Transamerica Pyramid

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The Transamerica Pyramid is an iconic, pyramid-shaped skyscraper in San Francisco and one of the city's most recognizable architectural landmarks.

Aliases (3)
  • Transamerica Pyramid outline ×1
  • Transamerica Pyramid skyscraper in San Francisco ×1
  • Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco ×1

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf high-rise building
landmark
office building
skyscraper
address 600 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California
antennaSpireHeight 260 meters
architect William Pereira
architecturalStyle Futurist architecture
Modernist architecture
cityLandmarkStatus iconic symbol of San Francisco
constructionStartDate 1969
coordinates 37.7952°N 122.4028°W
country United States of America
currentUse commercial offices
designedFor Transamerica Corporation headquarters
developer Transamerica Corporation
floorArea approximately 48,000 square meters
floorCount 48
formerOwner Aegon
Transamerica Corporation
hasAntennaSpire true
hasNickName The Pyramid
hasObservationDeck no public observation deck
hasParking underground parking garage
hasShape pyramid
height 260 meters
853 feet
imageSymbolizes Transamerica Corporation logo
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity California
San Francisco County
location San Francisco
materialUsed concrete
quartz aggregate
steel
neighborhood Financial District
notableFeature aluminum cap at the top of the spire
two wings housing elevator shafts and stairwells
white quartz exterior cladding
numberOfElevators 18
openingDate 1972
owner SHVO
partOf San Francisco skyline
ranking one of the tallest pyramidal skyscrapers in the world
tallest building in San Francisco upon completion
roofHeight 260 meters
seismicDesign engineered to withstand earthquakes
topFloorHeight 190 meters
website https://www.transamericapyramidcenter.com/
yearOfCompletion 1972

Referenced by (20)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Financial District (San Francisco)
Northeast San Francisco
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
hasLandmark
Alamo Square
Columbus Avenue (San Francisco)
Ina Coolbrith Park
Painted Ladies (San Francisco)
hasViewOf
Transamerica Corporation logo ("Transamerica Pyramid skyscraper in San Francisco")
basedOn
Financial District (San Francisco)
contains
Transamerica Corporation logo
depicts
William Pereira ("Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco")
designed
Montgomery Street
hasNearbyLandmark
Financial District (San Francisco)
hasSkylineFeature
The Pyramid
nicknameFor
Transamerica Corporation
notableBuildingAssociation
William Pereira
notableWork
The Pyramid
officialName
Sansome Street
passesNear
Transamerica Corporation logo ("Transamerica Pyramid outline")
visualMotif

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