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  1. WBRC-TV Tower 1
    WBRC-TV Tower
    United StatesBirmingham
    420 m
  2. WVTM-TV Tower 2
    WVTM-TV Tower
    United StatesBirmingham
    408 m
  3. WTTO-TV Tower 3
    WTTO-TV Tower
    United StatesBirmingham
    408 m
  4. WIAT-TV Tower 4
    WIAT-TV Tower
    United StatesBirmingham
    364 m
  5. Shipt Tower 5
    Shipt Tower
    United StatesBirmingham
    138 m 34 fl 1986
  6. 1901 6th Avenue North 6
    1901 6th Avenue North
    United StatesBirmingham
    133 m 32 fl 1989
  7. City Center 7
    City Center
    United StatesBirmingham
    119 m 30 fl 1972
  8. Regions Center 8
    Regions Center
    United StatesBirmingham
    119 m 30 fl 1972
  9. City Federal Building 9
    City Federal Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    101 m 27 fl 1913
  10. Thomas Jefferson Tower 10
    Thomas Jefferson Tower
    United StatesBirmingham
    87 m 19 fl 1929
  11. John A. Hand Building 11
    John A. Hand Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    87 m 21 fl 1912
  12. Daniel Building 12
    Daniel Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    86 m 20 fl 1970
  13. Two North Twentieth 13
    Two North Twentieth
    United StatesBirmingham
    83 m 18 fl 1962
  14. Galleria Office Tower 14
    Galleria Office Tower
    United StatesHoover
    76 m 17 fl 1986
  15. Elyton Hotel 15
    Elyton Hotel
    United StatesBirmingham
    75 m 16 fl 1909
  16. Watts Building 16
    Watts Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    72 m 17 fl 1928
  17. Jefferson Tower 17
    Jefferson Tower
    United StatesBirmingham
    72 m 16 fl 1940
  18. Alabama Power Building 18
    Alabama Power Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    66 m 16 fl 1925
  19. ▢
    19
    Transmission Tower
    United StatesPleasant Grove
    61 m
  20. Birmingham International Airport Control Tower 20
    Birmingham International Airport Control Tower
    United StatesBirmingham
    60 m 2000
  21. ▢
    21
    Transmission Tower
    United StatesHoover
    57 m
  22. Bankhead Towers 22
    Bankhead Towers
    United StatesBirmingham
    56 m 15 fl 1926
  23. Cathedral of St. Paul 23
    Cathedral of St. Paul
    United StatesBirmingham
    56 m 1893
  24. Ascend 24
    Ascend
    United StatesBirmingham
    56 m 17 fl 2020
  25. Vulcan Statue 25
    Vulcan Statue
    United StatesBirmingham
    54 m 1939
  26. Highland Manor 26
    Highland Manor
    United StatesBirmingham
    53 m 15 fl 1961
  27. Birmingham Social Security Center 27
    Birmingham Social Security Center
    United StatesBirmingham
    52 m 8 fl 2008
  28. Topgolf Birmingham Net 28
    Topgolf Birmingham Net
    United StatesBirmingham
    52 m 2017
  29. Kelly Hotel 29
    Kelly Hotel
    United StatesBirmingham
    51 m 15 fl 1928
  30. UAB Administration Building 30
    UAB Administration Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    50 m 15 fl 1967
  31. The Redmont Hotel Birmingham, Curio Collection by Hilton 31
    The Redmont Hotel Birmingham, Curio Collection by Hilton
    United StatesBirmingham
    49 m 14 fl 1925
  32. Cortland Vesta Apartments I 32
    Cortland Vesta Apartments I
    United StatesBirmingham
    48 m 15 fl 2019
  33. Birmingham VA Medical Center 33
    Birmingham VA Medical Center
    United StatesBirmingham
    47 m 10 fl 1953
  34. ▢
    34
    Transmission Tower
    United StatesMountain Brook
    46 m
  35. Hyatt Regency Birmingham - The Wynfrey Hotel 35
    Hyatt Regency Birmingham - The Wynfrey Hotel
    United StatesHoover
    46 m 15 fl 1986
  36. Alabama Power Annex 36
    Alabama Power Annex
    United StatesBirmingham
    46 m 10 fl 1950
  37. ▢
    37
    Transmission Tower
    United StatesIrondale
    46 m
  38. The Pizitz 38
    The Pizitz
    United StatesBirmingham
    45 m 8 fl 1925
  39. ▢
    39
    Transmission Tower
    United StatesHoover
    44 m
  40. Liberty National Life Building 40
    Liberty National Life Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    44 m 10 fl 1925
  41. East Lake United Methodist Church 41
    East Lake United Methodist Church
    United StatesBirmingham
    41 m 1947
  42. Birmingham City Hall 42
    Birmingham City Hall
    United StatesBirmingham
    41 m 12 fl 1950
  43. Frank Nelson Building 43
    Frank Nelson Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    40 m 10 fl 1903
  44. Jefferson County Courthouse 44
    Jefferson County Courthouse
    United StatesBirmingham
    39 m 9 fl 1931
  45. Sparks Center 45
    Sparks Center
    United StatesBirmingham
    37 m 10 fl 1969
  46. Lyons Harrison Research Building 46
    Lyons Harrison Research Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    37 m 9 fl 1960
  47. Colonial Center at Brookwood Village 47
    Colonial Center at Brookwood Village
    United StatesHomewood
    37 m 9 fl 2007
  48. Peach Water Tower 48
    Peach Water Tower
    United StatesClanton
    37 m 1992
  49. ▢
    49
    Transmission Tower
    United StatesHomewood
    37 m
  50. ▢
    50
    Rampage
    United StatesBessemer
    37 m 1998
  51. Sheraton Apartments 51
    Sheraton Apartments
    United StatesBirmingham
    36 m 11 fl 1950
