Minneapolis - USA


Established: 1856
Population: 373,000
Metro population: 3,500,000

Tallest building: IDS Center (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=15349) - 241.4 m (792 feet )
Oldest building over 100 meters (328 ft): Foshay Tower (1929) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foshay_tower) - 136 m (447 ft)
Total number of buildings over 100 meters: 30



Downtown panorama from the Prospect Park water tower facing west.

http://s53.radikal.ru/i140/0901/a6/0e52ec58595c.jpg

Photo credit: Feng Jing
Source: http://www.pbase.com/fengjing/image/77879174

Very nice skyline , a 10 !

Pretty cool... compact but nice! I will give a 9 as well!

i like this skyline, a few more talls, then it will be better:)

Very impressive for such a small city (382,618 city, 2,968,806 metro)

Minneapolis is one of my top 10 skylines in the United States. I love the designs of the tallest buildings and beneath those giants there are some great older buildings as well. My aunt and uncle used to live in a condo tower in downtown Minneapolis and when I visited them I got to explore the downtown. I remember a great British restaurant down there, which was unusual to see but very good! Awesome skyline and cool city, not done justice by these pictures. 9.5/10

9.5

Well, obviously i am biased, but others agree with me! :) I don'y know why I didn't start this thread long ago, thank you Patrick for doing it! I'm gonna add a few pictures.

http://images.fotki.com/v3/photos/1/10467/18503/P1010009-4-vi.jpg
Full Size Image on Mr. MN's Site (http://images.fotki.com/v3/photos/1/10467/18503/P1010009-4-or.jpg)

http://images.fotki.com/v3/photos/1/10467/18503/P1010032-1-vi.jpg
Full Size (http://images.fotki.com/v3/photos/1/10467/18503/P1010032-1-or.jpg)

http://images.fotki.com/v1/photos/1/10467/18503/bm50-vi.jpg
Full Size (http://images.fotki.com/v1/photos/1/10467/18503/bm50-or.jpg)

http://www.phototour.minneapolis.mn.us/pics/1756.jpg


@BG918: You must be talking about Brit's Pub, on Nicollet Mall. I went there last summer, it is good.

I love the Minneapolis Skyline,

Here are a few more pictures

http://www.phototour.minneapolis.mn.us/pics/2135.jpg

http://www.phototour.minneapolis.mn.us/pics/2340.jpg

http://www.phototour.minneapolis.mn.us/pics/2001.jpg

http://www.phototour.minneapolis.mn.us/pics/1755.jpg

http://www.phototour.minneapolis.mn.us/pics/1752.jpg

http://www.mi.fh-heilbronn.de/kooperationen/Skyline.jpg

9/10

i should correct my vote and give 9 pts. it's just a great skyline Minny has. So imagine one more vote for 9 pts and one less for 8.5 ;)

One of the best skylines in North America! 9.5 :)

9/10

Minneapolis has a sweet skyline. 8/10

Reminds me a little of L.A. Sweet skyline for the size of the city. 9.5

very nice, i like the top of the one that has a circular top, i think its us bank. 9

it is simply awesome.... 9/10

Awesome skyline in an awesome city.
9.5/10

it's a powerhouse city, and a weird skyline. lots of buildings but most of them are kind of unattractive.

6

7

It's an impressive skyline... but too antiseptic and sterile for me.

9/10





interesting and nice.

7.5 :) Nice but too boxy :(

8/10

9/10

Impressive skyline
9.5/10

I like it, 9/10

one of my favs actually
9/10

US Bank Centre & Weels Fargo = shagtastic, overall very nice!

One of the best skylines in the U.S.
8.5/10

Fantastic and amazing for a city of its modest size -- and modest ego. As dense and tight as it gets outside of NYC and Chicago.

wow, its amazing. Its quite a suprise actually....its in minnasota....not exactly what you think when you think of skyscrapers. 9/10

The Frankfurt of the US! 8.5/10

Originally posted by baqthier

The Frankfurt of the US! 8.5/10


Minneapolis is far more impressive imo !

Any news from here ?

9

A great skyline; very colorful:colgate:

9/10

one of the best in the usa!

It's kind of strange to see that out of all these positive comments that there are so many negative votes. Is this a new X-X-X-File?


:guns1:

9/10

I've lived here for two years now, and I can't get enough of the skyline. The "Big Three" are some of my favorite skyscrapers in the country. I wish Minneapolis would get maybe two or three 800-900 footers and a nice 1,000 footer. However, I still love the skyline and it is very dense.

8/10 :cool:

Wow,those buildings of the first skyline pic are so colorful, they remind me of Berlin's Potzdamer Platz only way taller and bigger.

10!!! Minneapolis has some of the most interesting buildings I have ever seen....

8/10

Big and dense. Wells Fargo and IDS are nice.

9/10
Awesome place to live and work. I can't wait until I can afford to have my brand new condo downtown. At least I work here. Everyday on my lunch break my neck aches from looking up all the time. :dizzy:

I didn't take these but they are awesome.
http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=9876&img=Minneapolis1.jpg
http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=9877&img=Minneapolis7.jpg
http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=9878&img=Minneapolis2.jpg
http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=7442&img=Minneapolis8.jpg

WOW!! 9/10 for these pics!!

