One Mellon Bank Center

Address:     500 Grant Street
Year Built:  1983
Height:      220.4 m / 725 ft
Floors:      54
Function:    Office / Commercial
Materials:   Steel
Style:       Modern
Categories:  High-rise
Architect:   Welton Becket Associates
Aliases:     One Mellon Center
Web Site:    None Found
Headquarters of Mellon Bank. This is the second tallest building in the City of Pittsburgh. It is adject to the tallest building in Pittsburgh, The U.S. Steel Tower. It dwarfs the Allegheny County Courthouse on its other side. The courthouse used to be the tallest building in the city. Located between The U.S. Steel Tower and One Mellon Bank Center is the Steel Plaza Subway station. This subway station will let you off inside of either of the two towers or let you exit to the street.

Sources and Copyright
All images, text, and code (c) copyright 2001-2003 William Kammermeier. The following sources were used to obtain information:

A View On Cities. "Mellon Bank Center."
      <http://www.aviewoncities.com/building/mellonbankcenterpittsburgh.htm>.

Johnson, L.A. "Tower Power." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 21 April 2002, E10.

Skyscrapers.com. "One Mellon Center."
      <http://www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/wm/bu/121897/>.

SkyscraperPage.com. "Mellon Bank Center."
      <http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=324>.


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