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The downtown skyline of Houston The tallest skyscrapers in Texas. This list of tallest buildings in Texas ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Texas by height. The tallest structure in the state, excluding radio towers, is the JP Morgan Chase Tower, in Houston, which contains 75 floors and is 1,002 ft (305 m) tall.
1 Undershaft is a skyscraper planned for the City of London financial district. The scheme is being developed by Aroland Holdings [ 4 ] and designed by Eric Parry Architects . It is set to replace the St Helen's tower, and if built will be the second-tallest building in London and the United Kingdom at 294 metres.
Skyscrapers in Texas, United States Wikimedia Commons has media related to Skyscrapers in Texas . Articles in this category should be placed in both a city category and an appropriate building use category.
The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is the Renaissance Tower, which rises 886 feet (270 m) and was completed in 1974. [5] The Comerica Bank Tower, completed in 1987 and rising 787 feet (240 m), is the third-tallest building in Dallas. [6] Three of the ten tallest buildings in Texas are located in Dallas. [7]
New York City and Chicago have been the centers of American skyscraper building. The 10-story Home Insurance Building, built in Chicago in 1885, is regarded as the world's first skyscraper; the building was constructed using a novel steel-loadbearing frame which became a standard of the industry worldwide. [2]
The aggregated heights of Austin's high-rises is second in Texas, behind Houston, based on data from Texas Real Estate Source. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The current tallest completed building in Austin is Sixth and Guadalupe , with a height of 874 ft (266 m), followed by The Independent at 690 ft (210 m) and The Austonian at 680 ft (210 m).
Originally completed in 1981 as Texas Commerce Tower and commissioned by Texas Commerce Bancshares, the skyscraper attains a height of 1002 feet with 75 floors. Upon its completion, the tower was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.
FirstBank Southwest Tower is a 374-foot (114 m), 31-story building located in Amarillo, Texas, United States. Formerly known as SPS Tower, Bank One Center, Chase Tower, and Amarillo Tower, it is the tallest building in Amarillo and the West Texas region. The building used to be the home of the Amarillo branch of American National Bank.