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Above: two more picture of the fabulous skyline of Pittsburgh.


Above: another extraordinary Pittsburgh skyscraper:
Fifth Avenue Place (188m/616f, 31 stories, 1988). Pittsburgh's 4th tallest.
The height of the building is including its mast.
It is a little over 54metres (178f) tall.


Above left: Koppers Building (145m/475f, 34 stories, 1929)
and Gulf Building (177m/582f, 44 stories, 1932) during the day and at night.
The top of the Gulf Building is illuminated at night. The color is a weather forecast.
Since it rained the day after these pictures were taken, the 'orange' color must mean rain...
Above right: Grant Building (148m/485f, 40 stories, 1930).


Above left: Dominion Tower (131m/430f, 32 stories, 1987).
Above middle left: FreeMarkets Center (156m/512f, 39 stories, 1968).
Above middle right: One PNC Plaza (129m/424f, 30 stories, 1972).
Above right: Three Mellon Center (158m/518f, 41 stories, 1951).


Above left: Two PNC Plaza (136m/445f, 34 stories, 1975).
Above middle: the tops of Dominion Tower (131m/430f), Two PNC Plaza (136m/445f),
FreeMarkets Center (156m/512f) and One PNC Plaza (129m/424f) seen from Mt. Washington.
Above right: FreeMarkets Center and Dominion Tower seen from across the Allegheny River.


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Pittsburgh's 10 tallest skyscrapers:
1. U.S. STEEL TOWER 256m/841f, 64 stories, 1970
2. ONE MELLON CENTER 221m/725f, 54 stories, 1983
3. ONE PPG PLACE 194m/635f, 40 stories, 1984
4. FIFTH AVENUE PLACE 188m/616f, 31 stories, 1988
5. ONE OXFORD CENTER 187m/615f, 46 stories, 1983
6. GULF BUILDING 177m/582f, 44 stories, 1932
7. CATHEDRAL OF LEARNING 163m/535f, 42 stories, 1936
8. THREE MELLON CENTER 158m/518fm, 41 stories, 1951
9. FREEMARKETS CENTER 156m/512f, 39 stories, 1968
10. GRANT BUILDING 148m/485f, 40 stories, 1930


The building data, the top 10 of tallest buildings and some of the building information are courtesy of
EMPORIS.COM, one of the world's leading architectural resources on tall buildings.

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