Stop M: Bank of America Building - Building Stone Walking Tour of Uptown Charlotte (sitios de interés)
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Stop M: Bank of America Corporate Center
100 North Tryon Street
This 60 floor post modern office building (871 feet) finished in 1992 was designed
by Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects (Figure 41). No photos are allowed inside the building for security reasons.
M1-M3: Exterior cladding stones
Three Precambrian granites comprise the cladding stones of this building. The first is
from Ortonville, Minnesota (M1 in Figure 42) and has the trade name of “agate”. The
second is derived from Marble Falls, Texas, (M2 in Figure 42) and goes by the trade
name of “sunset beige”. The final granite (M3 in Figure 42) is from Milbank, South
Dakota and sometimes goes by the name of “carnelian” or “Dakota Mahogany” (see stop T4 for more information).
M4: Courtyard pavers
The white pavers in the BOA Corporate Center courtyard are a classic white marble
similar to the Carrara marble described in Stop D. Metamorphic black schist and a gray granite are the other two pavers.
M5: Exterior columns
The dark columns at the entryway are serpentinite, a metamorphosed peridotite (see Stop L for a full description).
M6: Fountain
The dark rock that forms the fountain is a typical medium- grained diorite that contains fine-grained xenoliths along with pyroxene, amphibole and small amounts of quartz.
M7: Founder’s Hall flooring and walls
It is definitely worth the effort to view to the main lobby of the BOA Corporate Center
as well as Founder’s Hall, an interior shopping and dining area. The upper level of Founder’s Hall is part of the overstreet mall.
Can you identify the ~dozen different marbles utilized in the lobby of the main tower as well as in Founders Hall? These marbles came from quarries in Spain, Italy, France, Turkey and the United States. One of the pink colored Italian marbles is Devonian in age and it is known as “fior de pesco” (peach flower). It is a favorite construction material of Cesar Pelli, the building’s architect, and is especially abundant in the main hall.
Also of note, the lobby of the Bank of America Corporate Center contains one of the largest secular frescoes in the world. The fresco is the work of artist Ben Long and it took a year to complete.
100 North Tryon Street
This 60 floor post modern office building (871 feet) finished in 1992 was designed
by Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects (Figure 41). No photos are allowed inside the building for security reasons.
M1-M3: Exterior cladding stones
Three Precambrian granites comprise the cladding stones of this building. The first is
from Ortonville, Minnesota (M1 in Figure 42) and has the trade name of “agate”. The
second is derived from Marble Falls, Texas, (M2 in Figure 42) and goes by the trade
name of “sunset beige”. The final granite (M3 in Figure 42) is from Milbank, South
Dakota and sometimes goes by the name of “carnelian” or “Dakota Mahogany” (see stop T4 for more information).
M4: Courtyard pavers
The white pavers in the BOA Corporate Center courtyard are a classic white marble
similar to the Carrara marble described in Stop D. Metamorphic black schist and a gray granite are the other two pavers.
M5: Exterior columns
The dark columns at the entryway are serpentinite, a metamorphosed peridotite (see Stop L for a full description).
M6: Fountain
The dark rock that forms the fountain is a typical medium- grained diorite that contains fine-grained xenoliths along with pyroxene, amphibole and small amounts of quartz.
M7: Founder’s Hall flooring and walls
It is definitely worth the effort to view to the main lobby of the BOA Corporate Center
as well as Founder’s Hall, an interior shopping and dining area. The upper level of Founder’s Hall is part of the overstreet mall.
Can you identify the ~dozen different marbles utilized in the lobby of the main tower as well as in Founders Hall? These marbles came from quarries in Spain, Italy, France, Turkey and the United States. One of the pink colored Italian marbles is Devonian in age and it is known as “fior de pesco” (peach flower). It is a favorite construction material of Cesar Pelli, the building’s architect, and is especially abundant in the main hall.
Also of note, the lobby of the Bank of America Corporate Center contains one of the largest secular frescoes in the world. The fresco is the work of artist Ben Long and it took a year to complete.