Wells Fargo Center (Seattle)
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Wells Fargo Center is a skyscraper in Seattle, Washington
. Formerly named First Interstate Center when completed in 1983, the 47 storey
, 175 m (574.1 ft) tower is now the ninth tallest building in the city, and has 24 elevators. 87400 m² (104,529.5 sq yd) of rentable space. The design work was done by The McKinley Architects, and it is owned by Equity Office Properties Trust
The exterior façade Wells Fargo Center is composed of a six-sided, steel-framed tower that features a combination of tinted continuous double-glazed glass and polished spring rose granite panels. As is common with buildings in Downtown Seattle, the Wells Fargo Center rests on a slope. The Eastern entrance facing Third Avenue is slightly more than two stories higher than the Western side facing Second Avenue. On the west side, the building has a public hill climb on two flights of outdoor escalators that were encased in clear tubes until 2006 when they were updated with a simpler, yet more modern glass roof. The building has three levels of outdoor plazas.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
. Formerly named First Interstate Center when completed in 1983, the 47 storey
Storey
A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...
, 175 m (574.1 ft) tower is now the ninth tallest building in the city, and has 24 elevators. 87400 m² (104,529.5 sq yd) of rentable space. The design work was done by The McKinley Architects, and it is owned by Equity Office Properties Trust
The exterior façade Wells Fargo Center is composed of a six-sided, steel-framed tower that features a combination of tinted continuous double-glazed glass and polished spring rose granite panels. As is common with buildings in Downtown Seattle, the Wells Fargo Center rests on a slope. The Eastern entrance facing Third Avenue is slightly more than two stories higher than the Western side facing Second Avenue. On the west side, the building has a public hill climb on two flights of outdoor escalators that were encased in clear tubes until 2006 when they were updated with a simpler, yet more modern glass roof. The building has three levels of outdoor plazas.