Minny is one of my favourites skyline. I like IDS Tower and US Bank Center. It's very impressive. 10 for Minny one of the best skyline in US. :love:

Wow! :eek: Completely unexpected amazing skyline :cool: 9/10

From another angle

http://www.visi.com/~wildfoto/minnesota/mn_wallpaper7.jpg

:eek:

would love to see some aerial pictures ...

hmmmm le ville es ennyeux!...six points.

I have always found Minneapolis to have one of the cleanest, most thoughtful skylines in North America. An 8.5!

boring shite

nearly perfect
9.5/10

nice. 8/10

Beautiful, I wish you had more pics though.

looks small, but compact and dense. looks nice.:) 8/10

7 a bit too small

Beautiful, I wish you had more pics though.
if you desire more pics than I shall provide you with more pics :)
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/620/624the_quary_day_resized.jpg
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/620/3154downtown-mpls-4.jpg
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/5skylinepan.jpg

Minneapolis looks just incredible, and I'm not even being biased by the fact that I'm moving there soon for law school! ;)

I would rate this a 9.5/10!!!

One of my Favorite skylines in the US.
9/10

mini but nice. beautiful skyscrapers form a beautiful skyline ;)

7.5/10

Nice skyline, I'm alittle biased though since i used to live there. I will post a pic i took in 1979 when the only thing of interest was the IDS, Foshay and the old Northwestern National Bank sign and weatherball. Anyone out there remember that Minneapolis icon. I know that bank became Wells Fargo but did they ever salvage that sign. It was so cool. Cannot remember what the colors meant as far as forecasting the weather though. 9.5/10 needs one tall focal point

Wonderful skyline! IMO one of the best in America!

9/10

Nice skyline, I'm alittle biased though since i used to live there. I will post a pic i took in 1979 when the only thing of interest was the IDS, Foshay and the old Northwestern National Bank sign and weatherball. Anyone out there remember that Minneapolis icon. I know that bank became Wells Fargo but did they ever salvage that sign. It was so cool. Cannot remember what the colors meant as far as forecasting the weather though. 9.5/10 needs one tall focal point
the building you are referring to burned down in the early 80's, I don't know if anything was salvaged :(

Here are a few more...
http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=37523&img=MinneapolisAirplane.jpg
http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=37524&img=Minneapolis&Cross.jpg
http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=33908&img=Minneapolis9.jpg

Toggie: The first pano you posted above^...was that taken from atop a parking garage on Stinson? Either way I've been meaning to get up there and check out the view.

I don't wish to taint and tarnish this beautiful thread with non-picture related matters, but I am wondering if Toggie, ArchMadness and the others who live/haved lived in the Twin Cities can offer me some information on city life: culture, entertainment, recreation, weather, attractions to visit if I have a week free before law school begins. What are some practical pointers, sales tax (none on clothing, I hear!), reasonable one- or two-bedroom rents around the campus? Do you know of any good bars, restaurants, discotheques. What is the infrastructure and public transit like? And how expensive are the buses or trains? What big cities are within weekend travel distance??

Any help would be very greatly appreciated! :banana: :banana: :banana:

P.S. - and if there's anything you'd like to know about the Bay Area, I'd be happy to help you. I've been here now for 6 years!
LET'S MAKE THIS THE GREATEST AND MOST INFORMATIVE TWIN CITIES THREAD EVER POSTED ON SCITY!

I dont dislike anything i see here. im not impressed though. the skyline hasnt changed since i saw it last like a few other cities ... but its a nice skyline just nothing to write home about when you look around. i would like to visit this city and maybe i will have a different opinion , one of few cities ive not visited. i know it wont be winter that wins this city any brownie points.

8/10
Nice skyline, but its a little too small.

i dont get why so many people give this great skyline 3 or less pf...
its cool, really like it 8,5/10

This skyline is very nice looking with some cool looking buildings. It also looks very nice at night for an American city. I give it a 9/10.

I don't wish to taint and tarnish this beautiful thread with non-picture related matters, but I am wondering if Toggie, ArchMadness and the others who live/haved lived in the Twin Cities can offer me some information on city life: culture, entertainment, recreation, weather, attractions to visit if I have a week free before law school begins. What are some practical pointers, sales tax (none on clothing, I hear!), reasonable one- or two-bedroom rents around the campus? Do you know of any good bars, restaurants, discotheques. What is the infrastructure and public transit like? And how expensive are the buses or trains? What big cities are within weekend travel distance??

Any help would be very greatly appreciated! :banana: :banana: :banana:

P.S. - and if there's anything you'd like to know about the Bay Area, I'd be happy to help you. I've been here now for 6 years!
LET'S MAKE THIS THE GREATEST AND MOST INFORMATIVE TWIN CITIES THREAD EVER POSTED ON SCITY!

