U.S. Bank Tower
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It is also known as Library Tower due to its proximity to the Los Angeles Central Library and because the Central Library built it as part of the Library's $1 billion redevelopment plan after a fire damaged a significant portion of the Library. It was also known for a time as First Interstate World Center after being bought by First Interstate Bank. The name Library Tower was restored after Interstate merged with Wells Fargo, until March 2003, when it was bought by U.S. Bancorp and renamed U.S. Bank Tower.
The tower has a large glass "crown" at its top that is illuminated at night. The crown is lighted with red and blue on the 4th of July and red and green during the Christmas holiday season. On February 28, 2004, two U.S. Bank signs, each standing 75 feet (23 m) high, were installed on the crown.
On June 16, 2004, the 9-11 Commission reported that the original plan for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks called for the hijacking of ten planes, one of which was to be crashed into the building. However, because of its earthquake-resistant construction, U.S. Bank Tower appears to be unlikely to collapse (as the World Trade Center towers did) if struck by an airplane.US_Bank_Tower-Figueroa.jpg
References in Popular Culture
In the movie Independence Day it is the first thing to be destroyed by aliens. In Constantine, when John Constantine is in hell, one can see the destroyed U.S. Bank Tower.
The building was intended to be featured in the video game True Crime: Streets of LA, but the tower is incorrectly represented in the game. An version of it appears in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
U.S. Bank Tower is frequently shown on the television series Angel, which is set in a fictionalized Los Angeles.
See also
External links
- Skyscraper.com's site on this building (http://www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/wm/bu/116498)
- Outline of the 9-11 Plot (Staff Statement No. 16, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks) (http://www.9-11commission.gov/staff_statements/staff_statement_16.pdf)