Terminal Tower
Cleveland, USA

HEIGHT: 216m/708 feet
FLOORS: 52 floors
COMPLETION: 1930
ARCHITECT: Graham, Anderson, Probst & White

The Terminal Tower is the "grande dame" of Cleveland skyscrapers and the most significant landmark of downtown Cleveland. When it was built as part of the Van Sweringen Brothers Union Terminal station, it was the tallest building outside of New York City until 1967, when Boston's Prudential Center was built. The related earthmoving required for the Union Terminal complex was the second largest excavation in history after the Panama Canal. The Terminal Tower remains the second tallest building in Cleveland and Ohio.

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/terminaltower.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/terminalupper.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/terminalfg2.jpg

http://mishilo.image.pbase.com/u12/tremont/large/2851641.termstripes367sm.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/termwar.jpg


http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/clesky500.html

9/10, old and classic.

10/10

Quite simply, one of the greatest buildings ever made... the culmination of the beaux-arts style in skyscraper.

8/10

one again, I love this style of architecture. 9/10

8/10

Very elegant for a building of its time.

9.0/10 great architecture

That is just pure gorgeous.
I bet it's even more gorgeous if you're standing right beside it.

9.0

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Actually... it isn't...

I was just in Cleveland this weekend..

The Terminal Tower looks quite dirty up close... especially the rear of the building... needs a makeover

also to my dismay... the 52nd floor observation deck has been closed since 9/11/01

totally lame!

8/10 like the top

Who gave it a 3.5?

4.0 - don't like the top

looks dirty and not well kepted, maybe its just the photos.
reminds me of the capital building for some reason in Havana.

8.5/10

I really like these kind of classic buildings.

nothing special. its only old 3/10

7/10. Used to go gaga over such buildings, but after seeing too many of the same style......

classic
8/10

8/10

10/10 no question!

This building lives! I love the base and the top. 9/10!

:applause:

BRAVO!!!

Look Atlanta, GA ~ at what a real skyscrpaer looks like!:angel1:

8/10...It's a great old classic, but like others pointed out a little too dirty, and the top isn't all that great.

Originally posted by UrbanDesigner

Look Atlanta, GA ~ at what a real skyscrpaer looks like!:angel1:
HA HA!

I'm serious. I consider the Terminal Tower one of the quintessential skyscrapers that other towers can only aspire to be.

What's going on in Indy. Y'all should be very proud of the "retail revival" in your downtown, not to mention all the other developments in your city. Kudos to Indianapolis! one of the world's next great cities?

Looks like a russian building...
6/10

I hate these church/scraper combinations.

....no wait: I'd hate them if only I wouldn't have to laugh so much when seeing them.

3/10

7.5/10 - The spire, or everything above the first big setback, from what I can see, is well done - it blends its component parts harmoniously, and rises gracefully to the sky.

The problems are with the main mass of the tower - that heavy cornice at the set back seems to kill the height, and, along with the columns supporting arches don't harmonize with the columns supporting pediments of the spire quite as well as they might.

And the tower, while it is slim enough, and not really ugly, is a bit bland. It also seems to illustrate what I see as the main limination of Beaux Arts as applied to skyscrapers - the classical, Greco-Roman style on which Beaux Arts is based is not really vertical, so it can only go so high before looking forced and stretched - after all, how many layers of columns can you pile on top of each other?

10/10 :okay:

9.5/10


A great classic.

http://www.matthewweaver.com/photos/travel/cleveland/TerminalTower.jpg

woo best skyscraper in town

7

Classic
8/10

10/10. Awesome spire.

9/10

Looks like a russian building...
6/10

you're definately not the first person to say that......don't know why......

best foodcourt in the city of cleveland.

Also fortunately the observation deck opens maybe once or twice a year.....

Love that one
9/10

8
It's great.

looks like the municipal building with its wings cut off at upper levels. really nice details. a good building for cleveland.

8.5

Oew a classic, too bad the base is so fat. 7.0

hmm I find that it is really skinny and a little gaudy for my tastes...I give it a 7 because at the same time it has an ok design going on

7/10

7/10

9/10

I hate the color but I love everything else

7.5/10

10/10

such a magnificent building, i love how pedestrian friendly it is. its such a beauty night, i would love to have this one next to the tribune tower!

Very impresive, a bit fat, but that does'nt matter. 8.5

8.5

Got a classic on our hands here. A tad too much detailing for me but what a top! For some reason I think it would look good in Moscow too....

Now here's the perfect definition of a classic scraper outside of NYC! Fantastic stuff. 10/10

...its gorgeous and superb 10/10

10/10 reminds me of the Boston Cutom House tower.

10/10. Terminal Tower is a classic! Now called Tower City Mall, I think if not mistaken -- and still a hub for the RTA Rapid Transit system underneath it.

^you are correct sir!

Oh my God, that is wonderful. Another hidden gem I've discovered on this forum.

The upper section of the tower is so ornate and detailed, it's beautiful.

A classic.

9/10

7/10

love this classic!!:eek:

9/10

9/10

Fantastic!!! :applause: 10/10.

AMAZING!

