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Indianapolis

Indianapolis

About Indianapolis

867,125 in city
2,064,870 in metro
949 km² (366 mi²)
218.544257498 m
One of the largest state capitals in the United States, Indianapolis is located in the center of Indiana, and is itself centered around Monument Circle, a neoclassical plaza with the 285-foot Soldiers & Sailors Monument. Founded in 1821, the city was designed by Alexander Ralston, an apprentice to Pierre L'Enfant during the planning of Washington, DC. His original plan called for a city of only one square mile, bordered by North, South, East, and West Streets, today's Mile Square. As part of the UNIGOV plan the city and most of Marion County merged in 1970, incorporating many previously suburban areas. Major revitalization of the city's core business district began in the 1970s, and the momentum of new development, redevelopment, and preservation continues unabated. Today the city has a diversified economy including biomedical research, insurance, real estate management and development, and manufacturing. In recent years, Indianapolis has cast a new image as a center for amateur sporting activity and hosts many national and international events each year. Indianapolis maintains active sister city relationships with Cologne, Germany, Monza, Italy, Piran, Slovenia, Taipei, Taiwan, and Scarborough, Canada, now incorporated into Greater Toronto.

Zones

Broad Ripple (9), Fountain Square (5), Massachusetts Avenue (37), Monument Circle (44), Old Northside (9), St. Joseph (8), War Memorial Plaza (23), Wholesale District (48)

Boroughs

Center Township (678), Decatur Township (9), Franklin Township (7), Lawrence Township (15), Perry Township (4), Pike Township (43), Warren Township (17), Washington Township (99), Wayne Township (16)

Metro Cities

Anderson, Avon, Beech Grove, Boggstown, Brownsburg, Carmel, Cicero, Columbus, Crawfordsville, Danville, Edinburgh, Fairland, Fishers, Fountaintown, Franklin, Greencastle, Greenfield, Greenwood, Indianapolis, Lawrence, Lebanon, Martinsville, Mooresville, Nashville, New Castle, Noblesville, North Salem, North Vernon, Paragon, Plainfield, Shelbyville, Speedway, Vernon, Westfield, Whitestown, Zionsville

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
921 All Buildings
649
existing
20
under construction
54
planned
77
unbuilt
121
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 Salesforce Tower 811 ft 1990
2 One American Square 533 ft 1982
3 Regions Tower 504 ft 1970
4 Market Tower 421 ft 1988
5 300 North Meridian 408 ft 1989

Building types

No. Type
635 low-rise building
159 high-rise building
37 open-air structure
24 mast (pole)
17 church
14 skyscraper
10 stadium
5 building with towers
4 monument
3 hall
3 silo
2 mast (framework)
2 chimney
2 airport tower
1 observation tower
1 clock/bell tower
1 fountain
1 monumental hall

Other buildings

No. Type
10 Famous buildings
18 Buildings with construction images