| Indiana Tower | |
| Location: | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| Building Type: | Observation Tower |
| Status: | Never Built |
| Roof: | 750feet |
| Architect: | César Pelli |
| Owner: | State of Indiana |
Indiana Tower was the proposed centerpiece of White River State Park in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Designed by César Pelli in 1980, the plan was ultimately scrapped.
As part of the downtown revitalization campaign for Indianapolis, the state solicited designs for a distinctive piece of skyline architecture in the tradition of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis or the Space Needle in Seattle. The Pelli tower was to be located in the new Indiana Landing area of Indianapolis (which later became White River State Park). The Pelli design called for an obelisk tall, with a diameter of at the base and at the peak that would "establish the Crossroads of America". As such, the design would have been taller than the Arch, the Washington Monument, and the Statue of Liberty. The proposed $25 million included the rerouting of West Washington Street to the south so that the tower could be placed on the east bank of the White River where the street had crossed the river.[1] The project never progressed as both the state and private donors refused to offer funding.[2]