Global InformationList of tallest buildings in Philadelphia information
Philadelphia, the largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, is home to more than 300 completed high-rise buildings up to 330 feet (101 m),[1] and 58 completed skyscrapers of 330 feet (101 m) or taller,[2] of which 34 are 400 feet (122 m) or taller and are listed below.
As of 2018[update], the tallest building in the city is the 60-story Comcast Technology Center,[3] which topped out at 1,150 feet (351 m) in Center City on November 27, 2017, and was opened in 2018.[4][5][6]
Comcast Technology Center is the tallest building in the United States outside New York City and Chicago, and is ranked as the 14th-tallest building in the United States, and as the 96th-tallest in the world.[4] The second-tallest building in Philadelphia is the 58-story Comcast Center at 974 feet (297 m),[7] while the third-tallest building is One Liberty Place, which rises 61 floors and 945 feet (288 m).[8] One Liberty Place stood as the tallest building in Pennsylvania for over 20 years until the completion of Comcast Center in 2008. Seven of the ten tallest buildings in Pennsylvania are in Philadelphia; the remainder are in Pittsburgh.[9] Philadelphia is one of only five American cities with two or more completed buildings over 900 feet (274 m) tall; the others are New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Los Angeles.[10]
Philadelphia's history of tall buildings is generally thought to have begun with the 1754 addition of the steeple to Christ Church, which was one of America's first high-rise structures.[11] Through most of the 20th century, a "gentlemen's agreement" and economic restraints[12] prevented buildings from rising higher than the 548-ft (167-m) Philadelphia City Hall.[13] Despite this, Philadelphia amassed a large collection of high-rise buildings. The completion of One Liberty Place in 1987 broke the agreement,[13] and Philadelphia has since seen the construction of eleven skyscrapers that eclipse City Hall in height.[2]
Philadelphia has twice held the tallest habitable building in North America, first with Christ Church, then with City Hall. The latter reigned as the world's tallest building from 1894 to 1908, and is currently the world's second-tallest masonry building, only 1.6 feet (0.49 m) shorter[14] than Mole Antonelliana in Turin.[15][16] Like other large American cities, Philadelphia experienced a massive building boom in the 1970s and 1980s, resulting in the completion of 20 skyscrapers of 330 feet (101 m) or taller.[17]
- ^ "High-rise buildings in Philadelphia". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ a b "Search results for completed buildings of 100+ meters in Philadelphia". skyscrapercenter.com. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ Wesser, James "10 of the tallest buildings in Pennsylvania". Pennsylvania News, ABC27, 30 May 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Comcast Technology Center". skyscrapercenter.com. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ Romero, Melissa (November 28, 2017). "Comcast Technology Center is officially the tallest building in Philly". Curbed Philly. Vox Media, Inc. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ Lattanzio, Vince (November 30, 2017). "The Comcast Technology Center Is Philly's Tallest Building and Yes, There's a Mini Billy Penn Up There". NBC10 Philadelphia. NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ "Comcast Center". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ "One Liberty Place". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ "Diagram of Tallest Buildings in Pennsylvania". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ "Diagram of Tallest Buildings in the United States". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ "Christ Church". emporis.com. Emporis. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ Kopp, John "30 years ago, One Liberty Place reshaped the Philadelphia skyline for all time" Philadelphia Voice. April 18, 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ a b "City Hall". PhillySkyline.com. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form". National Park Service. pages 2, 10. Retrieved November 13, 2017. "The statue was … hoisted to the top of the tower in fourteen sections in 1894." (pg.10) "The tower rising 548 feet, City Hall was the highest occupied building in America…" (pg.2)
- ^ "Mole Antonelliana". museocinema.it. Museo Nazionale del Cinema. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ "Mole Antonelliana". emporis.com. Emporis Gmbh. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ "Search results for completed buildings from 1970 to 1989 in Philadelphia". skyscrapercenter.com. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved April 18, 2019.