List of tallest buildings in Colorado Springs facts for kids
Have you ever wondered which buildings touch the sky in Colorado Springs? This page shows you the tallest buildings in this amazing city in Colorado, United States. The very tallest one is called the Wells Fargo Tower. It stands super tall at about 247 feet (75 meters)! That makes it the tallest building in Colorado outside of the Denver area.
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Discover Colorado Springs' Tallest Buildings
This section lists the tallest buildings in Colorado Springs that have three or more floors and are taller than 100 feet. These buildings are often called "multi-story" because they have many levels.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height (feet) |
Height (meters) |
Floors | Year Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wells Fargo Tower |  |
247 | 75 | 16 | 1990 | This has been the tallest building in Colorado Springs since it was finished in 1990. |
| 2 | FirstBank Building |  |
201 (about) | 61.3 (about) | 14 | 1966 | This building was the tallest in Colorado Springs from 1966 to 1990. It used to be known as the "Holly Sugar building." |
| 3 | Plaza of the Rockies South Tower |  |
193 (about) | 58.8 (about) | 13 | 2001 | |
| 4 | Colorado Square |  |
185 (about) | 56.4 (about) | 14 | 1976 | |
| 5 | Alamo Corporate Center |  |
170 (about) | 51.8 (about) | 9 | 1983 | |
| 6 | Penrose Hospital |  |
163 (about) | 49.7 (about) | 12 | 1959 | This hospital building was the tallest in Colorado Springs between 1959 and 1966. |
| 7 | Phoenix Tower |  |
160 (about) | 48.8 (about) | 12 | 1975 | |
| 8 | The Broadmoor Main |  |
154 (about) | 46.9 (about) | 9 | 1918 | This part of The Broadmoor hotel was the tallest building in Colorado Springs from 1918 to 1959. |
| 9 | Satellite Hotel |  |
148 (about) | 45.1 (about) | 14 | 1968 | |
| 10 | Antlers Hilton Hotel |  |
147 (about) | 44.8 (about) | 14 | 1967 | This hotel used to be known as the "Antlers Doubletree Hotel." |
| 11 | Old El Paso County Courthouse |  |
147 (about) | 44.8 (about) | 3 | 1903 | This building was the tallest in Colorado Springs from 1903 to 1918. |
| 12 | Qwest Communications Building |  |
145 (about) | 44.2 (about) | 7 | ? | |
| 13 | Great Wolf Lodge |  |
140 (about) | 42.7 (about) | 10 | 2016 | |
| 14 | Pikes Peak Towers |  |
134 (about) | 40.8 (about) | 14 | 1967 | |
| 15 | Hilton Garden Inn |  |
128 (about) | 39 (about) | 10 | 2019 | |
| 16 | The Broadmoor South | 126 (about) | 38.4 (about) | 9 | 1961 | ||
| 17 | CityWalk Downtown Lofts |  |
122 (about) | 37.2 (about) | 13 | 1962 | |
| 18 | Memorial Hospital Central |  |
121 (about) | 36.9 (about) | 7 | 1997 | |
| 19 | Plaza of the Rockies North Tower |  |
120 (about) | 36.6 (about) | 8 | 1984 | |
| 20 | Centennial Plaza Apartments |  |
116 (about) | 35.4 (about) | 11 | 1979 | |
| 21 | Regency Tower |  |
115 (about) | 35.1 (about) | 11 | 1965 | |
| 22 | St. Francis Medical Center |  |
115 (about) | 35.1 (about) | 7 | 2008 | |
| 23 | The Broadmoor West Tower | 113 (about) | 34.4 (about) | 7 | 1995 | ||
| 24 | The Broadmoor West | 112 (about) | 34.1 (about) | 7 | 1975 | ||
| 25 | US Bank Building |  |
112 (about) | 34.1 (about) | 8 | 1909 | |
| 26 | City Administration Building | 109 (about) | 33.2 (about) | 7 | ? | ||
| 27 | The Broadmoor West Residences | 107 (about) | 32.6 (about) | 6 | 2006 | ||
| 28 | Medalion Retirement Community |  |
105 (about) | 32 (about) | 10 | 1961 |
Other Tall Structures in Colorado Springs
This section lists other tall buildings in Colorado Springs that have fewer than three stories but are still very tall.
| Rank | Name | Height (feet / meters) |
Floors | Year Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel | 150 / 46 | 2 | 1963 | |
| 2 | St. Mary's Cathedral | 148 / 45 | 2 | 1902 |
Buildings That Were Planned But Not Built
Sometimes, big building projects are planned but never actually get built. Here's a list of buildings that were going to be very tall in Colorado Springs but were cancelled.
| Rank | Name | Height (feet / meters) |
Floors | Year Planned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper Tower | 257 / 78 | 22 | 2010 | This building would have been the tallest in Colorado Springs. But the project was stopped because the company planning it had financial problems. |
See also
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
