The Qwest Building

The Qwest building is one those buildings, like the Wells Fargo Center, that you just can’t ignore in Denver. However, while the Wells Fargo Center building is a creature of the day and of the past, like your old grand-​pappy, the Qwest building is a creature of the night, like some sort of neon gawking vampire. Notice, how I didn’t say of today or the future: now while the huge ass neon Qwest light on this building tries to mimic modern Hong-​Kong or Tokyo lights, it really is just not the same… not even close.
Nonetheless, the building in the day-​time, once you can get your eyes away from the retro-​glare of the Wells Fargo Center, is actually quite impressive. The building is constructed of several octagonal towers, which allows softer corners than the usual 90 degrees.
You know, I was going to give this guy 3 stars, (1: for not being the Wells Fargo Center; 2: for the softer-​corners; and 3: for not being the Wells Fargo Center) but on second thought… it really is a beautiful building. And even though I have mixed feelings about the Qwest sign (Qwest = eh… Blue = good call), this bad-​boy gets bumped up on second consideration.

What is there to say about the [awe inspiring] Quest building, other than you can seriously see it from ANYWHERE in Colorado. And in fact, I’m pretty sure you can actually see if from anywhere in N. America (Canada is a bit of a stretch).
When it was first «installed» my friends and I were like, «What?» (high school style). «What an eyesore,» we said and scoffed, «Like, Oh My God, you can see the „Quest“ building all the way from Rocksborough.»
We found it rather invasive.
But now?
Actually, once you accept industrialization and the future in a way that embraces cities and further, city lights, then you say, «Ain’t half bad.»

This is one phallic looking tower. The base of the tower is larger than the tip. It is the 2^nd tallest office building in Denver. 52 floors of pure goodness.