Minneapolis - Nicollet Mall

The main shopping center in downtown Minneapolis is Nicollet Mall, a beautifully laid out precinct with a large concentration of shops, restaurants, galleries and other attractions like the Minneapolis Planetarium. The central feature of the complex, over which looms the 775 ft tower of the IDS Center, is the Crystal Court, from which a network of glazed skyways lead to other buildings. Further skyscrapers tower all around: the 57-storey Norwest Center by I.M. Pei, and next to it the new Gaviidae Common shopping mall, the 42-storey Piper Jaffray Tower (222 S 9th St.) and the Foshay Tower (821 Marquette Ave.), the oldest tower block in the city.