Transamerica Pyramid: San Francisco's Iconic Skyscraper

🌆 The City's Most Distinctive Silhouette Soaring 853 feet (260 meters) above the Financial District, this: Was SF's tallest building for 45 years (1972-2017) Features a unique "Quartz Crystal" design to withstand earthquakes Top floors house a luxury private club (no public access) 🔺 Architectural Marvels 1️⃣ The Apex 212-foot spire filled with aircraft warning lights ✈️ Designed to sway up to 1 foot in high winds 2️⃣ Base Gardens Redwood grove with 90 trees (some transplanted from Muir Woods) 🌲 48th-floor virtual observatory (public viewing closed since 9/11) 3️⃣ Shadow Magic At noon on summer solstice, the pyramid casts no shadow! 🏙️ Pop Culture Fame Featured in "Dirty Harry" and "The Towering Inferno" The "pyramid collapse" scene in San Andreas movie is pure fiction Local Lore: "The basement extends 100 feet down—rumored Cold War bunker!" 🕵️♂️ #Transamerica Pyramid #SF