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Atlanta Skyline from Buckhead Bank of America Plaza Tower Square 2 Peachtree Street 1180 Peachtree 1100 Peachtree GLG Building Promenade II One Atlantic Center Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel Equitable Building Truist Plaza 191 Peachtree Tower Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Skyline of Atlanta at night (use cursor to identify buildings)

Atlanta is the capital and largest city in Georgia. It's famous for its many tall buildings, called skyscrapers. There are at least 39 skyscrapers in Atlanta that are taller than 400 feet (122 m).

Most of these super tall buildings are found along Peachtree Street. They are located in the Downtown, Midtown, and Buckhead parts of the city. The nearby city of Sandy Springs also has some skyscrapers.

The tallest building in Atlanta is the Bank of America Plaza. It has 55 stories and stands 1,023 feet (312 m) tall! It was finished in 1992. When it was built, it was one of the tallest buildings in the entire United States, outside of New York City and Chicago. The second tallest building in Atlanta is Truist Plaza, which is 871 feet (265 m) high.

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Panoramic view of the Atlanta skyline (Downtown and Midtown (left), Buckhead (far right))

Atlanta's Tall Building History

The first tall building in Atlanta was the Equitable Building, built in 1892. Atlanta had a big building boom from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. Many of the city's tallest buildings, including the top four, were built during this time.

Another period of building tall structures started in the early 2000s. Since then, 17 buildings over 400 feet (122 m) have been completed. This includes 3344 Peachtree, which is the tallest building in the Buckhead area. It was finished in 2008.

In March 2008, a tornado caused some damage to several downtown buildings. Glass was scattered from hundreds of feet up. Workers spent days cleaning the buildings and removing loose glass. Luckily, no major damage was done to the buildings' main structures. All the windows were replaced by late 2010.

Atlanta's Tallest Buildings Today

This list shows the tallest skyscrapers in Atlanta that are at least 400 feet (122 m) tall. We measure their height from the ground to the top of their spires or architectural details. Antennas are not included in these measurements. If two buildings have the same height, they share a rank. The "Year" column shows when the building was completed.

