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Top 50 Tallest Buildings in the United States
by Tabi on August 10th, 2010
50. John Hancock Tower (Boston)
The John Hancock Tower officially named, Hancock Place and colloquially known as The Hancock, is a 60-story, 790-foot (241 m) skyscraper in Boston. The tower, the tallest in the city, was designed by Henry N. Cobb of the firm now known as Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and was completed in 1976. John Hancock Tower is the 50th tallest building in United States.
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The United States is home to many of the worldï؟½s tallest skyscrapers; eleven American buildings have held the title of tallest building in the world, and every titleholder from 1890 to 1998 was in the United States. This list of top 50 tallest buildings in the United States has has been taken from Wikipedia rankings. All these buildings stand at least 700 feet (213 m) tall, based on standard height measurement.
50 Photos49. Woolworth Building (New York City)
The Woolworth Building, at 57 stories, is one of the oldest and one of the most famous skyscrapers in New York City. More than 95 years after its construction, it is still ranked at 49th tallest buildings in the United States as well as one of the twenty tallest buildings in New York City. The building is a National Historic Landmark, having been listed in 1966.
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48. BNY Mellon Center (Philadelphia)
BNY Mellon Center is a 54-story skyscraper located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The height to its structural top is 792 ft (241 m). Construction was completed in 1990. The building was formerly called Mellon Bank Center until 2009, when it was renamed as part of a branding initiative for the newly formed Bank of New York Mellon. BNY Mellon Center is currently the 161st tallest building in the world, 48th in the United States and the fourth tallest building in Philadelphia.
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47. IDS Center (Minnesota)
The IDS Center (80 S 8th St) is the tallest building in the state of Minnesota at 792 feet (241.4 m). Opened in 1974 as the IDS Centre,it stood 775 feet 6 inches (236.4 m), though a 16-foot (4.9 m) garage for window washing equipment was added at a later date. In 1992, the 776-foot (236.5 m) tall First Bank Place, now known as the Capella Tower, was completed nearby. However, it was advertised at the time as 774 feet (235.9 m) tall, one foot (0.3 m) shorter than the IDS ï؟½out of respectï؟½. A dispute eventually erupted in 2004ï؟½2005 and the rooftop garage is now included in the buildingï؟½s height, restoring it to first-place status in the city. Overall, the structure rises to 910 feet (277.4 m) when including communications spires on the roof, indisputably the highest points in the city. The IDS was constructed as the headquarters of Investors Diversified Services, Inc.ï؟½now Ameriprise Financial. It also housed the headquarters for the Target stores division of Dayton Hudson Corporation (now Target Corporation) from 1972 until Target moved to its own headquarters building in 2002. IDS Center ranks as 47the tallest building in the United States.
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46. Bloomberg Tower (New York City)
One Beacon Court (also called the Bloomberg Tower), is a skyscraper on the East Side of Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It houses the headquarters of Bloomberg L.P. in the lower floors and luxury condominiums in the higher floors. It is located at 731 Lexington Avenue between East 58th and 59th streets. It was built on the site of the flagship Alexanderï؟½s Department Store which was torn down in 2000. The mid-block public space at the base of the building is called Beacon Court. The building stands at 54 stories tall, reaching 806 feet (246 meters). Construction started in 2001 and was completed in 2005.It is currently the 14th tallest building in New York and the 46th tallest in the United States.
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45. MetLife Building (New York City)
The MetLife Building, originally called the Pan Am Building, is a skyscraper located at 200 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The MetLife Building (then Pan Am Building) was the largest commercial office building in the world when it opened on March 7, 1963. It is a recognizable part of the Manhattan skyline and 45th tallest building in the United States.
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44. Condï؟½ Nast Building (Midtown Manhattan)
The Condï؟½ Nast Building, officially 4 Times Square, is a modern skyscraper in Times Square in Midtown Manhattan. Located on Broadway between 42nd Street and 43rd, the structure was finished in January 2000 as part of a larger project to redevelop 42nd Street. The building stretches 48 stories to 809 ft (247 m) making it the 12th tallest building in New York City and the 44th tallest in the United States.
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43. One Chase Manhattan Plaza (New York City)
One Chase Manhattan Plaza is a banking skyscraper located in the downtown Manhattan Financial District of New York City, between Pine, Liberty, Nassau, and William Streets. Construction on the building was completed in 1961. It has 60 floors, with 5 basement floors, and is 248 meters (813 ft) tall, making it the 11th tallest building in New York City, the 43rd tallest in the United States, and the 137th tallest building in the world.
