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This is a list of the tallest buildings in St. John's, Newfoundland.

St. John's is the largest city and metropolis in Newfoundland and Labrador with a population of 192 326 as of July 1, 2010[1]. In St. John's, there are 5 buildings that stand taller than 50 m (164 ft). The tallest building in the city is the 11-storey, 64 m (210 ft) Confederation Building.[2] The majority of the high-rises in the city are in Downtown St. John's, however the Confederation building is located on a hill outside of the downtown core, overlooking the city. Therefore, the tallest building in the central core of St. John's is the 63 m (207 ft) Cabot Place II, with 15 floors.

As of February 2011, the city contains 5 skyscrapers over 50 m (164 ft) and 13 high-rise buildings that exceed 35 m (115 ft) in height.[3]

The tallest development that is under construction in St. John's is 351 Water Street, at 47.4 m (156 ft) and 11 floors. As of February 2011, the only high-rise under construction, approved for construction or proposed for construction in the St. John's metropolitan area is 351 Water Street.[3] If built, 351 Water Street will be the 8th tallest building in St. John's and the entire province of Newfoundland and Labrador.


Tallest buildings

This list ranks St. John's high-rises that stand at least 40 m (131 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

Buildings completed as of February, 2011
Rank Building Height Floors Completed Image
1 Confederation Building[4] 64 m 11 1959
2 Cabot Place II[5] 63 m 15 1996
3 Cabot Place I[6] 53 m 12 1988
4 Delta St. John's Hotel[7] 51 m 12 1987
5 ScotiaCentre[8] 50 m 11 1987
6 Fortis Building[9] 49 m 12 1969
7 Southcott Hall[10] 49 m 15 1964
8 TD Place[11] 47 m 10 1981
9 Atlantic Place[12] 46 m 9 1975
10 Newfoundland Hotel[13] 40 m 9 1982
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
St. John's skyline.

Other buildings

Buildings completed as of February, 2011
Rank Building Height Floors Completed Image
St. Patrick's Church 60 m - 1888
Basilica of St. John the Baptist 48 m - 1855
345-347 Duckworth Street[14] 38 m 9 1948
Sir Humphrey Gilbert Building[15] 38 m 7 1958

Historic Buildings

Cabot Tower

Cabot Tower was built in 1897 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot's discovery of Newfoundland, and Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. It is located on top of Signal Hill overlooking the city of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. In 1901, Guglielmo Marconi received the first trans-Atlantic wireless message at a position near the tower, the letter "S" in Morse Code sent from Poldhu, Cornwall, United Kingdom.

Cabot Tower is now the centre of Signal Hill National Historic Park, Canada's second largest historic park, with walking trails, and an interpretation centre where the visitor can hear very interesting stories about the area. Hikers will be rewarded with spectacular views of the city, the harbour, and the ocean.




Colonial Building


Colonial Building was the seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850 to July 28, 1959 and in 1974 declared a Provincial Historic Site.

In 1832 when Newfoundland governed itself by representative government there was not a formal building set aside to house the legislature. The first home of the Legislature was a tavern and lodging house owned and operated by a Mrs. Travers. The stay was short lived as in the legislature haste and inexperience it forgot to vote approval for the funds to pay rent. For the next seventeen years they would meet in various temporary quarters. In 1846 an act was passed authorizing the construction of a Colonial Building as a permanent home.

On May 24, 1847 the cornerstone was laid by the Governor, Major-General Sir John Gaspar LeMarchant. The official opening of the Colonial Building took place on January 28, 1850 by Governor Lemarchant for the second session of the House's fourth general assembly.

Projects

Projects as of February, 2011
Building Height Floors Completed
351 Water Street[16] 47.4 m 11 2012


See also

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Confederation Building". Retrieved 2011-02-19.
  3. ^ a b "St. John's Skyscraper map". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
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