Rank Name Image Height
ft (m)
Floors Year Coordinates Fun Facts
1 Bank of America Plaza 1,023 ft (312 m) 55 1992 33°46′15.2″N 84°23′10.3″W / 33.770889°N 84.386194°W / 33.770889; -84.386194 (Bank of America Plaza) This is the tallest building in Georgia and the entire Southern United States! It was also the tallest office building in Atlanta when it was built.
2 Truist Plaza Suntrust-plaza-atlanta.jpg 871 ft (265 m) 60 1992 33°45′45.3″N 84°23′11.6″W / 33.762583°N 84.386556°W / 33.762583; -84.386556 (SunTrust Plaza) It's the 2nd tallest building in Georgia.
3 One Atlantic Center 4 One Atlantic Center.jpg 820 ft (250 m) 50 1987 33°47′13.3″N 84°23′14.4″W / 33.787028°N 84.387333°W / 33.787028; -84.387333 (One Atlantic Center) This was the tallest building built in Atlanta during the 1980s.
4 191 Peachtree Tower 191 Peachtree Street Building.JPG 770 ft (235 m) 50 1992 33°45′32.4″N 84°23′11.9″W / 33.759000°N 84.386639°W / 33.759000; -84.386639 (191 Peachtree Tower) It's the 4th tallest building in Georgia.
5 Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel Westin Peachtree Plaza Atlanta.jpg 723 ft (220 m) 73 1976 33°45′34″N 84°23′18.9″W / 33.75944°N 84.388583°W / 33.75944; -84.388583 (Westin Peachtree Plaza) This is the tallest hotel in Atlanta. It was the tallest hotel in the world for a short time in the 1970s.
6 Georgia Pacific Tower Georgia pacific building atlanta 01.jpg 697 ft (212 m) 51 1981 33°45′26.5″N 84°23′13.9″W / 33.757361°N 84.387194°W / 33.757361; -84.387194 (Georgia Pacific Tower) It's the 6th tallest building in Georgia.
7 Promenade II Autumn Atlanta 1 028.jpg 691 ft (211 m) 40 1989 33°47′16.1″N 84°23′6.4″W / 33.787806°N 84.385111°W / 33.787806; -84.385111 (Promenade II) It's the 7th tallest building in Georgia.
8 Tower Square Att-midtown-center-atlanta.jpg 677 ft (206 m) 47 1980 33°46′21.7″N 84°23′12.2″W / 33.772694°N 84.386722°W / 33.772694; -84.386722 (Tower Square) It's the 8th tallest building in Georgia.
9 3344 Peachtree Sovereign Atlanta Building.jpg 665 ft (203 m) 48 2008 33°50′49.1″N 84°22′7.2″W / 33.846972°N 84.368667°W / 33.846972; -84.368667 (Sovereign) This is the tallest building in the Buckhead area of Atlanta.
10 1180 Peachtree 1 Symphony Tower.jpg 657 ft (200 m) 41 2006 33°47′12.7″N 84°23′1.8″W / 33.786861°N 84.383833°W / 33.786861; -84.383833 (1180 Peachtree) It's the 10th tallest building in Georgia.
11 GLG Grand-Four Seasons 7 GLG Grand.jpg 609 ft (186 m) 53 1992 33°47′10.6″N 84°23′7.6″W / 33.786278°N 84.385444°W / 33.786278; -84.385444 (GLG Grand-Four Seasons) It's the 11th tallest building in Georgia.
12 Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead The Mansion on Peachtree, Buckhead GA.jpg 580 ft (177 m) 42 2008 33°50′58.4″N 84°22′0.2″W / 33.849556°N 84.366722°W / 33.849556; -84.366722 (Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead) This building has had a few names, including The Mansion on Peachtree.
13 The Atlantic The Atlantic, Atlanta.jpg 577 ft (176 m) 46 2009 33°47′26.8″N 84°23′51.7″W / 33.790778°N 84.397694°W / 33.790778; -84.397694 (The Atlantic) This is the tallest building in Atlanta used only for homes.
14 Two Peachtree Building Wachovia bldg atlanta 01.jpg 556 ft (169 m) 44 1967 33°45′15″N 84°23′26″W / 33.754158°N 84.390589°W / 33.754158; -84.390589 Also known as the State of Georgia Building. It was the tallest building built in Atlanta in the 1960s.
15 Marriott Marquis Hotel Marriott-marquis-atlanta-2008.jpg 554 ft (169 m) 52 1985 33°45′41″N 84°23′05″W / 33.7613°N 84.3847°W / 33.7613; -84.3847 This hotel has the largest open lobby area in Georgia.
16 Icon Midtown IconATL.jpg 515 ft (157 m) 39 2018 33°47′11″N 84°23′17″W / 33.7863°N 84.3880°W / 33.7863; -84.3880 This was the tallest building built in Atlanta in the 2010s.
17 ViewPoint Viewpoint, Midtown Atlanta GA.jpg 501 ft (153 m) 36 2008 33°46′40.4″N 84°23′2.6″W / 33.777889°N 84.384056°W / 33.777889; -84.384056
18 TWELVE Centennial Park Tower I 12 Centennial Park.jpg 491 ft (150 m) 39 2007 33°45′55″N 84°23′16″W / 33.76528°N 84.38778°W / 33.76528; -84.38778
19 Midtown One Office Tower One Midtown ATL.jpg 488 ft (149 m) 38 2010 33°47′02″N 84°22′58″W / 33.7838°N 84.3827°W / 33.7838; -84.3827 Also known as 1075 Peachtree.
20 Park Avenue Condominiums Park Avenue Condominiums, Atlanta GA.jpg 486 ft (148 m) 44 2000 33°51′19″N 84°21′42″W / 33.8553°N 84.3618°W / 33.8553; -84.3618
21 Terminus 100 Terminus 100, Atlanta GA.jpg 485 ft (148 m) 26 2007 33°50′39″N 84°22′17″W / 33.8441°N 84.3715°W / 33.8441; -84.3715
22 The Paramount at Buckhead The Paramount at Buckhead.jpg 478 ft (146 m) 40 2004 33°51′04″N 84°22′03″W / 33.851218°N 84.367475°W / 33.851218; -84.367475
23 The Ritz-Carlton Residences Ritz-Carlton Residences Atlanta.jpg 469 ft (143 m) 40 2009 33°51′16″N 84°21′30″W / 33.8544°N 84.3584°W / 33.8544; -84.3584 Also known as 3630 Peachtree Road.
24 Signia Hilton Atlanta Signia Hotel Atlanta.jpg 463 ft (141 m) 40 2024 33°45′30″N 84°24′03″W / 33.75833°N 84.40083°W / 33.75833; -84.40083
25 101 Marietta Street Centennial Tower Atlanta 1.jpg 459 ft (140 m) 36 1976 33°45′24″N 84°23′31″W / 33.7568°N 84.3919°W / 33.7568; -84.3919
26= Equitable Building Equitablebuildingatlanta.jpg 453 ft (138 m) 34 1967 33°45′24″N 84°23′19″W / 33.756774°N 84.388577°W / 33.756774; -84.388577
26= Spire Spire, Midtown Atlanta GA.jpg 453 ft (138 m) 28 2005 33°46′42″N 84°23′05″W / 33.7782°N 84.3846°W / 33.7782; -84.3846
28 Buckhead Grand Buckhead Grand.jpg 451 ft (137 m) 38 2004 33°50′56″N 84°22′15″W / 33.848793°N 84.370816°W / 33.848793; -84.370816
29 One Park Tower 34 Peachtree.JPG 439 ft (134 m) 32 1961 33°45′17″N 84°23′22″W / 33.7547°N 84.3894°W / 33.7547; -84.3894
30 1100 Peachtree Street 2 1100 Peachtree.jpg 428 ft (130 m) 28 1990 33°45′17″N 84°23′22″W / 33.7547°N 84.3894°W / 33.7547; -84.3894
31 Atlanta Plaza 1 Atlanta Plaza, July 2018.jpg 425 ft (130 m) 32 1985 33°50′48″N 84°21′26″W / 33.8466°N 84.3571°W / 33.8466; -84.3571
32= Park Place Upload image 420 ft (128 m) 40 1986 33°49′39″N 84°23′18″W / 33.8276°N 84.3882°W / 33.8276; -84.3882
32= 2828 Peachtree 2828 Peachtree, Garden Hills, Atlanta GA.jpg 420 ft (128 m) 33 2002 33°49′59″N 84°23′7″W / 33.83306°N 84.38528°W / 33.83306; -84.38528
32= Icon Buckhead Icon Buckhead.jpg 420 ft (128 m) 35 2019 33°49′39″N 84°23′18″W / 33.8276°N 84.3882°W / 33.8276; -84.3882
35 10 Terminus Place 10 Terminus Place.jpg 411 ft (125 m) 32 2008 33°50′43″N 84°22′18″W / 33.8453°N 84.3716°W / 33.8453; -84.3716
36 1280 West 1280 West.jpg 410 ft (125 m) 38 1989 33°47′20″N 84°23′17″W / 33.789°N 84.388°W / 33.789; -84.388
37 1010 Midtown 1010 Midtown, Midtown Atlanta GA.jpg 407 ft (124 m) 36 2009 33°47′02″N 84°23′02″W / 33.78376°N 84.38385°W / 33.78376; -84.38385
38 Peachtree Summit One Peachtree Summit -1, Atlanta, GA.jpg 406 ft (124 m) 31 1975 33°45′55″N 84°23′13″W / 33.7653°N 84.38707°W / 33.7653; -84.38707
39 One Coca-Cola Plaza Coca-ColaHQ.jpg 403 ft (123 m) 29 1980 33°46′15″N 84°23′47″W / 33.7709°N 84.3965°W / 33.7709; -84.3965
40 Tower Place 100 Tower Place 100.jpg 401 ft (122 m) 29 1974 33°48′40″N 84°23′31″W / 33.811°N 84.392°W / 33.811; -84.392