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42. CitySpire Center (New York City)
The CitySpire Center is the tallest mixed-use skyscraper in New York City, located on the south side of West 56th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in Midtown Manhattan. Finished in 1987, it is 248 meters (814 ft) tall and has 75 floors, with a total area of 359,000 square feet (33,400 m2). The building is owned by Tishman Speyer Properties. Designed by Helmut Jahn, it is the ninth-tallest building in New York City and the 42nd tallest in the United States.
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41. Legacy Tower (Chicago)
The Legacy at Millennium Park is a 72 story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, located along S. Wabash Avenue, near E. Monroe Street. The building contains 360 luxury condominium units, as well as providing 460 parking spaces. Additionally the build includes 41,000 sq ft (3,800 m2). (3,809 square meter) of classroom space for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the lower floors. The site where the building is erected preserves the historic facade of the Chicago Landmark Jewelers Row District on Wabash Ave. Legacy Tower is 41st tallest building in the United States.
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40. Aqua Skyscraper (Chicago)
Aqua is an 82-story mixed-use residential skyscraper in the Lakeshore East development in downtown Chicago designed in the Modern architectural style. The buildingï؟½s height of 819 ft (250 m), includes six levels of parking below ground. The buildingï؟½s eight-story, 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2) base is topped by a 82,550 sq ft (7,669 m2) terrace with gardens, gazebos, pools, hot tubs, a walking/running track and fire pit. Each floor will cover approximately 16,000 sq ft (1,500 m2). The Aqua was named the Emporis 2009 skyscraper of the year and is 40th tallest building in the United States.
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39. One Atlantic Center (Midtown, Atlanta)
One Atlantic Center, also known as IBM Tower, is a skyscraper located in Midtown Atlanta. It is the third-tallest in Atlanta, reaching a height of 820 feet (250 m) with 50 stories of office space. It was completed in 1987 and remained the tallest building in Atlanta until 1992, when it was surpassed by the Bank of America Plaza, which was also built in Midtown. IBM Tower is 39th tallest building in the United States.
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38. Chase Tower (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Opened in 1990 near Monument Circle in Indianapolis, the Chase Tower (formerly known as the Bank One Tower and originally conceived as American Fletcher Tower) is the tallest skyscraper in Indiana. It surpassed the AUL Tower (now OneAmerica Tower) in Indianapolis for the distinction. The buildingï؟½s twin spires pierce 830 feet (253.0 m) into the Indianapolis skyline, while the 48 floors of office and retail space below peak at the 700 feet (214 m) roof. It is the headquarters for Chaseï؟½s (formerly Bank Oneï؟½s) Indiana operations. While the building has two spires of equal height, only one of them is actually functional as a transmission antenna. The other mast is merely an architectural decoration. The Chase Tower is the 38th tallest building in the United States and 141th tallest in the world.
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37. U.S. Steel Tower (Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
U.S. Steel Tower, also known as the Steel Building (formerly the USX Tower), is the tallest skyscraper in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the 37th tallest in the United States. Completed in 1970, the tower has 64 floors to 841 ft (256 m) and has 2,300,000 square feet (214,000 m2) of leasable space. Its original name was the U.S. Steel Building for many years before it was changed to USX Tower in 1988. The name was finally changed back to the U.S. Steel Tower in January 2002 to reflect U.S. Steelï؟½s new corporate identity (USX was the 1990s combined oil/energy/steel conglomerate). Although no longer the owner of the building, U.S. Steel is one of the largest tenants, occupying more than a half million square feet (46,452 mï؟½) of office space .
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36. Park Tower (Chicago)
Park Tower located at 800 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago is a skyscraper completed in 2000. At 844 feet (257 m) tall with 70 floors ï؟½ 67 floors for practical use, it is the eleventh tallest building in Chicago, the 36th tallest building in the United States, and the eighty-third tallest in the world by architectural detail. It is one of the worldï؟½s tallest buildings to be clad with architectural precast concrete (the Transamerica Pyramid Building in San Francisco is taller). It is one of the tallest non-steel framed structures in the worldï؟½it is a cast-in-place concrete framed structure. This building was originally intended to be 650 feet (198 m) tall. But later, the ceiling heights were increased allowing it to reach 844 feet (257 m).
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35. Two Liberty Place (Philadelphia)
Two Liberty Place is the third tallest skyscraper in Philadelphia, and the 35th tallest in the United States, stretching 58 floors to 848 ft (258m). The tower was completed in 1990. Two Liberty Place is the smaller sister building to nearby One Liberty Place. Both buildings were designed by Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn Architects. Two Liberty Place has two entrances to The Shops at Liberty Place, an enclosed upscale shopping mall attached to the complex. The building also had its signature crown lights replaced in late 2006 with LED lights to enhance its appearance at night. The crown lights are capable of decorative color changes that require less effort than the older light bands.
