Columbia Center
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Columbia Center formerly Bank of America Tower (“BOAT”), Columbia Seafirst Center |
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| Basic data | |
| Place: |
Seattle , United States
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| Construction time : | 1982-1985 |
| Status : | Built |
| Architect : | Chester L. Lindsey |
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| Usage : | office |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height : | 285 m |
| Height to the top: | 295 m |
| Height to the roof: | 285 m |
| Rank (height) : | 1st place (Seattle) 24th place (USA) |
| Floors : | 76 |
| Elevators : | 46 |
| Usable area : | 468,750 m² |
The Columbia Center is the tallest building in Seattle and in Washington state . With a total height of 285 meters, it was the tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi when it was completed in 1985 , but was exceeded in 1989 by the US Bank Tower in Los Angeles at 310 meters. The height of the Columbia Center, including an antenna construction on the roof, is 295 meters. However, this is not regarded as part of the building architecture and is therefore not considered to be the formal height.
History and use
76 floors above ground serve as office space, the seven basement floors are used in a variety of ways. The skyscraper was originally supposed to be around 306.5 meters high. The FAA did not allow the height because the building would be too close to Seattle / Tacoma Airport , which would create a higher security risk. Space for the public and retail trade was included in the project so that the permitted height could not be restricted too much. The 73rd floor is now partially used as a vantage point from which Seattle and its surroundings can be seen. The Columbia Tower Club is spread over the top two floors (75 and 76) and consists of a restaurant, a bar, a library and several meeting rooms. An underground corridor connects the Columbia Center with the nearby Seattle Municipal Tower and the Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza.
Several larger companies rent offices in the Columbia Center. These include, in particular, Bank of America , Heller Ehrman LLP and Amazon.com .
Surname
The skyscraper originally had its current name. Later he was sent to the resident Seafirst Bank as Columbia Seafirst Center called. This had belonged to Bank of America since 1983 , but was fully integrated in the course of the 1980s. Hence the building was named Bank of America Tower , nicknamed BOAT . In November 2005, it was renamed The Columbia Center ( TCC ) again.
September 11, 2001
On June 16, 2004, before the publication of its 9/11 Commission Report , the commission of inquiry announced on September 11, 2001 the terrorists' unsuccessful plans to shut down the tallest buildings in California and Washington state with ten hijacked passenger planes damage or destroy. In addition to the Columbia Center in Seattle, the US Bank Tower in Los Angeles was also one of the destinations.
gallery
Columbia Center with the First United Methodist Church in the foreground
View over downtown Seattle with the Space Needle in the background
View from below
Side view upwards
See also
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
- List of tallest buildings in North and Central America
Web links
- Information and photos, Emporis.com
- The 9/11 Commission on terrorist plans (English; PDF; 99 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ Columbia Center , SkyscraperPage , accessed December 15, 2010
- ^ Columbia Center, tallest building in Pacific Northwest, opens doors on March 2, 1985. HistoryLink.org, accessed December 15, 2010
- ↑ Outline of the 9-11 Plot (Staff Statement No. 16 / Report No. 16) of the 9/11 Commission (PDF file; 99 kB), accessed on December 15, 2010
Coordinates: 47 ° 36 '16 " N , 122 ° 19' 48" W.