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19-NOV-2015 copyright Elizabeth Bickel

Kansas City Skyline 2015

22 OF THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PHOTO
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One Light Tower circa 2015
one of the newest additions to the skyline

Sprint Center
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_Center

Jackson County Court Building
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County_Courthouse_(Kansas_City,_Missouri)

One Kansas City Place
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Kansas_City_Place

Downtown Marriott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7_ysq8u57s

The President Hotel (circa1930)
"typifies the qualities and associations present during the grand hotel era."

Kansas City Power & Light Building https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Power_and_Light_Building

Kansas City City Hall
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_City_Hall

Bartle Hall Convention Center
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartle_Hall_Pylons

Kaufman Center of the Performing Arts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauffman_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts

1201 Walnut
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1201_Walnut

Town Pavilion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_Pavilion

909 Walnut
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/909_Walnut

Commerce Tower
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce_Tower

Center Square Center
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Center_Square

12 Wyandotte Plaza circa 1986
part of the 80's high rise boom

H&R Block World Headquarters circa 2006
http://www.hok.com/design/type/corporate/hr-block-world-headquarters/

Union Station
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Station_(Kansas_City,_Missouri)

The North Lawn at Liberty Memorial circa 1921
is used for both public and private functions as well as City green space. From the Dedication Wall (underneath the grassy area), a series of stairs lead to the north lawn of Liberty Memorial and up to the Memorial on the hill.

Traders on Grand (circa 1963)
"first high-rise building erected in Kansas City since the completion of City Hall in 1936 is architecturally significant because it is a quintessential expression of the ideas of the Modern Movement and was highly influenced by the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe."

Canon EOS-1D X ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/640s f/8.0 at 60.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Neil Marcus19-Feb-2020 03:05
You took a great view and annotated it. Good job, Liz!
joseantonio17-Jan-2016 04:46
so many things to enjoy here. Thank you for the information on the buildings.V