Can you see it? This Iowa building has an R2 unit as its dome
February 3, 2017 by Aaron Young
Do you see it?
The internet has gone back and forth on social media the past few days saying that this building has an R2 unit on its top, famously known from the “Star Wars” series. The building is actually home to the American Equity Investment Life Holding Company, located at 6000 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines.
An image of the building’s dome was shared on Imgur.com on Tuesday, where it has been viewed more than 953,000 times. It stirred up a conversation through a Reddit.com thread, where it has over 480 comments among users sharing stories about the building.
Reddit handle BookDuck wrote that it’s known by locals “as the R2-D2 building.”
Here are some of our favorite comments: