List of tallest voluntarily demolished buildings
Voluntary building demolition is the decision by either the landowner or a higher government body to demolish a structure for any number of reasons, ranging from severe structural damage to the redevelopment of the land the building sits upon. Involuntary (or unplanned) building demolitions, such as the collapse of a building during a severe earthquake or by a terrorist attack, are not included in this list.
Tallest voluntarily demolished buildings over 100 meters (328 feet) in height
The demolition of especially high buildings present unique challenges, especially when their location is within densely populated areas of their respective cities. Buildings in excess of 100 meters (328 ft) in height are most often deconstructed floor-by-floor down to the building's basement, as opposed to controlled implosion of the structure, which would most likely damage surrounding structures.
Rank | Building name | City | Country | Height | Floors | Year completed | Year demolished | Method | Reason | |
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(m) | (ft) | |||||||||
– | 270 Park Avenue | New York | United States | 216 | 708 | 52 | 1960 | 2021[1] | Deconstruction | Will be demolished to make way for a taller building for JPMorgan Chase[2] |
1 | Singer Building | New York | United States | 187 | 612 | 47 | 1908 | 1968 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for One Liberty Plaza. |
2 | CPF Building | Singapore | Singapore | 171 | 561 | 46 | 1976 | 2017 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for a 29 storey office tower. |
3 | Meena Plaza I | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 168.5 | 553 | 46 | 2015 | 2020 | Implosion | Topped out, but never completed. Tallest building ever imploded.[3] |
4 | Morrison Hotel | Chicago | United States | 160 | 526 | 45 | 1925 | 1965 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Bank One Plaza. |
5 | Deutsche Bank Building | New York | United States | 157.6 | 517 | 39 | 1973 | 2011 | Deconstruction | Heavily damaged from the September 11 attacks. |
6 | UIC Building | Singapore | Singapore | 152 | 499 | 40 | 1973 | 2013 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for V on Shenton. |
7 | One Meridian Plaza | Philadelphia | United States | 150 | 492 | 38 | 1972 | 1999 | Deconstruction | Heavily damaged from a fire on February 23, 1991. |
8 | Tun Razak Tower | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 150 | 492 | 35 | 1983 | 2014 | Deconstruction | |
9 | City Investing Building | New York | United States | 148 | 487 | 33 | 1908 | 1968 | Manual | Demolished to make way for One Liberty Plaza. |
10 | The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 142 | 465 | 31 | 1993 | 2009 | Manual | Demolished to make way for China Construction Bank Tower. |
11 | Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka | Tokyo | Japan | 141 | 463 | 39 | 1982 | 2013 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for Tokyo Garden Terrace. |
12 | Hennessy Centre | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 140 | 458 | 41 | 1983 | 2008 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Hysan Place. |
13 | The Harmon Hotel | Paradise | United States | 138 | 453 | 47 | 2009 | 2015 | Manual | Found to be structurally deficient and demolished. Never opened. |
14 | Funkhaus am Raderberggürtel | Cologne | Germany | 138 | 453 | 34 | 1980 | 2019 | Deconstruction | Partial vacancy since 2003. |
15 | J.L. Hudson's Department Store and Addition | Detroit | United States | 134 | 439 | 29 | 1927 | 1998 | Implosion | Was neglected for 12 years, and considered beyond repair. The decision was controversial. |
16 | National City Company Building | New York | United States | 131 | 432 | 32 | 1928 | 1982 | Manual | Demolished to make way for 60 Wall Street. |
17 | Savoy-Plaza Hotel | New York | United States | 128 | 420 | 33 | 1927 | 1965 | Manual | Demolished to make way for General Motors Building. |
18 | State Office Block | Sydney | Australia | 128 | 420 | 32 | 1965 | 1997 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Aurora Place. |
19 | The Excelsior | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 126.3 | 414.5 | 37 | 1973 | 2019 | Manual | Demolished to make way for a 135 meters office tower. |
20 | CAGA House | Sydney | Australia | 125 | 410 | 30 | 1977 | 1992 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Governor Phillip Tower. |
21 | Bayer-Hochhaus | Leverkusen | Germany | 122 | 400 | 32 | 1963 | 2012 | Manual | |
