An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. This list ranks completed and topped-out buildings in the United States that stand at least 800 feet (244 m) tall, based on standard height measurement which includes spires and architectural details, but excludes antenna masts. Other tall buildings that are proposed include the 1,010-foot-tall (310 m) One Bayfront Plaza, and the 1,049-foot-tall (320 m) One Brickell Centre in Miami. In Chicago, work for Tribune East Tower has begun. 270 Park Avenue, in New York City, is currently under construction. There are numerous skyscrapers and supertall buildings both proposed and under construction throughout the country, concentrated in Chicago and New York City. If they were still standing today, they would occupy the seventh and eighth positions on the list below, with their replacement-the new One World Trade Center-being excluded. The North Tower (1 WTC) stood at 1,368 feet (417 m), while the South Tower (2 WTC) was 1,362 feet (415 m) tall, then surpassed only by the Willis Tower at 1,450 feet (442 m). Prior to the September 11 attacks in New York City, the twin towers of the first World Trade Center occupied the second and third positions on the list below. Tribune East Tower in Chicago will also have a higher occupied floor and roof upon its completion. However, the observation deck elevation and the height to the highest occupied floor of One World Trade Center are surpassed by Central Park Tower, 432 Park Avenue, 111 West 57th Street, and Chicago's Willis Tower, which was formerly and is still commonly known as Sears Tower. Its spire brings the structure to a symbolic architectural height of 1,776 feet (541 m), connoting the year the Declaration of Independence was signed, though the absolute tip (or pinnacle) of the structure is measured at 1,792 ft (546 m). Since its topping out in 2013, One World Trade Center in New York City has been the tallest skyscraper in the United States. The 10-story Home Insurance Building, built in Chicago in 1885, is regarded as the world's first skyscraper the building was constructed using a novel steel-loadbearing frame which became a standard of the industry worldwide. New York City and Chicago have always been the centers of American skyscraper building. Eleven American buildings have held the title of tallest building in the world. New York City and especially the city's borough of Manhattan has the tallest skyline in the country. Since then, the United States has been home to some of the world's tallest skyscrapers. The world's first skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885. One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan is the tallest building in the United States, the Americas, and the Western Hemisphere. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( August 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources, where they are used inappropriately. This article may contain improper references to user-generated content.
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