Turlington Building

{{short description|Building in Florida}}

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| name = Ralph D. Turlington Florida Education Center

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| alternate_names = Florida Department of Education

| image = TurlingtonTally0.JPG

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| caption = Turlington Building as viewed from front entrance

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| address = 325 W Gaines St

| location_town = Tallahassee, Florida

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| coordinates = {{coord|30.435|-84.2849|region:US-FL|display=inline,title}}

| start_date = 1986

| completion_date = 1989

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| height = {{Convert|222.5|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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| floor_count = 18

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| website = {{URL|www.fldoe.org}}

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The Ralph D. Turlington Florida Education Center,{{Cite web|url=https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/258825|title=Aerial view looking south over the Ralph D. Turlington Florida Education Center in Tallahassee, Florida.|last=Florida|first=State Library and Archives of|website=Florida Memory|language=en|access-date=2019-10-14}} commonly known as the Turlington Building{{Cite web|url=http://www.fldoe.org/contact-us/visitor-info.stml|title=Visitor Information|date=2015-01-15|website=www.fldoe.org|language=en|access-date=2019-10-14}} and colloquially known as The Razor, is an 18-story building{{Cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/127402/turlington-building-tallahassee-fl-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810193047/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/127402/turlington-building-tallahassee-fl-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 10, 2019|title=Turlington Building, Tallahassee {{!}} 127402 {{!}} EMPORIS|website=Emporis|access-date=2019-10-14}} in downtown Tallahassee, Florida. It is the second tallest building in Tallahassee after the Florida State Capitol.{{cite web | url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/local/2014/03/09/changed-skyline/6223917/ | title=Changed skyline }} The building was completed in 1989. It houses the Florida Department of Education and was named after former Education Commissioner Ralph Turlington.