Cincinnati Skyline Pictures

Cincinnati Skyline Pictures

Affectionately known as the Queen City, Cincinnati is the third largest city in the great State of Ohio. Home to the University of Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Zoo and other popular cultural attractions, Cincinnati has a skyline reflecting the Ohio River Valley.

Rolling hills gently leading down to the Ohio River give the city skyline of Cincinnati features that are quite different from the rest of western Ohio. Dotted with high rise buildings and quaint Victorian homes, Cincinnati is home to over 350,000 people. The greater Cincinnati metropolitan area is home to over 2 million people and shares a great deal in common with Covington, Kentucky, its neighbor across the Ohio River.

From the downtown business district to the historic Over the Rhine District, the Cincinnati skyline features an eclectic collection of architecture. The growth of Cincinnati, from the time of its founding in 1788, is itself considered historic. Spurred on by the building of the Miami Erie Canal that ran from Cincinnati to Toledo, the city became an early gateway to the settlement of areas west.

Officially chartered in 1802, Cincinnati saw many historical firsts including the country's first fulltime fire department in the 1850s. Bridges over the Ohio River became an architectural necessity and the Cincinnati skyline is home to several historic bridge structures.

Cincinnati Skyline Buildings

The tallest building along the Cincinnati skyline is the Carew Building. Standing 574 feet above Vine Street, the Carew Building was completed in 1931. Considered by many to be an Art Deco classic, the Carew Building provides over 1.3 million square feet of commercial space on 49 floors.

On the banks of the Ohio River stands the PNC Tower. Completed in 1913, the PNC Tower once stood as the fifth tallest building in the world. Even though the name PNC Tower is clearly visible along the Cincinnati skyline, the building's is officially known as the 4th and Vine Tower.

The Downtown Cincinnati skyline is dominated by the Scripps Center. One of the more modern skyscrapers in the city, the Scripps Center was completed in 1990. Named for the famed newspaper publisher E.W. Scripps, the building stands 35 stories and 436 feet.

Cincinnati is big sports town and is home to the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball and the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. The Great American Ballpark near downtown is a prominent feature near the downtown district. Like many sports stadiums, Paul Brown Stadium looms large over the Cincinnati skyline. Home of the Cincinnati Bengals, the stadium was built in 2000 and seat over 65 thousand fans.

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