Minneapolis Skyline: IDS Center, Capella Tower at Night

Downtown Minneapolis skyline at night featuring the IDS Center and Capella Tower among surrounding office buildings.
Downtown Minneapolis skyline at night featuring the IDS Center and Capella Tower among surrounding office buildings.

The Minneapolis skyline includes the IDS Center, Capella Tower, and Foshay Tower, three of downtown's best known towers. The IDS Center, completed in 1972, rises 792 feet and remains the tallest building in Minnesota. The Foshay Tower, finished in 1929 as the city's first skyscraper, modeled its stepped shape after the Washington Monument.

Taken October 2012

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