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34. GE Building (New York City)
The GE Building is an Art Deco skyscraper that forms the centerpiece of Rockefeller Center in the midtown Manhattan section of New York City. Known as the RCA Building until 1988, it is most famous for housing the headquarters of the television network NBC. At 850 feet (259 m) tall, the 70-story building is the 9th tallest building in New York City and the 34th tallest in the United States. Its address is 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
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33. Chase Tower (Chicago)
Chase Tower, located in the Chicago Loop area of Chicago at 10 South Dearborn Street, is a 60 story skyscraper completed in 1969. At 850 feet (259 m) tall, it is the tenth tallest building in Chicago and 33rd tallest in the United States. Chase Tower is known for both its distinctive curving shape and its vibrant public space: a deep sunken plaza at the geographic center of the Chicago Loop, complete with a jet fountain and Marc Chagallï؟½s ceramic wall mural Four Seasons.
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32. Transamerica Pyramid (San Fransisco)
The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest and most recognizable skyscraper in the San Francisco skyline and 32nd tallest in the United States. Although the building no longer houses the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation, it is still strongly associated with the company and is depicted in the companyï؟½s logo. Designed by architect William Pereira, at 260 m (850 ft), upon completion it was among the five tallest buildings in the world.
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31. Aon Center (Los Angeles)
Aon Center is a modernist office skyscraper located at 707 Wilshire Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles, California. Completed in 1973, it is the second-tallest building in Los Angeles and 31st tallest in the United States at 858 feet (262 meters) high, and has 62 floors. Designed by Charles Luckman, it is a rectangular black building with a white border, and a remarkably slender form for a skyscraper in a seismically-active area. The logo of the Aon Corporation, its primary tenant, is displayed at the top in red.
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30. Water Tower Place (Chicago)
Water Tower Place is a large urban, mixed-use development comprising a 758,000 sq ft shopping mall and 74 story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. The complex is located at 835 North Michigan Avenue, along the Magnificent Mile. It is named after the nearby Chicago Water Tower and ranks as 30th tallest building in the United States.
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29. Trump World Tower (New York City)
Trump World Tower is a residential skyscraper at 845 United Nations Plaza (First Avenue between 47th and 48th Streets) in Manhattan, New York City. Construction began in 1999 and concluded in 2001. Designed by the architect Marta Rudzka, the building is 264 meters high and has 72 constructed floors (but lists 90 stories on elevator panels) with curtain wall facades of dark, bronze-tinted glass. The resulting large windows allow for extensive views of the East River and midtown Manhattan. The building is constructed with concrete to improve its wind resistance. The Trump World Tower is 29th tallest building in the United States.
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28. SunTrust Plaza ( Downtown, Atlanta)
SunTrust Plaza (originally known as One Peachtree Center) is a skyscraper in downtown Atlanta. It is 871 feet (265 m) tall and has 60 stories of office space. Built as part of the Peachtree Center complex, construction was finished in 1992, and has been the second-tallest building in Atlanta since then and 28th tallest in the United States.
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27. Bank of America Corporate Center (North Carolina)
The Bank of America Corporate Center is an 871 ft (265 m) skyscraper in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. When completed in 1992, it became and still is the tallest building in North Carolina as well as the tallest building between Philadelphia and Atlanta, Georgia; it is 60 stories high and 27th tallest in the United States and is the most widely known building in the Charlotte skyline.
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26. 900 North Michigan (Chicago)
900 North Michigan in Chicago is a skyscraper completed in 1989. At 871 feet (265 m) tall, it is currently the seventh tallest building in Chicago and the 26th tallest in the United States. It was developed by Urban Retail Properties in 1988 as an upscale sister to Water Tower Place, one block southeast, and was the second vertical mall built along the Magnificent Mile.
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25. Renaissance Tower (Dallas, Texas)
Renaissance Tower is a 886 ft (270 m), 56-story modernist skyscraper located at 1201 Elm Street in downtown Dallas, Texas. The tower is the second tallest in the city, the fifth tallest in Texas, and the 25th tallest in the United States. Renaissance Tower was designed by the architectural firm Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, completed in 1974, and renovated by architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in 1986 and serves as headquarters for Neiman Marcus, Blockbuster and Winstead PC.
