Fifty tallest buildings in the USA

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The United States is home to many of the world's tallest skyscrapers. Here is a list of the U.S.'s 50 tallest based on their official height.

Before the September 11 terrorist attacks, the twin towers of the World Trade Center occupied the number 2 position (or 2 and 3 if one chooses to count them separately).

NameCity�Height��Stories��Year�Finished
1.) Sears Tower Chicago 442m 108 1974
2.) Empire State Building New York City 381m 102 1931
3.) Aon Center Chicago 346m 83 1973
4.) John Hancock Center Chicago 344m 100 1969
5.) Chrysler Building New York City 319m 77 1930
6.) Bank of America Plaza Atlanta 312m 55 1992
7.) U.S. Bank Tower Los Angeles 310m 73 1990
8.) AT&T Corporate Center Chicago 307m 60 1989
9.) J.P. Morgan Chase Tower Houston 305m 75 1982
10.) Two Prudential Plaza Chicago 303m 64 1990
11.) Wells Fargo Plaza Houston 296m 71 1983
12.) Bank of America Tower Seattle 295m 76 1985
13.) 311 South Wacker Drive Chicago 293m 65 1990
14.) American International New York City 290m 66 1932
15.) Key Tower Cleveland 289m 57 1991
16.) One Liberty Place Philadelphia 288m 61 1987
17.) Trump Building New York City 283m 71 1930
18.) Bank of America Plaza Dallas 281m 72 1985
19.) Citigroup Center New York City 279m 59 1977
20.) Williams Tower Houston 275m 64 1983
21.) Renaissance Tower Dallas 270m 56 1974
22.) 900 North Michigan Chicago 265m 66 1989
23.) Bank of America Corp. Ctr. Charlotte 265m 60 1992
24.) SunTrust Plaza Atlanta 265m 60 1992
25.) Trump World Tower New York City 262m 72 2001
26.) Water Tower Place Chicago 262m 74 1976
27.) Aon Center Los Angeles 262m 62 1974
28.) Transamerica Pyramid San Francisco 260m 48 1972
29.) Bank One Plaza Chicago 259m 60 1969
30.) GE Building New York City 259m 69 1933
31.) Two Liberty Place Philadelphia 258m 58 1990
32.) Park Tower Chicago 257m 67 2000
33.) U.S. Steel Tower Pittsburgh 256m 64 1970
34.) One Atlantic Center Atlanta 250m 50 1987
35.) Cityspire New York City 248m 75 1989
36.)�One�Chase�Manhattan�Plaza�� New York City 248m 60 1960
37.) Bank One Tower Indianapolis 247m 49 1990
38.) Conde Nast Building New York City 247m 48 1999
39.) MetLife Building New York City 246m 60 1963
40.)�Four�Seasons�Hotel�&�Tower�� Miami 242m 64 2003
41.) Mellon Bank Center Philadelphia 241m 54 1990
42.) Woolworth Building New York City 241m 57 1913
43.) John Hancock Tower Boston 241m 60 1976
44.) Bank One Center Dallas 240m 60 1987
45.) 30 Hudson Street Jersey City 238m 42 2003
46.) Bank of America Center Houston 238m 56 1983
47.) Bank of America Center San Francisco 237m 52 1969
48.) One Worldwide Plaza New York City 237m 50 1989
49.) 225 South Sixth Minneapolis 237m 56 1992
50.) IDS Center Minneapolis 236m 57 1973


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