![]() Īfter the Great Seattle Fire of June 6, 1889, Seattle began reconstruction of the city's central business district under a new building code requiring the use of fireproof materials, such as stone and brick. In terms of the number of skyscrapers over 493 feet (150 m), Seattle's skyline is ranked first in the Northwestern United States, third on the West Coast (after Los Angeles and San Francisco) and seventh in North America. The 20 tallest buildings in Washington are all located in Seattle. It is currently the 29th-tallest building in the United States, and the tallest building in the state of Washington. The tallest building in Seattle is the 76- story Columbia Center, which rises 937 feet (286 m) and was completed in 1985. ![]() An additional 65 high-rise buildings are under construction or undergoing planning and design review, as of 2016. Seattle, Washington, United States, the most populous city in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, has 117 completed high-rise buildings over 240 feet (73 m), of which 47 are over 400 feet (120 m) tall. Skyline of Seattle from Kerry Park on Queen Anne Hill, 2019 Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap
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