22 | Empire Landmark Hotel | Vancouver | Canada | 120 | 393.7 | 42 | 1973 | 2019 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for a pair of new high-rise residential towers. |
23 | First National Bank Building | Pittsburgh | United States | 118 | 387 | 26 | 1912 | 1969 | Manual | Demolished to make way for One PNC Plaza. |
24 | Jinhua Building | Xi'an | China | 118 | 387 | 21 | 1999 | 2015 | Implosion | Demolished for redevelopment of the tower’s property. |
25 | Centre International Rogier | Brussels | Belgium | 117 | 384 | 30 | 1960 | 2001 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Rogier Tower. |
26 | AfE-Turm | Frankfurt | Germany | 116 | 381 | 32 | 1972 | 2014 | Implosion | Demolished for redevelopment of the tower’s site. Tallest building to have been imploded in Europe. |
27 | Landmark Tower | Fort Worth | United States | 116 | 380 | 30 | 1952 | 2006 | Implosion | Abandoned since 1990, later damaged in tornado in 2000. Cost to renovate the building was deemed too prohibitive. |
28 | Ocean Tower | South Padre Island | United States | 115 | 379 | 30 | 2006 | 2009 | Implosion | Demolished after cracks were found in the building's supporting columns during construction. Never opened. |
29 | Trinity Court Building | New York | United States | 114 | 374 | 26 | 1927 | 2015 | Manual | Demolished to make way for 76 Trinity Place |
30 | Pearl Bank Apartments | Singapore | Singapore | 113.4 | 372 | 38 | 1976 | 2019 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for One Pearl Bank. |
31 | Richfield Tower | Los Angeles | United States | 113 | 372 | 13 | 1929 | 1969 | Manual | Demolished to make way for City National Plaza. |
32 | Landmark Hotel and Casino Las Vegas | Paradise | United States | 111 | 364 | 31 | 1969 | 1995 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for a parking lot for Las Vegas Convention Center. |
33 | Wilson Mendes Caldeira Building | São Paulo | Brazil | 110 | 361 | 32 | 1963 | 1975 | Implosion | Imploded to make way for the Sé metro station and Praça da Sé. |
34 | Furama Hong Kong Hotel | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 110 | 360 | 32 | 1973 | 2002 | Manual | Demolished to make way for AIA Central. |
35= | Stardust Resort & Casino Las Vegas | Winchester | United States | 108 | 354 | 32 | 1991 | 2007 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for Echelon Place and Resorts World Las Vegas. |
35= | Lisbon Bank Building | Johannesburg | South Africa | 108 | 354 | 26 | 1967 | 2019 | Implosion | Imploded due to a fire in 2018 which caused the structure to be unstable.[4][5][6] |
37 | Sheraton Lincoln Hotel | Houston | United States | 107 | 352 | 28 | 1962 | 2011 | Manual | |
38 | New York World Building | New York | United States | 106.6 | 350 | 20 | 1890 | 1955 | Manual | Demolished to make way for an entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge. |
39 | Windsor Tower | Madrid | Spain | 106 | 348 | 32 | 1979 | 2005 | Manual | Heavily damaged from a fire on February 12, 2005; thus not quite voluntarily demolished, exactly the same than nº 4. |
40= | Farmers Bank Building | Pittsburgh | United States | 105 | 345 | 27 | 1902 | 1997 | Implosion | Demolished due to a lack of tenants. |
40= | Crowne Plaza Hotel | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 105 | 345 | 26 | 1973 | 2014 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for the proposed Tradewinds Square. |
42 | Capital Plaza Tower | Frankfort | United States | 103 | 338 | 28 | 1972 | 2018 | Implosion | |
43 | Friedrich-Engelhorn-Hochhaus | Ludwigshafen | Germany | 101 | 333 | 28 | 1957 | 2014 | Manual | |
44 | Martin Tower | Bethlehem | United States | 101 | 332 | 21 | 1972 | 2019 | Implosion | Demolished for mixed-use rezoning of the tower’s property. |
45 | Sparkasse Hagen tower | Hagen | Germany | 101 | 331 | 21 | 1975 | 2004 | Implosion | |
46 | Tower Building | Baltimore | United States | 101 | 330 | 16 | 1912 | 1986 | Manual | |
47 | Southwark Towers | London | United Kingdom | 100 | 328 | 25 | 1976 | 2008 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for The Shard. |
Tallest voluntarily demolished buildings 30 meters (98 feet) to 100 meters (328 feet) in height
Rank | Building name | City | Country | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Year completed | Year demolished | Method | Reason |
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48 | Genesee Towers | Flint | United States | 99.4 | 326 | 19 | 1968 | 2013 | Implosion | The building was demolished due to the risk of falling concrete from the structure. |
