The tallest structures in the U.S. state of Missouri include a 2,000-foot (610 m) broadcasting tower, an 800-foot (240 m) chimney, a 630-foot (190 m) monument, and a 624-foot (190 m) office building.
Rank | Name | Image | Height feet / m | Floors | Year | Location | Links |
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- | Gateway Arch | ![]() | 630 ft (192 m) | N/A | 1965 | St. Louis | |
1 | One Kansas City Place | ![]() | 624 ft (190 m) | 42 | 1988 | Kansas City | Tallest office building in Missouri; including spire, 199.3 m (654 ft). |
2 | One Metropolitan Square | ![]() | 593 ft (181 m) | 42 | 1989 | St. Louis | |
3 | Town Pavilion | ![]() | 591 ft (180 m) | 38 | 1986 | Kansas City | |
4 | 909 Chestnut Street | ![]() | 588 ft (179 m) | 46 | 1986 | St. Louis | |
5 | Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse | ![]() | 557 ft (170 m) | 29 | 2000 | St. Louis | |
6 | Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center | ![]() | 504 ft (154 m) | 45 | 1980 | Kansas City | Tallest hotel in Missouri |
7 | One US Bank Plaza | ![]() | 484 ft (148 m) | 36 | 1976 | St. Louis | |
8 | Kansas City Power and Light Building | ![]() | 481 ft (147 m) | 34 | 1931 | Kansas City | Converting to residential |
9 | 909 Walnut | ![]() | 471 ft (144 m) | 35 | 1931 | Kansas City | Tallest residential in Missouri and Midwest outside Chicago |
10 | Kansas City City Hall | ![]() | 445 ft (136 m) | 30 | 1937 | Kansas City | 4th-tallest City Hall in the world |
11 | Centene Centre | 430 ft (130 m) | 27 | 2019 | Clayton | ||
12 | 1201 Walnut | ![]() | 427 ft (130 m) | 30 | 1991 | Kansas City | |
13 | Commerce Tower | ![]() | 421 ft (128 m) | 32 | 1965 | Kansas City | Upper 20 floors converting to residential |
14 | The Plaza in Clayton | 409 ft (125 m) | 31 | 2002 | Clayton | ||
15 | City Center Square | ![]() | 404 ft (123 m) | 30 | 1978 | Kansas City | |
16 | Laclede Gas Building | ![]() | 401 ft (122 m) | 31 | 1969 | St. Louis |
Name | Height feet / m | Image | Location | Links | Year |
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KMOS Tower/Rohn Tower | 2,000 ft (610 m) | Syracuse | |||
KYTV Tower | 1,999 ft (609 m) | Fordland | |||
KYTV Tower 2 | 1,996 ft (608 m) | Marshfield | |||
KOLR/KOZK Tower | 1,960 ft (600 m) | Fordland | |||
Raycom America Tower | 1,677 ft (511 m) | Cape Girardeau | |||
KBSI Tower | 1,567 ft (478 m) | Cape Girardeau | |||
Name | Height feet / m | Location | Year | Links |
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Old Courthouse | 194 ft (59 m) | St. Louis | 1864 | |
Union Station | 230 ft (70 m) | St. Louis | 1894 | |
Commerce Trust Building | 258 ft (79 m) | Kansas City | 1907 | |
Railway Exchange Building | 277 ft (84 m) | St. Louis | 1914 | |
Federal Reserve Bank Building | 298 ft (91 m) | Kansas City | 1921 | |
Southwestern Bell Building | 397 ft (121 m) | St. Louis | 1926 | |
Kansas City Power and Light Building | 476 ft (145 m) | Kansas City | 1931 | |
One US Bank Plaza | 484 ft (148 m) | St. Louis | 1976 | |
Town Pavilion | 591 ft (180 m) | Kansas City | 1986 | |
One Kansas City Place | 624 ft (190 m) | Kansas City | 1988 |
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