Downtown Kansas City, Missouri View Photo Print

"Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, View From the KC Wheel" by Catherine Sherman. A view from the top of the KC Wheel, an observation (Ferris) wheel, shows the bustling skyline of Kansas City, Missouri, with modern skyscrapers and the iconic Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. On the right, a highway curves into the city, flanked by colorful buildings, while another highway edges Downtown on the left. Among the sights in the skyline are the iconic Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts with its unusual roof shape. Behind the Kauffman Center are the four pylons of Bartle Hall, which is the Kansas City Convention Center. The convention center's roof is suspended by the four art deco inspired pylons. At the far left is the gold dome of the Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Another building on the skyline is the historic Power & Light Building, which was built in 1933 with many art deco elements. The tallest building is One Kansas City Place, which is an example of the modern glass office buildings constructed in downtown Kansas City in the 1980s. It is the tallest building in Missouri. KC Wheel is 150 feet high and has 36 climate-controlled, private gondolas with floor-to-ceiling windows. The entire ride lasts between 12 – 15 minutes, lasting through multiple rotations. The wheel is flashing purple in this photograph. It has hundreds of thousands of LED lights, creating millions of different color combinations. This photograph was taken on November 3, 2025.