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The city is the site of twelve skyscrapers at least 492 feet (150 m) in height, including three which rank among the tallest in the United States. As of 2021, the skyline of Minneapolis is ranked 2nd in the Midwest (after Chicago), 11th in the United States, and 82nd in the world with 32 buildings rising at least 328 feet (100 m). [9]
Minneapolis City Hall: 342 / 104 14 1906 Minneapolis 34 The Pointe of St. Paul: 340 / 104 33 1988 St. Paul 35 US Bank Center (St. Paul) 338 / 103 25 1975 St. Paul 36 Riverside Plaza (McKnight Tower) 338 / 103 39 1973 Minneapolis 37 365 Nicollet 334 / 102 31 2018 Minneapolis 38 City Walk Condominiums & Parking 332 / 101 27 1983 St. Paul 39
The Minneapolis Skyway System is an interlinked collection of enclosed pedestrian footbridges that connect various buildings in 80 full city blocks over 9.5 miles (15.3 km) [1] [2] of Downtown Minneapolis, enabling people to walk in climate-controlled comfort year-round. [3]
This gave birth to the nickname of the region, the "Twin Cities" metropolitan area. A view of the town of Tornio , which forms a twin city with Haparanda . Twin cities are a special case of two neighboring cities or urban centres that grow into a single conurbation – or narrowly separated urban areas – over time. There are no formal ...
Prior to the September 11 attacks in New York City, the twin towers of the first World Trade Center occupied the second and third positions on the list below. The North Tower (1 WTC) stood at 1,368 feet (417 m), while the South Tower (2 WTC) was 1,362 feet (415 m) tall, then surpassed only by the Willis Tower at 1,450 feet (442 m).
In 2022, the Twin Cities metropolitan area tied with Boston as having the eighth-highest concentration of major corporate headquarters in the US. [318] Five Fortune 500 corporations were headquartered within the city limits of Minneapolis: [ 312 ] Target Corporation , U.S. Bancorp , Xcel Energy , Ameriprise Financial , and Thrivent . [ 312 ]
The Twin Cities are home to a Jewish population of approximately 64,800, with about 31% of Jewish households in Minneapolis suburbs, 24% in Minneapolis, 16% in St. Paul, 14% in the St. Paul suburbs, and 15% in outer suburbs. [60] There is also a Hindu temple in the Twin Cities suburb of Maple Grove.
St. Paul City Hall: 261 / 80 21 1932 19 The 401 Building: 256 / 78 13 2000 Tallest building in St. Paul constructed in the 21st century. 20 Ecolab University Center: 254 / 77 17 1973 21 Skyline Tower: 240 / 73 24 1972