List of tallest buildings in Atlanta facts for kids

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.

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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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

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		30–44 Edgewood Avenue SE	1892–1897	117 ft (36 m)	8	This was Atlanta's first high-rise building.
Flatiron Building		84 Peachtree Street NW	1897–1901	160 ft (49 m)	11
Empire Building		35 Broad Street NW	1901–1905	185 ft (56 m)	14
Fourth National Bank Building		14 Peachtree Street NW (SW corner Peachtree and Marietta streets)	1905-1906	N/A	16
Candler Building		127 Peachtree Street NE	1906–1929	N/A	17
Rhodes-Haverty Building		134 Peachtree Street NW	1929–1958	246 ft (75 m)	21
Fulton National Bank		55 Marietta Street NW	1958–1961	295 ft (90 m)	21
One Park Tower		34 Peachtree Street	1961–1967	439 ft (134 m)	32
State of Georgia Building		2 Peachtree Street NW	1967–1976	556 ft (169 m)	44
Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel		210 Peachtree Street NW	1976–1987	723 ft (220 m)	73
One Atlantic Center		1201 West Peachtree Street NE	1987–1992	820 ft (250 m)	50
Bank of America Plaza		600 Peachtree Street NE	1992–present	1,023 ft (312 m)	55	This building has been the tallest in Atlanta since 1992.

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Atlanta para niños