49 | CRA Building | Melbourne | Australia | 99.1 | 325 | 26 | 1962 | 1988 | Manual | Demolished to make way for 101 Collins Street. |
49= | Angkasa Raya Building | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 99.1 | 325 | 24 | 1977 | 2011 | Deconstruction | |
51 | 1515 Tower | West Palm Beach | United States | 97.6 | 320 | 30 | 1974 | 2010 | Implosion | Damaged by hurricanes in 2004. |
52 | Lodge on the Park | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 96.6 | 317 | 29 | 1988 | 2011 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Kennedy Park at Central. |
53 | Saint Paul Building | New York | United States | 96 | 315 | 26 | 1898 | 1958 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Western Electric Building. |
54 | Houston Main Building | Houston | United States | 95.1 | 312 | 21 | 1952 | 2012 | Implosion | |
55 | One James River Plaza | Richmond | United States | 94.4 | 310 | 21 | 1978 | 2020 | Implosion | |
56 | Beautiful City Building | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 93.3 | 306 | 28 | 1978 | 2003 | Manual | Demolished to make way for CASA 880. |
57= | Limebank House | London | United Kingdom | 93 | 305 | 26 | 1969 | 1998 | Manual | |
57= | Zhongyin Building | Wenzhou | China | 93 | 305 | 1997 | 2004 | Implosion | Deemed unsafe. Never opened. | |
58 | Poltegor Centre | Wrocław | Poland | 92.1 | 302 | 25 | 1982 | 2007 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Sky Tower. |
59 | Skrunda-1 Receiver Building | Skrunda | Latvia | 91.4 | 300 | 19 | 1991 | 1995 | Implosion | Demolished as a result of then-US President Bill Clinton’s commitment to help the Latvian government comply with a treaty involving the withdrawal of Russian troops. |
60 | 20 Fenchurch Street | London | United Kingdom | 91.1 | 299 | 25 | 1968 | 2008 | Deconstruction | |
61= | 109 Bluevale Street | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 90.8 | 298 | 30 | 1968 | 2016 | Deconstruction | |
61= | 51 Whitevale Street | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 90.8 | 298 | 30 | 1968 | 2016 | Deconstruction | |
63 | Sander Hall | Cincinnati | United States | 90.5 | 297 | 27 | 1971 | 1991 | Implosion | Demolished because of various problems. |
64 | Tai Sang Commercial Building | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 90 | 295 | 27 | 1997 | 2009 | ||
65= | 10 Red Road Court | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 89 | 292 | 31 | 1968 | 2015 | Implosion | |
65= | 21 Birnie Court | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 89 | 292 | 31 | 1968 | 2013 | Implosion | |
65= | 33 Petershill Drive | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 89 | 292 | 31 | 1968 | 2015 | Implosion | |
65= | 63 Petershill Drive | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 89 | 292 | 31 | 1968 | 2015 | Implosion | |
65= | 93 Petershill Drive | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 89 | 292 | 31 | 1968 | 2015 | Implosion | |
65= | 123 Petershill Drive | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 89 | 292 | 31 | 1968 | 2015 | Implosion | |
69 | World Trade Centre | London | United Kingdom | 89 | 292 | 19 | 1991 | 2004 | Damaged by the 1996 Docklands bombing. | |
70 | Key Bank Tower | Salt Lake City | United States | 88.4 | 290 | 20 | 1980 | 2007 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for City Creek Center. |
71 | Old Toronto Star Building | Toronto | Canada | 88.1 | 289 | 22 | 1929 | 1972 | Manual | Demolished to make way for First Canadian Place. |
72 | Hong Kong Hilton | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 86.6 | 284 | 26 | 1962 | 1992 | Demolished to make way for Cheung Kong Center. | |
73= | Northwestern Mutual East Tower | Milwaukee | United States | 86 | 283 | 16 | 1979 | 2014 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons. |
73= | Liggett Building | New York | United States | 86 | 283 | 22 | 1922 | 2016 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for One Vanderbilt. |
74 | Lake View Hotel | Nanchang | China | 86 | 281 | 22 | 1997 | 2010 | Implosion | |
75 | Hotel Grand Chancellor | Christchurch | New Zealand | 85 | 279 | 26 | 1986 | 2012 | Manual | Damaged by 2011 Christchurch earthquake. |
76 | High-rise of Pécs | Pécs | Hungary | 84 | 276 | 25 | 1976 | 2016 | Deconstruction | Unoccupied from 1989 due to structural instability. |
75 | Dunes | Paradise | United States | 84 | 275 | 24 | 1961 | 1993 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for Bellagio Las Vegas. |
