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[[Image:Sky-Scrapers of Birmingham postcard.jpg|right|thumb|275px|A c. 1910 postcard showing "A Group of Sky-Scrapers" in Birmingham]]
[[Image:Sky-Scrapers of Birmingham postcard.jpg|right|thumb|225px|A c. 1910 postcard showing "A Group of Sky-Scrapers" in Birmingham]]
[[Image:Heaviest corner.jpg|right|thumb|275px|The so-called "[[Heaviest Corner on Earth]]" with four tall buildings constructed between 1902 and 1912]]
[[Image:Heaviest corner.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The so-called "[[Heaviest Corner on Earth]]" with four tall buildings constructed between 1902 and 1912]]
[[Image:City Federal top.jpg|right|thumb|275px|The top of the [[City Federal Building]] (1913), which reigned as the state's tallest building until 1969]]
[[Image:City Federal top.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The top of the [[City Federal Building]] (1913), which reigned as the state's tallest building until 1969]]
[[Image:Wachovia Tower.jpg|right|thumb|275px|The [[Wells Fargo Tower]], now the tallest building in Birmingham]]
[[Image:Wachovia Tower.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The [[Wells Fargo Tower]], now the tallest building in Birmingham]]
[[Image:Roden Hotel.jpg|right|thumb|275px|The unfinished [[Roden Hotel]], c. 1917]]
[[Image:Roden Hotel.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The unfinished [[Roden Hotel]], c. 1917]]
[[Image:Shepherd Centre rendering.jpg|right|thumb|275px|The never-built [[Shepherd Centre]] proposal of [[1987]]]]
[[Image:Shepherd Centre rendering.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The never-built [[Shepherd Centre]] proposal of [[1987]]]]


This is a '''List of buildings by height''':
This is a '''List of buildings by height''':


* [[Wells Fargo Tower]], 454 feet
{| class="sortable" border="0"
* [[Regions-Harbert Plaza]], 437 feet
|-
* [[Regions Center]], 399 feet
! Building !! Height (in feet) !! # of Stories !! Year built !! Architect
* [[AT&T City Center]], 390 feet
|-
* [[City Federal Building]], 325 feet
| [[Wells Fargo Tower]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 454 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 34 || [[1986]] || Skidmore, Owings & Merrill / [[Giattina Aycock Architecture Studio|Giattina, Fisher & Company]]
* [[Alabama Power Building (1990)]], 322 feet
|-
* [[Thomas Jefferson Hotel]], 287 feet
| [[Regions-Harbert Plaza]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 437 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 32 || [[1989]] || Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
* [[John Hand Building]], 285 feet
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* [[Daniel Building]], 283 feet
| [[Regions Center]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 399 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 30 || [[1972]] || Welton Becket & Associates / [[Charles McCauley|Charles H. McCauley Associates]]
* [[2121 Building]], 276 feet
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* [[Regions Plaza]], 276 feet
| [[Regions Center]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 399 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 30 || [[1972]] || Welton Becket & Associates / [[Charles McCauley|Charles H. McCauley Associates]]
* [[Two North Twentieth]], 264 feet
|-
* [[Financial Center]], 262 feet
| [[AT&T City Center]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 390 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 30 || [[1971]] || Kahn & Jacobs / [[Warren Knight & Davis]]
* [[Galleria Tower]], 17-stories, 250 feet
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* [[Empire Building]], 249 feet
| [[City Federal Building]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 325 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 27 || [[1913]] || [[William Weston]]
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| [[Alabama Power Building (1990)|Alabama Power Building]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 322 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | -- || [[1990]] ||
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| [[Thomas Jefferson Hotel]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 287 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 19 || [[1929]] || [[David O. Whilldin]]
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| [[John A. Hand Building]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 284 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 21 || [[1912]] || Mowbray and Uffinger / [[William Leslie Welton]]
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| [[Daniel Building]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 283 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 20 || [[1970]] ||
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| [[2121 Building]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 276 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 17 || [[1962]] || John H. Summer and Associates
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| [[Regions Plaza]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 276 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 18 || [[1976]] || Russell McCaleb & Associates / John Carl Warnecke & Associates
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| [[Two North Twentieth]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 264 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 17 || [[1962]] || [[Lawrence Whitten]]
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| [[Financial Center]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 249 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | -- || -- ||
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| [[Galleria Tower]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 250 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 17 || [[1986]] || Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum
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| [[Empire Building]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 246 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | 16 || [[1909]] || [[William T. Warren]] / [[William Leslie Welton]]
|}
 
* [[Watts Tower]], 249 feet
* [[Watts Tower]], 249 feet
* [[Jefferson Tower]], 248 feet
* [[Jefferson Tower]], 248 feet
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* [[West Pavilion]], 10 stories
* [[West Pavilion]], 10 stories
* [[Zeigler Research Building]], 10 stories
* [[Zeigler Research Building]], 10 stories
==Tall uninhabited structures==
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==Notable demolished buildings==
==Notable demolished buildings==

Revision as of 18:03, 29 September 2011

A c. 1910 postcard showing "A Group of Sky-Scrapers" in Birmingham
The so-called "Heaviest Corner on Earth" with four tall buildings constructed between 1902 and 1912
The top of the City Federal Building (1913), which reigned as the state's tallest building until 1969
The Wells Fargo Tower, now the tallest building in Birmingham
The unfinished Roden Hotel, c. 1917
The never-built Shepherd Centre proposal of 1987

This is a List of buildings by height:

Building Height (in feet) # of Stories Year built Architect
Wells Fargo Tower 454 34 1986 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill / Giattina, Fisher & Company
Regions-Harbert Plaza 437 32 1989 Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
Regions Center 399 30 1972 Welton Becket & Associates / Charles H. McCauley Associates
Regions Center 399 30 1972 Welton Becket & Associates / Charles H. McCauley Associates
AT&T City Center 390 30 1971 Kahn & Jacobs / Warren Knight & Davis
City Federal Building 325 27 1913 William Weston
Alabama Power Building 322 -- 1990
Thomas Jefferson Hotel 287 19 1929 David O. Whilldin
John A. Hand Building 284 21 1912 Mowbray and Uffinger / William Leslie Welton
Daniel Building 283 20 1970
2121 Building 276 17 1962 John H. Summer and Associates
Regions Plaza 276 18 1976 Russell McCaleb & Associates / John Carl Warnecke & Associates
Two North Twentieth 264 17 1962 Lawrence Whitten
Financial Center 249 -- --
Galleria Tower 250 17 1986 Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum
Empire Building 246 16 1909 William T. Warren / William Leslie Welton

Tall uninhabited structures

Notable demolished buildings

Notable unbuilt proposals

Notes

  • Heights are to the main roof, not to spires or other appurtenances. Heights are as given by Skyscraperpage.com and Emporis.com unless more accurate information is available. The cutoff for this listing is 100 feet or 10 stories.
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