Tampa FL

Welcome to Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a city on Tampa Bay, along Florida’s Gulf Coast. A major business center, it’s also known for its museums and other cultural offering

The Tampa Skyline

The City of Tampa is the largest city in Hillsborough County, is the county seat. Tampa, the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Florida, is home to 139 completed high-rises

Rivergate Tower Downtown Tampa

The Rivergate Tower, also known as the Sykes building and commonly referred to as the Beercan building. The building was constructed from 1986 to 1988 and is the sixth tallest building in Tampa. Rivergate Tower was given the 1993 National Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects. The building is faced in French and Texas limestone, making it one of the tallest limestone structures in the world.

Bank of America Plaza in Tampa, FL

The Bank of America Plaza is a 42-story skyscraper located in Downtown Tampa, in the U.S. state of Florida, and was completed in 1986. At 175.87 m (577.0 ft), it surpassed One Tampa City Center as the tallest building in Tampa, until completion of 100 North Tampa in 1992. The structure was originally known as Barnett Plaza

Park Tower in Downtown Tampa

Park Tower (formerly known as the Lykes Building) is a skyscraper located in downtown Tampa, Florida. It is the second-oldest high-rise building in the current Tampa skyline. At the time of its completion in November 1973, it was the tallest in Florida, and is currently sixth-tallest in Tampa, at 460 feet (36 stories). It was the tallest building in Tampa until One Tampa City Center was built in 1981.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Tampa began to boom with the arrival of Henry Plant’s railroad in 1884 and his Tampa Bay Hotel (now the cornerstone of the University of Tampa) in 1891. In 1897, pastor Fr. William Tyrrell, S.J. announced that a new church would be built. Ground was broken for our present church on February 16, 1898. The beautiful new structure was dedicated on January 15, 1905, and its name and that of the parish became Sacred Heart.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church in downtown Tampa

The Jesuits built the church - at a cost of $300,000 - and named it Sacred Heart. Today the building looks strikingly similar to the original, which was dedicated and opened January 15, 1905. The Romanesque architecture remains. The exterior is a combination of granite and white marble. Inside, most of the design is just as it was a century ago.

The 100 North Tampa Tower

Tampa's tallest building and the premier office address in the Bay area, 100 North Tampa stands 42 stories tall with 552,080 rentable square feet. Noted for its classic architecture, the tower also features distinctive interior details, including two murals by noted artist Richard Haas. Amenities include in-building parking, a concierge, dry cleaners, sundry shop, auto detail center, YMCA, conference center and a Regions Bank Branch.

The Tampa Museum of Art

The building, by architect Stanley Saitowitz, is designed to look like "an electronic jewel box sitting on a glass pedestal" and makes use of aluminum, glass, and fiber optic color-changing lights in the exterior walls to "make the building itself a work of art" In 2010, the Tampa Museum of Art was chosen as a winner of an American Architecture Award by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design.

Tampa Museum of Art

The Tampa Museum of Art is located in downtown Tampa, Florida. It exhibits modern and contemporary art, as well as Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities. The museum was founded in 1979 and debuted an award-winning new building in 2010 just north of its original site along Tampa's Riverwalk on the banks of Hillsborough River.

United States Courthouse Building and Downtown Postal Station

The U.S. Courthouse Building and Downtown Postal Station, also known as U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Custom House or the U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Custom House, is a historic courthouse of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and later for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Tampa, Florida, United States. It is located at 601 Florida Avenue. On June 7, 1974, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Construction on the building was completed in 1905, under the supervision of James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect `of the United States Department of the Treasury. It served as a courthouse of the Southern District of Florida from then until the creation of the Middle District in 1962, and then served as a courthouse for the Middle District of Florida until 2001. The building is now owned by the city of Tampa.

Henry Plant Park in downtown Tampa

The Tampa Bay Hotel opened on January 31, 1891. Anton Fiehe, a landscape architect brought from France, designed the extensive grounds. Streams, ponds, golden carp, rare and exotic plants (some 150 varieties) such as orchids, palms, ferns, bananas, citrus and bamboo were found. At night, lights twinkled in the shrubbery around one pond-fountain area known as the Jewel Box. It was a popular area for seated refreshments. Though the hotel closed in 1930 and hunting ceased, with its bear, alligator, pigeons and squirrels, the grounds continued to be a community gathering place for strolls, conversation, concerts, sports and picnics.

A view of the shoreline of Tampa Bay

A view of the shoreline of Tampa Bay in Florida

A view of the University of Tampa

The University of Tampa is recognized by the stately minarets that grace the downtown skyline. The Henry B. Plant Museum at The University of Tampa is housed in the 1891 Tampa Bay Hotel which is now a National Historic Landmark.

The University of Tampa as seen from Curtis Hixon Park

Built between 1888 and 1891, Tampa Bay Hotel, was designed to surpass all other grand winter resorts. At a cost of $3 million, the 511-room giant rose to a flamboyant height of five stories, surrounded by ornate Victorian gingerbread and topped by Moorish minarets, domes and cupolas. On Aug. 2, 1933, Tampa Junior College was transformed into The University of Tampa when its headquarters moved from the local high school to what is now known as Plant Hall. Leading the new institution was Frederic H. Spaulding, the former principal of Hillsborough High School and the man who had been the motivating force behind establishing the first local university for Tampa’s high school graduates.

