
‘Designed to help people connect to nature’
Amazon’s plans to build a helix-shaped “Tower of Babel” as the centerpiece for its forthcoming second headquarters in northern Virginia has been given the green light by the Arlington County Board.
It was in February 2021 that the online retail giant announced plans for its spectacular, 350-foot tower to be the featured item at its new offices that will house more than 25,000 workers once completed. (See a video about the project):
The helix stands out because of its possible resemblance to the Old Testament’s “Tower of Babel”– an attempt by man to reach the heavens before mankind’s languages were confused by God in the 11th chapter of Genesis.