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Landmark: Foshay TowerCity: Minneapolis
Country: USA Minnesota
Continent: North America
Foshay Tower, Minneapolis, USA Minnesota, North America
Overview
Foshay Tower stands as venerable architectural landmark amidst downtown Minneapolis Minnesota being quite historic remarkably tall skyscraper.
Originally built in 1929 as headquarters for utility magnate Wilbur Foshay's vast business empire it symbolized Roaring Twenties' wildly ambitious economic optimism pretty effectively.
It stood as Minneapolis' tallest edifice for over four decades until finally supplanted by IDS Center upon its completion in 1972.
Foshay Tower's design was heavily influenced by Washington Monument in Washington D.
C.
and it has a rather peculiar obelisk-like tapered form.
Rising precipitously 32 stories high it attains a height of roughly 447 feet or 136 meters above ground level suddenly.
Léon Eugène Arnal led Minneapolis firm Magney & Tusler which designed it quite remarkably under his keen architectural supervision.
Limestone from Indiana wraps around the tower's exterior giving it a pretty monumental appearance rather dignified.
Limestone's luminescent hue starkly diverges from dark bronze window frames and creates an elegant Art Deco aesthetic downstairs.
FOSHAY's name blazes brightly on four sides of building's stepped pyramid roof in gigantic 10-foot-tall letters a familiar Minneapolis skyline motif.
Foshay Tower was lavishly embellished inside evoking opulence and grandeur with stately decor and lavish ornamentation throughout its ornate interior spaces.
African mahogany paneling adorns lobby and interior spaces alongside Italian marble floors and a plethora of gold-plated fixtures ornamentally detailing everywhere.
Lavish interior design was meant quite deliberately to convey opulence and cachet befitting Wilbur Foshay's corporate headquarters grandiose visual persona.
Wilbur Foshay a fairly prominent businessman in utilities sector envisioned tower as monument rather ostentatiously celebrating his success very quietly.
He intended building not only house his company offices but also feature a swanky penthouse apartment up high near top floors.
Foshay Tower stood as a potent symbol of Foshay's influence amidst rapid Minneapolis growth bursting forth vibrantly in 1920s.
Tower completion eerily coincided with onset of Great Depression.
Foshay's financial empire got utterly decimated by stock market crash in October 1929 resulting in bankruptcy and loss of building shortly after its ostentatious opening.
Foshay's personal misfortune notwithstanding tower endured as prominent Minneapolis fixture for quite some time afterwards remarkably enough.
Building has undergone various metamorphoses in ownership and usage yet retained architectural integrity remarkably well over several decades somehow.
It was designated a Minneapolis Landmark in 1978 and added to National Register of Historic Places thereby cementing its stature as treasure.
Foshay Tower was radically revamped in two thousand eight with a massive restoration project turning it into luxury boutique hotel W Minneapolis – The Foshay.
Renovation efforts preserved much of tower's original ornate Art Deco flair while updating it for hospitality standards of today.
Hotel guest rooms and suites occupy building space alongside event spaces and Prohibition Sky Bar situated pretty high up on 27th floor.
Sky Bar draws crowds mostly for bold drink concoctions served up with vistas of Minneapolis skyline stretching over Mississippi River far beyond.
Visitors can access an observation deck on 30th floor offering panoramic 360-degree city views from quite a lofty vantage point.
Observation deck remains highly sought after by enthusiasts eager to glimpse Minneapolis's urban sprawl from unusually high vantage points.
Foshay Tower sits pretty at 821 Marquette Avenue deep within downtown Minneapolis putting it squarely amidst bustling city hubbub.
Its proximity to major office buildings and theaters makes it pretty integral within downtown Minneapolis's architectural landscape somehow downtown.
Foshay Tower embodies early 20th-century vainglory and styling pretty successfully blending Art Deco flair with saga of boomtown fervor and bust.
Its distinctive silhouette and luxurious materials somehow continue making it a stupendously iconic building in Minneapolis with a rich historical legacy.
