post ol ic ▁vic ari ates <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Renaissance ▁Dallas ▁Hotel ▁is ▁a ▁ 3 0 - story , ▁ ▁sk ys cra per ▁hotel ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Texas . ▁The ▁hotel , ▁with ▁flo ors , ▁has ▁ 5 1 4 ▁guest ▁rooms ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁when ▁it ▁opened ▁as ▁a ▁Wy nd ham ▁hotel . ▁The ▁Renaissance ▁Hotel ▁currently ▁stands ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 4 th - t all est ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁architect ▁D ahl ▁Br aden ▁Chap man . ▁Vari ously ▁nick named ▁" The ▁B ic ", ▁" The ▁B ic ▁L ighter ", ▁" The ▁St ick ", ▁" The ▁Speed st ick ", ▁" The ▁M ennen ▁Speed st ick ." ▁ ▁The ▁Renaissance ▁Dallas ▁Hotel ▁used ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁world ' s ▁second ▁largest ▁free - standing ▁ch and el ier ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁It ▁was ▁just ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁hotel ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁distinct ive ▁elli pt ical ▁shape ▁and ▁diagonal ▁roof line . ▁The ▁sl anted ▁roof line ▁provides ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁cur tain ▁wall . ▁This ▁sh el ters ▁the ▁building ' s ▁open - air ▁ro o ft op ▁sw imming ▁pool , ▁which ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁po ols ▁in ▁Dallas . ▁The ▁building ' s ▁unique ▁design ▁led ▁to ▁it ▁being ▁prom in ently ▁featured ▁in ▁a ▁cover ▁image ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 9