Philadelphia skyline as seen from the old
South Street Bridge in November 2007
This list of tallest buildings in Philadelphia ranks skyscrapers in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by height. The tallest building in the city is currently the 57-story Comcast Center, which at 975 feet (297 meters)[1] is currently the 14th-tallest building in the United States. It was topped out on June 18, 2007, to become the tallest building in the city and the state.[2] Another famous Philadelphia skyscraper is One Liberty Place, the city's 2nd-tallest building and the 17th-tallest in the country.[3] and was Philly's tallest for 20 years. Six of the ten tallest buildings in Pennsylvania are in Philadelphia, with the remainder being in Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia's history of tall buildings is generally thought to begin with the 1754 addition of the steeple to Christ Church, which was one of America's first high-rise structures.[4] Through most of the 20th century, a "gentlemen's agreement" prevented buildings from rising higher than the 548-ft (167-m) Philadelphia City Hall.[5] Despite this, Philadelphia amassed a large collection of high-rise buildings. The completion of One Liberty Place in 1987 broke the agreement,[5] and Philadelphia has since seen the construction of eight skyscrapers that eclipse City Hall in height.
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 1901 to 1908,[6] and is currently the world's second-tallest masonry building, only 1.6 feet (0.49 m) shorter[7] than Mole Antonelliana in Turin.[8] Like other large American cities, Philadelphia went through a massive building boom in the 1970s and 1980s, resulting in the completion of over 20 high-rise buildings. The city is the site of 15 skyscrapers at least 492 feet (150 m) tall.
[edit] Tallest buildings
This lists ranks completed and topped out skyscrapers in Philadelphia that stand at least 400 feet (120 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. The only demolished building that would have ranked on this list was the 492-foot (150 m) One Meridian Plaza, razed in 1999.[9]
[edit] Tallest approved and proposed
This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Philadelphia and are planned to rise at least 400 feet (120 m). A floor count of 40 stories is used as the cutoff for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.
* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights or dates of completion has not yet been released.
[edit] Timeline of tallest buildings
Philadelphia has seen few city record-holders compared to other cities with comparable skylines. Christ Church, after being surmounted with its lofty spire in 1754, stood as its tallest building for over 100 years. Then, due to the "gentlemen's agreement" not to build higher than the top of the statue of William Penn atop City Hall,[5] that building stood as the city's tallest structure for 86 years; it also held the world record for tallest habitable building from 1901 until the 1908 completion of the Singer Building in New York City.
[edit] See also
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- ^ a b c "Comcast Center". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=4894. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
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- ^ a b c "One Liberty Place". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1libertyplace-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ^ a b "Christ Church". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.info/en/wm/bu/?id=christchurch-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
- ^ a b c "City Hall". PhillySkyline.com. http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/cityhall/index.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ^ "City Hall". GalenFrysinger.com. http://www.galenfrysinger.com/philadelphia_city_hall.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ^ "Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=178. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ^ "Mole Antonelliana, Turin". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=19834. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ^ "One Meridian Plaza". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1meridianplaza-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ a b "Comcast Center". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=comcastcenter-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Comcast Center Overview". Liberty Property Trust. http://www.libertyproperty.com/comcast.asp?sel=0. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
- ^ "One Liberty Place". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=133. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "One Liberty Place". Structurae.de. http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0010031. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Two Liberty Place". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=2libertyplace-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Two Liberty Place". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=206. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Two Liberty Place". Structurae.de. http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0010034. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Mellon Bank Center". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=mellonbankcenter-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Mellon Bank Center". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=2319. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Mellon Building". Structurae.de. http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0010032. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Bell Atlantic Tower". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=bellatlantictower-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Bell Atlantic Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=323. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Verizon Tower". Structurae.de. http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0010030. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ Kostelni, Natalie (October 1, 2010). "Arch Street High-Rise Has Yet Another Name". Philadelphia Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blogs/real_estate/2010/09/arch_street_high-rise_has_yet_another_name.html. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ^ "G. Fred DiBona, Jr. Building". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=gfreddibona,jcoronelbuilding-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "G. Fred DiBona, Jr. Building". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=419. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Independence Blue Cross Tower". Structurae.de. http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0010035. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "One Commerce Square". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1commercesquare-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ a b "Commerce Square". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=282. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Two Commerce Square". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=2commercesquare-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ a b "Philadelphia City Hall". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=cityhall-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ^ "Philadelphia City Hall". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=178. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Residences at the Ritz-Carlton". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=30855. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
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- ^ "1818 Market Street". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1818marketstreet-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "1818 Market Street". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=424. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "The St. James". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streetstreetjames-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "The Saint James". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3775. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
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- ^ "Loews Philadelphia Hotel". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=loewsphiladelphiahotel-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Loews Philadelphia Hotel". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=425. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "PSFS Building". Structurae.de. http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0002375. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "PNC Bank Building". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=pncbankbuilding-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "PNC Bank Center". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=2378. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Centre Square II". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=centresquareii-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Centre Square II". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=455. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Five Penn Center". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=5penncenter-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Five Penn Center". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=6834. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "The Murano". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streetmurano-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ "The Murano". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=38663. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ Kostelni, Natalie (November 11, 2005). "Murano will heighten West Market's residential thrust". Philadelphia Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2005/11/14/story6.html. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ^ "One South Broad". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1southbroad-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "One South Broad". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=4129. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "2000 Market Street". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=2000marketstreet-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "2000 Market Street". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=457. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Two Logan Square". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=2logansquare-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "2 Logan Square". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=5295. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Cira Center". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=ciracentre-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Cira Center". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=5270. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "1700 Market". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1700market-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "1700 Market". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=454. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "1835 Market Street". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.info/en/wm/bu/?id=1835marketstreet-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ "1835 Market Street". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7277. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Centre Square I". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=centresquarei-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Centre Square I". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=456. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Aramark Tower". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=aramarktower-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Aramark Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=453. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Wachovia Building". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=wachoviabuilding-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Wachovia Building". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=9221. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "One Logan Square". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1logansquare-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "1 Logan Square". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=4624. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "American Commerce Center". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=americancommercecenter-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
- ^ "American Commerce Center". SkyscraperPage.com. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=147514. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
- ^ "Old City Harbor Tower II". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.info/en/wm/bu/?id=oldcityharbortowerii-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
- ^ "Old City Harbor Tower III". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.info/en/wm/bu/?id=oldcityharbortoweriii-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
- ^ "Old City Harbor Tower III". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=oldcityharbortoweriii-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
- ^ "Mandeville Place". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.info/en/wm/bu/?id=mandevilleplace-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
- ^ "Mandeville Place". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=37107. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
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- ^ "The Horizon". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.info/en/wm/bu/?id=streethorizon-philadelphia-pa-usa. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
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