Chase Tower (Indianapolis)

The Chase Tower (formerly Bank One Tower or American Fletcher Tower ) is a skyscraper in Indianapolis, Indiana. After three years of construction, it was completed in 1990 and opened. It has since become a erchitektonischen height of 247 meters the tallest building in Indiana ( Before OneAmerica Tower ).

Location, construction and architecture

The building is located in downtown Indianapolis ' most famous Monument Circle. After the construction was approved, started in the 80s, the preparatory work, the demolition of the remaining buildings, including the Hume - Mansur Building from 1911. The main roof is located at an altitude of 213 meters, the structural height results from the two, nearly 40 meters high antenna, only one of which is used for telecommunications, the other merely as decoration. In addition to some restaurant and services, the building has a direct connection to the adjacent Columbia Club. Originally the building was to serve as the headquarters of the American Fletcher National Bank, which merged but before completion with Bank One Corporation. In 2005 the company of JP Morgan Chase was purchased and the building was renamed.