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Panorama of West Lafayette

West Lafayette

10 Tallest structures

  1. The Rise at Chauncey — 51 m (167 ft) · 16 floors
  2. Purdue Bell Tower — 49 m (160 ft)
  3. Campus Edge on Pierce — 39 m (128 ft) · 11 floors
  4. Mathematical Sciences Building — 36 m (119 ft) · 10 floors
  5. Young Hall — 32 m (104 ft) · 10 floors
  6. Krannert Building — 28 m (92 ft) · 7 floors
  7. Chauncey Square — 28 m (91 ft) · 7 floors
  8. Grant Street Station — 26 m (85 ft) · 6 floors
  9. Sieng-Liang Wang Hall — 25 m (83 ft) · 4 floors
  10. Mackey Arena — 24 m (80 ft)
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