Cleveland's Downtown Architecture

Downtown Cleveland is home to many architectural landmarks that define this proud city on Lake Erie.

Most famous is Terminal Tower, the "grand dame" of Cleveland skyscrapers, which was also the tallest office building outside of New York City from 1930 until 1967. Other notable high-rises such as the BP building, Key Tower, and the new Federal Courthouse with its distinctive lighted cornice also dominate the city's beautiful skyline. Almost more than the buildings themselves, Cleveland's architectural prowess lies in the details--the terracotta "starburst" motif on the exterior of the Standard Building, the extensive metal decorative work inside the gargoyle-encircled atrium of the Arcade, and the immense stained-glass dome of the Cleveland Trust Rotunda.

Author: Shawn Patrick Hoefler
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 12/03/2003
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.48w x 0.35d
ISBN: 9780738532028

About the Author
Hoefler, Shawn Patrick: - Shawn Patrick Hoefler is the webmaster of "Cleveland Skyscrapers", a not-for-profit website that provides information and images of high-rise architecture in northeast Ohio. He also directs guided tours of Cleveland's central business district, and on a sunny afternoon, one is likely to see Shawn leading a small group of leg-weary tourists in tow from one architectural gem to the next.