St. Paul Minnesota

Population: City - 284,037
Metro - 3,365,573
53 sq mi

St. Paul is the capital of Minnesota and sits on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. The smaller twin in the "Twin Cities" moniker, the larger twin, Minneapolis, borders St. Paul on the west. The city is also the seat of Ramsey County, the smallest in the state of Minnesota. St. Paul's original name was Pig's Eye Landing until 1841 when it was renamed by French priest Reverend Lucien Galtier after his favorite saint. In 1849, Minnesota was recognized as a territory and St. Paul was recognized as its capital. In 1854, St. Paul was officially incorporated as a city.

Be honest :D

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:cheers:The tour continues here!!! (http://public.fotki.com/MNCapital/twincitiespagecom-2/saint_paul_neighborhoods/neighborhood_downtown/downtown_general/)
:cheers:

It has a great skyline for its size

8.5/10 :cheers:

Not very tall, but very dense. 7/10

I like this small sized skyline :okay:

Really good considering it is overshadowed by Minneapolis.
7/10

7/10

Suprising, but it is overshadowed by Minneapolis.

I think the skyline is awesome! look at all those pictures closely, there is some awesome architecture there. 9/10

7/10

Dense and quite nice !
7/10

Wow, American city of 300 000 people has better skyline than many European capitals :laugh:
7/10

I think the skyline is awesome! look at all those pictures closely, there is some awesome architecture there. 9/10

Exactly!!

Minneapolis is glassy and modern whereas St. Paul is much more historic and short. You really can't compare the 2 because they differ so much. I live in St. Paul so I'm a tad partial to it.

Excellent 8.5/10

i think it's in the shadow of its "big brother"minneapolis!but for this size?!
8/10

Dense skyline ... not Bad !! 7/10

St.Paul, last of the eastern cities...Minneapolis first of the western cities. I love 'em both. They complement each other nicely.

4 out of 10 , I don't like it , the buildings look so old

I give it a 8.5 because it and Minneapolis only are a area that would seem to only support 1 major downtown areaor 1 major and other smaller but Minneapolis St. Paul both have major areas so its a very nice skyline

A few more pics.

http://www.pbase.com/image/25981773.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/31418926/original.jpg

I used to prefer it to the skyline of Minneapolis. That was before Minneapolis grew up. It is still a fine skyline for a city of its size that has height limitations.

I love the St. Paul Companies building; I only wish it were taller. The Minnesota State Capitol is probably the best in the nation.

another member from Minneapolis :D welcome to the forum.

(for those of you who may be confused, Edina is a burb of minne to the southwest)
Edit: I hate when I start a new page... it takes things out of context and makes confusing statements more confusing.

I don't think these pictures here quite do the St. Paul skyline justice. No offence, but I think something is needed from the bluffs, or coming in on 94W. In terms of showcasing the skyline, I think those angles could do a better job.

Ain't she sweet? :D

I`ve ben in a couple of parades there and the only thing bad was the streets they wher so cunfusing BUT the streets also had bricks instead of sement if you ever go ther check out the ice sculptiers sculpshers (sorry I dont no how to spell that) and sometimes we have the ice castle. 7

Some more photos of Saint Paul
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not too bad at all!

Nice and dense, the Capitol building is really impressive: 8.5

It's not a skyline shot, but I love this aerial of St. Paul:

http://img9.exs.cx/img9/8009/dc0109217hq.jpg

9 -- exquisite density with lots of historic buildings, in a nice setting. A very pleasing skyline over all.

St.Paul, last of the eastern cities...Minneapolis first of the western cities. I love 'em both. They complement each other nicely.

that's so true!

8.5 for me

I live in Minneapolis, and I love Mpls. But think St. Paul is an absolutely beautiful city. Having said that, as skylines go, I don't think St. Paul's is particularly impressive. I gave it an 8. But the experience on the street is very different. It is very compact, with narrow streets, and narrow sidewalks. Most of the buildings come right up to the sidewalk, and when you reach a park, you almost don't see it coming until you turn the corner. This gives it a very urban , and somewhat European feel. Aside from downtown and the capital, there are many other parts of the city I love to visit, including Grand Ave., Summit Ave, the river gorge, and Swede Hollow. No to mention Como Ave and St. Anthony Park.

Very dense, and looks historic. Apart from the first pic which appears to be a cluster of ugly concrete buildings, it isn't bad at all.
7.5/10

really nice, 6.5/10

Few downtowns' have affected me in the way this one has. St. Paul has one of the most "European looking" central core's in the nation. If you ever get the time, or have the chance to visit it, you will see what I mean. Truly, truly outstanding.

