555 California Street
| 555 California Street | |
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| Basic data | |
| Place: | 555 California Street , San Francisco |
| Construction time : | NA – 1969 |
| Architects : | Wurster, Benardi and Emmons, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill |
| Use / legal | |
| Usage : | Offices, restaurant |
| Owner : | Vornado Realty Trust (70%), The Trump Organization (30%) |
| Client : | HJ Brunnier Associates |
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| Height to the roof: | 237.4 m |
| Rank (height) : | 4. (San Francisco) |
| Floors : | 52 upper floors (139,000 m³ ) |
555 California Street (also: Bank of America Center ) is a 237.4 m high skyscraper in the Financial District , the financial district of San Francisco , California . It was the headquarters of Bank of America until the merger (1998) of the banks Bank of America and NationsBank , but after the merger the headquarters moved to Charlotte , North Carolina .
description
At the north foot of the building is a square named in honor of Amadeo Giannini , who founded Bank of America . In the middle of the square you will find the black granite sculpture "Transcendence" by the famous Japanese artist Masayuki Nagare . Another name for the sculpture is “The Banker's Heart”, because near the sculpture is the “Banker Hall”, some sidewalks and stairs that lead towards the high-rise.
On the 52nd floor of the building there is a restaurant, the "Carnelian Room". This restaurant is accessed by one of the few high-speed elevators in San Francisco that is open to the public . The Carnelian Room closed in early 2010.
The building was the tallest building in the city and the west coast when it opened. It was replaced in both areas in 1972 by the 260 meter high Transamerica Pyramid . As of 2018, 555 California Street is the fourth tallest building in San Francisco and the seventh tallest in California .
555 California Street appeared in several film and TV productions, for example in 1971 in the film Dirty Harry , where the building was shown at the beginning, as well as in other scenes in which one could marvel at a generous panoramic view of San Francisco . Likewise, 555 California Street was featured more frequently as part of the Charmed series .
Main tenant
The main tenants include:
Web links
- Website of the 555 California Street (English)
- 555 California Street at SkyscraperPage (English)
Coordinates: 37 ° 47 ′ 31.2 " N , 122 ° 24 ′ 14.8" W.