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The classic thirties, art deco marble and
glass interior of the Foshay Building.
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A view of one of the enclosed
outside observation decks. This deck runs along the outside of the building,
giving the tourist, or photographer, a full 360 degree view of the city.
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A self portrait, taken in
the reflective side of the Campbell Mithun Tower (formerly the Piper Jaffrey
Tower).
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With The Piper Jaffrey Building reflecting
the Foshay Tower to the right, we can see the Accenture Tower in the middle
of the picture, along with the much smaller, and more brightly colored Lutheran
Brotherhood Building. The Accenture Tower was originally supposed to be
a part of the twin tower Lincoln Center. The second tower was never built.
Off to the left, is a glimpse of the American Express Building.
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The American Express Building, with the Lutheran
Brotherhood Center, and the Accenture Tower to the right.
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The odd looking building, with the round
upper stories, and the "hat" is the Bank One Center. Just behind it is
the Pillsbury Building. The curved lines of a somewhat smaller building
in the center are the fifth Street Towers.
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The Wells Fargo Tower, and
the Bank One Center glare at each other across a plain of smaller buildings.
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A slightly lower look, towards
the bases of these towering buildings. The orange looking building in the
center of the photo is Northstar West. This was the first building to be
connected via skywalk to another building.
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A rooftop garden graces one of the Northstar
complex structures. These consist of the Northstar East, the Northstar
West, and the Crowne Plaza Northstar Hotel
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The IDS Tower, and the Wells
Fargo building, with the Dorsey Whitney building in between. Despite their
traditional lines, and styling, both the Dorsey Whitney building, and the
Wells Fargo building are recent additions to the skyline.
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The right hand side of the photo
is filled with a portion of the IDS Tower. The white building to the left
is the US Bancorp Center, which has granite columns set as sculpture
on the sidewalk.
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From certain angles, the taller
buildings seem to act as a frame through which to view the outlying areas
of the city.
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A view over the Target Plaza,
and the downtown Target store, towards Hennipen.
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We are looking over the top of Retek on the
Mall, and the Target Plaza. To the left is the Basilica of St. Mary. The apartment
building in the center of the photo, with the curved center sections is Wilson
Park Tower, while the slightly taller building on top of the parking ramp
is Hennepin Crossing Apartments.
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To the left of the photo,
we are looking at the Target Plaza, which consists of two buildings, the
taller Target Plaza North, and the target Plaza South. Retek on the Mall,
which is to the right of the photograph, contains the downtown Target store,
and is connected via skywalk to the Target Plaza.
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A bit of the AT&T Building
sits to the far right of the photo. The Minneapolis Convention Center is
visible to the left, along with much of southern minneapolis. The large brick
building seen below, is the Minneapolis Hilton, and towers. It is right next
to the Minneapolis Convention Center, which is the partially blue roofed
building to the left of the photo.
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An over view of the Minneapolis
Convention Center.
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A little bit closer view,
shows the Central Lutheran Church off to the left, while the Minneapolis
Institute of Art sits towards the upper right of the photo, shrouded in
threes.
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A look down the Interstate.
This view is more or less looking south, over the city. The Central Lutheran
Church sits in (fittingly) the center of the photo. The Minneapolis Convention
Center is off to the right.
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The Freeway, the Convention
Center, and the Church. The white structure to the left is a parking garage.
Outside of the downtown areas, the city is very green, and very much one of
neighborhoods.
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