One of the most underappreciated skylines in North America, it also makes the perfect companion to Minneapolis' larger skyline. There are some key buildings in this city, which give it a great deal of identity. I give it a 7.5/10. :)

It has a curious brown color, but I like this downtown! I'm really impressed! One of the most beauty cities I have ever seen at "Rate our skylines".

Perhaps those building will not win any design contest, but they are very nice and the conbination of all of them makes downtown St. Paul a very good place to live and work (I think).
Look the parks, monuments, downtown nice streets... Very nice.

At ArchMadness first image, I can see an skyline at the superior part of the photograph. What city is this?

"9,5/10" for this an unknown (for me) city.

Xabi, that is Minneapolis. Together, Minneapolis and St. Paul are "Twin Cities."

Nice looking at night from the picture, but day picture reveals the ugly old buildings.

http://www.imgcity.net/server/primary/untitled1.bmp

8/10

St. paul has some great buildings from the 30's. The skyline is old but i like it. :)

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that's an awesome pic!

nice.

Nice density for a city that size but kinda drab in the day photos with all the brown brick.

7/10. Nothing compare to neighboring Minneapolis or even Edmonton.

7.5/10

6.5

3. sorry! i think it looks bleak, bland, boring and cold. not for me!

St paul is way underrated, people overlook it so often! 10/10 if i could id give it an 11/10!

6.5/10

8.5/10

7.0

You really wouldn't expect St.Paul's skyline to be extra tall, since Minneapolis is next door and seems to attract all the height. The taller buildings which are older are regal.

But isn't the density dynamite?

Underrated. 7/10

7/10

St. Paul is a great city IMO. I gave it 10/10

:)

7/10

8/10 -- not too bad.

Very cool skyline. I look forward to visiting the twin cities soon. 8.5/10

maybe not the best, but not the worst eihter. Anyway-10 from me!!!

so litte :(
7/10

7/10

7/10.

Let's get some new St Paul Pics in here:

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And let's top it off with a couple of big panoramas.
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More photos available here, (56k warning: MANY MORE!):
http://www.mnpulse.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=219

love yhe cathedral and state capital

Gotta Love St. Paul....it actually is a lot bigger when you down there but from far away it looks small

7/10

Great city.

8/10

8/10- nice mix of european and neo-classical arquitecture.

St. Paul! 9.7/10!

7.5/10

7/10

Here's a few pictures that I took of St. Paul when I was up there this summer. This was my first time to really explore St. Paul. I thought it was very nice. Enjoy!

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I don't really like St. Paul, kinda dull..... 6/10

not half bad, but I wasn't expecting alot anyway 5/10

7/10

8/10

well its kinda of nice but its not great. so lets go with a 7/10

7.5/10

It's hard to explain, but Sain Paul is actually better in-person than it appears to be on these pictures. Biased 10/10 from me.

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Great photos man.

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NIce city , rate it 9/10 !

for a metro of 3+ mill.. it has a shitty skyline.. 4/10

^^
St Paul is the second skyline in the metro. The big one is in Minneapolis 15 kilometers up the river.

You can see Minneapolis here:http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=38607&page=17

Here is St Paul's other skyline which sits on the hills above downtown. The photo is by KCGridlock at SSP:

http://www.urban-photos.com/gallery/albums/city_galleries/stpaul//stpaul_6585.jpg

8/10

5/10.....small

7/10

7/10.

for a metro of 3+ mill.. it has a shitty skyline.. 4/10

:crazy:

I know someone who's never heard of a second skyline

I couldn't care less for skyscrapers in Saint Paul, as long as they keep all the beautiful art-deco and french revival buildings in downtown intact . Saint Paul feels more SoHo than anything in Minneapolis.

Better shots from KCgridlock at SSP

http://www.urban-photos.com/gallery/albums/city_galleries/stpaul//stpaul_01_6442.jpg

http://www.urban-photos.com/gallery/albums/city_galleries/stpaul//stpaul_05_6513.jpg

http://www.urban-photos.com/gallery/albums/city_galleries/stpaul//stpaul_6581.jpg

http://www.urban-photos.com/gallery/albums/city_galleries/stpaul//stpaul_13_6583.jpg

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http://www.urban-photos.com/gallery/albums/city_galleries/stpaul//stpaul_6549.jpg

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=134829

The Twin City Area is absolutely gorgeous and a great place to live besides the cold weather in the winter.

6/10

8/10

07

8/10

Nice density, good architecture, and okay height.

Nice city - 9/10 :)

7/10

7/10

I should take time out more to head downtown though (-:

Winter skyline viewed from the bluffs of Mounds Park.
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standing on the High bridge, looking NNW towards downtown Saint Paul. The Cathedral of St Paul is visible on left, Capitol Bldg near center.
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Saint Paul slyline coming from HWY 35E

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From the Cathedral Hill. Looking east down Sixth Street in St. Paul, MN.
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Downtown and I-94 at dusk.
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At about 150 meters, the Wells Fargo tower is the tallest building in Saint Paul.
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Saint Paul from the Children's Hospital roof.
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Nice to see some new pictures of Capital City. If I'm not mistaken that 3rd picture is reversed.