Very historic and pretty damn good. I give it an 8.5/10. :okay:

nice, 9

An absolute classic, and easily Cleveland's most recognized and cherished highrise landmark. One thing of note was the architect's choice to use an older highrise aestetic, instead of seeking out a more 'modern' style for the time... The building's only real detraction IMO, is that the pedestal for the tower is absolutely massive, and is a bit overbearing for the pedestrian.

8.5/10

A beautiful, old, historical building! Love it!!
9.5/10 ;)

9.5/10
The top is amazing and gives a fancy style to this building!

7/10

8.5/10

One of the greatest. 10.

Awesome classic building 9/10

always a classic.

classy, 8/10

8/10

Living in Cleveland, I've grown up with this tower. It's our landmark and easily one of the most recognizable buildings outside of New York. I've been spending so much time in the city lately (I can unfortunately only visit since I'm going to school in Berea) and I must say that at night it is rare to see a more awe-inspiring sight than Cleveland's public square with the Terminal, Key, and BP towers all lit up along with the 2 canyons created by Euclid and Superior avenues. Cleveland is a gem and everyone from the city needs to show the beauty this city actually has and help get rid of its bad reputation.

8/10

classic 9/10

Beautiful. 10/10 no doubt about it!

Classic & iconic; nice.

9/10

Classic 9.5/10

Very nice and classic skyscraper. 9/10

BTW: Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw looks quite similar to this tower:

http://www.sky.s64.pl/home/Wwa/pkin06.jpg

http://www.earth-photography.com/photos/Countries/Poland/Poland_Warsawa_PalaceOfCulture2.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/terminalupper.jpg

classic

8,5/10

classic and ellegant 6,5/10

9/10

8/10

Old yet still alive and kicking! 9.5/10

old and classy
9/10

8.0/10..... classic

Kodak momentary building 9.5/10

8/10

9.5/10. Love it. Like something out of Russia.

7/10.

Simply beautiful! I rate this tower 10/10. I can't understand why people vote this 3 or less????

A very underrated buiulding, a landmark. 8.5/10

A nice 10.

8/10 Great building from that era. Stands up well. The top looks like a slightly less attractive version of the Municipal Building in Downtown NYC, albeit a hundred so feet taller. Just needs some cleaning, and repainting and its a national treasure

classic 8/10

I love this building it looks like a communistic-era building in America!!!!

8/10

Very Nice. The top of the tower is a little bit over the top for me though.

Kind of looks like something you would see in Moscow. :)

9.5

9/10

10/10 impressive for it's age!!!

special building ~8.5/10

7/10 nice old tower

9/10.

Beautiful

Ugly 6.5/10

8.

9/10

5/10

8.5/10 classic

Top 15 buildings in the world.

9.5/10

8/10

9 / 10

7/10 Classic looks aren't really my type at all.

wow. so old, so tall and so beautiful. 9.5/10

Though I'm not into classic buildings, I just like this one. Maybe because of the height. A 7.5/10.

I have loved this building from the first moment I saw it. I give it a 10.

8,5/10

8.5/10

8/10

9.5/10

8/10 - it's so russian looking, but I love it.

9/10

Classic of which New York could even envy.

9

8/10

Just woow 8/10

9.5/10 simply beautiful

1/10

4/10

4/10...i'm not a fan of this

5/10

9/10.

9.999 out of 10

10/10

gorgeous. 9/10

The spire is soaring, very detailed without being overdone, classique!!! (quite literally)
I'd love to visit it.
Too bad that the body of the tower is a bit bland and doesn't fit very well with the rest. Anyhow, impressive height for such a building!
8/10

Not for me 4/10

9/10, old and classic. very nice!!!

6, tall but the design is out of date. sorry.

nope no good 4

3/10

looks old but beautifull 9/10

Nice classic!!

10/10

I believe the tower was completed in 1928 making it the second tallest building in the world. For that and the influence it obviously had on Stalinist architecture it deserves full marks. A worthy symbol of Cleveland.


10/10

beautiful!:yes: 10/10

I believe the tower was completed in 1928 making it the second tallest building in the world.


It was completed in 1930 and at the time was 4th tallest after the Chrysler building , The present day trump building, and Woolworth Building

This building is Beautiful, Its really amazing, one of the best :cheers:

5/10

a true classic!!!!!! 10/10

8.5/10

9/10

beauty 10

8/10

9.5

a true classic: 9/10

9/10

07/10

9.5/10

Old, classy, and surprisingly in quite good shape.

9.5/10

10/10 PERFECT IN EVERY WAY!!!

A classic :)
That US Flag in the top *.*

9/10

9/10

A beauty ! Very nice style !

9.5/10

10. Excellent building. Regards.

9/10

voted 8/10 cool architecture...and every things proportion

9/10

6.5

9/10

7.5/10

9.5!

I love those old towers.

9/10

6/10

Classic American skyscraper. 9.5/10

9/10



:applause:

52 floors? really?
8/10

Reminds me of some European skyscrapers.8.5/10.

7/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY

The Terminal Tower makes a cameo in this hilarious video. No offense to people from cleveland.

9/10

8.5/10

7/10

10/10

9/10 i like classic building :okay:

9/10

10/10
:applause:

8/10

7/10

Very, very beautiful! 8.5/10

10/10

8/10

10/10. Really nice.

Nice. 7.5/10

Old school :) 10/10

10/10

9/10 reminiscent of some NYC buildings built on the same period.

7.5/10