Transamerica Pyramid - San Francisco (853’)

That's interesting! Also, the Aon Center in Los Angeles opened in 1974 and is 860', so it overtook Transamerica as tallest in California 2 years later.

Fun fact: the pyramid was the 7th tallest building in the world upon completion, and was also the tallest skyscraper in the world outside of NYC, Chicago. 1972 was a time to be alive.

I love the shape of this building. When you look at a lot of the monuments in Europe--Rome and Paris particularly--and you see obelisks everywhere, it's interesting why why don't use this sort of shape more often. It comes down cost and "bang-for-your-buck," I suppose--boxy buildings provide more rentable/buyable space.

One of the most iconic buildings in America

She's an icon I fear.

I'm always surprised at how tall it really is; it looks short in t a lot of skyline photos. My theory is that in aerial shots, we're used to seeing the sides of straight buildings seem to converge because of perspective. A pyramid fights that illusion. But if you're beside it looking up, the tapering exaggerates the height.

one of the eyecatchers

Definitely legal, keep her coming