When you think about Seattle, WA, you probably envision the "Space Needle." While that's cool, it would be a predictable choice, so instead, I want to profile the Columbia Center.
Columbia Center has the distinction of being the tallest building west of the Mississippi River-- in terms of number of floors (76). The actual tallest building, as noted in an earlier post, is the US Bank Tower in Los Angeles which, while only 72 stories high, is built atop Bunker Hill in dowtown LA and therefore edges out Columbia Center in terms of actual height. (It would have been the tallest building had the FAA not forced the developer to shorten it due to concerns about flight paths into SeaTac-- the developer shaved 6" of height from each floor!)
The black glass building looks almost to be three buildings in one as its design incorporates three sweeping arches to form a single structure.
Perhaps the most interesting piece of trivia, Emporis reports that the Columbia Club on the building's 76th floor was voted to be the "Best Bathroom in the USA" due to its panoramic views of the Cascade Mountains!
Here are some links:
Columbia Center [Emporis]
Columbia Center [Wikipedia]
Columbia Center [Webshots]
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