Skyline Photo Gallery

Photos by various contributors

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Skyline Photos Gallery

This gallery contains Skyline Photos of downtown Des Moines, and nearby environs from a variety of angles. Look for more additions, including night photos, in the future.

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Skyline from Gray's Lake Park- Looking northwest, the skyline peeks out above the trees from Gray's Lake Park.
July 2004

Skyline from the Iowa State Capitol- Looking westward from the steps of the Iowa Capitol building, the view down Locust Street leads up to the skyline and core of downtown.
August 2004

View from E 6th Street Bridge- Looking northwest from the E 6th Street Bridge, this is considered to be one of the best views of the Des Moines skyline.
July 2004

Skyline from Capitol Hill- Looking northwest from Capitol Hill shows a rare angle of the expanse of the downtown skyline.
August 2004

Skyline from Meredith Test Gardens- Looking eastward, the skyline is visible from the park-like settings Meredith Test Gardens in Gateway West.
July 2004

Midtown Skyline- A view west of downtown shows a glimpse of the high-rise condos, apartments, and offices of the "midtown" Des Moines skyline.
December 2004

View from McCrae Park- Looking north from the southern hills of McCrae Park gives good views of most of the Des Moines skyline.
April 2005

View from McCrae Park- A zoomed in view of the dense cluster of the downtown skyline from the same location as above.
April 2005

View from McCrae Park- Another photo of the downtown skyline from McCrae Park. To the right of this photo is the East Village and Capitol District (not pictured). The left side of the photo shows some of the structures in the Sherman Hill Neighborhood.
April 2005

Skyline from MLK West/G.W. Carver Bridge- The newly opened George Washington Carver Bridge on the MLK West Parkway shows a new vantage point of the Des Moines skyline.
May 2005

Skyline from the Riverfront- A great shot of the skyline looking west from the downtown Des Moines Riverfront.
May 2005

View from E 6th Street Bridge- A zoomed in view showing the dynamic skyline from the E 6th Street Bridge.
July 2004

View from Indianola Avenue- Looking northwest from Indianola Avenue.
July 2004

Skyline from I-235/Edna Griffin Memorial Pedestrian Bridge- This view is looking southwest from the Edna Griffin Memorial Pedestrian Bridge over I-235.
July 2004

Skyline from the Riverfront- West of Des Moines International Airport, this is a view looking northeast of the skyline and capitol building.
May 2005

View from MLK Parkway- This is a different view looking east from MLK Parkway. Construction cranes for the new Des Moines Central Library can be seen.
July 2004

View from the 8th Street Viaduct- This is looking north from the 8th Street Viaduct.
March 2002

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Skyline from Gray's Lake Park- Looking northwest, the skyline peeks out above the trees from Gray's Lake Park. July 2004

Skyline from the Iowa State Capitol- Looking westward from the steps of the Iowa Capitol building, the view down Locust Street leads up to the skyline and core of downtown. August 2004

Skyline from Meredith Test Gardens- Looking eastward, the skyline is visible from the park-like settings Meredith Test Gardens in Gateway West. July 2004

Midtown Skyline- A view west of downtown shows a glimpse of the high-rise condos, apartments, and offices of the "midtown" Des Moines skyline. December 2004

Skyline from Gray's Lake Park- Looking northwest, the skyline peeks out above the trees from Gray's Lake Park.
July 2004

Skyline from the Iowa State Capitol- Looking westward from the steps of the Iowa Capitol building, the view down Locust Street leads up to the skyline and core of downtown.
August 2004

Skyline from Meredith Test Gardens- Looking eastward, the skyline is visible from the park-like settings Meredith Test Gardens in Gateway West.
July 2004

Midtown Skyline- A view west of downtown shows a glimpse of the high-rise condos, apartments, and offices of the "midtown" Des Moines skyline.
December 2004