4. Het Empire State Building
De lijst van de hoogste gebouwen van de Verenigde Staten bevat informatie over de vijftig hoogste gebouwen in de VS. Gebouwen waarvan de naam vetgedrukt is, waren ten tijde van hun voltooiing het hoogste gebouw ter wereld.
Hoogste gebouwen [bewerken]
| Plaats |
Gebouw |
Locatie |
Hoogte |
Verdiepingen |
Bouwjaar |
| 1 |
One World Trade Center (nog in aanbouw) |
New York, NY |
541 m |
104 |
2013 |
| 2 |
Willis Tower (Sears Tower) |
Chicago, IL |
442 m |
110 |
1974 |
| 3 |
Trump International Hotel and Tower |
Chicago, IL |
423 m |
98 |
2009 |
| 4 |
Empire State Building |
New York, NY |
381 m |
102 |
1931 |
| 5 |
Bank of America Tower |
New York, NY |
366 m |
55 |
2009 |
| 6 |
Aon Center |
Chicago, IL |
346 m |
83 |
1973 |
| 7 |
John Hancock Center |
Chicago, IL |
344 m |
100 |
1969 |
| 8 |
Chrysler Building |
New York, NY |
319 m |
77 |
1930 |
| 9 |
The New York Times Building |
New York, NY |
319 m |
52 |
2007 |
| 10 |
Bank of America Plaza |
Atlanta, GA |
312 m |
55 |
1992 |
| 11 |
U.S. Bank Tower |
Los Angeles, CA |
310 m |
73 |
1990 |
| 12 |
AT&T Corporate Center |
Chicago, IL |
307 m |
60 |
1989 |
| 13 |
J.P. Morgan Chase Tower |
Houston, TX |
305 m |
75 |
1982 |
| 14 |
Two Prudential Plaza |
Chicago, IL |
303 m |
64 |
1990 |
| 15 |
Wells Fargo Plaza |
Houston, TX |
302 m |
71 |
1983 |
| 16 |
Comcast Center |
Philadelphia, PA |
297 m |
57 |
2008 |
| 17 |
311 South Wacker Drive |
Chicago, IL |
293 m |
65 |
1990 |
| 18 |
American International Building |
New York, NY |
290 m |
67 |
1932 |
| 19 |
Key Tower |
Cleveland, OH |
289 m |
57 |
1991 |
| 20 |
One Liberty Place |
Philadelphia, PA |
288 m |
61 |
1987 |
| 21 |
Columbia Center |
Seattle, WA |
284 m |
76 |
1984 |
| 22 |
40 Wall Street (Trump Building) |
New York, NY |
283 m |
71 |
1930 |
| 23 |
Bank of America Plaza |
Dallas, TX |
281 m |
72 |
1985 |
| 24 |
Citigroup Center |
New York, NY |
279 m |
59 |
1977 |
| 25 |
Williams Tower |
Houston, TX |
275 m |
64 |
1983 |
| 26 |
Renaissance Tower |
Dallas, TX |
270 m |
56 |
1975 |
| 27 |
Beekman Tower |
New York, NY |
267 m |
76 |
2011 |
| 28 |
Bank of America Corp. Ctr. |
Charlotte, NC |
265 m |
60 |
1992 |
| 29 |
900 North Michigan |
Chicago, IL |
265 m |
66 |
1989 |
| 30 |
SunTrust Plaza |
Atlanta, GA |
264 m |
60 |
1993 |
| 31 |
Trump World Tower |
New York, NY |
262 m |
72 |
2001 |
| 32 |
Water Tower Place |
Chicago, IL |
262 m |
74 |
1976 |
| 33 |
Aqua |
Chicago, IL |
262 m |
86 |
2009 |
| 34 |
Aon Center |
Los Angeles, CA |
262 m |
62 |
1974 |
| 35 |
Transamerica Pyramid |
San Francisco, CA |
260 m |
48 |
1972 |
| 36 |
Chase Tower |
Chicago, IL |
259 m |
60 |
1969 |
| 37 |
GE Building |
New York, NY |
259 m |
70 |
1933 |
| 38 |
Two Liberty Place |
Philadelphia, PA |
258 m |
58 |
1990 |
| 39 |
Park Tower |
Chicago, IL |
257 m |
67 |
2000 |
| 40 |
U.S. Steel Tower |
Pittsburgh, PA |
256 m |
64 |
1970 |
| 41 |
One Atlantic Center |
Atlanta, GA |
250 m |
50 |
1987 |
| 42 |
The Legacy at Millennium Park |
Chicago, IL |
249 m |
73 |
2010 |
| 43 |
CitySpire Center |
New York, NY |
248 m |
75 |
1989 |
| 44 |
One Chase Manhattan Plaza |
New York, NY |
248 m |
60 |
1960 |
| 45 |
Chase Tower |
Indianapolis, IN |
247 m |
49 |
1990 |
| 46 |
4 Times Square |
New York, NY |
247 m |
48 |
1999 |
| 47 |
MetLife Building |
New York, NY |
246 m |
59 |
1963 |
| 48 |
Bloomberg Tower |
New York, NY |
246 m |
54 |
2005 |
| 49 |
Mellon Bank Center |
Philadelphia, PA |
241 m |
54 |
1990 |
| 50 |
Woolworth Building |
New York, NY |
241 m |
57 |
1913 |
Hoogste gebouwen naar torenspitshoogte [bewerken]
Deze lijst rangschikt gebouwen in de Verenigde Staten gebaseerd op de hoogte van de torenspits, die ook antennemasten kan omvatten. De standaard architectonische maatstaf van de hoogte, die de antennes in bouwhoogte uitsluit, is inbegrepen ter vergelijking.
| Plaats |
Gebouw |
Locatie |
Torenspitshoogte |
Standaardhoogte |
Bouwjaar |
| 1 |
Willis Tower (Sears Tower) |
Chicago, IL |
527 |
442 m |
1974 |
| 2 |
John Hancock Center |
Chicago, IL |
457 m |
344 m |
1969 |
| 3 |
Empire State Building |
New York, NY |
443 m |
381 m |
1931 |
| 4 |
Trump International Hotel and Tower |
Chicago, IL |
423 m |
423 m |
2009 |
| 5 |
Bank of America Tower |
New York, NY |
366 m |
366 m |
2009 |
| 6 |
Aon Center |
Chicago, IL |
346 m |
346 m |
1973 |
| 7 |
Condé Nast Building |
New York, NY |
341 m |
247 m |
1999 |
| 8 |
Chrysler Building |
New York, NY |
319 m |
319 m |
1930 |
| 9 |
The New York Times Building |
New York, NY |
319 m |
319 m |
2007 |
| 10 |
Bank of America Plaza |
Atlanta, GA |
317 m |
312 m |
1992 |