The Lexington Financial Center, locally known as "Fifth Third" or the "Big Blue Building," is a 357361 sq ft (33,199.9 m²), 410 ft (125 m.) 32-floor high-rise in Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...

. It is located between Vine Street and Main Street at South Mill Street. Its exterior features blue tinted glass that has become an identifying symbol for the downtown.It is the tallest building in Kentucky outside of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...

.

It was originally proposed as a 26-story skyscraper in 1984 across from the Vine Center

World Trade Center (Lexington)

The World Trade Center is a skyscraper in downtown Lexington, Kentucky bordered by South Mill, Vine and East Main Streets. Originally named the Vine Center, it was constructed by the Webb Cos. The World Trade Center was originally named the Vine Center and includes the adjacent Hilton Hotel.-See...

 and replace the failed project, the Galleria

Galleria (Lexington)

The Galleria was a proposed skyscraper and mall during the early 1980s in Lexington, Kentucky bounded by Upper, Main, South Mill and Vine Streets. The primary developer of the 24 level complex was the Webb Cos.; retail was to occupy the lower three levels with offices occupying the remainder...

. The Lexington Financial Center would be four stories and several linear feet taller than the then-tallest Kincaid Towers

Kincaid Towers

The Kincaid Towers is a 22-floor high-rise in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located along Vine Street between Broadway and Mill Street. Its exterior is polished buff concrete with blue tinted glass, with terraces on the 5th, 10th, 14th, and 21st floor . It has a three-story atrium, and a skywalk that...

. It was projected that $32 million in private funds would be secured.

In addition, $7.5 million in state aid was announced by then-Governor Martha Layne Collins

Martha Layne Collins

Martha Layne Collins is a politician from the US state of Kentucky. From 1983 to 1987 she was the 56th Governor of Kentucky, having served the previous four years as lieutenant governor. She was Kentucky's first and only female governor to date...

 towards the construction of a six-level parking structure that would serve Triangle Center

Festival marketplace

A festival marketplace is a realization by James W. Rouse and the Rouse Company in the United States of an idea conceived by Benjamin C. Thompson of Benjamin Thompson and Associates for European style markets taking hold in the United States in an effort to revitalize downtown areas in major US...

 and the Lexington Financial Center.

Construction was completed in 1987. Upon completion, it housed the Webb Company, the Bank of Lexington, Sherman, Carter, Barnhart Architects and a law firm. Today, it houses the Fifth Third Bank

Fifth Third Bank

Fifth Third Bank is a U.S. regional banking corporation, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio and is the principal subsidiary of holding company Fifth Third Bancorp ....

among other financial institutions.