Government Center Park

Government Center Park is a park in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Government Center Park is situated near the government office Hennepin County Government Center, as well as near Hennepin County Courthouse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hennepin County Government Center and Minneapolis Armory.

Hennepin County Government Center

Government office

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hennepin County Government Center is the courthouse and primary county government administration building for Hennepin County in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Minneapolis Armory

Music venue

Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Minneapolis Armory is a historic event center and former National Guard armory located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Built by the Public Works Administration in 1936, the building was occupied by several Army and Naval Militia units of the Minnesota National Guard from its opening until 1985. Minneapolis Armory is situated 960 feet east of Government Center Park.

Government Plaza

Railway station

Photo: Sinn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Government Plaza station is a Metro light rail station on the Blue Line and Green Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The station is located on 5th Street South, between 3rd and 4th Avenues South in downtown Minneapolis. Government Plaza is situated 660 feet northeast of Government Center Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Minneapolis and Downtown West.

Downtown Minneapolis

Photo: Joel Penner, CC BY 2.0.

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.

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".

Elliot Park

Neighborhood

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

Elliot Park is a neighborhood within the larger Central community in Minneapolis. It is part of Ward 6 of the Minneapolis City Council and state legislative district 61A.

Government Center Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Twin Cities, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.97526° or 44° 58′ 31″ north

Longitude

-93.26716° or 93° 16′ 2″ west

Open location code

86P8XPGM+44

OpenStreetMap ID

way 899706723

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hennepin County Courthouse and Capella Tower.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 7th St & 3rd/4th Ave Station and 7th St S & 3rd Ave S.

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