77 | Sands | Paradise | United States | 83 | 274 | 18 | 1965 | 1996 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for The Venetian Las Vegas. |
78 | Owasina Hall | Calgary | Canada | 83.5 | 274 | 22 | 1972 | 2016 | Deconstruction | Demolished to be redeveloped.[7] |
79 | Elegant Court | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 83 | 273 | 25 | 1987 | 2009 | Demolished to make way for 21 Whitfield. | |
80 | C&S Bank Tower | Atlanta | United States | 81 | 266 | 20 | 1968 | 1993 | Manual | Demolished after the NationsBank Plaza (now Bank of America Plaza) was completed.[8] |
81 | Northwestern National Bank Building | Minneapolis | United States | 80 | 264 | 16 | 1930 | 1984 | Implosion | Damaged by the 1982 Thanksgiving Day fire. The Wells Fargo Center now stands on the site. |
82 | 103 Colmore Row | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 80 | 262 | 23 | 1976 | 2016 | Manual | |
83 | 153 Petershill Drive | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 80 | 262 | 27 | 1969 | 2012 | Implosion | |
84 | Four Seasons Hotel Maputo | Maputo | Mozambique | 80 | 262 | 22 | 1974 | 2007 | Implosion | Due to the Mozambican War of Independence, the building was never finished. |
85 | Winchester House | London | United Kingdom | 80 | 260 | 22 | 1968 | 1997 | ||
86 | 10-30 Petershill Court | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 79 | 259 | 31 | 1968 | 2015 | Implosion | |
87 | 153-213 Petershill Court | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 79 | 259 | 31 | 1968 | 2012 | Implosion | |
88 | Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis | United States | 78 | 255 | 18 | 1956 | 2005 | Implosion | |
89 | Commonwealth Building | Louisville | United States | 78 | 255 | 21 | 1928 | 1994 | Implosion | |
90 | Hotel Vancouver (1916) | Vancouver | Canada | 77.1 | 253 | 1916 | 1949 | Demolished to be redeveloped.[9] | ||
91 | Traveler's Insurance Building | Boston | United States | 77 | 253 | 18 | 1959 | 1988 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for 125 High Street. |
92 | Crocodile House 1 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 77 | 251 | 23 | 1982 | 2008 | Demolished to make way for Agricultural Bank of China Tower. | |
93 | Melbourne Industrial Building | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 77 | 251 | 23 | 1977 | 2005 | Demolished to make way for One Island East. | |
94 | Hôtel de la Montagne | Montreal | Canada | 75 | 246 | 20 | 1974 | 2014 | Demolished to be redeveloped.[10] | |
91= | Hotel Laurentien | Montreal | Canada | 75 | 246 | 20 | 1948 | 1978 | Demolished to be redeveloped.[11] | |
91= | Maths Tower | Manchester | United Kingdom | 75 | 246 | 18 | 1968 | 2005 | ||
92 | Sheraton-Oklahoma Hotel | Oklahoma City | United States | 75 | 245 | 24 | 1932 | 1977 | Implosion | Demolished because it was in the way of an urban development. |
93 | McGuire Apartments | Seattle | United States | 74 | 242 | 25 | 2001 | 2011 | Manual | Structural instability. |
94 | Qingdao Railway Plaza | Qingdao | China | 74 | 241 | 24 | 1991 | 2007 | Implosion | |
95 | Aik San Factory Building | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 73 | 240 | 22 | 1972 | 2005 | Demolished to make way for One Island East. | |
96 | Lee Gardens Hotel | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 73 | 240 | 22 | 1970 | 1990 | Demolished to make way for Manulife Plaza. | |
97 | International Complex | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 73 | 240 | 18 | 1978 | 2014 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for the proposed Tradewinds Square. |
98 | Inn on the Park | Toronto | Canada | 72.5 | 238 | 23 | 1971 | 2016 | Manual | Demolished to be redeveloped.[12] |
99= | 20 Rosemount Street | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 72 | 236 | 25 | 1967 | 2013 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. |
99= | 40 Rosemount Street | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 72 | 236 | 25 | 1967 | 2016 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. |
101 | Pabst Building | Milwaukee | United States | 72 | 235 | 14 | 1891 | 1981 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for 100 East Wisconsin |
102 | HSBC Building | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 70 | 230 | 13 | 1935 | 1978 | ||
103 | St. Johns House | Bootle | United Kingdom | 70 | 230 | 19 | 1981 | 2001 | Implosion | Suffered from sick building syndrome. |
104 | Anada Tower | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 70 | 229 | 21 | 2008 | Demolished to make way for Agricultural Bank of China Tower | ||
