Rainier Tower, Modernist skyscraper in downtown Seattle, United States
The Rainier Tower rises 514 feet from Fifth Avenue, featuring 31 floors supported by an 11-story concrete pedestal that narrows toward the ground.
Architect Minoru Yamasaki completed the tower in 1977 for Rainier Bank, applying design principles he developed while creating the World Trade Center in New York.
The structure earned the name 'Beaver Building' from Seattle residents who noticed its base resembled a tree trunk gnawed by a beaver.
The building contains 538,000 square feet of office space, served by 12 elevators and connected to an underground retail complex at 1301 Fifth Avenue.
The inverted pyramid base structure reduces the building footprint to 11,000 square feet from an original 40,000 square feet of ground space.
Location: Seattle
Inception: 1977
Architects: Minoru Yamasaki
Floors above the ground: 31
Elevators: 12
GPS coordinates: 47.60900,-122.33400
Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:02
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