MOBILE, Ala.-
Alabama’s tallest building has been crowned by an ornamental spire lifted into place by a helicopter.
The 35-story RSA Battle House Tower, on Mobile’s waterfront, was topped off on Sept. 16.
Workers attached the fiberglass spire on the RSA Battle House Tower as a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter lowered it into position on a sunny morning.
The waterfront skyscraper is part of RSA’s multimillion-dollar project linking the 1852 Battle House Hotel and newer Riverview Plaza Hotel across from the Arthur Outlaw Convention Center and cruise ship terminal on the waterfront.
The crown, a 115-foot-tall fiberglass spire, will be illuminated and will be visible for some 25 miles across the flat coastal terrain.
Lighting on the spire will change colors for holidays like Mardi Gras and Christmas.
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