# America's Tallest Skyscrapers
The United States has been home to some of the world's tallest skyscrapers, with New York City and Chicago being the centers of American skyscraper building. Here are ten notable skyscrapers in America:
*1. One World Trade Center*
- Location: New York City
- Height: 1,776 feet (541 meters)
- Floors: 104
- Year: 2014
- Notable for being the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere
*2. Central Park Tower*
- Location: New York City
- Height: 1,550 feet (472 meters)
- Floors: 98
- Year: 2020
- Known for being the tallest residential building in the world
*3. Willis Tower*
- Location: Chicago
- Height: 1,450 feet (442 meters)
- Floors: 108
- Year: 1974
- Formerly known as the Sears Tower, it was the tallest building in the world until 1998
*4. 111 West 57th Street*
- Location: New York City
- Height: 1,428 feet (435 meters)
- Floors: 84
- Year: 2021
- Known for being the world's most slender skyscraper
*5. One Vanderbilt*
- Location: New York City
- Height: 1,401 feet (427 meters)
- Floors: 93
- Year: 2020
- A prominent addition to Midtown Manhattan's skyline
*6. 432 Park Avenue*
- Location: New York City
- Height: 1,396 feet (426 meters)
- Floors: 85
- Year: 2015
- One of the tallest buildings in the world
*7. Trump International Hotel and Tower*
- Location: Chicago
- Height: 1,388 feet (423 meters)
- Floors: 98
- Year: 2009
- A notable skyscraper in Chicago's skyline
*8. 270 Park Avenue*
- Location: New York City
- Height: 1,389 feet (423 meters)
- Floors: 60
- Year: 2025
- JPMorgan Chase's new headquarters
*9. 30 Hudson Yards*
- Location: New York City
- Height: 1,270 feet (387 meters)
- Floors: 103
- Year: 2019
- Part of the massive Hudson Yards development project
*10. Empire State Building*
- Location: New York City
- Height: 1,250 feet (381 meters)
- Floors: 102
- Year: 1931
- An iconic symbol of New York City and American architecture
These skyscrapers showcase America's engineering prowess and architectural innovation, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in building design and construction.¹
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