Minnesota, 2008: pt. 2

We wandered in downtown Minneapolis one afternoon; its architecture and art was captivating and entertaining, like the "bean" bronzes in front of the Federal Court House. The "bad bean" being carried away by the police in this sculpture (notice real police in the background) even had media coverage. See the "media" bean, below.

Right across the street from the beans was city hall, a Richardsonian Romanesque delight. Oh my heart!


The new library building was pretty impressive, too. The cantilevered UFO awning thing was pretty awesome. The white window panels were pixillated photos of either birch or aspen standing together. Very cool.

If this isn't Orwellian then I don't know what is. Click on the photo for a better look at the wording.

Old bridge, part of the Mill Ruins area along the riverfront.

Excellent life-size frog bronze on the riverfront walk.