architectural height
The vertical distance from ground level to the highest part of a structure belonging to its architectural design.
The architectural height of a structure is the vertical elevation from its base to its highest architectural or integral structural element. This includes fixed sculptures, decorative and architectural spires, ornamental fences, parapets, balustrades, decorative beacons, masonry chimneys, and all other architecturally integral elements along with their pedestals.
The architectural height is often used as the primary height of a building for ranking purposes.
The measurement runs from the base of the structure, the level of the lowest significant open-air pedestrian entrance. A building on a slope therefore has one height rather than one per side, and a figure taken from the low side of the same building is a different number.
Two sources giving different heights for one building have usually measured from different levels rather than measured badly.