The Main Administration Building of the University of Tampa

Built between 1888 and 1891, Tampa Bay Hotel, was designed to surpass all other grand winter resorts. At a cost of $3 million, the 511-room giant rose to a flamboyant height of five stories, surrounded by ornate Victorian gingerbread and topped by Moorish minarets, domes and cupolas.

HB Plant Hall The Main Administration Building of the U of Tampa

Plant Hall, the main academic and administrative building for the University, already had an extraordinary history. Formerly the Tampa Bay Hotel, the building represented, and still remains, a symbol of the city and its history. Local historians credit its builder, railroad and shipping magnate Henry B. Plant, with the transformation of Tampa from a sleepy fishing village to what would become a vibrant city of the 21st century.

Joe Chillura Courthouse Square

Between the early 1800s through 2004, Tampa has had six courthouses. Most of the structures are gone. However, this silver dome used to sit on top of number three, a red brick courthouse that was built in 1892. Its architect was J.A. Wood, the same man who designed the elaborate Tampa Bay Hotel. Today the dome acts as a gazebo in Joe Chillura Courthouse Square which is a downtown park.

The Tampa Convention Center

The Tampa Convention Center is a mid-sized convention center located in downtown Tampa, Florida at the mouth of the Hillsborough River. It has both waterfront views of Tampa Bay and views of the city's skyline. Harbour Island is across the eponymous bridge on the other side of the Garrison Channel. Construction began in early 1989, with the city of Tampa paying the $140 million cost by issuing municipal bonds. It opened in October 1990.

Tampa Convention Center

The center is connected to the neighboring Channelside District and Ybor City via the TECO Streetcar Line, which has a station across the street. The center opened in 1990 and encompasses 600,000 square feet in total. It has a 200,000 square feet exhibit hall, a ballroom capable of accommodating over 2,000 guests, and 36 meeting rooms that can be adjusted to various sizes. The facility hosts over 300 events per year.

A section of Tampa's River-walk along the Hillsborough River and Curtis Hixon Park

Tampa Riverwalk is a phased open space and pedestrian trail development along the Hillsborough River in Tampa, Florida. The downtown Tampa portion travels alongside the Tampa Arts District and includes Curtis Hixon Park, The Macdill Park, the Tampa Museum of Art, Glazer Children's Museum, Rivergate Tower and adjacent atrium containing the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts.

Legends Field in Tampa

The dimensions of the field precisely mimic that of the old Yankee Stadium, and the scalloped grandstand facade (the frieze) is also meant to invoke the old ballpark in the Bronx. When built, it was the first spring training stadium to include luxury suites. Outside of the stadium are plaques commemorating Yankees whose numbers have been retired.

Replicas of the World Series Trophies at Legends Field, Tampa

Replicas of the World Series Trophies in the Yankee's Office at Legends Field in Tampa

George M. Steinbrenner Field

George M. Steinbrenner Field (formerly known as Legends Field, is a baseball stadium located in Tampa, Florida. This ballpark is the largest spring training ballpark in Florida. It serves as the home of the Tampa Yankees, the New York Yankees' affiliate in the Class A Advanced Florida State League, and is the Yankees' spring training home.

The score board at Legends Field in Tampa

Located in Tampa, Florida, George M. Steinbrenner Field is the spring home of the New York Yankees and the Class A Tampa Yankees. This 31 acre complex seats 11,000 fans and features a number of amenities including luxury suites, an all-inclusive dugout club, the unique Tampa Tribune party deck, a Yankees pavilion for entertaining, the largest Yankees gift shop in the southeast, and much more.

Home of the 2005 Stanley Cup Champs, The St. Pete Times Forum

Amalie Arena is an arena in Tampa, Florida that has been used for ice hockey, basketball, arena football games, and concerts. It is home to the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.The building was originally known as the Ice Palace. In August 2002, the building's naming rights were sold to the St. Petersburg Times, which became the Tampa Bay Times in January 2012; accordingly, the arena was known as the St. Pete Times Forum from 2002 to 2012 and Tampa Bay Times Forum (2012–2014). In September 2014, the arena was renamed Amalie Arena when the naming rights were transferred to Amalie Oil Company

The Florida Aquarium in Tampa

The Florida Aquarium is a large scale, 250,000-square-foot (23,000 m2) aquarium and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The facility is home to more than 20,000 aquatic plants and animals from Florida and all over the world. The facility is located in the Channel District of Downtown Tampa

Tampa's Raymond James Stadium

Raymond James Stadium, also known as the "Ray Jay", is a multipurpose football stadium located in Tampa, Florida. It is home to the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as the NCAA's South Florida Bulls football team. The stadium seats 65,890 and is expandable to 75,000 for special events. Raymond James Stadium hosted Super Bowl XXXV on January 28, 2001, between the Baltimore Ravens and New York Giants and Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009, between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals.