List of tallest buildings in Missouri

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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.

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The tallest accessible structure in Missouri, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis Gateway Arch (48832444).jpeg
The tallest accessible structure in Missouri, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis
One Kansas City Place, 624 ft / 190.1m, tallest building in Missouri One Kansas City Place KCMO.jpg
One Kansas City Place, 624 ft / 190.1m, tallest building in Missouri

Missouri's tallest accessible buildings

RankNameImageHeight
feet / m
FloorsYearLocationLinks
- Gateway Arch Gateway Arch (48832444).jpeg 630 ft (192 m)N/A1965St. Louis

Tallest monument and memorial in the United States

1 One Kansas City Place Kc-hr-block cropped.jpg 624 ft (190 m)421988Kansas City Tallest office building in Missouri; including spire, 199.3 m (654 ft).
2 One Metropolitan Square The one metropolitan square at night from the south.jpg 593 ft (181 m)421989St. Louis
3 Town Pavilion Town Pavilion KCMO.jpg 591 ft (180 m)381986Kansas City
4 909 Chestnut Street 909 chestnut street.jpg 588 ft (179 m)461986St. Louis
5 Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse The Thomas Eagleton courthouse seen from enterprise center.jpg 557 ft (170 m)292000St. Louis
6 Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center Hyatt Regency Crown Center Kansas City MO.jpg 504 ft (154 m)451980Kansas City Tallest hotel in Missouri
7 One US Bank Plaza One US Bank Plaza.jpg 484 ft (148 m)361976St. Louis
8 Kansas City Power and Light Building Kansas City Power and Light Building 1931.jpg 481 ft (147 m)341931Kansas City Converting to residential
9 909 Walnut 909 Walnut Kansas City MO.jpg 471 ft (144 m)351931Kansas City Tallest residential in Missouri and Midwest outside Chicago
10 Kansas City City Hall KC MO city hall.jpg 445 ft (136 m)301937Kansas City 4th-tallest City Hall in the world
11Centene Centre430 ft (130 m)272019Clayton
12 1201 Walnut 1201 Walnut-Kansas City MO.jpg 427 ft (130 m)301991Kansas City
13 Commerce Tower Commerce Tower, KC.jpg 421 ft (128 m)321965Kansas City Upper 20 floors converting to residential
14The Plaza in Clayton409 ft (125 m)312002Clayton
15 City Center Square City Center Square Kansas City MO.jpg 404 ft (123 m)301978Kansas City
16 Laclede Gas Building Laclede Gas Building.jpg 401 ft (122 m)311969St. Louis

Missouri's tallest structures

NameHeight
feet / m
ImageLocationLinksYear
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

Missouri's tallest chimneys

NameHeight
feet / m
LocationLinksYear
Associated Electric Stack #1800 ft (240 m)New Madrid
Iatan Power Plant Stack700 ft (210 m)Iatan
Rush Island Power Station700 ft (210 m)Rush Island
Labadie Power Station Units 3 & 4700 ft (210 m)Labadie
Labadie Power Station Unit 2700 ft (210 m)Labadie
Labadie Power Station Unit 1700 ft (210 m)Labadie
Sibley Generator Station Stack700 ft (210 m)Sibley
Associated Electric Stack #2630 ft (190 m)New Madrid
Thomas Hill Chimney620 ft (190 m)Clifton Hill
Sioux Power Plant Stack #1603 ft (184 m)Portage Des Sioux
Sioux Power Plant Stack #2603 ft (184 m)Portage Des Sioux
Hawthorne Power Plant600 ft (180 m)Kansas City
Callaway Cooling Tower553 ft (169 m)Fulton
Herculaneum Smelter Stack550 ft (170 m)Herculaneum

History of Missouri's tallest habitable buildings

NameHeight
feet / m
LocationYearLinks
Old Courthouse 194 ft (59 m)St. Louis1864
Union Station 230 ft (70 m)St. Louis1894
Commerce Trust Building 258 ft (79 m)Kansas City1907
Railway Exchange Building 277 ft (84 m)St. Louis1914
Federal Reserve Bank Building 298 ft (91 m)Kansas City1921
Southwestern Bell Building 397 ft (121 m)St. Louis1926
Kansas City Power and Light Building 476 ft (145 m)Kansas City1931
One US Bank Plaza 484 ft (148 m)St. Louis1976
Town Pavilion 591 ft (180 m)Kansas City1986
One Kansas City Place 624 ft (190 m)Kansas City1988

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