Saint Anthony Falls

Saint Anthony Falls, or the Falls of Saint Anthony, located at the northeastern edge of downtown , Minnesota, was the only natural major waterfall on the .
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  • Type: Overfalls
  • Description: waterfall on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  • Also known as: Falls of Saint Anthony”, “Falls of Saint Anthony of Padua”, “Falls of St. Anthony”, “Haha-watopa”, “Hahamina”, “Kakabikah”, “Kakah Bikah”, “Minirara”, “Minne-ha-hah Tonk-ah”, “Narcotah”, “Owah - Menah”, “Owahmenah”, “Owamniyomni”, “Saint Anthony’s Falls”, and “St. Anthony Falls

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hennepin Island and Stone Arch Bridge.

Islet
Photo: Jonathunder, GFDL.
is an islet.

Bridge
Photo: Jdkoenig, Public domain.
The is a former railroad bridge crossing the at Saint Anthony Falls in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

Theater building
The , founded in 1963, is a center for theater performance, production, education, and professional training in , . The concept of the theater was born in 1959 in a series of discussions among Sir Tyrone Guthrie, Oliver Rea and Peter Zeisler.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Anthony Falls Historic District and Downtown Minneapolis.

The is an area of , nestled between , , and . The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Downtown is the central business district of . It is sprinkled with architecturally interesting skyscrapers, most of which are interconnected, mainly on the second level above the street level, by a growing web of skyways, now approaching eight miles in total length.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the University community of . The majority of the area is residential and sits upon a bluff overlooking the river and the city skyline.

Saint Anthony Falls

Latitude
44.98219° or 44° 58′ 56″ north
Longitude
-93.2555° or 93° 15′ 20″ west
Elevation
791 feet (241 metres)
Open location code
86P8XPJV+VR
Geo­Names ID
5044296
Wiki­data ID
Q1752963
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Saint Anthony Falls” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: شلالات سانت أنتوني
  • Armenian: Սուրբ Անտոնիոյի ջրվեժ
  • Chinese: 聖安東尼瀑布
  • Czech: Vodopády svatého Antonína
  • Finnish: Saint Anthonyn putous
  • French: chutes de Saint Anthony
  • French: Chutes de Saint Anthony
  • German: Saint-Anthony-Fälle
  • Hebrew: מפלי סנט אנתוני
  • Japanese: セント・アンソニー滝
  • Japanese: セントアンソニー滝
  • Korean: 세인트앤서니 폭포
  • Malay: Air Terjun Saint Anthony
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Saint Anthony Falls
  • Norwegian: Saint Anthony Falls
  • Persian: آبشار سنت آنتونی
  • Spanish: Cataratas de San Antonio
  • Swedish: Saint Anthonyfallen

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saint Anthony Falls”. Photo: Mulad, Public domain.