Tallest buildings in the U.S.
|
|
Missing image
Stratosphere1.jpg
Stratosphere1.jpg
3 (alt). Stratosphere Tower
Missing image
GE_Building.jpg
GE_Building.jpg
30. GE building
Missing image
U.S._Steel_Tower.jpg
U.S._Steel_Tower.jpg
33. US Steel Tower
Missing image
DSCN2966_exchangeplace_e.JPG
DSCN2966_exchangeplace_e.JPG
46. The Goldman Sachs Tower.
The United States is home to many of the world's tallest skyscrapers. Here is a list of the country's 50 tallest structures based on their official height.
Note: Before the September 11, 2001 attacks, the twin towers of the World Trade Center occupied the second and third positions on the list below. (WTC Tower One stood 1,368 ft (417 m) and Tower Two was 1,362 ft (415 m) tall.) The 1,776 ft (541 m) Freedom Tower, scheduled for construction on the former World Trade Center site (known as Ground Zero), will become the tallest building in the United States upon its expected completion in 2008. However, its habitable height will be less than that of the Sears Tower, due to the inclusion of a large asymmetrical spire (an emulation of the raised arm of the Statue of Liberty).
Standard height measurement listing
Listing by alternate height
| Rank | Building | City | Height | Floors | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sears Tower | Chicago, IL | 1,454 ft (442 m) | 108 | 1974 | |
| 2 | Empire State Building | New York, NY | 1,250 ft (381 m) | 102 | 1931 | |
| 3 | Stratosphere Tower | Las Vegas, NV | 1,149 ft (350 m) | 110 | 1996 | |
| 4 | Aon Center | Chicago, IL | 1,136 ft (346 m) | 83 | 1973 | |
| 5 | John Hancock Center | Chicago, IL | 1,127 ft (343 m) | 100 | 1969 | |
| 6 | Chrysler Building | New York, NY | 1,046 ft (319 m) | 77 | 1930 | |
| 7 | Bank of America Plaza | Atlanta, GA | 1,023 ft (312 m) | 55 | 1992 | |
| 8 | U.S. Bank Tower | Los Angeles, CA | 1,018 ft (310 m) | 73 | 1990 | |
| 9 | AT&T Corporate Center | Chicago, IL | 1,007 ft (307 m) | 60 | 1989 | |
| 10 | J.P. Morgan Chase Tower | Houston, TX | 1,000 ft (305 m) | 75 | 1982 | |
| 11 | Two Prudential Plaza | Chicago, IL | 995 ft (303 m) | 64 | 1990 | |
| 12 | Wells Fargo Plaza | Houston, TX | 970 ft (296 m) | 71 | 1983 | |
| 13 | Bank of America Tower | Seattle, WA | 967 ft (295 m) | 76 | 1985 | |
| 14 | 311 South Wacker Drive | Chicago, IL | 961 ft (293 m) | 65 | 1990 | |
| 15 | American International | New York, NY | 952 ft (290 m) | 66 | 1932 | |
| 16 | Key Tower | Cleveland, OH | 947 ft (289 m) | 57 | 1991 | |
| 17 | One Liberty Place | Philadelphia, PA | 945 ft (288 m) | 61 | 1987 | |
| 18 | Trump Building | New York, NY | 927 ft (283 m) | 71 | 1930 | |
| 19 | Bank of America Plaza | Dallas, TX | 921 ft (281 m) | 72 | 1985 | |
| 20 | Citigroup Center | New York, NY | 915 ft (279 m) | 59 | 1977 | |
| 21 | Williams Tower | Houston, TX | 901 ft (275 m) | 64 | 1983 | |
| 22 | Renaissance Tower | Dallas, TX | 886 ft (270 m) | 56 | 1974 | |
| 23 | 900 North Michigan | Chicago, IL | 871 ft (265 m) | 66 | 1989 | |
| 24 | Bank of America Corp. Ctr. | Charlotte, NC | 871 ft (265 m) | 60 | 1992 | |
| 25 | SunTrust Plaza | Atlanta, GA | 870 ft (265 m) | 60 | 1992 | |
| 26 | Trump World Tower | New York, NY | 860 ft (262 m) | 72 | 2001 | |
| 27 | Water Tower Place | Chicago, IL | 859 ft (262 m) | 74 | 1976 | |
| 28 | Aon Center | Los Angeles, CA | 858 ft (262 m) | 62 | 1974 | |
| 29 | Transamerica Pyramid | San Francisco, CA | 853 ft (260 m) | 48 | 1972 | |
| 30 | Bank One Plaza | Chicago, IL | 850 ft (259 m) | 60 | 1969 | |
| 31 | GE Building | New York, NY | 850 ft (259 m) | 69 | 1933 | |
| 32 | Two Liberty Place | Philadelphia, PA | 848 ft (258 m) | 58 | 1990 | |
| 33 | Park Tower | Chicago, IL | 845 ft (257 m) | 67 | 2000 | |
| 34 | U.S. Steel Tower | Pittsburgh, PA | 841 ft (256 m) | 64 | 1970 | |
| 35 | One Atlantic Center | Atlanta, GA | 820 ft (250 m) | 50 | 1987 | |
| 36 | Cityspire | New York, NY | 813 ft (248 m) | 75 | 1989 | |
| 37 | One Chase Manhattan Plaza | New York, NY | 813 ft (248 m) | 60 | 1960 | |
| 38 | Bank One Tower | Indianapolis, IN | 810 ft (247 m) | 49 | 1990 | |
| 39 | Conde Nast Building | New York, NY | 809 ft (247 m) | 48 | 1999 | |
| 40 | MetLife Building | New York, NY | 808 ft (246 m) | 60 | 1963 | |
| 41 | Four Seasons Hotel & Tower | Miami, FL | 794 ft (242 m) | 64 | 2003 | |
| 42 | Mellon Bank Center | Philadelphia, PA | 792 ft (241 m) | 54 | 1990 | |
| 43 | Woolworth Building | New York, NY | 792 ft (241 m) | 57 | 1913 | |
| 44 | Hancock Place | Boston, MA | 790 ft (241 m) | 60 | 1976 | |
| 45 | Bank One Center | Dallas, Texas | 787 ft (240 m) | 60 | 1987 | |
| 46 | 30 Hudson Street (Goldman Sachs Tower) | Jersey City, NJ | 781 ft (238 m) | 42 | 2003 | |
| 47 | Bank of America Center | Houston, TX | 780 ft (238 m) | 56 | 1983 | |
| 48 | Bank of America Center | San Francisco, CA | 779 ft (237 m) | 52 | 1969 | |
| 49 | One Worldwide Plaza | New York, NY | 778 ft (237 m) | 50 | 1989 | |
| 50 | 225 South Sixth | Minneapolis, MN | 776 ft (236 m) | 56 | 1992 |