Mississippi and Saint Paul skyline

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Its actually pretty dense.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3084/3234816821_b40822414a_b.jpg

by p may (http://www.flickr.com/photos/p_may/)

4/10

St. Paul's skyline is "ok", still not good enough for me. Minneapolis beats St. Paul by a mile! It needs more glassy buildings!

I really like the one you posted on Jan 4th with the Mississippi and Minnesota River valley's and the Mendota Bridge crossing. Would have been cool getting a nice large jet in the foreground landing at the airport.

Beautiful city, but skyline mmmmmmm 7

9 / 10

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All photos presented here are courtesy of Andy Tucker (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mspdude/). Visit his St. Paul Flcikr set (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mspdude/sets/72157614563896660/) for more images.


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St. Paul hotel, one of the finest hotels in Twin Cities.

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St. Paul hotel and Landmark Towers

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One of the newer office buildings in downtown. This one stands right across the street from St. Paul hotel.

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Landmark Center. Formerly a courthouse, now it is St. Paul's main tourist trap.

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Downtown street scene

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Entry gate to the Seventh Place. St Paul's tallest building, the Wells Fargo Tower, is in the background.

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St. Paul Cathedral is the second largest in the United States.

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Nice city!

8/10

DT panorama from Cathedral Hill

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Ramsey Country Courthouse close-up

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by Michael Mingo

8,5.10

8.5

very livable city.

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the view from the St. Paul campus of the Metropolitan State University
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Nice City, I gave it 9/10...

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Rice park neighborhood in downtown SP by MN_2010 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30923830@N06/)

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View from the Smith Ave Bridge by MN_2010 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30923830@N06/)

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I like this small sized skyline :okay:

^^agree:)

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Cathedral of St. Paul:

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Cathedral of St. Paul

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The view from a roof top patio at River Park Lofts on Wacouta Street in downtown St. Paul

by tboard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tboard/)

This skyline is small, not impressive, with no very high towers...but still it is so cute! Beautiful! 8/10

6/10

7.5/10

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by MSPdude (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mspdude/)

I am used to see this kinda city of america

7.5/10

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by Jeremiah Peterson

Minnesota's capital has a very nice skyline for its size. I happen to like Minneapolis a bit better but there is no comparison between the two. I rate every city on its own merits. St. Paul has great charm, great architecture and a wonderful skyline for a city its size. 9/10

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by <</// Laurence \\\>>

St. Paul is classic urban dense. Great looking urban skyline with a touch of new school to compliment the classic look! I visited there and it was a shock to see 2 cities as urban as St.Paul and Minneapolis so close! Great metro area as well!! L.G.N.M

8.5/10

8. Good. Regards.

8/10

7,5/10

Like this! The buildings doesn't just look like cubes and it looks good situated next to the river. A nice fade of skyline. Maybe one taller in the middle of everything would be something...

http://i072.radikal.ru/1002/fa/1353aaa298e3.jpg
http://s006.radikal.ru/i213/1002/bf/9a910209422e.jpg

7.5/10

I took some photos. The first one is from the West Side bluffs, the whole downtown sits in a natural bowl surrounded by short, steep hills. There are a lot of good vantage points to photograph it but it is hard to show the whole scene because you also have the the state capitol and the cathedral on hills overlooking downtown and you can't get the whole thing in one frame. It is definitely a more impressive skyline in person.

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201109.jpg

These are from the Capitol Heights bluff, they are left, center and right, more or less:

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201122.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/St%20Paul%20April%202011/stpapr201124.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/Somnifor/stpaulapr0928-1.jpg

Someday when I have the skills I will attempt to make a panorama.

7/10. Not bad.

Stunning St. Paul! :)

There are much better in the US

6.5/10

6/10

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/5437297340_717bd72280_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/preservationnation/5437297340/)
Downtown Saint Paul, MN (http://www.flickr.com/photos/preservationnation/5437297340/) by PreservationNation (http://www.flickr.com/people/preservationnation/), on Flickr

8/10

6/10

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6635787439_6ec80a0988_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22397831@N05/6635787439/)
UP 5740 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22397831@N05/6635787439/) by lukibob17 (http://www.flickr.com/people/22397831@N05/), on Flickr

http://i40.tinypic.com/33vl1zs.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55314017@N02/6276611950/)
St. Paul (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55314017@N02/6276611950/) by aaron.goodyear (http://www.flickr.com/people/55314017@N02/), on Flickr

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7.5/10

6.5/10