Downtown Columbus, Georgia#Buildings

Buildings

The following is a list of the tallest buildings in Downtown Columbus.{{cite web |title=The Ralston |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/127105/the-ralston-columbus-ga-usa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016221019/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/127105/the-ralston-columbus-ga-usa |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 16, 2021 |website=Emporis |access-date=2 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=Buildings in Columbus|url=https://www.emporis.com/city/102334/columbus-ga-usa/status/all-buildings/1 |website=Emporis |access-date=2 January 2021}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/city/columbus-ga-usa/all-buildings |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102032342/http://www.emporis.com/city/columbus-ga-usa/all-buildings |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 2, 2013 |title=All buildings | Buildings |publisher=Emporis |date= |accessdate=August 5, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/m |title=Muscogee County Courthouse | Buildings |location=Columbus / |publisher=Emporis |date=n.d.|accessdate=August 5, 2013}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Two Historic Districts are located in the main district of downtown: the Columbus Historic District and the Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District Structures listed in the National Register of Historic Places include Columbus Ironworks, the former Ledger-Enquirer Tower, and the YMCA.National Register of Historic Places listings in Muscogee County, Georgia The Columbus Battlefield spans across the Chattahoochee River in the location of Mott's Green.

File:Mott House memorial.jpg memorial facade, constructed in 2016]]

Downtown Columbus is home to many Antebellum homes, most listed in the NRHP, including the 1839 Goetchius House, the Garrett-Bullock House, and the Illges House.{{Cite web|url=http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/meta/html/dlg/vang/meta_dlg_vang_mus085.html?Welcome|title = [Photograph of Illges House, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, ca. 1974]|year = 2004}} The Mott House was destroyed by fire in 2014; its memorial facade, pictured, was completed in 2016.

Downtown Columbus is full of places that may interest tourists. These places include government buildings, sporting venues and other miscellaneous places, such as parks and convention centers.

• The Springer Opera House (the official State Theatre of Georgia) opened February 21, 1871. Today, the Springer Opera House hosts performances year-round on two stages. Emily Woodruff Hall, the 700-seat main theatre, hosts the popular Mainstage Series which features some of the nation's newest plays and musicals as well as timeless Broadway-style productions. Foley Hall, the Springer's more intimate space, hosts its Studio II Series as well as its Children's Theatre Series, featuring many of the area's talented student actors.
• RiverCenter for the Performing Arts opened in 2002 and has held host to many performances.

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• The Columbus Consolidated Government Center is the seat of the government for the City of Columbus. This building is where the Muscogee County Board of Commissioners meet as well as many of the county departments. The Government Center is located in the area that is bounded by 9th Street to the south, 2nd Avenue to the east, 10 Street to the north, and 1st Avenue to the west.
• The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is historic building and functioning post office located two blocks from the Government Center.

• The National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus is a facility that opened in 1962 and showcases information and artifacts from the Battle of Columbus, including two original American Civil War military vessels, uniforms, equipment and weapons used by the Union and Confederate navies.
• The Coca-Cola Challenger Space Science Center opened in 1996 for the purpose of public education in science, physics, and astronomy. It includes seven flight simulators and a planetarium.

• The Chattahoochee RiverWalk is a {{convert|15|mi|km|adj=on}} walking/bike trail that connects users from downtown to South Columbus and the northern section of Fort Moore.
• Whitewater Express is a rafting service on the Chattahoochee River. The {{convert|2.5|mi|km|adj=on}} course is the longest urban whitewater rafting in the world, and has been ranked the world's best manmade whitewater course in the world by USA Today.{{cite web|title=Built to thrill: 12 crazy man-made adventures|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2013/08/27/adventures-bungee-jumping-freefalling-sharks-whitewater-safari-rafting/2702325/|website=USA Today|accessdate=4 November 2015}} It also features the Blue Heron Adventure, a zip-line connecting users from the Georgia side of the river to the Alabama side.[http://www.whitewaterexpress.com/blue-heron-adventures/ Blue Heron Adventure]

• The largest indoor sporting arena in the city of Columbus is the Columbus Civic Center, which has a total capacity of 10,000 and is also home to the Columbus Lions, the city's PIFL football team, and also home to the Columbus Cottonmouths, the city's Southern Professional Hockey League team.
• Golden Park is a total 5,000 seat baseball stadium currently not home to a minor league baseball team.
• A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium, the site of football games between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Auburn Tigers from 1916 until 1958 (the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry). The stadium now hosts the Fort Valley State-Albany State and the Tuskegee-Morehouse rivalry games, as well local youth football and soccer and high school football games.

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Downtown consists of many places to worship, such as historic Church of the Holy Family, Columbus' first Roman Catholic parish. The area is also home to other historic congregations, including First Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, St. George's Anglican Church, St. Luke United Methodist Church, and Trinity Episcopal Church.

There are many modes of transportation in Downtown Columbus that can be used by both tourists and residents. METRA Transit System operates bus service in downtown, which connects riders to other places in the city. The primary way of getting around downtown for many people is by car. Downtown Columbus is accessible from Interstate 185 by J. R. Allen Parkway, which allows direct travel into the area via 2nd Avenue. Downtown is also served by two arterial roads, Veterans Parkway (north–south) and Victory Drive (east–west).

There is confusion brought about by the use of the terms "Downtown" and "Uptown" for Columbus' central business district. Uptown Columbus is the title given to both a non-profit organization operating to encourage area growth and development (sometimes called "urban renewal") and also to the actual physical area of that development itself, which is an expanding subsection of the Downtown district located in the areas from Broadway to the Chattahoochee River.{{Cite web |url=http://www.uptowncolumbusga.com/plaintext/about/about.aspx |title=Uptown Columbus |access-date=2015-11-04 |archive-date=2015-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118030817/http://www.uptowncolumbusga.com/plaintext/about/about.aspx |url-status=dead }}

On April 20, 2009, at approximately 12:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, an EF2 tornado hit downtown with winds up to 135 miles per hour (217 km/h). This tornado caused damage to the Columbus State University Campus, the Springer Opera House, and the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts. This is the first time a tornado touched ground in downtown Columbus since weather records keeping began in the 1890s. While there were dozens of injuries, there were no fatalities.[https://archive.today/20120907045302/http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/694501.html Tornado tears through Downtown]

File:Columbus bank andtrust.jpg|CB&T headquarters

File:Ledger enquirer.jpg|Ledger Enquirer Tower

File:Downtown columbus 004.jpg|SunTrust Plaza

File:Columbus corporate centre.jpg|Corporate Center

File:Downtown csg.jpg|Shops on Broadway

File:Downtown columbus 012.jpg|A fountain in Downtown

File:Synovus center.jpg|The Synovus Centre, as seen from Phenix City

File:Downtown columbus 010.jpg|The Columbus Consolidated Government Center from Broadway

File:Downtowncolumbus ga.gif|Downtown in the 1950s

File:Columbus, Georgia Post Office.jpg|U.S. Post Office and Courthouse

File:Carmike Cinemas Headquarters.jpg|Carmike Cinemas headquarters

File:Ralston tower.jpg|Ralston Towers

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• [https://www.columbusga.gov/ Official Website for the City of Columbus]
• [https://visitcolumbusga.com/ Website for visitors info]

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