Not too long ago we posted an article that shared beautiful drone video footage of Columbus. You folks seemed to really love it! So, if you’d like to ooh and aah at incredible aerial shots of our wonderful city some more, here are 16 gorgeous aerial photos. You will recognize certain landmarks, and notice how interesting it is to look at them from a bird’s eye view. You will see downtown and the much-loved Leveque Tower, the gentle curve of the Scioto River around central Columbus and it’s multiple bridges, and the Ohio State campus with “The Shoe” standing proudly in its center.

If you would like to see the video showing aerial drone footage of Columbus, you can check it out here.

  1. To start off, some beautiful aerial shots of downtown, the river front, and the skyscrapers.

Pierre Metivier/Flickr

  1. The sun shines so beautifully on the city.

Pierre Metivier/Flickr

  1. The Nationwide building catching the rays of the sunset.

Derek Rust/Flickr

  1. A beautiful shot with the Leveque Tower as the center piece.

Pierre Metivier/Flickr

  1. An aerial shot as you leave downtown.

Pierre Metivier/Flickr

  1. A shot of COSI and the west bank of the Scioto from the top of the Leveque Tower.

brent in columbus/Flickr

  1. Here is a photo of Nationwide Arena.

Derek Rust/Flickr

  1. This shot with downtown in the distance was taken from above Grandview.

Ohio Redevelopment Projects/Flickr

  1. A photograph that centers above Ohio State’s campus and leads into the city center in the background.

Pierre Metivier/Flickr

  1. Can you spot The Oval?

Pere Ubu/Flickr

11.. Columbus looks incredible in the snow, with its warm yellow lights shining amid the snow-covered landscape.

Esther Dyson

  1. Here are the Morrill and Lincoln Towers on Ohio State’s campus.

Derek Rust/Flickr

  1. We love “The Shoe.” Here it is in all it’s glory as seen from above.

Derek Rust/Flickr

  1. A gorgeous old postcard showing aerial views of Columbus.

Sent from the Past/Flickr

  1. Another mesmerizing vintage aerial shot

Sent from the Past/Flickr

  1. And an old postcard of The Shoe.

Don…The UpNorth Memories Guy/Flickr

Those are some beautiful and interesting photos of Columbus, aren’t they? Let us know which one you liked the most.

Pierre Metivier/Flickr

Derek Rust/Flickr

brent in columbus/Flickr

Ohio Redevelopment Projects/Flickr

Pere Ubu/Flickr

Esther Dyson

Sent from the Past/Flickr

Don…The UpNorth Memories Guy/Flickr

Craving more pictures of our gorgeous city? Check our the oldest photos ever taken in Columbus and the most beautiful photos of Columbus.

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