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This does not include antennas, although the tallest overall man-made structure in Minnesota is the KPXM-TV Tower in Big Lake. It is also the 212th tallest structure in the United States. The majority of the tallest buildings in Minnesota are in Minneapolis, the largest city in the state by population.
Entering downtown Saint Paul from the west. Downtown St. Paul from the southwest in the winter. St. Paul skyline at night. Below is a table of the twenty tallest buildings in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
The history of skyscrapers in the city began with the construction of the Lumber Exchange Building, now also known as the Edison Building, in 1886; this structure, rising 165 feet (50 m) and 12 floors, [6] is often regarded as the first skyscraper in Minnesota and one of the first fire-proof buildings in the country. [7]
Minnesota building and structure stubs (2 C, 237 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Minnesota" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
To qualify for the list, a structure must: be a recognizable building (defined as any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy); incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height and/or be a listed building.
Religious buildings and structures in Minneapolis (1 C, 2 P) R. Residential buildings in Minneapolis (1 C) S. Skyscrapers in Minneapolis (3 C, 4 P)
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The Panic of 1893 caused Menage's company to collapse, and he fled the country. Thomas Lowry, another major real estate speculator and the owner of the area's streetcar network, purchased the building but only held onto it for a little more than a decade before selling it to the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in 1905.