San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina is a hotel in San Diego, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 composed of two towers of equal height. The two towers are the 20th tallest buildings in San Diego and are a prominent fixture in the city's skyline

Skyline

A skyline is the overall or partial view of a city's tall buildings and structures consisting of many skyscrapers in front of the sky in the background. It can also be described as the artificial horizon that a city's overall structure creates. Skylines serve as a kind of fingerprint of a city, as...

. The towers have a height of 361 ft (110 m) and contain 1,362 rooms. Located in the Marina district

Marina, San Diego, California

The Marina district is a neighborhood in the southwest section of Downtown San Diego, California, U.S.-Geography:The district is bordered to the north by the Columbia district, bordered to east/south-east by the Gaslamp Quarter, and is bordered to the south-west by the San Diego Marina.This...

 of Downtown San Diego

Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California

Downtown San Diego, also referred to as Centre City, is the city center of San Diego, California, the eighth largest city in America. In 2010, the Centre City area itself had a population of more than 28,000...

, San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina was designed by the architect firm Welton Becket and Associates

Welton Becket

Welton Becket was an architect who designed many buildings in Los Angeles, California.Becket was born in Seattle, Washington and graduated from the University of Washington program in Architecture in 1927 with a Bachelor of Architecture degree .He settled in Los Angeles in 1933 and formed a...

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External links

• Official site
• Tower I and Tower II at Emporis.com
• Tower I and Tower II at SkyscraperPage.com