Returning to the design, rather than the height, I link to Michael Hodges' 80th birthday appreciation [[the building's, not his) in The News today:
http://detnews.com/article/20090506/...rates-80-years

It's exotic, playful, majestic and utterly over-the-top. Call it the architectural equivalent of Aretha's hat.
. . . with photo gallery by Brandy Baker of this 'supermodel.'