List of bank buildings

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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.

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Argentina

Bank headquarters buildings

Australia

Bank headquarters buildings in Australia

Canada

BuildingImageDatesLocationCity, ProvinceDescription
Bank of Canada Building Ottawa - ON - Bank of Canada.jpg 1938 built
1979 expanded
234 Wellington Street
45°25′15″N75°42′10″W / 45.420877°N 75.702807°W / 45.420877; -75.702807 (Bank of Canada)
Ottawa, Ontario Head office of Bank of Canada. Late neoclassical-style, designed by Sumner Godfrey Davenport.

Bank headquarters buildings in Canada

Other bank buildings in Canada

Historic bank buildings in Canada

China

Bank of Communications Building China Bank of Communications Building Shanghai.jpg
Bank of Communications Building

Bank headquarters buildings in China

Other notable bank buildings in China

BuildingImageDatesLocationCity, ProvinceDescription
Minsheng Bank Building Minsheng Bank Building.jpg 2001-08 built 30°35′49″N114°16′05″E / 30.597°N 114.268°E / 30.597; 114.268 (Minsheng Bank Building) Wuhan, Hubei 331.0 m (1,086.0 ft)
China Merchants Bank Building China Merchants Bank Building, Shanghai.JPG 1907 built the Bund
31°14′12″N121°29′10″E / 31.2367°N 121.4861°E / 31.2367; 121.4861 (China Merchants Bank Building)
Shanghai
Danmarks Nationalbank Danmarks Nationalbank.jpg
Danmarks Nationalbank

Denmark

France

Bank headquarters buildings in France

Germany

Bank headquarters buildings in Germany

Malta

Bank headquarters buildings in Malta

Philippines

Bank headquarters buildings in the Philippines

Puerto Rico

BuildingImageDatesLocationMunicipalityDescription
1 Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño Banco Credito y Ahorro Ponceno.jpg 1924 built
1987 NRHP
Plaza Degetau
18°00′41″N66°36′48″W / 18.011314°N 66.613333°W / 18.011314; -66.613333 (Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño)
Ponce Beaux-Arts building designed by Francisco Porrata-Doria
2 Banco de Ponce Banco Popular in Ponce, Puerto Rico.jpg 1924 built
1987 NRHP
Amor and Comercio Sts., Plaza Degetau
18°00′40″N66°36′48″W / 18.01111°N 66.61333°W / 18.01111; -66.61333 (Banco de Ponce)
Ponce Beaux-Arts building designed by architect Francisco Porrata Doria

United Kingdom

Bank headquarters buildings in the United Kingdom

United States

Bank headquarters buildings in the U.S.

Others by state, territory and insular area

KEY

Individually NRHP-listed
Contributing in NRHP-listed historic district
Other

Alabama

BuildingImageDatesLocationCity, StateDescription
1 City National Bank / First Alabama Bank City National Bank (Front from across the street).jpg 1922 built
1985 NRHP
2301 University Blvd.
33°12′36″N87°34′01″W / 33.21000°N 87.56694°W / 33.21000; -87.56694 (City National Bank)
Tuscaloosa Classical Revival [1]
2 Henderson National Bank Henderson National Bank July 2010 02.jpg 1948 built
1980 NRHP
118 S. Jefferson St.
34°43′50″N86°35′10″W / 34.73056°N 86.58611°W / 34.73056; -86.58611 (Henderson National Bank)
Huntsville Ashlar and green stone Moderne-style building.

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Delaware

Illinois

Zimbabwe

Bank headquarters buildings in Zimbabwe

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