The Transamerica Pyramid building in the Financial District is the city’s tallest building at 853 feet. But even if it did not have that distinction, its unique pyramid shape with two elevator wings and its bright white quartz façade would have earned it icon status on the San Francisco skyline. It was built as the headquarters for the Transamerica Company but the insurance firm’s executives no longer occupy the building. However, they still use an image of the skyscraper as their logo.