Who Was the Tallest? A Timeline

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The Flatiron Building was the tallest building in Atlanta from 1897 to 1901.

This list shows which buildings held the title of "tallest building in Atlanta" over the years.

Name Image Street Address Years as Tallest Height
ft (m)
Floors Notes
Equitable Building Equitable Building (Atlanta 1892).jpg 30–44 Edgewood Avenue SE 1892–1897 117 ft (36 m) 8 This was Atlanta's first high-rise building.
Flatiron Building Flatiron-Bldg-Atlanta.jpg 84 Peachtree Street NW 1897–1901 160 ft (49 m) 11
Empire Building Empire Building (built 1901) now the J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration Building.jpeg 35 Broad Street NW 1901–1905 185 ft (56 m) 14
Fourth National Bank Building Fourth national bank atlanta 1908.JPG 14 Peachtree Street NW (SW corner Peachtree and Marietta streets) 1905-1906 N/A 16
Candler Building Candler Building Atlanta.jpg 127 Peachtree Street NE 1906–1929 N/A 17
Rhodes-Haverty Building Rhodes-Haverty Bldg..jpg 134 Peachtree Street NW 1929–1958 246 ft (75 m) 21
Fulton National Bank 55 Marietta Street, Atlanta.jpg 55 Marietta Street NW 1958–1961 295 ft (90 m) 21
One Park Tower 34 Peachtree.JPG 34 Peachtree Street 1961–1967 439 ft (134 m) 32
State of Georgia Building Wachovia bldg atlanta 01.jpg 2 Peachtree Street NW 1967–1976 556 ft (169 m) 44
Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel Westin Peachtree Plaza Atlanta.jpg 210 Peachtree Street NW 1976–1987 723 ft (220 m) 73
One Atlantic Center 4 One Atlantic Center.jpg 1201 West Peachtree Street NE 1987–1992 820 ft (250 m) 50
Bank of America Plaza Bankofamerica-atlanta-feb09.jpg 600 Peachtree Street NE 1992–present 1,023 ft (312 m) 55 This building has been the tallest in Atlanta since 1992.

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