Cityscape of Cincinnati - Famous Buildings

Famous Buildings

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Hamilton County, Ohio

Carew Tower: The second tallest building in Cincinnati and a National Historic Landmark with an open air observation deck on 49th story. It was the basis for the Empire State Building and contains some of the finest examples of French Art Deco architecture.

Great American Tower at Queen City Square: The tower replaced the Carew Tower as Cincinnati's tallest.

Ingalls Building: The world's first reinforced concrete skyscraper.

PNC Tower: The 5th tallest in the world and tallest in the U.S., outside of New York City when it was built in 1914.

Scripps Center: Home of the world headquarters for the E. W. Scripps Company.

Star Tower: A free-standing TV/Radio transmission tower.

Aronoff Center: Performing arts center, by world-renowned architect César Pelli.

Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal: A train station (still housing an AMTRAK station) but that is now primarily a museum and widely considered one of the finest examples of the Art Deco style.

Cincinnati Music Hall: One of the oldest and largest performance halls in the U.S. particularly noted for its Gothic German architecture.

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center was recently built along the bank of the Ohio River as part of The Banks Project.

Riverbend Music Center is an 20,000 seat outdoor amphitheater complex located on the banks of the Ohio River at the eastern edge of the city limits. It features two covered pavilions each seating approximately 4,500 people and was designed by renowned architect Michael Graves, an alumnus of the University of Cincinnati.

Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art by Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, 2004 winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Called by the New York Times the "most important American building to be completed since the end of the Cold War."

Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral is the main Roman Catholic Cathedral for the Greater Cincinnati region. Its cornerstone was set on May 20, 1841—and upon completion it became the tallest structure in Cincinnati for its time.

Isaac M. Wise Temple is the historic temple erected for Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise who was the founder of American Reform Judaism.