View from Liberty Memorial - North by bmac62

Photography • Urban/Cityscape • posted on Jul 18, 2009

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This is the best view point in Kansas City, Missouri. You are looking north as you look directly over the tallest buildings downtown. Photos for this panorama were taken in June 2009 from the top of a 217' tower that supports an eternal flame at the Liberty Memorial. The Memorial also houses the National World War I Museum. The Kansas City skyline is modest compared to that of Chicago in my series of photos in this gallery labeled, "View from the 99th Floor..." The tallest building in Kansas City, Missouri is the all glass, 42 story office building, One Kansas City Place. This building is 632 feet (193 meters) tall which is two feet taller than the tallest structure in Saint Louis on the other side of the state. Can you tell there is a spirit of competition between Kansas City and St. Louis? LOL. The sweep of this panorama covers an angle of about 180 degrees from west (left) through north (center) to east (right). I live about 40 miles northwest of here...over the horizon left of center. Link: Tallest Buildings in Kansas City Thanks for stopping by and all your great support in the form of comments and favorites. ZOOM if you can...have left very large file. Bill:) P.S. No dirty windows to shoot through. This is an outside, open, circular deck...with a chest high substantial wall to keep you safe.

Comments (46)

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flavia49

9:34AM | Sun, 19 July 2009

wonderful picture!!!

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debbielove

10:04AM | Sun, 19 July 2009

NOW THAT IS JUST COOL!!!!!!! Well done Bill. A really impressive work... Brilliant. Rob.

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tizjezzme

11:47AM | Sun, 19 July 2009

what a terrific view!

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allisonbender

12:03PM | Sun, 19 July 2009

Bill this is amazing when zoomed !!!!!!! I felt like I was flying, i am truly impressed by the way you put this together!!!! By the way my tablet is a wacomb 6x8", It does take some getting used to... what has helped me is, to use the pen for everything, including surfing. Tom

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sandra46

12:09PM | Sun, 19 July 2009

superlative panorama! I even could spot your house in the horizon haze ;D). I'm sorry I missed this tower when I was in Kansas City, I suppose I should go back there!

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neiwil

5:06PM | Sun, 19 July 2009

Hugely impressive Bill.What appears to be the station in the middle is a great piece of architecture.Looks like one of the older buildings in town.What changes people must have seen, coming and going from there.

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DAVER2112

7:03PM | Sun, 19 July 2009

Outstanding Panorama there Bill. :)

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mermaid

3:30AM | Mon, 20 July 2009

I did zoom, Bill, fascinating a pano with everything in it, the train coming in with goods, the cars going in and out, the center, the business part and the housing part with parish church...you got them all

tpx1

6:20AM | Mon, 20 July 2009

great panorama!

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Fred255

7:22AM | Mon, 20 July 2009

OH My! This is great zoomed in!

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beatoangelico

11:48AM | Mon, 20 July 2009

Marvelous capture super environment...Excellent image...!!!

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Autumn_Rains

2:01PM | Tue, 21 July 2009

I always love 360 shots, they are amazing and this is no exception

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orig_buggy

4:42PM | Tue, 21 July 2009

This is fantastic ...zoom is the best view !!

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dbrv6

2:45PM | Wed, 22 July 2009

Enjoyed taking a look at Kansas City - thank you. Great panoramic.

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anahata.c

2:09AM | Tue, 28 July 2009

I did some panoramas years ago—with analog film (I worked with 2 photographers, and did the "graphic" portion of a poster). I can tell you, I know it's hard to do. Unless you're working with pro tripods, and measure & calculate perfectly, you have to fit & refit, etc. Even in digital technology I assume it takes real time & concentration. This is a fine job, a one-sweep shot, and the clarity is fine as well, considering the effects of smog. Comparing KC to Chicago, NY or LA will always make KC look smaller, but really, a city like KC is massive when you consider it on its own terms. (We always used to say, think of yourself from the 16th C.: What would you feel if you came across a city like this 'out of the blue'...) And it's typical of these huge metropolises that, even far from 'downtown', you have massive centers & complexes. The sprawl is staggering. It's huge. And it's funny, because the area you live in—from this perspective—looks like an ocean! Like you live in a boat... (you do live in a house, right? lol). A fine piece of work, fine clarity, and I applaud the pasting, etc. I'm glad you posted it large.

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