Columbus Tower

Introduction

Columbus Tower stands at the corner of Washington and Montgomery in San Francisco, completed in 1907 to designs by Fred Meyer and one of the city's rare deliberately tilted architectural oddities. Clad in cast iron and terracotta and modeled on the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the tower leans further from uneven settlement, prompting locals to joke that it was "built crooked on purpose." Long vacant and rumored to be owned, with the neighboring Sentinel Building, by director Francis Coppola, the ground floor now houses Z Cafe. Though small, its terracotta color and tilted posture stand out among Financial District glass towers, a minor must-see for architecture and photography enthusiasts.

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