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24. Williams Tower (Texas)
The Williams Tower (formerly the Transco Tower) is a skyscraper located in the Uptown District of Houston, Texas. It was designed by architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, in association with Houston-based Morris-Aubry Architects, and erected in 1983. The tower is among Houstonï؟½s most visible buildings. The building is the 4th-tallest in Texas, the 22nd-tallest in the United States, and the 80th-tallest building in the world. It is the tallest building in Houston outside of Downtown Houston. The building has the United States headquarters of the Hines Interests real estate firm.
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23. Citigroup Center (New York City)
The Citigroup Center is one of the ten tallest skyscrapers in New York City, located at 53rd Street between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue in midtown Manhattan. The 59-floor, 915-foot (279-m) building is one of the most distinctive and imposing in New Yorkï؟½s skyline, with a 45ï؟½ angled top and a unique stilt-style base. It contains 1.3 million square feet (120,000 mï؟½) of office space, and the 45-degree angle at the top of the building was originally intended to contain solar panels to provide energy; this idea was eventually dropped because the positioning of the angled roof meant that the solar panels would not face the sun directly. Citigroup Center is 23rd tallest building in the United States.
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22. Bank of America Plaza (Dallas, Texas)
Bank of America Plaza is a 72-story late-modernist skyscraper located in the Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas. Standing at a structural height of 921 ft (281 m), it is the tallest skyscraper in the city of Dallas. It is also the third tallest in Texas and the 22nd tallest in the United States, while also being the 53rd tallest building in the world. It contains 1,900,000 sq ft (177,000 m2) of office space. The building was designed by JPJ Architects, Inc. and Bramalea LTD.
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21. 40 Wall Street (New York City)
40 Wall Street is a 70-story skyscraper located in New York City. Originally known as the Bank of Manhattan Trust building, nd also known as Manhattan Company Building, it was later known by its street address when its founding tenant merged to form the Chase Manhattan Bank and today is known as The Trump Building. he building, located between Nassau Street and William Street in Manhattan, New York City, was completed in 1930 after only 11 months of construction is 21st tallest building in the United States.
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20. Columbia Center (Seattle, Washington)
Columbia Center s the tallest skyscraper in the downtown Seattle skyline, as well as the tallest building in the State of Washington, and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It occupies most of the block bounded by Fourth and Fifth Avenues and Cherry and Columbia Streets. Standing at a height of 937 feet (285 m), it was the tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi River when construction was finished; it is currently fourth by that metric, the second tallest building on the West Coast, and the twentieth tallest building in the United States.
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19. One Liberty Place (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
The One Liberty Place Building was formerly the tallest and is currently the second tallest building and skyscraper in the City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, after the Comcast Center. It is the 19th tallest building in the United States. Completed in 1987, One Liberty Place has 61 floors and is 945 ft (288 m) tall, only two feet (0.6 m) shorter than the Key Tower in Cleveland, Ohio. Designed by Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn Architects, the buildingï؟½s spire echoes that of the Chrysler Building in New York City.
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18. Key Tower (Cleveland, Ohio)
Key Tower is a skyscraper on Public Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio designed by architect Cï؟½sar Pelli. It is the tallest building in both the city of Cleveland and the state of Ohio, the 18th tallest building in the United States, and the 65th tallest building in the world.
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17. American International Building (New York City)
The American International Building is a 66-story, 952 foot (290 m) tall building in Lower Manhattan in New York City. It was completed in 1932 by the Cities Service Company for the oil and gas baron Henry Latham Doherty. This was during the New York skyscraper race, which accounts for its gothic-like spire-topped appearance, a popular architectural style at that time. When completed it was the third tallest building in the world, after only the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building. It was the last skyscraper to be built in Lower Manhattan prior to World War II. It was the tallest building in Downtown Manhattan until the 1970s when the World Trade Center was completed. Upon the 9/11 Attacks, it regained the status of the tallest downtown building. It is currently the fifth tallest in New York City and the 17th tallest in the United States.
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16. 311 South Wacker Drive (Chicago)
311 South Wacker Drive in Chicago, USA, is a post-modern 65-story skyscraper completed in 1990. At 961 feet (293 m) tall, it is the sixth tallest building in Chicago and the 16th tallest in the United States.
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15. Comcast Center ( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Comcast Center is a skyscraper in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The 58-story, 975 feet (297 m) tower is the tallest building in Philadelphia and the 15th tallest building in the United States.
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14. Wells Fargo Plaza (Houston, Texas)
The Wells Fargo Plaza, formerly the Allied Bank Plaza and First Interstate Bank Plaza, is located at 1000 Louisiana Street in downtown Houston, Texas. This building is currently the 14th-tallest Building in the United States, the second tallest building in Texas and Houston.
