Rainier Tower
| Rainier Tower | |
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| Alternative names | Rainier Bank Security Pacific Bank Rainier Square |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 1301 Fifth Avenue Seattle, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°36′32″N 122°20′03″W / 47.60902°N 122.33405°WCoordinates: 47°36′32″N 122°20′03″W / 47.60902°N 122.33405°W |
| Completed | 1977 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 156.67 m (514.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | above ground: 31 below ground: 2 |
| Floor area | 538,000 sq ft (50,000 m2) |
| Elevator count | 12 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Unico Properties |
| Architect | Minoru Yamasaki NBBJ |
| References | |
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Rainier Tower is a 31-story 156.67 m (514.0 ft) skyscraper in the Metropolitan Tract of Seattle, Washington, at 1301 Fifth Avenue. It was designed by Minoru Yamasaki, who designed the World Trade Center in New York City as well as the IBM Building, which is on the corner across the street from Rainier Tower to the southeast. Its construction was completed in 1977.[4]
The skyscraper has an unusual appearance, being built atop an 11-storey, 37 m (121 ft) concrete pedestal base that tapers towards ground level, like an inverted pyramid.
Beneath the tower is Rainier Square, an underground shopping mall. Both the mall and tower were originally named after Rainier Bank, which was merged in the 1980s into Security Pacific, which was eventually merged into BankAmerica.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Rainier Tower at Emporis
- ^ Rainier Tower at SkyscraperPage
- ^ Rainier Tower at Structurae
- ^ Woodridge, Sally B.; Roger Montgomery (1980). A Guide to Architecture in Washington State. University of Washington Press. p. 127. ISBN 0295957794.
- ^ Glenn R. Pascall (May 8, 1998). "Too Big To Fail – To Too Big To Succeed?". The Puget Sound Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/1998/05/11/editorial3.html. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
[edit] External links
- Rainier Tower at Unico Properties
- Rainier Tower at Nordarts
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