Architecture of Metropolitan Detroit

Architecture Of Metropolitan Detroit

The architecture of metropolitan Detroit, Michigan continues to attract the attention of architects and preservationists alike. With one of the world's recognizable skylines, Detroit's waterfront panorama shows a variety of architectural styles. The city's historic Art Deco skyscrapers blend with the post-modern neogothic spires of One Detroit Center. Together with the Renaissance Center, they form the city's distinctive skyline.

Detroit's architecture is recognized as being among the finest in the U.S. with the National Trust for Historic Preservation listing many of Detroit's skyscrapers and buildings as some of America's most endangered landmarks. Detroit has one of the largest surviving collections of late nineteenth and early twentieth century buildings in the U.S. Meanwhile, the suburbs contain a great deal of significant contemporary architecture, grand estates, and Gilded Age mansions.

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