The Federal Building

This is a great place if you have the need to talk to anyone within the government who can help you. Like any other security center, one has to be ready to check their items through a scanner and be prepared to have your id present.

You may see various protesters on the 2^nd Ave side of the Building. Many federal offices in Seattle are in this building. The IRS is in the building. There are a couple of notable features at The Federal Building. The most obvious are the beautiful neoromanesque arches in the 2^nd Ave court yard. These are left over from the previous building that stood at the site. The other feature you won’t notice until getting inside is the security screening you must go through. Bring your state I’D and get ready to put everything through an airport like X-​ray machine. I received extra attention for all the metal snaps on my kilt.