Entertainment? The warehouse district in downtown mpls is pretty fun. There are a bunch of bars and clubs in the mall of america in bloomington too. In December, you'll be able to take the light rail train from the warehouse district in downtown all the way to the mall of america. Dinkytown by the U of M is where a lot of the college kids hang out.

The bus system is actually pretty good. The rush hour fares are $1.75 local and $2.50 express, all other times are $1.25 local and $1.75 express. It's the same for the light rail. If you stay in downtown mpls, it's 50 cents. Right now, the light rail only goes from downtown to fort snelling, but in december, you'll be able to take it to the airport and the mall of america.

Don't know much about rents. Sorry.

A big city weekend trip? About the only places I think worth driving to would be Chicago or Duluth. Chicago is about 5-6 hours away and Duluth is about 3 hours. Duluth isn't really a big city, but it's cool because it's on Lake Superior. It's like the ocean in the middle of Minnesota.

What big cities are within weekend travel distance??

Any help would be very greatly appreciated! :banana: :banana: :banana:

P.S. - and if there's anything you'd like to know about the Bay Area, I'd be happy to help you. I've been here now for 6 years!
LET'S MAKE THIS THE GREATEST AND MOST INFORMATIVE TWIN CITIES THREAD EVER POSTED ON SCITY!

Everyone knows what Chicago looks like, but this is about 5 hours away from Minneapolis also:

http://img8.exs.cx/img8/3311/79252448hinbdO_ph.jpg

http://img8.exs.cx/img8/6408/79393211ElWpgt_ph.jpg

http://img8.exs.cx/img8/5219/81352310OcnUsa_ph.jpg

OH WÖW!!!

Thanks, The anti-cheesehead, for your informative response and also the stunningly gorgeous photos. I am certainly looking forward to my sojourn there. Whereabouts do you live in Minneapolis?

amazing skyline 8,5/10

OH WÖW!!!

Thanks, The anti-cheesehead, for your informative response and also the stunningly gorgeous photos. I am certainly looking forward to my sojourn there. Whereabouts do you live in Minneapolis?

No problem. I live in Hopkins, which is a western suburb of Minneapolis. I happen to live on the eastern side of Hopkins, so I'm not far at all from Minneapolis city limits. I can ride my bike there in 15 minutes. I can also see the skyline out of my apartment window.

Very nice. I love the skyline. 9.0.

Perhaps we could arrange for an SCITY meet-up when I'm out there in early September. We can perhaps take a tour of the downtown and admire the beautiful skyscrapers.

Nice skyline, I'm alittle biased though since i used to live there. I will post a pic i took in 1979 when the only thing of interest was the IDS, Foshay and the old Northwestern National Bank sign and weatherball. Anyone out there remember that Minneapolis icon. I know that bank became Wells Fargo but did they ever salvage that sign. It was so cool. Cannot remember what the colors meant as far as forecasting the weather though. 9.5/10 needs one tall focal point
Yes they did salvage the old sign and weatherball. They stood at the State Fair for a few years. I do not know what its final fate ever was. I probably don't want to know either. But I do know the old jingle.
"When the Weatherball is glowing red
warmer weather is just ahead.
When the Weatherball is shining white
colder weather is in sight.
When the Weatherball is wearing green
no weather changes are forseen.
Colors blinking by night and day
say precipitation's on the way."
I love the skyline but it needs a 900-1000 footer and it also needs a tall tower or two that has a spire to help break up the flat roofs.

I dont dislike anything i see here. im not impressed though. the skyline hasnt changed since i saw it last like a few other cities

When was the last time you were in Minneapolis?

Nice town 8/10

I like this skyline. Minny is awesome. 9.0.

Geez, I haven't even voted for my own city.

I'd have to give it an 8.5.

I know it's no New York or Chicago, but I'm surprised by the amount of votes for 3 or less and the amount of votes for 10. Minneapolis's skyline seems to be quite polarizing. I wouldn't give Minneapolis a 10, but at the same time, I wouldn't be giving it a 3 or less either. I wouldn't even give Des Moines a 3 or less.

people vote 3 or less to bring down other cities on the rankings.

New Skyline pics:

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/2257/3379.jpg

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/5727/3390.jpg

Taking the location of Minneapolis and its population into consideration, I would say it has a pretty amazing skyline compared to many others.

9/10

Twin Cities rock, definately in my top five places in the USA. NYC, Chicago, Denver, the Twin Cities, and New Orleans. The first time I saw the skyline I was blown-away, it's very dense and beautiful. The city rocks too.

Check it out yall
http://img56.exs.cx/img56/9698/EagleRiver04002.jpg

http://img56.exs.cx/img56/3351/toopoortovoterepublican.jpg
http://img56.exs.cx/img56/1667/bushletter.gif

Hey guys

I'm from Milwaukee but ain't a hater. Minneapolis is a great city to visit (even though it doesn't have a nightlife ;))

Anyway, I drove through yesterday to visit some friends at U of Minn. Took a couple pics, hope you like :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/coocoocal/superior-roadtrip/22.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/coocoocal/superior-roadtrip/21.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/coocoocal/superior-roadtrip/19.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/coocoocal/superior-roadtrip/20.jpg

Peace,
Jai

Though I have to say, it's a bit hard to find a good vantage point to really appreciate the skyline in its entirety...

