| Height | 771 feet |
|---|---|
| Floors | 57 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Architects |
About Wells Fargo Center
The Wells Fargo Center, formerly known as Norwest Center, is the third-tallest building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after the IDS Center and the Capella Tower. Completed in 1988, it is 774 feet (235.6 m) tall. For many years, this was believed to be one foot shorter than Capella, but that structure actually had a different height (see the IDS Center article for details). Norwest Center was designed with a modernized art deco style by César Pelli, reflecting nearby structures such as the nearby Qwest Building and the Foshay Tower, which is several blocks away. It is also considered by many to be a homage to the GE Building at New York City's Rockefeller Center. Wells Fargo Center sits on the site of the old Northwestern National Bank Building, which was destroyed in a fire in 1982. Northwestern National, renamed Norwest, maintained its headquarters here. Despite Norwest's adoption of the Wells Fargo identity after acquiring the latter and moving to San Francisco in 1998, regional operations are still maintained in this building. It is brilliantly lit at night, with floodlamps pointing up from the setback rooftops to illuminate the sides of the building.
See Also
- Wells Fargo Center, Los Angeles
- Wells Fargo Center, Portland
- Wells Fargo Center, Seattle
- Wells Fargo Building, Lubbock
- Wells Fargo Center, Norfolk
- Wells Fargo Center, Sacramento
- Wells Fargo Center, Salt Lake City
- Metropolitan Miami, Miami
- Capitol Grand Tower, Sacramento
- US Bancorp Tower, Portland
- Park Avenue West Tower, Portland
- Towers on Capitol Mall, Sacramento
- Skyscrapers by César Pelli
- Minneapolis Skyscrapers