Big D!- Dallas, Texas

The JP Morgan Chase Tower isn't just the coolest building in Dallas- it's one of the coolest buildings in the country!

From wiki:

The JPMorgan Chase Tower, located at 2200 Ross Avenue in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA) is a 55-story postmodern skyscraper. Standing at a structural height of 738 feet (225 m), it is the fourth tallest skyscraper in Dallas. (If one were to exclude antennas and spires, it would currently be the third tallest building in Dallas.) It is also the 12th tallest building in Texas. The building was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and was completed in 1987.

This building is known for its unique architecture which includes a curved glass top and a 7-story hole in the center of the building near the top. The base of the keyhole features an observation "Skylobby" (open to the public Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm) accessed via a direct elevator from the lobby. The skylobby includes fountains and decorative plants.

Dallas, for personal reasons, is one of my favorite cities and I've been in the skylobby before-- if you're in town with time to kill, you should go. Heck, make a weekend out of it... stay at the Mansion on Turtle Creek or the Four Seasons Las Colinas (the Mansion is simply one of the finest hotels in the country but, according to Forbes, the ubiquitous Fred Wehba-- the new owner of Las Colinas-- is pumping $150 million into a full-scale renovation (golf course included!).

Here are some links to the JP Morgan Chase Tower:

JP Morgan Chase Tower [Official Site]

JP Morgan Chase Tower [Wikipedia]

JP Morgan Chase Tower [Emporis]

JP Morgan Chase Tower [Tower Images]