Hey guys

I'm from Milwaukee but ain't a hater. Minneapolis is a great city to visit (even though it doesn't have a nightlife ;))

Peace,
Jai


You're not a hater? You just said that Minneapolis shuts down at 6 pm in another thread.

And compared to Milwaukee, it doesn't have a nightlife? Are you serious?

Very nice skyline. Love the post moderm buildings, the glass looks really nice.9/10

9 Loves It

For a city of under 400,000 has a pretty impressive skyline. I like how the downtown is compact, within walking distance. A few more talls and it'll be a 10. For now, 9.5.

I just arrived in Minneapolis a week ago, and I am truly loving the place. Law school starts on Tuesday, so henceforth, things get VERY SERIOUS!

Well I think it's a nice little compact skyline but I don't find a lot of it's buildings attractive. 6.5/10

Here are a few more of this beautiful city.
http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=55074&img=skyline35W.JPG

http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=12929&img=Skyline_and_UST.jpg
http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=12928&img=IDS_vs._Wells_Fargo.jpg
http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=58536&img=43Image013.jpg
http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=58537&img=Image021.jpg

Mortar & Pestle welcome to the Twin Cities. For some detailed conversations about Minneapolis & St. Paul check out www.twincityscape.com and go to the forums. There's a ton of construction activity going on and the skyline will only get bigger :)

yes you should really check out twincityscape!

http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/lrt/stations/Over62and55_900.jpg

ArchMadness...thanks for the welcome. This city is amazing!! A beautiful skyline, but also one of the best downtowns I've ever walked around in...clean, quaint, accessible and quite pleasant. A downtown that is warm and welcoming, rather than cold, boxy and artificial. Where the buildings, structures, streets and skyways lend meaning and energy to the cityscape, rather than a sense of urban loneliness, lack of humanity or unfettered capitalism. I am truly impressed by this place, and am very glad to call it home.

Law school is intense, so I will not be here often, but I will get around to posting some pictures of the city as soon as possible.

Fresh pic:

http://img54.exs.cx/img54/1670/3327.jpg

Impressiv city 8/10

impressive city, though a little bit too small 8.5/10

9/10

Very impressive skyline... 9,5/10

10/10,

I love the inny skyline!
10/10

this is a fabulous picture :eek: :okay:

http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/lrt/stations/Over62and55_900.jpg

Minneapolis needs an update...more photos!!!
http://www.linderphoto.com/images/photos/1090616423-88615full.jpg http://www.linderphoto.com/images/photos/1051562214-49016full.jpg http://www.linderphoto.com/images/photos/1052159251-59933full.jpg http://www.linderphoto.com/images/photos/1052171144-34584full.jpg http://www.linderphoto.com/images/photos/1051550731-66615full.jpg http://www.linderphoto.com/images/photos/1052509375-94497full.jpg http://www.linderphoto.com/images/photos/1051561407-43409full.jpg http://www.linderphoto.com/images/photos/1079555951-4696full.jpg http://www.linderphoto.com/images/photos/1041530876-87126full.jpg

Beautiful photo:
http://www.homestead.com/mikempls/files/New_Web_Site_Pics/Resize_of_DSCN0307.JPG https://www.designcenter.umn.edu/imagebank/images/800x600/dc032899.jpg https://www.designcenter.umn.edu/imagebank/images/800x600/dc002992.jpg https://www.designcenter.umn.edu/imagebank/images/800x600/dc003354.jpg https://www.designcenter.umn.edu/imagebank/images/800x600/dc006253.jpg

8/10

great skyline! Wish Buffalo had a skyline like that :) 10/10

http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=80670&img=Minneapolis_Heritage.jpg

I saw that pic in the Star Tribune last week....

Did you know where those new houses in the pic used to be public housing projects that Minneapolis tore down?

LOL!! 41 people have given the skyline 3 or less?
Let me guess who these people might be. Chances are they fit into one or a combination of the following categories:

The person(s)
a) is/are extremely jealous of MPLS.
b) know(s) very little about architecture (MPLS. has been voted as one of the most admired cities in N.A. for its architecture)
c) reside(s) in the southeast part of the U.S.
d) has registered under numerous usernames
d) is/are really stupid.

Simply gorgeous city! Without a doubt one of the most stunning skylines in America! The individual buildings are great and they work well as an ensemble.
Big time 10/10!!!

Beautiful city. 9/10

LOL!! 41 people have given the skyline 3 or less?
Let me guess who these people might be. Chances are they fit into one or a combination of the following categories:

The person(s)
a) is/are extremely jealous of MPLS.
b) know(s) very little about architecture (MPLS. has been voted as one of the most admired cities in N.A. for its architecture)
c) reside(s) in the southeast part of the U.S.
d) has registered under numerous usernames
d) is/are really stupid.

