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The Knights of Columbus Building, in downtown
Downtown New Haven

Downtown New Haven is the neighborhood located in the heart of the city of New Haven, Connecticut, Connecticut. It is made up of the original nine squares laid out in 1638 to form New Haven, including the New Haven Green, and the immediate surrounding central business district, as well as a significant portion of the Yale University campus....
 New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven is the third largest municipality in Connecticut, after Bridgeport, Connecticut and Hartford, with a core population of about 124,000 people....
, is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
 fraternal
Fraternal and service organizations

A "fraternal organization" or "fraternity," is a brotherhood, though the term usually connotes a distinct or formal organization. This list is for "general fraternities", please list college fraternities and sororities at List of fraternities and sororities....
 service
Volunteer

A volunteer is someone who works Community service or for the benefit of environment primarily because they choose to do so. The word comes from France, it can also be translated as "will" ....
 organization, the Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Roman Catholic Church Fraternal and service organizations. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus and describes itself as being dedicated to the principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism....
. Also known as the Knights of Columbus Tower, the building was designed by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates
Roche-Dinkeloo

Roche-Dinkeloo, otherwise known as Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates LLC, is an architectural partnership based in Hamden, Connecticut founded in 1966....
 and finished in 1969. This 23 story modern
Modern architecture

Modern architecture is a set of building styles with similar characteristics, primarily the simplification of form and the elimination of Ornament ....
 style reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete

Reinforced concrete is concrete in which steel reinforcement bars or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen a material that would otherwise be brittle....
 building, at 321 feet (98 meters) tall, is the second tallest building in the city's skyline. The cylindrical towers at the corners give the structure a simple geometric form.






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The Knights of Columbus Building, in downtown
Downtown New Haven

Downtown New Haven is the neighborhood located in the heart of the city of New Haven, Connecticut, Connecticut. It is made up of the original nine squares laid out in 1638 to form New Haven, including the New Haven Green, and the immediate surrounding central business district, as well as a significant portion of the Yale University campus....
 New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven is the third largest municipality in Connecticut, after Bridgeport, Connecticut and Hartford, with a core population of about 124,000 people....
, is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
 fraternal
Fraternal and service organizations

A "fraternal organization" or "fraternity," is a brotherhood, though the term usually connotes a distinct or formal organization. This list is for "general fraternities", please list college fraternities and sororities at List of fraternities and sororities....
 service
Volunteer

A volunteer is someone who works Community service or for the benefit of environment primarily because they choose to do so. The word comes from France, it can also be translated as "will" ....
 organization, the Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Roman Catholic Church Fraternal and service organizations. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus and describes itself as being dedicated to the principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism....
. Also known as the Knights of Columbus Tower, the building was designed by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates
Roche-Dinkeloo

Roche-Dinkeloo, otherwise known as Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates LLC, is an architectural partnership based in Hamden, Connecticut founded in 1966....
 and finished in 1969. This 23 story modern
Modern architecture

Modern architecture is a set of building styles with similar characteristics, primarily the simplification of form and the elimination of Ornament ....
 style reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete

Reinforced concrete is concrete in which steel reinforcement bars or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen a material that would otherwise be brittle....
 building, at 321 feet (98 meters) tall, is the second tallest building in the city's skyline. The cylindrical towers at the corners give the structure a simple geometric form. It was built next to the New Haven Coliseum
New Haven Coliseum

The New Haven Coliseum was a sports-entertainment arena located in Downtown New Haven New Haven, Connecticut, Connecticut. Construction began in 1968 and was completed in 1972....
 (razed in 2007), designed by the same firm.

1 Columbus Plaza New Haven, CT 06510