List of tallest buildings in Birmingham, Alabama facts for kids

Birmingham, a city in Alabama, is home to many tall buildings! There are 66 buildings here that are taller than 115 feet (35 meters).

The very tallest building in Birmingham is the 34-story Shipt Tower. It was finished in 1986 and stands 454 feet (138 meters) high. For a while, it was also the tallest building in all of Alabama! But then the RSA Battle House Tower was built in Mobile in 2007.

Birmingham's second-tallest skyscraper is the Regions-Harbert Plaza. It reaches 437 feet (133 meters) into the sky. It has been the second-tallest building since it was completed in 1989. In fact, five of the ten tallest buildings in Alabama are right here in Birmingham!

This is a wide view of Birmingham's skyline from the southwest. You can see many tall buildings like the Alabama Power Headquarters Building, AT&T Building, AT&T City Center, Regions-Harbert Plaza, the Regions Center, and the Wells Fargo Tower.

Birmingham's Super Tall Buildings

This list shows the tallest buildings in Birmingham that are at least 215 feet (66 meters) tall. We measure their height from the ground to the very top, including spires and cool architectural parts. We don't count antenna masts.

If you see an equal sign (=) next to a rank, it means two or more buildings are the same height. The "Year" column tells you when the building was finished.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	What makes it special
1	Shipt Tower		454 / 138	34	1986	This has been the tallest building in Birmingham since it was finished in 1986. It used to be called the SouthTrust Tower, Wachovia Tower, and Wells Fargo Tower.
2	Regions-Harbert Plaza		437 / 133	32	1989	This has been the second-tallest building in Birmingham since 1989. It was once known as the AmSouth Harbert Plaza.
3	AT&T City Center		390 / 119	30	1972	This building was the tallest in Birmingham from 1972 to 1986. It had other names like South Central Bell Building and BellSouth City Center.
4	Regions Center		390 / 119	30	1972	This building also had several names over the years, like First National Bank-Southern Natural Gas Building.
5	City Federal Building		325 / 99	27	1913	When it was built, this was the tallest building in the whole Southeastern United States! It was also the tallest in Birmingham until 1972.
6	Alabama Power Headquarters Building		321 / 98	18	1990	This is one of four buildings that make up the Alabama Power Headquarters Complex.
7	Thomas Jefferson Hotel		287 / 87	20	1929	This building used to be called the Cabana Hotel and Leer Tower. It has a special mooring mast on its roof.
8	John Hand Building		284 / 84	20	1912	This was the tallest building in both Birmingham and Alabama from 1912 to 1913. It's one of four tall buildings that form the "Heaviest Corner on Earth".
9	Daniel Building		283 / 86	20	1970	This is the tallest building in Birmingham that is not located in the downtown area.
10	Viva Health Building		275 / 84	17	1976	This building was built where the old Tutwiler Hotel used to be. It was once known as the First Alabama Bank Building.
11	Two North Twentieth		273 / 83	17	1962	This was the first modern office tower built in Birmingham. It was also known as the Bank for Savings & Trust Building.
12	Financial Center		262 / 80	17	1982	This building stands where the Moulton Hotel once was.
13	Empire Building		247 / 75	16	1909	This was the tallest building in both Birmingham and Alabama from 1909 to 1912. It's another one of the buildings at the "Heaviest Corner on Earth".
14	Watts Building		236 / 72	17	1928
15	Jefferson Tower		235 / 72	16	1940
16	2121 Building		225 / 69	17	1962
17	Alabama Power Building		217 / 66	16	1925	This building has a 23-foot tall golden statue of Electra on top, made by Edward Field Sanford, Jr.