List of tallest buildings in St. Louis

The skyline of St. Louis is home to some of the most architecturally significant buildings in the United States, from its eye catching Gateway Arch to its beautiful granite facade, copper roofed One Metropolitan Square.

[2][Note 1] The history of skyscrapers in St. Louis began with the 1850s construction of Barnum's City Hotel, a six-story building designed by architect George I.

[4] The city then underwent a moderate building boom in the 1920s leading to the planning of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in 1935.

[4] Six of the top-30 tallest skyscrapers have been built in the 21st century; the most recent is One Cardinal Way, a 29-story, 320-foot (98 m) tower topped out in 2019 as part of the expansion of Ballpark Village.

This list ranks St. Louis skyscrapers based on their pinnacle height, which includes radio masts and antennas.

From across a river, a large arch is to the left of a group of tall buildings.
St. Louis skyline, seen from across the Mississippi River .
One Metropolitan Square , pictured at night, designed by the architects Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum.
A very tall building looking up from ground level.
One Metropolitan Square is the tallest habitable building in St. Louis and second tallest in Missouri, by only 31 feet.
A tall, domed tower sticks out from a smaller plaza.
The Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse is the second tallest court building in the world and the third tallest building in St. Louis.
A tall, thin building with small windows is nestled between two other buildings.
909 Chestnut street tower is the second tallest building in St. Louis.
A glassy black tower stands beyond some small trees.
Bank of America Plaza is the tenth-tallest building in St. Louis.
A tall building with a triangular frame on the exterior.
One US Bank Plaza is the second tallest building in St. Louis when ranked by pinnacle height.
A squarish brown building is at a street corner.
The Railway Exchange Building was St. Louis's tallest building from 1914 to 1926.