back-history-capital-one-tower/ |title=A look back at the history of the Capital One Tower |publisher=[[KPLC]] |date=September 5, 2024 |access-date=September 17, 2024 }}</ref>