Transamerica pyramid

Transamerica pyramid
	The Transamerica Pyramid Coit Tower added
Basic data
Place:	San Francisco , United States
Construction time :	1969-1972
Status :	Built
Architect :	William L. Pereira & Associates
Use / legal
Usage :	Office and sales
Technical specifications
Height :	260 m
Height to the top:	260 m
Rank (height) :	2nd place (San Francisco) ; 38th place (USA)
Floors :	48
Elevators :	18th
Usable area :	65,000 m²
Building material :	Steel , glass , concrete
address
Address:	600-634 Montgomery Street

The Transamerica Pyramid is a San Francisco landmark . With a height of 260 meters and 48 floors with sales and office space, it was the tallest building in San Francisco until 2018 when the Salesforce Tower was completed . Construction work on the building began in 1969 and was completed in 1972. For a long time, the skyscraper served as the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation , which commissioned the construction. The architect of the building is William Pereira . Except for the lobby on the ground floor, the building is not open to the public.

description

The building has the shape of a pointed pyramid with two attached wing-like construction elements, which are supposed to stabilize the building against earthquakes. The "east wing" contains an elevator shaft, while the western "wing" houses a stairwell. Four cameras are installed at the 64.6 m high top of the building that film in the four cardinal directions . In the entrance area of the building, these images can be viewed on monitors 24 hours a day.

From 1972 to 1974, the Transamerica Pyramid was the tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi , but was eventually surpassed by the Aon Center in Los Angeles .

Since 1999, the Transamerica Pyramid has been owned by the Dutch insurance group AEGON , which at that time took over the Transamerica Corporation.