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13. Two Prudential Plaza (Chicago)
Two Prudential Plaza is a super-tall skyscraper that was built in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois, United States in 1990. At 995 feet (303 m) tall, it is currently the sixth-tallest building in Chicago and the 13th tallest in the United States. The building was designed by the firm Loebl, Schlossman & Hackl, with Stephen T. Wright as the principal in charge of design. It has also been honored with 8 awards, including winning the Best Structure Award from the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois in 1995.
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12. JPMorgan Chase Tower (Houston, Texas)
he 75-story, 1,002-foot (305 m) tall JPMorgan Chase Tower of Houston, Texas, formerly the Texas Commerce Tower, is the tallest building in Houston, the tallest building in Texas 12th tallest in the United States, the tallest five-sided building in the world, and is the 48th tallest building in the world.
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11. AT&T Corporate Center (Chicago)
The AT&T Corporate Center is the 5th tallest completed skyscraper in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States and the 11th tallest in the United States at a height of 1,021 ft (307 m) containing 60 floors.
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10. U.S. Bank Tower (Los Angeles)
U.S. Bank Tower is the tallest building in the state of California, the 10th tallest in the United States, the tallest west of the Mississippi River, and as of December 2009, the 40th tallest building in the world. Because local building codes require the building to have a helipad, it is also the tallest building in the world with a roof-top heliport.
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9. Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta)
The Bank of America Plaza is a skyscraper located in the SoNo district of Atlanta, Georgia. Standing 1,023 ft (311.8 m), 9th tallest building in United States. It ranks as the 36th tallest building in the world.
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8. The New York Times Building (New York)
The New York Times Building is a skyscraper on the west side of Midtown Manhattan that was completed in 2007. Its chief tenant is The New York Times Company, publisher of the The New York Times, The Boston Globe, the International Herald Tribune, as well as other regional papers. The New York Times Building is 8th tallest building in the United States.
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7. Chrysler Building (New York City)
The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan in the Turtle Bay area at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Chrysler Building is 7th tallest building in the United States.
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6. John Hancock Center (Chicago)
John Hancock Center at 875 North Michigan Avenue in the Streeterville area of Chicago, Illinois, is a 100-story, 1,127-foot (344 m) tall skyscraper. It is currently the fourth-tallest building in Chicago and the 6th tallest in the United States.
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5. Aon Center (Chicago)
Aon Center (Chicago) is a modern skyscraper in the Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by architect firms Edward Durell Stone and The Perkins and Will partnership, and completed in 1973 as the Standard Oil Building. With 83 floors and a height of 1,136 feet (346 m), it is the third tallest building in Chicago, surpassed in height by the Willis Tower and the Trump International Hotel and Tower. The building is managed by Jones Lang LaSalle. Aon has the headquarters of the Aon Corporation, and it formerly had the headquarters of Amoco. It is 5th tallest building in the United States.
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4. Bank of America Tower (New York City)
The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park is a 1,200 ft (366 m) skyscraper in the Midtown Manhattan district of New York City. It is located on Sixth Avenue, between 42nd and 43rd Street, opposite Bryant Park. It is the second tallest building in New York City, after the Empire State Building, and the fourth tallest building in the United States.
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3. Empire State Building (New York City)
The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark Art Deco skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. Its name is derived from the nickname for the state of New York, The Empire State. It stood as the worldï؟½s tallest building for more than forty years, from its completion in 1931 until construction of the World Trade Centerï؟½s North Tower was completed in 1972. Currently it is 3rd tallest building in the United States.
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2. Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)
The Trump International Hotel and Tower, also known as Trump Tower Chicago and locally as the Trump Tower, is a skyscraper condo-hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois. The building, named after real estate developer Donald Trump, was designed by architect Adrian Smith of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Bovis Lend Lease built the 92-story structure, which reached a height of 1,389 feet (423 m) including its spire, its roof topping out at 1,170 feet (360 m).Trump announced in 2001 that the skyscraper would become the tallest building in the world, but after the September 11, 2001 attacks, the building plans were scaled back, and its design has undergone several revisions. When topped out in 2009 it became the second-tallest building in the United States after Chicagoï؟½s Willis Tower. It is expected to be surpassed by the One World Trade Center in New York City in the middle of 2013, and by the on-hold Chicago Spire if completed.
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1. Willis Tower (Chicago)
Willis Tower, formerly named Sears Tower, is a 108-story, 1451-foot (442 m) skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. At the time of its completion in 1974, it was the tallest building in the world, surpassing the World Trade Center towers in New York, and it held this rank for nearly 25 years. The Willis Tower is the tallest building in the United States and the fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the world, as well as the fifth tallest building in the world to the roof.
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