The first image is at the Detroit River side of the Ren Cen. The sign says "General Motors". Ann is on the left with others of our tour group.
The second image is taken at the same place as the first but with the camera angling up so you can see the top of the entrance facade and the middle tower. The middle tower is a Marriot and has 73 stories (with a bar and restaurant at the top), others contain executive offices of General Motors or research and engineering offices and are 39 stories tall. One tower contains some finance companies (including GM's finance corporation).
The third image is taken from the window of the People Mover that we rode after leaving the Ren Cen. It also shows the Detroit Princess (the boat) on the right in the Detroit River and the road that leads to the Detroit Tunnel which goes under the river to Windsor Canada which would be on the right out of the picture.
The fourth image (off the wikipedia site on the Ren Cen) shows the fountain that is next to the Riverwalk near the Ren Cen (which is in the background). The individual fountains (there are 100+) are usually at 1.5' high but every half hour they go to 6' for about a minute or so. The 5th image shows the atrium (also from the previous linked website) which is what you see when you enter via the Riverwalk entrance.
There are restaurants, clothes stores, an exercise club, a jazz club, etc. on the various levels. The palm trees were placed there in 2002 (the rest of the atrium was completed in 2001). the palm trees are not alive (they are 'em plamed' according to the tour guide).
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