Ruan Center

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Ruan Center is a skyscraper located in Des Moines, Iowa. It was built by Ruan Transportation and is located along Grand Avenue in the downtown area of the city. Completed in 1975 and standing at 460 ft (140m), it was the tallest building in Iowa until the completion of 801 Grand in 1991 and is currently the second tallest. The Ruan Center is locally famous as the "rusty skyscraper", for its Cor-Ten steel cladding that sheds rust. The building consists mainly of office space and is connected to Des Moines'' skywalk system. The 33rd & 34th floors are home to the Des Moines club, a private members-only restaurant. The skyline of Des Moines changed during the 1970s and 1980s as several new skyscrapers were built. Before then, the 19-story Equitable Building, from 1924, was the tallest building in the city and the tallest building in Iowa. At the time it was completed the Equitable Building was also the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. The 25-story Financial Center was completed in 1973 and the 36-story Ruan Center was completed in 1974.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786130942342
• ISBN-10: 6130942346
• Artikelnr.: 29848941