Goodnight, Raleigh! - a look at the art, architecture, history, and people of the city at night

Find The Missing High-rise

One of Raleigh’s most unique high-rise structures is obscured or otherwise not visible in the photo above. Do you know which one?

A Low Moon on a Long Night

On the eve of the shortest day of the year, a waxing crescent moon hovers near the center of a slightly symmetrical urban landscape downtown.

The Oldest and Newest Skyscrapers

The cornice of Raleigh’s first skyscraper (the Briggs Building) stands in the shadow of the newest skyscraper, RBC Plaza.

City Cemetery Sunset

On this quiet and warm Saturday afternoon, the only sound in City Cemetery was the rustling of leaves on ground moving with the wind.

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