Foshay Tower

The Foshay Tower, now the W Minneapolis – The Foshay hotel, is an Art Deco skyscraper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Modeled after the Washington Monument, the building was completed in 1929, months before the stock market crash in October of that year.

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

Opening hours: Monday—Friday 7:00 AM—8:00 PM
Type: Building
Description: skyscraper in Minneapolis, United States of America

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Target Center and Minneapolis Club.

Target Center

Stadium

Photo: Mulad, Public domain.

Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Center is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Foshay Tower.

Minneapolis Club

Community center

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The Minneapolis Club is a private club with its clubhouse at 729 Second Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota. The club operates under laws for 501 Social and Recreation Clubs; in 2024 it claimed total revenue of $4,408,465 and total assets of $11,135,808. Minneapolis Club is situated 580 feet east of Foshay Tower.

Orchestra Hall

Arts center

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Orchestra Hall is a concert hall that is located on 11th Street at Peavey Plaza in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. The home of the Minnesota Orchestra, it is a major landmark of the southern portion of Nicollet Mall and hosts many events throughout the year. Orchestra Hall is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Foshay Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown West and Downtown Minneapolis.

Downtown West

Neighborhood

Downtown West is an official neighborhood in Minneapolis, part of the larger Central community. It is the heart of downtown Minneapolis, containing the bulk of high-rise office buildings in the city, and is what comes to mind when most Minneapolitans think of "downtown".

Downtown Minneapolis

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Downtown is the central business district of Minneapolis. 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.

Loring Park

Neighborhood

Photo: Angela, CC BY 2.5.

Loring Park is a neighborhood in the Central Community of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Located on the southwest corner of downtown Minneapolis, it also lends its name to Loring Park, the largest park in the neighborhood.

Foshay Tower

Category: skyscraper
Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Twin Cities, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.97449° or 44° 58′ 28″ north

Longitude

-93.27178° or 93° 16′ 18″ west

Inception

October 1929

Open location code

86P8XPFH+Q7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 28525360

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q3748980

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Satellite Map

Discover Foshay Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Foshay Tower” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Foshay Tower”
Egyptian Arabic: “برج فوشاى”
French: “Foshay Tower”
French: “W Minneapolis - The Foshay”
Italian: “Foshay Tower”
Italian: “Torre Foshay”
Japanese: “フォシェイ・タワー”
Persian: “برج فوشای”
Spanish: “Foshay Tower”
Spanish: “The Foshay”
Spanish: “W Minneapolis”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Foshay Museum and Observation Deck and 901 Marquette.

Nearby Places

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