105 | Le Tripode | Nantes | France | 70 | 229 | 18 | 1972 | 2005 | Implosion | |
106= | 40 Stirlingfauld Place | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 69 | 226 | 24 | 1975 | 2008 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. |
106= | 45 Stirlingfauld Place | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 69 | 226 | 24 | 1975 | 2008 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. |
107 | Pacific Palisades East | Vancouver | Canada | 68 | 223 | 22 | 1966 | 1994 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for The Palisades Apartments |
108 | Birmingham Post & Mail | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 67 | 220 | 16 | 1964 | 2005 | Deconstruction | |
109 | Traymore Hotel | Atlantic City | United States | 67 | 220 | 16 | 1906 | 1972 | Implosion | |
110 | Zhejiang University Number 3 | Hangzhou | China | 67.1 | 220 | 20 | 1993 | 2007 | Implosion | [13] |
111= | Swire House | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 66.8 | 219 | 20 | 1962 | 1998 | Demolished to make way for Charter House. | |
111= | Lord Simcoe Hotel | Toronto | Canada | 66.8 | 219 | 20 | 1956 | 1980 | Manual | Demolished to be redeveloped.[14] |
112 | Vanderbilt Avenue Building | New York | United States | 65 | 214 | 18 | 1913 | 2016 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for One Vanderbilt. |
113 | Draper Tower | Nashville | United States | 65 | 212 | 12 | 1990 | 2018 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for Nashville Yards. |
114= | Hotel Equatorial | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 65 | 212 | 16 | 1973 | 2012 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for the new Hotel Equatorial |
114= | Concourse Building | Toronto | Canada | 65 | 213.3 | 1928 | 2013 | Demolished to be redeveloped.[15] | ||
115 | City Hall Annex | Jacksonville | United States | 64 | 210 | 15 | 1960 | 2019 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for redevelopment. |
116 | Ronan Point | London | United Kingdom | 64 | 210 | 22 | 1968 | 1986 | Manual | Damaged by gas explosion in 1968. It was demolished to make way for low-rise housing. |
117 | Crocodile House 2 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 63 | 208 | 19 | 1966 | 2008 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Agricultural Bank of China Tower. |
118 | Stephenson Tower | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 63 | 207 | 20 | 1967 | 2011 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make room for redevelopment at Birmingham's New Street Station. |
119 | Dalton Tower | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 61 | 200 | 21 | 1971 | 2011 | Implosion | Demolished to make room for new student housing. |
120 | Chartered Bank Building | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 60 | 197 | 18 | 1959 | 1986 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Standard Chartered Bank Building. |
121 | Hyatt Regency | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 60 | 197 | 18 | 1964 | 2006 | Manual | Demolished to make way for iSQUARE. |
122 | Williamson Building | Cleveland | United States | 60 | 196 | 16 | 1900 | 1982 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for 200 Public Square. |
123 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Minneapolis | United States | 59 | 195 | 1982 | 2014 | Manual | Demolished to make way for U.S. Bank Stadium. | |
124= | Clyde Tower | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 59 | 194 | 20 | 1967 | 2006 | Implosion | |
124= | Lawrence Tower | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 59 | 194 | 21 | 1971 | 2011 | Implosion | Demolished to make room for new student housing. |
124= | The Oregonian Building | Portland | United States | 59 | 194 | 13 | 1892 | 1950 | Manual | |
125 | Carlton House Hotel[16] | Pittsburgh | United States | 58.83 | 193 | 21 | 1952 | 1980 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for the BNY Mellon Center. |
126 | Vienna Wood Community | Hefei | China | 59 | 192 | 16 | 2005 | 2005 | Implosion | |
127= | Stafford Tower | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 58 | 190 | 21 | 1971 | 2014 | Implosion | Demolished |
127= | 16-18 Pinkston Drive | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 58 | 190 | 20 | 1967 | 2013 | Manual | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. |
127= | 17-19 Pinkston Drive | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 58 | 190 | 20 | 1967 | 2013 | Manual | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. |
