Milwaukee
Population 604 477 in city and 1 739 497 in metro Area 249.00 km² (96.14 mi²) Altitude 204 m (669 ft)		Find a building : Districts and Zones See buildings listed by geographic location in Milwaukee. Buildings in Milwaukee Get information and see photos on structures and buildings in Milwaukee. Companies in Milwaukee See what companies and persons are located in Milwaukee. Images in Milwaukee View pictures of this city’s buildings, sights, and the skyline.

About

Milwaukee Wisconsin's largest city, Milwaukee was settled in 1836 with incorporation in 1848. It was a major center of German immigration and grew rapidly through the middle of the 20th century, reaching an area of 96 square miles and a peak population of 750,000.

Milwaukee has been home to the Schlitz, Miller, Blatz, and Pabst breweries, but it is Schlitz that claims to have made the city famous. Brewery tours (with free samples) are one of the principal attractions, as are the Brewers baseball team which plays in the new retractable-roof Miller Park.

Like its neighbor Chicago, Milwaukee's skyline is concentrated near where the river meets Lake Michigan, with a string of highrises extending north along the lake. The new centerpiece of the lakefront is the dynamic Milwaukee Art Museum Quadracci Pavilion designed by Santiago Calatrava S.A..

Milwaukee maintains active sister city relationships with Galway, Ireland, Nuevitas, Cuba, Parma, Italy, Queenstown, South Africa, and Schwerin, Germany.

Metro Cities

Brookfield, Brown Deer, Butler, Cedarburg, Cudahy, Delafield, Franklin, Germantown, Glendale, Menomonee Falls, Mequon, Mukwonago, New Berlin, Oak Creek, Oconomowoc, Pewaukee, Port Washington, Racine, Shorewood, St. Francis, Waukesha, Wauwatosa, West Allis, West Milwaukee