:lol: now its 51, but thats ok because all you have to do is read the comments and those tell what people really think.

here's a few aerials:


http://img130.exs.cx/img130/9436/dc0157639uk.jpg

http://img130.exs.cx/img130/8999/dc0201509fc.jpg

http://img130.exs.cx/img130/6690/dc0204111qh.jpg

http://img130.exs.cx/img130/6553/dc0044855qj.jpg

http://img130.exs.cx/img130/4946/dc0331324nv.jpg

Fantastic modern skyline in a beautiful setting. 10.

Impressive city, and fantastic skyline !
9.5/10

typically US i give it a 9/10

I'm obviously biased as well, but Mpls has an awesome skyline in my opinion: 9.5 -- there's still room to grow.

Beautiful. 9.5/10

http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=80670&img=Minneapolis_Heritage.jpg

What is that tower with the black tip on the right hand side? It's very nice, one of the best skylines in the world

8.0/10 -- very attractive, tight, and love the glass

What is that tower with the black tip on the right hand side? It's very nice, one of the best skylines in the world

That's the IDS tower, it's pretty old. It was built in the early 70s believe it or not.

it still looks nice though :)

8/10 nice skyline with some real jewels but it just doesn't seem to have the density and height. I really like it though

allot bigger and bolder than expected to see in the upper midwest; quasi origal except the met life building on the left side of the picture. and plus gordon bombay lived here right? how bad can a city be of bombay calls it home? 7/10

9.5

the buildings work so well together and one can get impressive views of the skyline from almost any vantage point.

A 10, a few more tall ones and it will be near perfect.

9/10. Very odd and unusual architechure, but the buildings look a little small.

Very impressive photographs, specially the first one. Minneapolis looks great and the towers looks very nice for a city of its size.

"9/10" for this city.

8.5/10

10/10

9/10

-1 = not enough height + the downtown area is rather small.

One of the best in the United States. I give it a 9/10. :D

What a beautiful skyline. If it weren't so dern cold I'd think about moving there! :)

9/10. Amazing. What's Minneapolis' population again?

^I think it's in the 3.5 mil range... at least metro pop.

Minneapolis' city's population is around 390,000. The metro population is around 3-3.5 million, depending on what you include. However, there's also another downtown skyline, (St. Paul's), in there, too.

Impressive skyline. 8/10

I like what I see, need to visit minneap sometime. 9/10

I like it alot, never get tired of looking at it.
The three tallest (IDS, Wells Fargo, Norwest)
are all nearly 800 ft. How is this short?
Isn't Prince (or the artest formerly known as)
from Minneapolis? I really dig much of his older
material. :) 9/10

Very nice skyline 9/10.

Such a great skyline, yet it gets 54 votes under 3.

I wouldn't be shocked if half of those votes were from Brazilians.

10.

Very impressive- 10/10. :banana:

I love Mpls's skyline. I think most of the buildings are unique and beautiful. And, it is constantly changing.

9/10

Nothing less than a 10/10 Just beautiful.

http://www.me.umn.edu/~vivek/pictures/landscape/Minneapolis.jpg

http://www.edu.uni-klu.ac.at/~gschiffe/Iowa/Travel/Minneapolis/22M_Skyline.JPG

9/10

One of the best skylines in America.

Indeed, beautiful skyline for a beautiful city.
9/10

9/10; nice skyline, and I hear the city is great too! :okay:

I remember the skyline in the 40's when the light colored building with the pyramid top was the tallest in town. Real impressive skyline now with the right mix. I give it a 9.

You want to see more?

Wallpaper quality...

http://img169.echo.cx/img169/573/minneapolis12vk.jpg




http://img169.echo.cx/img169/3594/minneapolis28nl.jpg

9/10. Gorgeous mini-city.

Here I offer you a mirror image of sdtj's second picture posted 2 May above, from the other side of the bridge (though on the same bank of the MI river). This picture was taken while on a hike along the river in late April.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/cashburton/SkyscraperCity/DSC_0007.jpg

10/10 :)

I love that town. I give it a 10/10!

The city planners really did their homework on this skyline!

very nice skyline. The second best in the midwest. The IDS is one of the best glass towers in the US. The wells fargo center and the 225 south sixth are some of the best modern skyscrappers in the country. The Caryle and the Nicollet should look great when completed :)

It has a great skyline but lacks density outside the skyscrapers-core downtown so I'll give it 7/10

Few pics more. They're not as nice as the others, but they're mine;)

http://www.album.astral.pl/album/fotos/1841/47/1946/2.jpeg

http://www.album.astral.pl/album/fotos/1841/47/1946/5.jpeg

http://www.album.astral.pl/album/fotos/1841/47/1946/11.jpeg

http://www.album.astral.pl/album/fotos/1841/47/1946/14.jpeg

http://www.album.astral.pl/album/fotos/1841/47/1946/17.jpeg

It has a great skyline but lacks density outside the skyscrapers-core downtown so I'll give it 7/10

The objective is to rate the skyline, not the city.


Yeah, and YOU'VE been to Minneapolis!

