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== Park == [[File:Transamerica Redwood Park Dusk.jpg|thumb|The Redwood Park on the grounds of the Transamerica Pyramid at dusk|alt=|left|200x200px]] At the base of the building is a half-acre [[privately owned public space]] designed by Tom Galli called Redwood Park. A number of [[redwood trees]] were transplanted to this park from the [[Santa Cruz Mountains]] when the tower was built. It is currently closed as part of the remodel project. It features a fountain and pond designed by Anthony Guzzardo, containing a jumping frog and lily pads bronze sculpture commemorating "[[The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County]]" by [[Mark Twain]] (sculpture by Richard Clopton, 1996); a [[Glenna Goodacre]] [[bronze]] sculpture of children at play (1989); a bronze plaque honoring the dogs [[Bummer and Lazarus]], celebrating their skill at catching rats; and benches and tables offering respite to workers and visitors alike.<ref name=NYT-2010>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/05/us/05bcintel.html |title=Local Intelligence: Pyramid Redwood Park |author=Pelliser, Hank |url-access=subscription |date=September 4, 2010 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=21 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pyramidcenter.com/redwood-park/ |title=Redwood Park {{!}} Transamerica Pyramid Center|website=pyramidcenter.com|access-date=2019-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://tclf.org/landscapes/transamerica-redwood-park |title=Transamerica Redwood Park |website=The Cultural Landscape Foundation |access-date=21 August 2020}}</ref>
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