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ATB Place, formerly Telus Plaza, is an office complex in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally built as the headquarters of Alberta Government Telephones (AGT), the two office towers in the complex–ATB Place Tower and TELUS house–are now separately owned and serve as the headquarters of ATB Financial and the Alberta provincial headquarters for Telus, respectively. The south tower, TELUS House (formerly TELUS Plaza South, and originally the AGT Tower (Alberta Government Telephones Tower)), was completed in 1971, at a cost of Can$22 million. It was Edmonton's tallest building until Manulife Place was completed in 1981. It is 134.4 metres (34 storeys) tall. For many years the 33rd floor was home to Vista 33, a telephone and telecommunications museum. There was also an observation deck which afforded panoramic views of Edmonton from what was then the city's tallest building. Vista 33 was closed in 1993.ATB Tower is 90 metres tall (26 storeys, 296 feet) and was completed in 1969. It contains retail space at the ground level and via Edmonton Pedway system to the Edmonton LRT in the concourse of ATB Place. The concourse courtyard was added after TELUS moved in and renovated it. It opened as McCauley Plaza, named after the first mayor of Edmonton, in which a bronze bust was displayed. The location was later renamed TELUS Plaza. After the name change to ATB Place, the bust was removed from public viewing. A third building, the two storey ATB Place annex, is located at the southeast corner of the complex. Originally the home of the (now defunct) Edmonton Club, later the main office of an engineering firm, it is currently occupied by a career college. Prior to the construction of the AGT buildings, this site was the home of the main branch of the Edmonton Public Library, which stood there from 1923 to 1969.

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ATB Place
Jasper Avenue NW, Edmonton Central Core

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Jasper Avenue NW 10025
T5J 2W2 Edmonton, Central Core
Alberta, Canada
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The Edmonton Pedway system is a network connecting office buildings, shopping centres, and parkades in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It consists of approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) of year-round climate-controlled tunnels, and walkways between the second floors of buildings, approximately 15 feet (4.6 m) above ground. The main network connects more than 40 buildings and parkades, and three of the five Edmonton Light Rail Transit (LRT) stations in the downtown area.The Pedway system is integrated with public transit via climate controlled access to LRT stations. Linked to Churchill station: Revera The Churchill-Active Retirement Living Canada Place Edmonton Convention Centre Citadel Theatre Stanley A. Milner Library Westin Hotel Royal Alberta Museum Art Gallery of Alberta Chancery Hall Edmonton City Hall Provincial Court of Alberta John E Brownlee Building Edmonton City Centre mall (East building) Sandman Signature Edmonton Downtown Hotel MNP Tower Bell Tower Stantec Offices/Bell Tower Parkade Edmonton Tower JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences Rogers Place Stantec TowerLinked to Central station: ATB Place Scotia Place Commerce Place Manulife Place Edmonton Journal building Edmonton City Centre mall (West building) Royal Bank buildingLinked to Bay/Enterprise Square station: Canadian Western Bank Place Enterprise Square Throughout the city, there are some independent connections between buildings that are not linked to the wider system, as well as shorter tunnels leading from the surface directly to transit. Notable examples include connections to the Alberta Legislature Buildings that leads to Government Centre station, and networks connecting buildings at the University of Alberta, MacEwan University, and Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. MacEwan University and Northern Alberta Institute of Technology are entirely traversable indoors through extensive pedways and building interconnectivity.