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We all know that NYC and CHI have many more buildings than the rest of the list, but when it comes to height; the other cities stack up well. You will be surprised how many people outside these forums that don't realize Atlanta has the tallest building outside of NYC and CHI.
Some people measure the height of a skyline by the height of the single tallest building - I personally don't like this methodology because I think most people notice several tall buildings in a city, not necessarily the single tallest. All I did was add together the heights of the top 10 tallest skyscrapers in each city.
Completed buildings only:
1. Chicago - 10,642 ft
2. New York - 9,861 ft
3. Houston - 8,105 ft
4. Los Angeles - 7,673 ft
5. Atlanta - 7,594 ft
6. Dallas - 7,292
7. Philadelphia - 7,120 ft
8. Miami - 6,666 ft
9. Seattle - 6,631 ft (Space Needle not included)
10. San Francisco - 6,525 ft
The only other cities I looked at were Denver, Minneapolis, Charlotte, Boston, Detroit, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh. Any other obvious cities I forgot that might unseat one of the above?
Interesting, but why did you stop at only including the 10 tallest in each city?
Yep! The Bank of America building in ATL stands 1023ft(311.8m) tall. There is rumor of a possible new tallest in Atlanta, but the recession has put that project on hold.
I think 10 is a good number to get an idea of how tall most cities are in the US. We are looking at height, not number of buildings. The list can be a little misleading with NYC and CHI but everyone gets the point.
We all know that NYC and CHI have many more buildings than the rest of the list, but when it comes to height; the other cities stack up well. You will be surprised how many people outside these forums that don't realize Atlanta has the tallest building outside of NYC and CHI.
Yeah, the BOA Building. It's only 55 stories though, so that long spire (over 100 feet long) helps.
The JP Morgan Chase building in Houston is 75 stories and falls short of the BOA in Atlanta by about 15 feet or so.
Yeah, the BOA Building. It's only 55 stories though, so that long spire (over 100 feet long) helps.
The JP Morgan Chase building in Houston is 75 stories and falls short of the BOA in Atlanta by about 15 feet or so.
This is true, but the crown is a significant part of the architecture of the building. Remember the antenna is not 100ft it's the crown and antenna. JP Morgan Chase should just add a 16ft antenna and take the title lol.
Last edited by bgNCATL; 12-12-2009 at 02:12 PM..
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