One of the buildings most charismatic of San Francisco is, without a doubt, the one known as Transamerica Pyramid.
Not only because it is about tallest skyscraper in San Francisco, but above all because of its special design that justifies its name, since, indeed, it is a pyramid-shaped building with four sides.
When you arrive in San Francisco during your trip along the west coast of the United States, you will have no problem recognizing and reach the Transamerica Pyramid, which is located most centrally in the city and the neighborhood of North Beach, In the Columbus Avenue,
Its name of transamerica comes from originally being the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation, owner of Bank of America.
This San Francisco icon skyscraper It was built between 1969 and 1972, with the design of the architect William Pereira.
For its construction, the special orographic conditions of the city were taken into account, with great seismic sensitivity, which required special reinforcements in the structure of the building.
This was put to the test in 1989, after a 7,1 magnitude earthquake that affected San Francisco Bay, after which the building was not affected.
You will see when you arrive in San Francisco that it is not a city of enormous skyscrapers, which explains why its tallest building has 48 plants.
Of course, when in 1072 the construction of the Transamerica PyramidAt 260 meters high, it was the eighth tallest building in the world, a fact that really now looks ridiculous compared to the large skyscrapers that have risen in recent years in countries, especially in Asia and the Persian Gulf.
In 1999 the company that owned the building, Transamerica Corp. , was absorbed by the Dutch insurance company AEGON, but the T markransamerica It remained there, since it continued to be the headquarters of this financial division.
The Transamerica Pyramid is an office building that cannot be visited by the public.
I mean, the bad news is that there is no viewing point on one of the upper floors that you can go up to.
But if you are especially curious about this peculiar skyscraper, at the entrance of the clay street is the Transamerica Pyramid Visitor Center, where you can watch videos, have information about its history, or buy souvenirs.
El opening hours It is from 10 a.m. to 15 p.m.