It serves as a functioning luxury hotel and revered piece of city's heritage welcoming visitors to experience grandeur and spectacular views from atop.
Originally built in 1929 as headquarters for utility magnate Wilbur Foshay's vast business empire it symbolized Roaring Twenties' wildly ambitious economic optimism pretty effectively.
It stood as Minneapolis' tallest edifice for over four decades until finally supplanted by IDS Center upon its completion in 1972.
Foshay Tower's design was heavily influenced by Washington Monument in Washington D.
C.
and it has a rather peculiar obelisk-like tapered form.
Rising precipitously 32 stories high it attains a height of roughly 447 feet or 136 meters above ground level suddenly.
Léon Eugène Arnal led Minneapolis firm Magney & Tusler which designed it quite remarkably under his keen architectural supervision.
Limestone from Indiana wraps around the tower's exterior giving it a pretty monumental appearance rather dignified.
Limestone's luminescent hue starkly diverges from dark bronze window frames and creates an elegant Art Deco aesthetic downstairs.
FOSHAY's name blazes brightly on four sides of building's stepped pyramid roof in gigantic 10-foot-tall letters a familiar Minneapolis skyline motif.
Foshay Tower was lavishly embellished inside evoking opulence and grandeur with stately decor and lavish ornamentation throughout its ornate interior spaces.
African mahogany paneling adorns lobby and interior spaces alongside Italian marble floors and a plethora of gold-plated fixtures ornamentally detailing everywhere.
Lavish interior design was meant quite deliberately to convey opulence and cachet befitting Wilbur Foshay's corporate headquarters grandiose visual persona.
Wilbur Foshay a fairly prominent businessman in utilities sector envisioned tower as monument rather ostentatiously celebrating his success very quietly.
He intended building not only house his company offices but also feature a swanky penthouse apartment up high near top floors.
Foshay Tower stood as a potent symbol of Foshay's influence amidst rapid Minneapolis growth bursting forth vibrantly in 1920s.
Tower completion eerily coincided with onset of Great Depression.
Foshay's financial empire got utterly decimated by stock market crash in October 1929 resulting in bankruptcy and loss of building shortly after its ostentatious opening.
Foshay's personal misfortune notwithstanding tower endured as prominent Minneapolis fixture for quite some time afterwards remarkably enough.
Building has undergone various metamorphoses in ownership and usage yet retained architectural integrity remarkably well over several decades somehow.
It was designated a Minneapolis Landmark in 1978 and added to National Register of Historic Places thereby cementing its stature as treasure.
Foshay Tower was radically revamped in two thousand eight with a massive restoration project turning it into luxury boutique hotel W Minneapolis – The Foshay.
Renovation efforts preserved much of tower's original ornate Art Deco flair while updating it for hospitality standards of today.
Hotel guest rooms and suites occupy building space alongside event spaces and Prohibition Sky Bar situated pretty high up on 27th floor.
Sky Bar draws crowds mostly for bold drink concoctions served up with vistas of Minneapolis skyline stretching over Mississippi River far beyond.
Visitors can access an observation deck on 30th floor offering panoramic 360-degree city views from quite a lofty vantage point.
Observation deck remains highly sought after by enthusiasts eager to glimpse Minneapolis's urban sprawl from unusually high vantage points.
Foshay Tower sits pretty at 821 Marquette Avenue deep within downtown Minneapolis putting it squarely amidst bustling city hubbub.
Its proximity to major office buildings and theaters makes it pretty integral within downtown Minneapolis's architectural landscape somehow downtown.
Foshay Tower embodies early 20th-century vainglory and styling pretty successfully blending Art Deco flair with saga of boomtown fervor and bust.
Its distinctive silhouette and luxurious materials somehow continue making it a stupendously iconic building in Minneapolis with a rich historical legacy.
It serves as a functioning luxury hotel and revered piece of city's heritage welcoming visitors to experience grandeur and spectacular views from atop.
