The Ten Tallest Buildings In Seattle

By Sean Keeley@SeanKeeleyIsMe Jan 24, 2013, 12:17pm PST

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By Sean Keeley@SeanKeeleyIsMe Jan 24, 2013, 12:17pm PST

With the news that Fifth & Columbia Tower will finally be breaking ground, a change in the guard is coming for downtown Seattle. When completed, the tower will become the fifth-tallest building in the Emerald City. It got us thinking that it was a good time for a refresher on which buildings tower over our fair city and which ones are taller than the rest.

Columbia Center

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The 20th-tallest building in the United States, Seattle's tallest is 937 feet-tall and 76 stories high.

701 5th Ave., Seattle, WA 98104

(206) 386-5151

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1201 Third Avenue Building

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At 772 feet tall, it's the second-tallest building in Seattle and 60th-tallest in the U.S.

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1201 3rd Ave., Seattle, WA 98101

(206) 461-2075

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Two Union Square

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With 56 stories, it actually has more than 1201 Third Avenue, but it's 32-feet shorter.

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601 Union St, Seattle, WA 98101

(206) 628-8881

Seattle Municipal Tower

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The tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1990s, this 62-story building is 722 feet tall.

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700 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104

(206) 624-7005

Safeco Plaza

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Originally called the Seattle-First National Bank Building, it's 630-feet tall.

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1001 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98154

Space Needle

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The Needle is the tallest observation tower in Washington and the 3rd-tallest observation tower in the United States.

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400 Broad St, Seattle, WA 98109

(206) 905-2100

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Russell Investments Center

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The tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 2000s, it's 598 feet tall.

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1301 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

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US Bank Centre

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Designed by Callison Architecture, it has 44 floors.

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1420 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101

Wells Fargo Center

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The exterior façade Wells Fargo Center is composed of a six-sided, steel-framed tower that features a combination of tinted continuous double-glazed glass and polished spring rose granite panels.