A red white and blue Capella Tower in Downtown Minneapolis tonight as the state waits to see if their Governor Tim Walz will be on the 2024 presidential ticket. (Minneapolis, August 2024)

An Alaskan Airlines plane flies over Downtown Minneaopolis.

The downtown Minneapolis skyline as seen from the shore of Bde Maka Ska, a Southwest Minneapolis lake.

Downtown Minneapolis skyscrapers as seen from the Martin Olav Sabo Bridge in February 2024.

Caught some real funky clouds behind downtown Minneapolis.

Smoke in Minneapolis from the Canadian wildfires makes the view of downtown hazy. Seen from Minneapolis North Loop.

Capella Tower in downtown Minneapolis lit up red, white and blue following the United States Capitol attack.

The Capella Tower crown in Downtown Minneapolis.

The Capella Tower, IDS Center, and Wells Fargo Center in Downtown Minneapolis at night.

The downtown Minneapolis skyline as seen on May 6, 2020.

IDS Center in Downtown Minneapolis visible from Lake of the Isles.

A night view of downtown Minneapolis glows with vibrant hues from its illuminated skyline. The IDS Center and Wells Fargo Tower stand prominently among the city’s modern high-rises, their lights reflecting the urban energy below. New residential buildings in the foreground contrast with the historic clock tower in the distance, highlighting the city’s mix of old and new architecture.

Thrivent Financial's current building and their new building going up.

The Minneapolis skyline glows against a deep twilight sky, its mix of modern glass towers and classic architecture illuminated from within. Iconic buildings such as the IDS Center and Wells Fargo Center define the city’s vertical rhythm, while the rail and industrial foreground recall the infrastructure that shaped its early economy. Captured during blue hour, the scene reflects the enduring balance between industry and innovation that characterizes Minneapolis.

Illuminated office and residential towers rise over downtown Minneapolis after dark, their façade lighting and interior floors forming a dense urban grid against a winter sky. The blue-accented crowns and vertical light bands highlight the city’s mix of late-20th-century corporate towers and newer high-rise residential development that has reshaped the downtown core since the 2000s. In the foreground, a still water feature mirrors the skyline, emphasizing the geometry and lighting strategies used to distinguish individual buildings within a tightly packed central business district. This area reflects Minneapolis’s broader downtown reinvestment, where office, residential, and public infrastructure coexist within a walkable, transit-served core.

Beautiful sunset behind the IDS Center, Capella Tower and Foshay in Downtown Minneapolis.

Looking out of AT&T Tower in Downtown Minneapolis.

The crown on top of the Capella Tower. They recently switched the lighting over to LED lighting.

The Capella Tower in Downtown Minneapolis. The Hennepin County Government Center on the right.

Downtown Minneapolis as seen from west side.