Super Power Building, Religious building in Clearwater, Florida

The Super Power Building, also called the Flag Building, fills a city block at 215 South Fort Harrison Avenue. Its pale stucco facade with a terracotta hipped roof rises into a 15-story tower crowned by a bronze Scientology cross; a lower wing extends right, and a 124-foot sky bridge crosses the street to the Fort Harrison Hotel. Inside are 889 rooms, 447 windows and a 1,140-seat dining room.

Plans for the Super Power Building were unveiled in 1993 by the Los Angeles-based Church of Scientology Religious Trust, on a site formerly occupied by the Gray Moss Inn. Construction began in 1998 and halted in 2003; the city levied daily fines over the stalled work. The building opened on November 17, 2013, after fundraising reached at least $145 million.

The building's name comes from the Super Power Rundown, a program meant to train all 57 "perceptics." Donors to the Super Power Expansion Project received titles such as "Flag Supporter" for $1,000 or "Legion of OT Meritorious" for $7,500,000, and Cornerstone Members were promised their names on a plaque inside.

The building occupies a full city block at 215 South Fort Harrison Avenue, and a 124-foot sky bridge links it to the Fort Harrison Hotel across the street. It is a Church of Scientology facility, so access is tied to church programs rather than general tourism; check with the church before planning a visit.

The building's 15-story tower carries a bronze Scientology cross visible from much of Clearwater, and a 124-foot sky bridge links it across South Fort Harrison Avenue to the Fort Harrison Hotel. Leaked 2012 blueprints showed a sixth-floor indoor running track and a replica of the deck of the Apollo, L. Ron Hubbard's 1960s flagship.