# Aflac Building

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{{Short description|Skyscraper in Columbus, Georgia, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
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{{Infobox building
|name               = Aflac Building
|image              = AFLAC Tower Columbus Georgia.jpg
|image_size         = 200px
|caption            = Aflac Building (2012)
|completion_date    = December 1974 – December 1975
|building_type      = Office
|location           = 1932 Wynnton Road, [Columbus, Georgia](/source/Columbus%2C_Georgia), United States
|coordinates        = {{coord|32.468|-84.964|region:US-GA_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}
|roof               = {{convert|278|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|top_floor          = unknown
|antenna_spire      = 13 ft
|floor_count        = 19
|floor_area         = 
|elevator_count     = 
|architect          = Hecht Burdeshaw Architects, Inc.
}}
The '''Aflac Building''' is a skyscraper located in [Columbus, Georgia](/source/Columbus%2C_Georgia). Its construction was ordered in late November 1974, the groundbreaking ceremony took place January 4, 1975, and the tower was completed and occupied on December 19, 1975. The tower is the tallest building in the city and the U.S. state of [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)) outside of the [Atlanta Metropolitan Area](/source/Atlanta_Metropolitan_Area),  [Savannah](/source/Savannah%2C_Georgia), and Augusta. It is located about {{convert|1|mi|km|sp=us}} east of [downtown](/source/Downtown_Columbus%2C_Georgia). The building is {{convert|278|ft|m|sp=us}} tall. It serves as the headquarters for [Aflac](/source/Aflac), an insurance company. The tower was part of a period of modernization for the Downtown Columbus area along with the Columbus Consolidated Government Center built a year earlier.

==History==
Its construction was ordered in late November 1974, the groundbreaking ceremony took place January 4, 1975, and the tower was completed and occupied on December 19, 1975.<ref>{{cite web|title=AFLAC Building|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/aflacbuilding-columbus-ga-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016074847/http://www.emporis.com/building/aflacbuilding-columbus-ga-usa|work=Emporis.com|date=n.d.|archive-date=October 16, 2013|accessdate=November 18, 2011}}</ref> The Aflac Building has been adorned with a lighting display in the shape of a Christmas tree every Christmas since 1981.<ref>{{cite news|title=30th anniversary of Aflac decorating building for Christmas|url=https://www.wtvm.com/2021/12/03/30th-anniversary-aflac-decorating-building-christmas/|work=[WTVM](/source/WTVM)|date=December 3, 2021|accessdate=January 17, 2025}}</ref>

==References==
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Category:Skyscrapers in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Buildings and structures in Columbus, Georgia
Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Insurance company headquarters in the United States
Category:Office buildings completed in 1975
Category:1975 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)

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