9/10

For me, the most impressive thing about Mpls is the skywalks, not the skyline. Generally, it's ok...not too dense and not too spread out. But except for the circular building that looks like it has a catwalk around the roof, none of the buildings have any distinction. The tall brown one looks like it was plucked right out of Manhattan. IDS looked cutting edge at the time it was built, now it just looks oppressive.

Mpls has the worst winter climate of any large American city. Spend any amount of time there in winter and you'll be eternally grateful for those skywalks.

6 out of 10.

For me, the most impressive thing about Mpls is the skywalks, not the skyline. Generally, it's ok...not too dense and not too spread out. But except for the circular building that looks like it has a catwalk around the roof, none of the buildings have any distinction. The tall brown one looks like it was plucked right out of Manhattan. IDS looked cutting edge at the time it was built, now it just looks oppressive.

Mpls has the worst winter climate of any large American city. Spend any amount of time there in winter and you'll be eternally grateful for those skywalks.

6 out of 10.






Are you serious???

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/1483/minn30lj.jpg




http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/6364/minn43ko.jpg

Very sleek and glassy.
8/10

- Flyer Fan

9.5/10. It is too small, but... overall skyline is incredible. Nearly perfect,impressive. Minneapolis is one of my favourite skyline in the world.

http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/8965/10cf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/643/25fk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

9/10
great skyline...very modern
:):):):)

Here are some pics that I took about a month ago, with a camera phone, so sorry for the bad quality.

http://img325.imageshack.us/img325/4997/506120012gz.jpg
http://img325.imageshack.us/img325/4214/506120020wv.jpg
http://img325.imageshack.us/img325/2230/506120034yz.jpg
http://img325.imageshack.us/img325/9208/506120041lc.jpg

For me, the most impressive thing about Mpls is the skywalks, not the skyline. Generally, it's ok...not too dense and not too spread out. But except for the circular building that looks like it has a catwalk around the roof, none of the buildings have any distinction. The tall brown one looks like it was plucked right out of Manhattan. IDS looked cutting edge at the time it was built, now it just looks oppressive.

Mpls has the worst winter climate of any large American city. Spend any amount of time there in winter and you'll be eternally grateful for those skywalks.

6 out of 10.

Ouch.

For me, the most impressive thing about Mpls is the skywalks, not the skyline. Generally, it's ok...not too dense and not too spread out. But except for the circular building that looks like it has a catwalk around the roof, none of the buildings have any distinction. The tall brown one looks like it was plucked right out of Manhattan. IDS looked cutting edge at the time it was built, now it just looks oppressive.

Mpls has the worst winter climate of any large American city. Spend any amount of time there in winter and you'll be eternally grateful for those skywalks.

6 out of 10.

Well, for me, the most impressive thing about Mpls is both skywalks and skyline there. Absolutely, it's awesome... not too dense and not too sparse... The tall brown one looks amazing... I love it!

Those skywalks? yeah I love those skywalks, you can see snows on the street while your body is warm. I am from Winnipeg, and I see how those skywalks work in cold winter and also in beautifull springtime. They are much impressive than NYC. Mpls is underrated!

Worst climate? That means we can enjoy snow during the winter, anyway I do love the snow in winter and the warm in summer here in Mpls.

9.5/10, in my opinion.

how can someone *not* like snow?

This is a cool city.
I wish Australia had some cool places like this.
9/10

Good Quantity, superb Quality.. This is a very cool and well managed skyline and cityscape.. I'm impressed with the pics from page 1 alone!

10/10

More photos of one of my favorite skylines...

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/5449/m123jo.jpg


http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/1446/m131iz.jpg


http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/7913/m117yi.jpg


http://3media.initialized.org/photos/2004-11-07%20Urban/36%20Downtown%20Minneapolis%20from%20the%20east.jpg


http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~noto/nwn/pictures/mnca2002/minneapolis_land_large.jpg

9 OUT OF 10

I work in dwtn Mpls and enjoy the skyline from a wide variety of angles. The only thing limiting our skyline (and why I don't give it a 9.5 or 10) is due to the plain-ness of the Int. Multifoods Tower (now called 33 S. 6th)--a very plain 52 story bldg (4th tallest in the city), and the backside of the Thrivent Building -- a 17-story building on the east edge of dwtn with a virtual blank windowless wall running up its east side. It looks ok on the west side however.

It'll be interesting to see the impact of the Carlyle and other proposed condo towers on the skyline

10/10- i don't know what it is about minneapolis, but i visited it once and fell in love with it :)

Nice City... Cute Skyline 8!

If Minneapolis is a 9.5 or 10 of 10 then what are Chicago and NY?

Lets be honest people.

9/10

If Minneapolis is a 9.5 or 10 of 10 then what are Chicago and NY?

Lets be honest people.

10/10 for both. But skylines can be admired "relative" to the city, it's attitude and it's population. To me, Minneapolis is 9.5 or 10 relative to the spirit of the city itself. It is actually a somewhat planned skyline. The city works to keep it dense and vertical, having learned the lessons of disastrous urban renewal in the 1960's.

In my opinion the skyline will get even better with the addition of The Nicollet.

