Editing Indianapolis (section)

====Architecture====
{{See also|List of tallest buildings in Indianapolis|National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Indiana}}
[[File:Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.jpg|thumb|Built between 1888 and 1901, the [[Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Indianapolis)|Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument]] is perhaps the most prominent of the city's [[Neoclassical architecture]].]]
Noted as one of the finest examples of the [[City Beautiful movement]] design in the U.S., the [[Indiana World War Memorial Plaza|Indiana World War Memorial Plaza Historic District]] began construction in 1921 in downtown Indianapolis.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indiana World War Memorial Plaza Historic District|url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/indianapolis/wwmemorialplaza.htm|publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior|access-date=May 20, 2016}}</ref><ref name="INDWARMEM">{{cite book|editor1-last=Bodenhamer|editor1-first=David J.|editor2-last=Barrows|editor2-first=Robert G.|title=The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis|publisher=Indiana University Press|year=1994|location=Bloomington and Indianapolis|pages=762–763|isbn=0-253-31222-1}}</ref> The district, a [[National Historic Landmark]], encompasses several examples of [[neoclassical architecture]], including the [[American Legion]], [[Central Library (Indianapolis)|Central Library]], and [[Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse]]. The district is also home to several sculptures and memorials, ''[[Depew Memorial Fountain]]'', and open space, hosting many annual civic events.<ref name="INDWARMEM"/>

After completion of the [[Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Indianapolis)|Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument]], an ordinance was passed in 1905 [[Height restriction laws|restricting building heights]] on the traffic circle to {{convert|86|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} to protect views of the {{convert|284|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} monument.<ref name="height">{{cite book|editor1-last=Bodenhamer|editor1-first=David J.|editor2-last=Barrows|editor2-first=Robert G.|title=The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis|publisher=Indiana University Press|year=1994|location=Bloomington and Indianapolis|page=648|isbn=0-253-31222-1}}</ref> The ordinance was revised in 1922, permitting buildings to rise to {{convert|108|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}, with an additional {{convert|42|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} allowable with a series of [[setback (architecture)|setback]]s.<ref name="height"/> A citywide height restriction ordinance was instituted in 1912, barring structures over {{convert|200|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite book|author=City of New York Board of Estimate and Apportionment|title=Commission on Building Districts and Restrictions: Final Report|publisher=M. B. Brown Printing & Binding Co.|year=1916|location=New York|page=62}}</ref> Completed in 1962, the [[City-County Building (Indianapolis)|City-County Building]] was the first high-rise in the city to surpass the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in height.<ref>{{cite web|title=City-County Building, Indianapolis|publisher=Emporis.com|url=http://www.emporis.com/buildings/118692/city-county-building-indianapolis-in-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513035046/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/118692/city-county-building-indianapolis-in-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 13, 2015|access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref> A [[building boom]], lasting from 1982 to 1990, saw the construction of six of the city's ten tallest buildings.<ref name="buildings">{{cite book|editor1-last=Bodenhamer|editor1-first=David J.|editor2-last=Barrows|editor2-first=Robert G.|title=The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis|publisher=Indiana University Press|year=1994|location=Bloomington and Indianapolis|pages=28–37|isbn=0-253-31222-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/statistics/tallest-buildings/city/101039/indianapolis-in-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408010453/http://www.emporis.com/statistics/tallest-buildings/city/101039/indianapolis-in-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 8, 2015|title=Tallest buildings in Indianapolis|access-date=June 11, 2016|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref> The tallest is [[Salesforce Tower (Indianapolis)|Salesforce Tower]], completed in 1990 at {{convert|811|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/118700/salesforce-tower-indianapolis-in-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806082116/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/118700/salesforce-tower-indianapolis-in-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 6, 2016|title=Salesforce Tower, Indianapolis|access-date=September 4, 2017|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>

[[Indiana limestone]] is the signature building material in Indianapolis, widely included in the city's many monuments, churches, academic, government, and civic buildings.<ref name="buildings"/>