The view outside the Xcel

MPR’s Tim Nelson will be on All Things Considered this afternoon to talk about the change outside the Xcel Energy Center, where the Republicans will hold their national convention later this month.

Tim put together this spiffy view of the place.

Panorama of Xcel Energy Center on CleVR.com

“The photo was taken this morning from a parking ramp near the site. In the foreground is the Cleveland Circle parking lot, about where the Ice Palace stood in 2004. The large white structure under construction in the foreground will house FoxNews. The ABC television network is also expected to set up operations at this site,” Tim reports.