Looking Northeast Above Lady Bird Lake, Austin, Texas
This is a golden-hour drone view of downtown Austin, looking northeast from where the 1st Street Bridge over Lady Bird Lake intersects with Cesar Chavez St. in front of the main entrance to Austin's City Hall.
The small six-story tower seen near the shoreline is the historic Fire Drill Tower, known today as Buford Tower. It was constructed in 1930 as a training facility for the Austin Fire Department.
Near the right edge, on the west side of The Line Hotel, is the huge Beauty of Liberty and Equality Mural commemorating women's suffrage.
The tallest building in this view is the post-modern Austonian. When completed in 2010, it was the tallest residential skyscraper in the United States west of the Mississippi.
Just below and to the left of the Austonian is the Frost Bank Building. Its distinctive crown has made it one of downtown Austin's most recognizable buildings, and it was the first skyscraper to be constructed in the United States after the 9/11 attacks.
The area shown from the shoreline to three blocks inland is known as downtown Austin's 2nd Street District. The street is home to several downtown hotels, luxury apartments, condos, and the famed Moody Theater (seen here behind City Hall), home to the longest-running music program in television history, Austin City Limits.
Looking Northeast Above Lady Bird Lake, Austin, Texas
This is a golden-hour drone view of downtown Austin, looking northeast from where the 1st Street Bridge over Lady Bird Lake intersects with Cesar Chavez St. in front of the main entrance to Austin's City Hall.
The small six-story tower seen near the shoreline is the historic Fire Drill Tower, known today as Buford Tower. It was constructed in 1930 as a training facility for the Austin Fire Department.
Near the right edge, on the west side of The Line Hotel, is the huge Beauty of Liberty and Equality Mural commemorating women's suffrage.
The tallest building in this view is the post-modern Austonian. When completed in 2010, it was the tallest residential skyscraper in the United States west of the Mississippi.
Just below and to the left of the Austonian is the Frost Bank Building. Its distinctive crown has made it one of downtown Austin's most recognizable buildings, and it was the first skyscraper to be constructed in the United States after the 9/11 attacks.
The area shown from the shoreline to three blocks inland is known as downtown Austin's 2nd Street District. The street is home to several downtown hotels, luxury apartments, condos, and the famed Moody Theater (seen here behind City Hall), home to the longest-running music program in television history, Austin City Limits.