345 California Center is a 48 story office tower located in the San Francisco financial district. Completed in 1986, the 211.8 m (695 ft) tower is the third-tallest in the city after the Transamerica Pyramid and 555 California Street, and was originally proposed at 30 m (98 ft) taller.
345 California is located in the middle of a block with four historic buildings on each of the four corners. Initially planned as condominiums, the top 11 floors of the twin towers tower are situated at 45-degree angles relative to the rest of the building and make up the Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco. Several glass skybridges offer views from the Financial District and the San Francisco Bay Area. The Mandarin Oriental is officially registered with the street address 222 Sansome, with a different entrance.
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