127= | 2 Queen Elizabeth Square | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 58 | 190 | 20 | 1965 | 1993 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. |
127= | 16-18 Fountainwell Place | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 58 | 190 | 20 | 1967 | 2008 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. |
127= | 16-32 Queen Elizabeth Square | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 58 | 190 | 20 | 1965 | 1993 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. |
133 | Rochor Centre | Singapore | Singapore | 57.84 | 189.76 | 17 | 1977 | 2018 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for the North–South Corridor expressway tunnels. |
134= | Tung Ying Building | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 57 | 186 | 17 | 1965 | 2006 | Demolished to make way for The ONE. | |
134= | Tung Sang Building | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 57 | 186 | 17 | 1972 | 2006 | Demolished to make way for York Place. | |
136 | Home Insurance Building | Chicago | United States | 54.9 | 180 | 12 | 1885 | 1931 | Manual | Demolished to make way for the Field Building. |
137= | City East Building | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 53.3 | 175 | 16 | 1973 | 2007 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Gardeneast Serviced Apartments. |
137= | Hotel Fontenelle | Omaha | United States | 53.3 | 175 | 14 | 1916 | 1983 | [17] | |
137= | Jardine House | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 53.3 | 175 | 16 | 1957 | 1980 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Wheelock House. |
140= | Cornwall Tower | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 52.1 | 171 | 18 | 1970 | 2014 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. |
140= | Normansell Tower | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 52.1 | 171 | 18 | 1972 | 2012 | Implosion | |
142 | Portland Airport Administration Building | Portland | United States | 50.3 | 165 | 8 | 1958 | 2002 | ||
143 | Regal Constellation Hotel | Toronto | Canada | 50.1 | 164.3 | 15 | 1966 | 2011 | Demolished to make way for a Park 'N Fly parking lot. [18] | |
144 | Chiao Shang Building | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 50 | 164 | 15 | 1964 | 2004 | Demolished to make way for 100QRC. | |
145= | Philipsbygget | Oslo | Norway | 47.2 | 155 | 15 | 1958 | 2000 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for KPMG-bygget. |
145= | Prudence Building | New York | United States | 47.2 | 155 | 14 | 1911 | 2016 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for One Vanderbilt. |
147 | Hotel Wellington Annex | Albany | United States | 45.1 | 148 | 11 | 1922 | 2014 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for the Albany Capital Center. |
148 | Olympic National Life Building | Seattle | United States | 44.2 | 145 | 12 | 1905 | 1982 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for the DocuSign Tower. |
149= | Alexandra House | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 43.3 | 142 | 13 | 1952 | 1974 | ||
149= | Dragon Seed Building | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 43.3 | 142 | 13 | 1966 | 2008 | Demolished to make way for Prosperity Tower. | |
149= | Luk Hoi Tong Building | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 43.3 | 142 | 13 | 1961 | 2008 | Demolished to make way for LHT Tower. | |
152 | Chamber of Commerce Building | Portland | United States | 41.1 | 135 | 8 | 1892 | 1934 | Manual | |
153 | Mapes Hotel | Reno | United States | 40.5 | 133 | 12 | 1947 | 2000 | Implosion | |
154 | Kingsford Industrial Centre | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 39.9 | 131 | 12 | 1986 | 2006 | Demolished to make way for The Spectacle. | |
155 | Corbett Building | Portland | United States | 39.6 | 130 | 10 | 1907 | 1988 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for Pioneer Place. |
156 | City Hall | El Paso | United States | 38 | 124 | 10 | 1979 | 2013 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for Southwest University Park. |
157 | Metropolitan Hall of Justice | Salt Lake City | United States | 36.9 | 121 | 9 | 1966 | 2001 | Implosion | Made way for new Salt Lake City Main Public Library Building. |
158 | Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building | Oklahoma City | United States | 35.6 | 117 | 9 | 1977 | 1995 | Implosion | Damaged by the Oklahoma City bombing. |
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