Hennepin County Government Center, Minneapolis MN

Colorful waterfall outside Hennepin County GC
Colorful waterfall outside Hennepin County GC.

Hennepin County Government Center, construction was completed in 1977. While often looked at as a single building, it’s actually 2 different towers with glass in between them. When viewed from the northeast or southeast(such as this photo), the building gives the appearance of the letter H for Hennepin. The towers are accessible from each other via catwalks on each floor. Glass walls were added after multiple suicides.

Photo taken in October 2018.

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