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Dallas's skyline contains several buildings over 700 feet (210 m) in height and the city is considered the fifteenth-tallest city on earth.

 

Most of the notable architecture in Dallas is modernist and postmodernist. Iconic examples of modernist architecture include I. M. Pei's Fountain Place, the Bank of America Plaza, Renaissance Tower, and Reunion Tower. Examples of postmodernist architecture include the JPMorgan Chase Tower and Comerica Bank Tower. Several smaller structures are fashioned in the Gothic Revival (Kirby Building) and neoclassical (Davis and Wilson Buildings) styles. One architectural “hotbed” in the city is a stretch of homes along Swiss Avenue, which contains all shades and variants of architecture from Victorian to neoclassical.

 

 

This list of tallest buildings in Dallas ranks skyscrapers and in the city of Dallas, Texas by height. The tallest building in Dallas is currently the 72-story Bank of America Plaza, which rises 921 feet (281 meters) in Downtown Dallas. It is currently the 20th-tallest building in the United States, and the 3rd-tallest building in Texas. Another famous Dallas skyscraper is the Renaissance Tower, which stands as the 2nd-tallest building in the city and the 5th-tallest in the state.

 

The history of skyscrapers in Dallas began with the construction of the Praetorian Building in 1909, which is often regarded as the first skyscraper in the city, the Southwestern United States and sometimes the entire Western United States. Dallas went through a construction boom in the 1970s and 1980s, resulting in the construction of over 20 skyscrapers, including the Bank of America Plaza and the Renaissance Tower. This boom ended in the late 1980s. From the completion of the Cityplace Center in 1988 until the construction of W Dallas Victory Hotel & Residences in 2006, the city was the site of no major high-rise construction projects. The city is currently going through a second building boom, with 9 new skyscrapers planned to rise over 300 feet (91 m) proposed, approved, or under construction in the city. Dallas is the site of 19 skyscrapers at least 500 feet (152 m) tall. Overall, the skyline of Dallas is ranked (based upon existing and under construction buildings over 500 feet (152 m) tall) second in the South Central United States (after Houston) and sixth in the United States, after New York City, Chicago, Miami, Houston, and Los Angeles.

 

Over the past few years, there have been many skyscrapers proposed for construction in Dallas. The tallest building currently under construction in the city is the Victory Tower, which will likely stand as the tallest building in the new Victory Park neighborhood. The building is planned to rise 650 feet (198 m). The Museum Tower is the tallest building proposed for the city, planned to rise 560 feet (171 m) in the Arts District. It would stand as the 2nd-tallest all-residential skyscraper in the city if constructed.


 



 
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Country
United States of America
State
Texas
Counties
Dallas
Collin
Denton
Rockwall
Kaufman
Incorporated
2 February 1856
Government
- Mayor Tom Leppert
Area
- City 385.0 sq mi (997.1 km²)
- Land 342.5 sq mi (887.2 km²)
- Water 42.5 sq mi (110.0 km²)
Elevation 430 ft (131 m)
Population (2006)
- City 1,232,940 (9th)
- Density 3,605.08/sq mi (1,391.9/km²)
- Metro 6,003,967
Time zone
Central (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)
Central (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 214, 469, 972
FIPS code 48-19000GR2
GNIS feature ID 1380944GR3
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