Where does Seattle rank among cities with tallest towers?

2. New York: One World Trade Center became the tallest building in New York on April 30. The building, also known as Freedom Tower, is set to be 1,776 feet when completed, making it the tallest in the United States, although there’s some question about whether the change from a sculptural sheath of interlocking fiberglass panels around the 400-foot rooftop mast to an exposed latticework structure will cause the spire not to count toward the building’s height. less 2. New York: One World Trade Center became the tallest building in New York on April 30. The building, also known as Freedom Tower, is set to be 1,776 feet when completed, making it the tallest in the United ... more Photo: DON EMMERT/AFP, AFP/Getty Images Photo: DON EMMERT/AFP, AFP/Getty Images Image 1 of / 65 Caption Close Where does Seattle rank among cities with tallest towers? 1 / 65 Back to Gallery

This spring, One World Trade Center surpassed the Empire State Building to become the tallest building in New York.

It's set to rise to 1,776 feet, which would make it the tallest in the country. But there's some question about whether the change from a sculptural sheath of interlocking fiberglass panels around the 400-foot rooftop mast to an exposed latticework structure will cause the spire not to count toward the building's height.

If not, Chicago's Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) would keep the title.

Having a taller tallest building is a notable bragging right. My realization of this dates back to a trip to Seattle with my aunt, uncle and cousin when I was 13. I spent way too long loudly speculating about whether the Columbia Tower was taller than One Liberty Place, then the tallest building in my native Philadelphia.

Turns out I had reason to be unsure. One Liberty Place is taller, but by just 8.5 feet. Philly has a much bigger edge now, thanks to the recently completed 974-foot-tall Comcast Center.

Click through the gallery above to see a ranking of U.S. cities by their tallest buildings, including cities with buildings that are at least 600 feet tall. There are some surprising cities with tall towers, and surprising places without one.

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