Central is a defined community in Minneapolis that consists of six smaller official neighborhoods around the downtown and central business core. It also includes the many old flour mills, the Mill District, and other historical and industrial areas of downtown Minneapolis. It also includes some high-density residential areas surrounding it, excluding areas east of the Mississippi River. Businesses and government buildings are based in the Central area include the corporate headquarters of the Star Tribune, Target, US Bancorp, the Hennepin County Government Center, Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis City Hall, and the broadcast facilities of the Minnesota CBS station WCCO-TV.

There is no City Council ward representing the majority of Central Minneapolis. It is split between Wards 3, 5, 6, and 7, represented by Council Members Rainville, Ellison, Osman, and Cashman respectively.

• Downtown East
• Downtown West
• Elliot Park
• Loring Park
• North Loop, commonly referred to as the Warehouse District
• Stevens Square/Loring Heights

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  View of downtown Minneapolis from the Stone Arch Bridge.
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  Downtown Minneapolis panorama
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  White U.S. Bancorp towers reflected in the Capella Tower.
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  Downtown Minneapolis from Bde Maka Ska.
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  Minneapolis Skyline from Target Field.
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  Capella Tower
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  Wells Fargo Center from the Foshay Tower
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  IDS Center, the tallest building in Minneapolis and Minnesota
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  The Foshay Tower
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  33 South Sixth, also known as the City Center.
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  Target Plaza South, the headquarters of Target Corporation, lit up multicolored during the winter.
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  The Carlyle
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  Campbell Mithun Tower
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  The Ameriprise Financial Center.
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  The Hennepin County Government Center, the site of the Occupy Minnesota protests.
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  The CenturyLink Building, the 17th tallest building in Minneapolis.
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  US Bank Plaza, the 6th tallest building in Minneapolis.
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  RBC Plaza
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  US Bancorp Center
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  Fifth Street Towers
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  AT&T Tower

• Neighborhoods of Minneapolis