Great Big Canvas will show you why the Mile High city is one of America's fastest growing capitals. Denver is a lovely sight to behold in all lights-a full high-noon summer sun, a multi-hued sunset, or a star-studded sky above a cover of white snow. Sitting 5,280 feet in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, it offers spectacular scenery, summer and winter sports, cultural attractions, lively nightlife, and an easy urban lifestyle.
Denver is a relative newcomer on the "big city scene," having been established in the 1850s after many of the states in the eastern United States had already developed into large metropolitan centers. But sparked by the industrial revolution, Denver began to grow. And even in light of two devastating floods and a disastrous fire, it grew from a mere cowboy mountain town to the first-class metropolis we know today-the largest city in a 600-mile radius. Denver boasts the nation's largest airport and largest city park system. It has more days of annual sunshine than San Diego or Miami, and it is home to all four major league sports!
Many buildings, towers, and skyscrapers stand against the Denver skyline: The gold-domed Denver Capitol Building, Independence Plaza, Colorado National Bank, Colorado State Bank, Lincoln Center, Executive Tower, Mountain Bell First Interstate, Anaconda Tower, Brooks Towers, the Security Life Building, the Amoco Tower, the Johns-Manville Center, Bank One, the World Trade Center, Wells Fargo Center, Mellon Financial Center, Dominion Plaza, the ARCO Tower, Denver Place, Alamo Plaza, Republic Plaza, and the Wells Fargo Building.
