This is a list of bank buildings that are notable. The architecture of banks in many countries is diverse, but has a common goal of conveying solidity and suggesting confidence in the security of deposits, as a matter of basic marketing. Numerous bank buildings are recognized as landmarks and/or included in historic registers. This list includes modern bank buildings as well as historic buildings that no longer serve as banks or that no longer exist.
Building | Image | Dates | Location | City, Province | Description |
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Bank of Canada Building | 1938 built 1979 expanded | 234 Wellington Street 45°25′15″N75°42′10″W / 45.420877°N 75.702807°W | Ottawa, Ontario | Head office of Bank of Canada. Late neoclassical-style, designed by Sumner Godfrey Davenport. | |
Building | Image | Dates | Location | City, Province | Description |
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Minsheng Bank Building | 2001-08 built | 30°35′49″N114°16′05″E / 30.597°N 114.268°E | Wuhan, Hubei | 331.0 m (1,086.0 ft) | |
China Merchants Bank Building | 1907 built | the Bund 31°14′12″N121°29′10″E / 31.2367°N 121.4861°E | Shanghai | ||
Building | Image | Dates | Location | Municipality | Description | |
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1 | Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño | 1924 built 1987 NRHP | Plaza Degetau 18°00′41″N66°36′48″W / 18.011314°N 66.613333°W | Ponce | Beaux-Arts building designed by Francisco Porrata-Doria | |
2 | Banco de Ponce | 1924 built 1987 NRHP | Amor and Comercio Sts., Plaza Degetau 18°00′40″N66°36′48″W / 18.01111°N 66.61333°W | Ponce | Beaux-Arts building designed by architect Francisco Porrata Doria | |
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Building | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description | |
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1 | City National Bank / First Alabama Bank | 1922 built 1985 NRHP | 2301 University Blvd. 33°12′36″N87°34′01″W / 33.21000°N 87.56694°W | Tuscaloosa | Classical Revival [1] | |
2 | Henderson National Bank | 1948 built 1980 NRHP | 118 S. Jefferson St. 34°43′50″N86°35′10″W / 34.73056°N 86.58611°W | Huntsville | Ashlar and green stone Moderne-style building. | |
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