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When the tower opened, it had a twelve-lane slide, attached at the first balcony level (50 ft), on which riders could slide down on using burlap bags. [1] With two elevators holding 50 people each, the attraction has a capacity of 2000 riders per hour. [2] The tower served as a replacement for the former Sky Hook attraction. [3]
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.
Fort Worth, the 5th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas, is home to 50 high-rises, 21 of which stand taller than 200 feet (61 m). [1] The tallest building in the city is the 40-story Burnett Plaza , which rises 567 feet (173 m) in Downtown Fort Worth and was completed in 1983. [ 2 ]
Missouri City, Texas Guyed Mast 600.7 m Senior Road Tower: Missouri City, Texas Guyed Mast 600.5 m KTRK-TV Tower: Missouri City, Texas Guyed Mast 600.5 m Houston Tower Joint Venture Tower: Missouri City, Texas Guyed Mast 600.5 m American Towers Tower Missouri City: Missouri City, Texas Guyed Mast 600.4 m KRIV-TV Tower: Missouri City, Texas
The U.S. city of San Antonio, Texas is home to 93 high-rises, 15 of which are skyscrapers that stand at least 328 feet (100 m) feet tall. The tallest structure in the city, excluding radio antennas, is the Tower of the Americas, standing 750 feet (229 m) tall.
At 64 stories and 909 feet (277 m) above the ground level, the Williams Tower is the tallest building in Houston outside of Downtown Houston. [3] When it was constructed in 1983, it was also the world's tallest skyscraper outside of a city's central business district .
The Metro Tower, also known as the NTS Tower, is an office high-rise building located in Lubbock, Texas. Completed in 1955, it is the tallest building in Lubbock at 274 feet (84 meters). [ 2 ] The 20-story building was originally known as the Great Plains Life Building after an insurance company that was its first occupant.
Dallas, the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas, is the site of 42 completed high-rise buildings over 350 feet (107 m), 20 of which stand taller than 492 feet (150 m). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The tallest building in the city is the Bank of America Plaza , which rises 921 feet (281 m) in Downtown Dallas and was completed in 1985.