List of tallest buildings in Pennsylvania facts for kids

Pennsylvania is home to many impressive skyscrapers! This article lists the tallest buildings in the state. A skyscraper is a very tall building. In Pennsylvania, the tallest buildings are found mostly in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

The very tallest building in Pennsylvania is the Comcast Technology Center. It is located in Center City Philadelphia. This building is 1,121 feet (341 meters) tall and has 60 floors! It opened in 2018. It is also one of the tallest buildings in the entire United States.

Philadelphia has 34 buildings that are taller than 400 feet (122 meters). Pittsburgh has 16 buildings over this height. Other cities in Pennsylvania also have tall buildings, but they are not as tall as those in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. For example, the Scranton Times Tower in Scranton is 385 feet (117 meters) tall.

Pennsylvania's Tallest Buildings

These are the tallest buildings in Pennsylvania, ranked by their height.

The Comcast Center is the second-tallest building in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania.

The US Steel Tower is the tallest building in Pittsburgh and the fifth-tallest in Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia City Hall was the tallest building in the city for 92 years. It was surpassed in 1986 by One Liberty Place.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year Built	City	Notes
1	Comcast Technology Center		1,121 / 341	60	2018	Philadelphia	This is the tallest building in both Pennsylvania and Philadelphia. It is also one of the tallest buildings in the United States.
2	Comcast Center		975 / 297	58	2008	Philadelphia	This building was the tallest in Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2018.
3	One Liberty Place		945 / 288	61	1987	Philadelphia	This was the tallest building in Pennsylvania from 1987 to 2008. It was the first building to be taller than Philadelphia City Hall.
4	Two Liberty Place		848 / 258	58	1990	Philadelphia	This building is part of the Liberty Place complex.
5	U.S. Steel Tower		841 / 256	64	1971	Pittsburgh	This is the tallest building in Pittsburgh. It was the tallest building in Pennsylvania from 1971 until 1987.
6	BNY Mellon Center		792 / 241	54	1990	Philadelphia	This building is also known as Nine Penn Center.
7	Three Logan Square		739 / 225	55	1991	Philadelphia	This building was once known as the Bell Atlantic Tower.
8	FMC Tower at Cira Centre South		730 / 223	49	2016	Philadelphia	This is the tallest building in Philadelphia outside of the main Center City area.
9	BNY Mellon Center		725 / 221	54	1984	Pittsburgh	This building was formerly known as One Mellon Center.
10	One PPG Place		635 / 194	40	1984	Pittsburgh	This building is known for its unique glass design.
11	G. Fred DiBona Jr. Building		625 / 191	45	1990	Philadelphia	This building was previously known as the Blue Cross–Blue Shield Tower.
12	The W Philadelphia and Element Philadelphia		617 / 188	51	2020	Philadelphia	This is one of the newest tall buildings in Philadelphia.
13	Fifth Avenue Place		616 / 188	31	1988	Pittsburgh	This building is also known as Highmark Place.
14	One Oxford Centre		615 / 187	45	1983	Pittsburgh
15	The Laurel		604 / 184	50	2022	Philadelphia	This is the tallest building in Philadelphia used mainly for homes.
16	Gulf Tower		582 / 177	44	1932	Pittsburgh	This building was the tallest in Pennsylvania from 1932 to 1971.
17=	One Commerce Square		565 / 172	41	1987	Philadelphia	This building is part of the Commerce Square complex.
17=	Two Commerce Square		565 / 172	41	1992	Philadelphia	This building is a twin to One Commerce Square.
19	Philadelphia City Hall		548 / 167	9	1901	Philadelphia	This building was once the tallest in the world from 1894 to 1908. It was the tallest in Philadelphia until 1986.
20	Tower at PNC Plaza		545 / 166	33	2015	Pittsburgh	This is one of Pittsburgh's newer tall buildings.
21	Cathedral of Learning		535 / 163	42	1936	Pittsburgh	This is a famous building at the University of Pittsburgh. It is one of the tallest educational buildings in the world.
22	Arthaus		528 / 161	47	2022	Philadelphia
23	525 William Penn Place		520 / 158	41	1951	Pittsburgh
24	The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton		518 / 158	48	2009	Philadelphia
25	K&L Gates Center		511 / 156	39	1968	Pittsburgh
26	1818 Market Street		500 / 152	40	1974	Philadelphia
27	The St. James		498 / 152	45	2004	Philadelphia	When it was built, this was the tallest apartment building in Philadelphia.
28	Loews Philadelphia Hotel		492 / 150	36	1932	Philadelphia	This building is also known as the PSFS Building.
29	PNC Bank Building		491 / 150	40	1983	Philadelphia
30=	Centre Square II		490 / 149	40	1973	Philadelphia
30=	Five Penn Center		490 / 149	36	1970	Philadelphia
32	Grant Building		485 / 148	40	1930	Pittsburgh
33=	Koppers Tower		475 / 145	34	1929	Pittsburgh
33=	Murano		475 / 145	43	2008	Philadelphia
35	One South Broad		472 / 144	28	1932	Philadelphia	This building was once known as the PNB Building.
36	Two PNC Plaza		445 / 136	34	1975	Pittsburgh
37=	2000 Market Street		435 / 133	29	1973	Philadelphia
37=	Two Logan Square		435 / 133	35	1987	Philadelphia
39	Cira Centre		434 / 133	28	2005	Philadelphia
40=	1700 Market		430 / 131	32	1968	Philadelphia
40=	EQT Plaza		430 / 131	32	1987	Pittsburgh
40=	Evo at Cira Centre South		430 / 131	33	2014	Philadelphia
43	1835 Market Street		425 / 130	29	1986	Philadelphia	This building was renamed from Eleven Penn Center in 2003.
44	One PNC Plaza		424 / 129	30	1972	Pittsburgh
45	Centre Square I		417 / 127	32	1973	Philadelphia
46	Jefferson Tower		412 / 126	32	1984	Philadelphia	This building was formerly known as One Reading Center.
47	Regional Enterprise Tower		410 / 125	30	1953	Pittsburgh
48	Wells Fargo Building		405 / 123	29	1927	Philadelphia	This building was originally called the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company Building.
49	1706 Rittenhouse		401 / 122	33	2011	Philadelphia
50	One Logan Square		400 / 122	31	1983	Philadelphia

Timeline of Tallest Buildings

This table shows which building was the tallest in Pennsylvania over time.

Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Years Tallest	City
Philadelphia City Hall		548 / 167	9	1901-1932 (31 years)	Philadelphia
Gulf Tower		582 / 177	44	1932-1971 (39 years)	Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Tower		841 / 256	64	1971-1984 (13 years)	Pittsburgh
One Liberty Place		945 / 288	61	1987-2008 (21 years)	Philadelphia
Comcast Center		975 / 297	58	2008-2018 (10 years)	Philadelphia
Comcast Technology Center		1121 / 341	60	2018–present (3 years)	Philadelphia

Images for kids

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  Skyline of Philadelphia viewed from Spring Garden Street Bridge, with Comcast Technology Center to the left with rooftop crane, 2017

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  Skyline of Pittsburgh viewed from Mount Washington, 2007

See also

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

• List of tallest buildings in Philadelphia
• List of tallest buildings in Pittsburgh