Real Estate
Babylonian Pyramid Office in California Gets $177 Million Offer
- Rezoning Orange County site could boost value to $360 million
- Empty government building was designed as an aerospace plant
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A Babylonian inspired-pyramid that turned out to be a white elephant is now set for demolition in one of California’s priciest real estate markets.
A bidder whose name hasn’t yet been revealed offered $177 million for the Orange County landmark dubbed the Ziggurat. Envisioned as an aerospace factory and since converted to a now vacant federal office complex, the building is best known as a shooting location for futuristic dystopian movies including Coma, Outbreak and Death Race 2000.