  52. First Presbyterian Church 52
    First Presbyterian Church
    United StatesBirmingham
    35 m 1889
  53. 602 18th Street North 53
    602 18th Street North
    United StatesBirmingham
    34 m 8 fl 1958
  54. Ideal Building 54
    Ideal Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    34 m 7 fl 1928
  55. Jemison Flats 55
    Jemison Flats
    United StatesBirmingham
    32 m 7 fl 1909
  56. First United Methodist Church 56
    First United Methodist Church
    United StatesBirmingham
    30 m 1889
  57. Birmingham Trust National Bank 57
    Birmingham Trust National Bank
    United StatesBirmingham
    29 m 7 fl 1947
  58. Alabama Theatre 58
    Alabama Theatre
    United StatesBirmingham
    29 m 7 fl 1927
  59. McWane Center 59
    McWane Center
    United StatesBirmingham
    29 m 6 fl 1916
  60. Jefferson Home Furniture Building 60
    Jefferson Home Furniture Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    29 m 5 fl 1915
  61. Phoenix Lofts 61
    Phoenix Lofts
    United StatesBirmingham
    28 m 5 fl 1950
  62. University of Alabama School of Dentistry 62
    University of Alabama School of Dentistry
    United StatesBirmingham
    27 m 7 fl 1950
  63. Kress Building 63
    Kress Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    26 m 5 fl 1937
  64. Hunter Street Baptist Church 64
    Hunter Street Baptist Church
    United StatesHoover
    26 m 1994
  65. ▢
    65
    Edwards Bell Tower
    United StatesBirmingham
    26 m
  66. Burger Phillips Centre 66
    Burger Phillips Centre
    United StatesBirmingham
    26 m 6 fl 1926
  67. Bromberg & Company Downtown 67
    Bromberg & Company Downtown
    United StatesBirmingham
    26 m 5 fl 1946
  68. Magnolia Financial Center 68
    Magnolia Financial Center
    United StatesBirmingham
    22 m 6 fl 1966
  69. ▢
    69
    Faith Chapel Christian Center
    United StatesBirmingham
    22 m 2002
  70. ▢
    70
    Transmission Tower
    United StatesChalkville
    22 m
  71. Kemper Building 71
    Kemper Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    21 m 4 fl 2006
  72. Alabama Power Headquarters 72
    Alabama Power Headquarters
    United StatesBirmingham
    18 fl 1990
  73. Viva Health Building 73
    Viva Health Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    18 fl 1976
  74. Financial Center 74
    Financial Center
    United StatesBirmingham
    17 fl 1982
  75. 2121 Building 75
    2121 Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    17 fl 1962
  76. Liberty National Building 76
    Liberty National Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    16 fl 1971
  77. Brown Marx Tower 77
    Brown Marx Tower
    United StatesBirmingham
    16 fl 1906
  78. Sheraton Birmingham Hotel 78
    Sheraton Birmingham Hotel
    United StatesBirmingham
    16 fl 1973
  79. Renasant Place 79
    Renasant Place
    United StatesBirmingham
    15 fl 1980
  80. Jefferson County Jail 80
    Jefferson County Jail
    United StatesBirmingham
    15 fl 1984
  81. Shelby Biomedical Research Building 81
    Shelby Biomedical Research Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    14 fl 2006
  82. Hilton Birmingham at UAB 82
    Hilton Birmingham at UAB
    United StatesBirmingham
    14 fl 1973
  83. Grandview Medical Center 83
    Grandview Medical Center
    United StatesBirmingham
    13 fl 2015
  84. James C. Lee III Building & Parking Deck 84
    James C. Lee III Building & Parking Deck
    United StatesBirmingham
    12 fl 2019
  85. School of Medicine Faculty Office Tower 85
    School of Medicine Faculty Office Tower
    United StatesBirmingham
    12 fl 2002
  86. Princeton Towers I 86
    Princeton Towers I
    United StatesBirmingham
    12 fl
  87. Lofts at American Life 87
    Lofts at American Life
    United StatesBirmingham
    12 fl 1925
  88. Highland Towers 88
    Highland Towers
    United StatesBirmingham
    12 fl 1951
  89. Harbert Tower at the Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children 89
    Harbert Tower at the Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children
    United StatesBirmingham
    12 fl 2012
  90. Mount Royal Towers 90
    Mount Royal Towers
    United StatesVestavia Hills
    12 fl
  91. Colonial Plaza 91
    Colonial Plaza
    United StatesBirmingham
    12 fl 1982
  92. James C. Bailey Center 92
    James C. Bailey Center
    United StatesHanceville
    12 fl 1994
  93. Building Trades Towers 93
    Building Trades Towers
    United StatesBirmingham
    12 fl 1970
  94. Capri on Caldwell 94
    Capri on Caldwell
    United StatesBirmingham
    11 fl 2007
  95. Claridge Manor Apartments 95
    Claridge Manor Apartments
    United StatesBirmingham
    11 fl 1930
  96. Park Tower 96
    Park Tower
    United StatesBirmingham
    11 fl 1969
  97. AT&T Building 97
    AT&T Building
    United StatesBirmingham
    11 fl 1968
  98. Jefferson County Courthouse Parking Garage 98
    Jefferson County Courthouse Parking Garage
    United StatesBirmingham
    11 fl
  99. 2600 Highland 99
    2600 Highland
    United StatesBirmingham
    11 fl 2008
  100. One Concord Center 100
    One Concord Center
    United StatesBirmingham
    11 fl 2002
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