2. The Empire State Building
3 (alt). Stratosphere Tower
The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center (Destroyed, 2001)
Artist's depiction of the Freedom Tower amidst the New York skyline at night.
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.
Special 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 (Tower One, 417m - Tower Two, 415m). The 541m Freedom Tower , scheduled for construction on the former World Trade Center site (aka 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 Rank Building City Height Floors Built 1 Sears Tower Chicago, IL 442m 110 1974 2 Empire State Building New York, NY 381m 102 1931 3 Aon Center Chicago, IL 346m 83 1973 4 John Hancock Center Chicago, IL 344m 100 1969 5 Chrysler Building New York, NY 319m 77 1930 6 Bank of America Plaza Atlanta, GA 312m 55 1992 7 U.S. Bank Tower Los Angeles, CA 310m 73 1990 8 AT&T Corporate Center Chicago, IL 307m 60 1989 9 J.P. Morgan Chase Tower Houston, TX 305m 75 1982 10 Two Prudential Plaza Chicago, IL 303m 64 1990 11 Wells Fargo Plaza Houston, TX 296m 71 1983 12 Bank of America Tower Seattle, WA 295m 76 1985 13 311 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 293m 65 1990 14 American International Building New York, NY 290m 66 1932 15 Key Tower Cleveland, OH 289m 57 1991 16 One Liberty Place Philadelphia, PA 288m 61 1987 17 Trump Building New York, NY 283m 71 1930 18 Bank of America Plaza Dallas, TX 281m 72 1985 19 Citigroup Center New York, NY 279m 59 1977 20 Williams Tower Houston, TX 275m 64 1983 21 Renaissance Tower Dallas, TX 270m 56 1974 22 900 North Michigan Chicago, IL 265m 66 1989 23 Bank of America Corp. Ctr. Charlotte, NC 265m 60 1992 24 SunTrust Plaza Atlanta, GA 265m 60 1992 25 Trump World Tower New York, NY 262m 72 2001 26 Water Tower Place Chicago, IL 262m 74 1976 27 Aon Center Los Angeles, CA 262m 62 1974 28 Transamerica Pyramid San Francisco, CA 260m 48 1972 29 Bank One Plaza Chicago, IL 259m 60 1969 30 GE Building New York, NY 259m 69 1933 31 Two Liberty Place Philadelphia, PA 258m 58 1990 32 Park Tower Chicago, IL 257m 67 2000 33 U.S. Steel Tower Pittsburgh, PA 256m 64 1970 34 One Atlantic Center Atlanta, GA 250m 50 1987 35 Cityspire New York, NY 248m 75 1989 36 One Chase Manhattan Plaza New York, NY 248m 60 1960 37 Bank One Tower Indianapolis, IN 247m 49 1990 38 Conde Nast Building New York, NY 247m 48 1999 39 MetLife Building New York, NY 246m 60 1963 40 Four Seasons Hotel & Tower Miami, FL 242m 64 2003 41 Mellon Bank Center Philadelphia, PA 241m 54 1990 42 Woolworth Building New York, NY 241m 57 1913 43 Hancock Place Boston, MA 241m 60 1976 44 Bank One Center Dallas, TX 240m 60 1987 45 30 Hudson Street (Goldman Sachs Tower) Jersey City, NJ 238m 42 2003 46 Bank of America Center Houston, TX 238m 56 1983 47 Bank of America Center San Francisco, CA 237m 52 1969 48 One Worldwide Plaza New York, NY 237m 50 1989 49 225 South Sixth Minneapolis, MN 237m 56 1992 50 IDS Center Minneapolis, MN 236m 57 1973
Listing by alternate height Rank Building City Height Floors Built 1 Sears Tower Chicago, IL 442 m 108 1974 2 Empire State Building New York, NY 381 m 102 1931 3 Stratosphere Tower Las Vegas , NV 350 m 110 1996 4 Aon Center Chicago, IL 346 m 83 1973 5 John Hancock Center Chicago, IL 344 m 100 1969 6 Chrysler Building New York, NY 319 m 77 1930 7 Bank of America Plaza Atlanta, GA 312 m 55 1992 8 U.S. Bank Tower Los Angeles, CA 310 m 73 1990 9 AT&T Corporate Center Chicago, IL 307 m 60 1989 10 J.P. Morgan Chase Tower Houston, TX 305 m 75 1982 11 Two Prudential Plaza Chicago, IL 303 m 64 1990 12 Wells Fargo Plaza Houston, TX 296 m 71 1983 13 Bank of America Tower Seattle, WA 295 m 76 1985 14 311 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 293 m 65 1990 15 American International New York, NY 290 m 66 1932 16 Key Tower Cleveland, OH 289 m 57 1991 17 One Liberty Place Philadelphia, PA 288 m 61 1987 18 Trump Building New York, NY 283 m 71 1930 19 Bank of America Plaza Dallas, TX 281 m 72 1985 20 Citigroup Center New York, NY 279 m 59 1977 21 Williams Tower Houston, TX 275 m 64 1983 22 Renaissance Tower Dallas, TX 270 m 56 1974 23 900 North Michigan Chicago, IL 265 m 66 1989 24 Bank of America Corp. Ctr. Charlotte, NC 265 m 60 1992 25 SunTrust Plaza Atlanta, GA 265 m 60 1992 26 Trump World Tower New York, NY 262 m 72 2001 27 Water Tower Place Chicago, IL 262 m 74 1976 28 Aon Center Los Angeles, CA 262 m 62 1974 29 Transamerica Pyramid San Francisco, CA 260 m 48 1972 30 Bank One Plaza Chicago, IL 259 m 60 1969 31 GE Building New York, NY 259 m 69 1933 32 Two Liberty Place Philadelphia, PA 258 m 58 1990 33 Park Tower Chicago, IL 257 m 67 2000 34 U.S. Steel Tower Pittsburgh, PA 256 m 64 1970 35 One Atlantic Center Atlanta, GA 250 m 50 1987 36 Cityspire New York, NY 248 m 75 1989 37 One Chase Manhattan Plaza New York, NY 248 m 60 1960 38 Bank One Tower Indianapolis, IN 247 m 49 1990 39 Conde Nast Building New York, NY 247 m 48 1999 40 MetLife Building New York, NY 246 m 60 1963 41 Four Seasons Hotel & Tower Miami, FL 242 m 64 2003 42 Mellon Bank Center Philadelphia, PA 241 m 54 1990 43 Woolworth Building New York, NY 241 m 57 1913 44 Hancock Place Boston, MA 241 m 60 1976 45 Bank One Center Dallas, Texas 240 m 60 1987 46 30 Hudson Street (Goldman Sachs Tower) Jersey City, NJ 238 m 42 2003 47 Bank of America Center Houston, TX 238 m 56 1983 48 Bank of America Center San Francisco, CA 237 m 52 1969 49 One Worldwide Plaza New York, NY 237 m 50 1989 50 225 South Sixth Minneapolis, MN 237 m 56 1992
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