Photo: Downtown Calgary Skyscrapers Alberta

Throughout the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta you will find yourself towered over by skyscrapers that reach unbelievable heights.

When you arrive in Calgary, Alberta and you head downtown to where all the excitement and action takes place, you will be surrounded by skyscrapers which are homes to many professional offices. Many of these skyscrapers reach heights of over five hundred feet making them tower over some of the older heritage buildings.

The first skyscraper ever built in downtown Calgary was the Elveden House which was twenty floors high and was completed in 1960. A project for a skyscraper that is underway will be fifty-nine floors and seven hundred and seventy-four feet high when finished.

The downtown area of Calgary, Alberta and hundreds of other cities were once home to average sized buildings that were only a few storeys high. As the population increased over the years, the downtown area of Calgary had to keep up with the times and modern day skyscrapers were soon designed and built. ... continue below the picture...

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As evening approaches, the skyline of Calgary is completely lit up with all the lights shining from the buildings. The population in Calgary, Alberta continues to grow, the economy keeps on booming and new skyscrapers are designed and in the planning process everyday.

The latest statistics in 2007 was that there was 220 skyscrapers in Calgary, 21 in progress, thirteen having been approved to begin building and 10 that are still in the proposal stage.Skyscraper in Calgary in Alberta, Downtown