This is the Devon Tower, a 50 story 850 foot/259 meter skyscraper being build in downtown Oklahoma City which will be the new home of the Devon Energy Corporation. The tower is the tallest building under construction West of the Mississippi River and, upon completion, will be the 10th tallest building West of the Mississippi River and the 31st tallest building in the U.S. (The rankings are as best as I can tell as there is much heated debate as to what defines a building and what is included, roof, spire, tower, etc.)

OKCTalk has a 24-hour construction cam and a great forum thread devoted to the Devon Tower.

I was in Oklahoma City today for a hearing and took these three pictures. For this one I am southeast of the tower looking northwest at it as I drove into downtown.

I took this one after my hearing from the roof of a parking lot where I was north and a little west looking south and a little east.

Finally, on my way out of downtown, I took this one looking almost directly east.

The project encompasses a significant addition to a parking garage, a six-story podium building extending west, a six-story glass rotunda and the Devon Tower itself. Google Earth already has build in Oklahoma City and some images can be seen at RezoneOKC.

The glass rotunda. The artist renderings show this as a popular meeting place filled with people. I think it is a great addition but I can easily see it as being barren and sterile. I will be very interested in seeing what kind of public access the rotunda and tower will have.

Looking up at the Devon Tower from the glass rotunda.

A comparison of the completed Devon Tower and the, currently tallest building in Oklahoma, Williams Center now officially called the BOK Tower. The terrific Skyscraper Page has a graphical comparison of Oklahoma's tallest buildings.