Every state has a highest building, whether it's an 11-story apartment building or a super tall skyscraper reaching well over 1,000 feet.
We ranked the highest buildings in all 50 states ahead of National Skyscraper Day on September 3.
The tallest building is 15 times larger than the smallest.
While tall buildings are concentrated in the larger cities in the US, every state has to have their own tallest building. We found the largest building in each state using data from The Skyscraper Center, a database maintained by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
To celebrate National Skyscraper Day, keep scrolling to see where your state's tallest building ranks.
34. The Industrial National Bank Building in Providence, Rhode Island, is 428 feet tall.
The Industrial National Bank Building.
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The building is called the "Superman Building" by locals due to its resemblance to the Daily Planet, the newspaper that Clark Kent works at in the comics.
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33. The First Hawaiian Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, is 429 feet tall.
28. The Wells Fargo Center in Portland, Oregon, is also 546 feet tall.
The Wells Fargo Center.
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Unsurprisingly, the Wells Fargo Center also has 40 floors and "panoramic views of downtown Portland, Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, and the Willamette River," according to its website.
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26. 400 West Market in Louisville, Kentucky, is 549 feet tall.
400 West Market.
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Louisville's 400 West Market was completed in 1993 and has 35 floors.
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25. The US Bank Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is 601 feet tall.
24. AT&T Building in Nashville, Tennessee, is 617 feet tall.
The AT&T Building.
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Nashville locals know it as the "Batman Building" due to its striking resemblance to Batman's mask with the two spires on either side — however, the design was actually supposed to emulate cellphone antennae.
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23. One Kansas City Place in Kansas City, Missouri, is 624 feet tall.
20. The Palazzo in Las Vegas, Nevada, is 642 feet tall.
The Palazzo.
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The Palazzo opened in 2008, cost a whopping $1.9 billion, and is 50 stories tall. But the Palazzo most likely won't stay the tallest building for long. There are two hotels in progress, The Drew Las Vegas and Resorts World Las Vegas that, once completed, both will be taller than the Palazzo.
Stratosphere Tower is also technically taller, but according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, freestanding observation towers that are not inhabitable structures are not considered "buildings."
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19. The Hancock Whitney Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, is 697 feet tall.
Hancock Whitney Center.
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The Hancock Whitney Center recently opened under its new name in January 2019. Prior to that, the 51-story building was known as One Shell Square.
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18. Republic Plaza in Denver, Colorado, is 714 feet tall.
12. Devon Tower in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is 850 feet tall.
Devon Tower.
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The building's three-sided design "evolved in part from Devon's desire to not 'turn its back' on any part of the city," according to Skyscraper Center.
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11. Panorama Tower in Miami, Florida, is 868 feet tall.
9. 99 Hudson Street in Jersey City, New Jersey, is 900 feet tall.
99 Hudson Street.
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99 Hudson Street took the crown from the Goldman Sachs Tower (a fellow Jersey City building) when its construction topped off in late 2018, at a height of 900 feet. As of May 2020, the luxury condo building is almost ready for opening.
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8. The Columbia Center in Seattle, Washington, is 943 feet tall.
The Columbia Center.
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The Columbia Center is home to the Skyview Observatory on the 73rd floor of the building, making it the highest observatory deck in the Pacific Northwest.
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7. Key Tower in Cleveland, Ohio, is 947 feet tall.
While it might technically be called Willis Tower, both locals and tourists alike can agree that this 110-floor building will always be the Sears Tower in our hearts.
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1. One World Trade Center in New York, New York, is 1,776 feet tall.
The Freedom Tower.
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America's tallest building, One World Trade Center (or the Freedom Tower), is intentionally 1,776 feet to honor the year that the United States was founded.
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