The World's Most Beautiful Places
LeVeque Tower, built in 1927. It was intentionally built to be 555 ft and 5 inches tall, 5 inches taller than the Washington Monument (hard for me to believe the WM is that tall). At the time of construction it was the tallest building in Columbus, OH, and remains the second highest skyscraper today. Designed by Howard Crane.
Scripps Center Skyscraper in Cincinnati, Ohio. The high rise building is the 4th largest building in the city and distinct feature of the city urban center, and skyline. At 468 feet it has 35 stories, and 500,000 feet of office space. It was built in 1990. It is part of the central business district, and is across the road from the stadiums for the Cincinnati Cylones Hockey Team, and Reds Baseball Team.
The Seelbach is a historic hotel that opened in 1905 in Louisville, Kentucky. Built by brothers Louis and Otto Seelbach, the Seelbach was intended to be their version of a grand hotel, similar to what they were familiar with in European cities. The hotel was designed in the French Renaissance style, and has seen numerous notable guests over the years, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, who drew inspiration from his stay, and incorporated aspects of the hotel’s design in part of his novel the Great Gatsby. Other guests include Robin Williams, Elvis Presley, Russell Crowe, Julia Child and Donnie Wahlberg.