When viewed from the South and East it will balance out the left side of the view and also bring the Target building more into promenance (with it's awesome lighting effects on top).

Also, it's going to be a great looking building.

Also, The Carlyle will help frame the North and West side,and maybe take some attention away from 33 South Sixth, which I really don't like.

i love they skyline and im jealous but im not going to be an idiot like some an vote under 3 I VOTE 8/10

I love this night shot.

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/5449/m123jo.jpg

Amazing shot ArchMadness, I love it.

great picture!!^^

very nice! 9.5/10

Minneapolis is the city (along with Seattle) in the US, that I most want to go to, of the ones I haven't been to.

Its skyline show why the US own at skylines. Asia builds really tall buildings, but bar huge cities like HK, their skylines are never - in my opinion - as beautiful as for instance Minneapolis and Seattles.

9.5 - perfectly balanced, beautiful buildings, great city.

Awesome. Looks great at night, but loses some points for a couple of annoying boxy buildings that don't mix well. Still, a 9/10.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a197/MVBergy24/MINNEAPOLIS.jpg

7/10.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a197/MVBergy24/MINNEAPOLIS.jpg

thats awesome

over 40 stories, Minny rules.
under 40 stories, Minny is bland.

So...a 7.5...it's trending in a wonderful direction.

looks awesome.

8/10

I know I am a homer but I love driving towards this skyline on my way to work every day. It will be even more spectacular after the Nicollet is built.

9/10

The problem with Minneapolis is that the skyline has not changed for the last 14 years since the First Bank Tower was built (now I believe the name has changed). The skyline, especially viewed from Washington Ave at the UofM, has always been spectacular. I used to sit on the plaza of Coffman Union just to enjoy the skyline at dusk. I would have given it 10 but I have to settle for 8.5 now due to lack of new addition to the overall skyline - the IDS and the old Norwest Bank Tower (now I believe the name has changed) have always been so classic to look at. By the way, what is this new Nicollet building?

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a197/MVBergy24/MINNEAPOLIS.jpg

Thank you so much for this picture, MVBergy24.... I can see the University Hospital that I used to work in and possibly the roof of Territorial Hall that I used to live during my last year as a student there at the UofM. I guess this picture must have been taken from one of the new row of student apartments at the end of Washington Ave. I just never know that Metrodome can look so close from this angle.

By the way, can anyone post the Weisman Museum on this thread as well? I have to tell you that I have been back to Minneapolis for the last 5 years and I have been impressed with the way the University is changing itself now. There are now a lot of nice new buildings on campus.

:)

There is a picture on the last page of the Minneapolis developement thread in the Midwest subforum. It is a condo tower that will be the 5th tallest building in the city. Consruction is supposed to start next year. It has an arc through the whole of the building that will be lit up and should be pretty kick ass. It looks very Minneapolis.

It is planned for the lower Nicollet Mall at 9th or 10th st or so, next to WCCO.

Also the sea of parking lots on the edges of downtown are quickly being converted into neighborhoods of 4-8 story condos with retail on the ground floors. Downtown Minneapolis is beginning a paradigm shift.

7.5/10 Quite impressive.

Also the sea of parking lots on the edges of downtown are quickly being converted into neighborhoods of 4-8 story condos with retail on the ground floors. Downtown Minneapolis is beginning a paradigm shift.


Cool.....Let's get those built. Will they eventually remove the dome as well?

Happy New Year to you all.

Cool.....Let's get those built. Will they eventually remove the dome as well?

Happy New Year to you all.Removing the dome would require building new homes for the Twins, Vikings and U of M football. There are plenty of proposals as per usual but none of them have passed. I am not a big fan of spending public money for professional sport franchises but it has gotten to the point where the redevelopement potential of the dome site and it's surrounding neighborhoods may outweigh the costs of building new stadiums. The dome is a cancer for that side of downtown. I think we are getting to the point where the sooner the dome is torn down and replaced by a vibrant downtown neighborhood the better off everyone will be. The redevelopement of the Metrodome site may be the best and only good reason for the public to help build new stadia for the Twins and Vikings. The property tax revenues from turning that into the new side of downtown may actually be the best reason to make the stadium thing happen.

Thank you so much for this picture, MVBergy24.... I can see the University Hospital that I used to work in and possibly the roof of Territorial Hall that I used to live during my last year as a student there at the UofM. I guess this picture must have been taken from one of the new row of student apartments at the end of Washington Ave. I just never know that Metrodome can look so close from this angle.

By the way, can anyone post the Weisman Museum on this thread as well? I have to tell you that I have been back to Minneapolis for the last 5 years and I have been impressed with the way the University is changing itself now. There are now a lot of nice new buildings on campus.

:)

Actually the photo was taken from the Witch's Hat water tower in Prospect Park. I know because I took it.

8/10

10

9. Nice Skyline.

8.5/10

nice photo archmadness :)

8.5/10

Great

I don't know why UMD thinks no buildings have been built in 14 years. We've had 4 30 story buildings built in the past 4 years.

