Facts
- The building's water feature was designed by WET Design, the same people who designed the fountains at Bellagio and the Winter Olympic cauldron. It features fifteen glass "kites" and, at more than 14 stories tall, represents the largest indoor, hanging water feature in the world.
- The building has 280,000 square feet (26,000 m2) of glass.
- A Hard Rock Cafe was opened in late 2003 on the dining level.
- The building has the ability to be expanded by 350,000 square feet (33,000 m2) to the north by filling in the missing "wedge" in the back of the building.
- The entire 14th floor includes an outdoor observation deck around the interior.
- Like numerous buildings in the Western world, this one does not include a labelled 13th floor.
- The top two floors, (15 and 16) house mechanical services exclusively.
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