I like the density. 8.5

*sniff* god I love my city. I don't know what Id do without it. I've traveled a lot, and have never been able to find another quite like it.

10/10!!!

I can't possibly understand the numerous low score votes for this City's skyline. It is very nice and well put together.

Great skyline for the city size.

I love the Minneapolis Skyline. I really love that picture from near the Stone Arch Bridge at night.

8.5/10

Mi favourite in USA

http://images6.theimagehosting.com/mi1.jpg (http://www.theimagehosting.com)



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So...I'm going downtown all day friday and I think I'll take some more "close up" pics of the individual buildings and areas, just to give a closer view of the city.

I love that aerial view.

I love Minneapolis ......


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9/10

Awesome skyline!!! The only thing it's missing is an observation tower. --- > 9.5/10

Someone took some nice pictures!

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/NQT612/mpls1.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/NQT612/uofmn2.jpg

I gave 10/10, b/c it's in the U.S. (I know I'm bias, but what are you gonna do:)

Wow so many clean skyscrapers :D

Really cool skyline.. 9/10

Minnie is gorgeous, I've always wanted to visit.

nice but the architecture of the buildings could have been more exiting.

schön aber die gebaude sind nicht sehr special

mooi maar de architectuur van de gebouwen had spannender gemogen

8/10

^^

:weird:




http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/9242/min19wm.jpg




http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/8070/min20fg.jpg




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:cheers:

got many great skrappers.
9.5/10

I don't know why UMD thinks no buildings have been built in 14 years. We've had 4 30 story buildings built in the past 4 years.

Maybe they don't stand out compared to the few tallests in the city. I could be wrong. When I was back there a year and a half ago, I believe I did notice a Le Meridien Hotel or some sort on Hennepin Ave or just behind the Target Center. Could that be one of the 4? Anyway, I have to tell you how I like the city has tidied up the downtown area around the Hennepin Ave.

The Le Meridien (which is now called something else) actually wasn't one of the 4. Though it also is new I don't think it really added anything to the skyline. It's barely noticeable. The 4 I'm referring to are the Target HQ, Ameriprise HQ, US Bank HQ and what I refer to as the Lawyer Bldg, can't think of the name off hand. You might as well add the hotel and Grant condo bldg. You could also add the Ameriprise Customer Service Bldg which is something like 15 stories and the Metro apartment building and you could say that there has been quite a lot of growth to the skyline.

The skyline is coming along nicely!
Thanks for the pix... :cheers:

I give it a 9, pretty nice skyline.

8/10

Twin cities are alright, nothing perfect to me.

Fantastic photos sdtj :cheers:

Twin cities are alright, nothing perfect to me.

That's OK, don't know of any skylines that are 'perfect'. Who know's maybe even Toronto might be perfect someday.

Minneapolis is everything Des Moines aspires to be someday! :)

10/10!

It's amazing that how in one or 2 days one person can move this all the way all the way to page 12

9/10 absolutely love it. not to big but love the way its set out!

More.


http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/1043/min17de.jpg




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That is a great pic of Lake Calhoun & Lake of the Isles.

I live downtown and often ride my bike around the lakes. Lake Harriet included also.


Minneapolis ROCKS! :righton:


and (Austin) Minnesota is home of SPAM! :spam1:

http://www.hep.umn.edu/lbcf/workshop/minneapolis.jpg

Hey is there like a park with an oversized sculpture of a cherry resting on a spoon? I remembered seeing the backdrop of the skyline against the sculpture. Can't remember wat park is taht though.

Hey is there like a park with an oversized sculpture of a cherry resting on a spoon? I remembered seeing the backdrop of the skyline against the sculpture. Can't remember wat park is taht though.


http://3media.initialized.org/photos/2004-10-02%20Sculpture%20Garden/01%20Quintessential%20Spoon-and-cherry%20with%20Minneapolis%20skyline%20shot.jpg

Yea, it's called the Sculpture Garden at the renowned Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.

Those ghetto apartments that look like they are too tall for their own structural integrity bother me. (The brown ones with the wierd multi-colored panels)

(I'm not sure if they're actually ghetto or not, but w/e)

Those ghetto apartments that look like they are too tall for their own structural integrity bother me. (The brown ones with the wierd multi-colored panels)

(I'm not sure if they're actually ghetto or not, but w/e)

http://www.phototour.minneapolis.mn.us/pics/2342.jpg

These? The Crack Stacks? LMAO have you been to Minneapolis? I went to the U of MN and we always joke around about those buildings. They were supposed to be really nice back in the 1970's but now have turned into something of a joke.

http://www.phototour.minneapolis.mn.us/pics/2342.jpg

These? The Crack Stacks? LMAO have you been to Minneapolis? I went to the U of MN and we always joke around about those buildings. They were supposed to be really nice back in the 1970's but now have turned into something of a joke.

Yes, those ones. :) When I go on 35W or 94... wow it bothers me. It ruins the backdrop of the anti-septic glassy skyscrapers further into Minneapolis. Do ghetto people live in them? "Crack stacks", heh.

Oh, and I go to Minneapolis just about once every two weeks.