List of tallest buildings in New Orleans
Tallest buildings
This lists ranks New Orleans skyscrapers that stand at least 250 feet (76 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

List of tallest buildings in New Orleans

Section Title: Tallest buildings
Table Section Text: This lists ranks New Orleans skyscrapers that stand at least 250 feet (76 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Notes

1	One Shell Square	-	697 (212)	51	1972	Has been the tallest building in New Orleans and Louisiana since 1972; tallest building in the Southeastern United States at the time of its completion; first Southeastern skyscraper to rise higher than 656 feet (200 m); tallest building constructed in the city in the 1970s.

2	Place St. Charles	-	645 (197)	53	1984	Has more floors than any other building in the city; tallest building constructed in New Orleans in the 1980s,

3	Plaza Tower	-	531 (162)	45	1969	Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1960s; since 2002 the tallest unused building in the city.

4	Energy Centre	-	530 (160)	39	1984

5	Sheraton New Orleans	Sheraton New Orleans.JPG	490 (150)	49	1982	Tallest building used exclusively as a hotel in New Orleans.

6	First Bank and Trust Tower	-	481 (147)	36	1987

7	New Orleans Marriott	-	449 (137)	42	1972	Tallest building on the downriver side of Canal Street.

8	400 Poydras Tower	-	442 (135)	32	1983

9	One Canal Place	-	440 (130)	32	1979

10	1010 Common	-	438 (134)	31	1970

11	Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences New Orleans	-	407 (124)	33	1967

12	Benson Tower	Benson Tower Sept 2009 NOLA.JPG	406 (124)	26	1989

13	JW Marriott Hotel New Orleans	-	386 (118)	30	1984

14	The Westin New Orleans Canal Place	-	373 (114)	29	1983

15	225 Baronne Street	-	362 (110)	29	1965

16	Hyatt Regency New Orleans	-	361 (110)	32	1976

17	Entergy Tower	-	360 (110)	28	1983

18	Hibernia Bank Building	-	355 (108)	20	1921	Tallest building constructed in New Orleans in the 1920s.

19	1250 Poydras Plaza	-	342 (104)	24	1979

20=	Hilton New Orleans Riverside	-	341 (104)	29	1977

20=	1515 Poydras	-	341 (104)	29	1984

22	National American Bank Building	CarondeletCanyonBanksUpwardsNOLA.JPG	330 (100)	23	1929

23	Harrah's New Orleans - Poydras Street Hotel	-	327 (100)	26	2006	Tallest building constructed in the city in the 2000s.

24	Pan American Life Center	St Charles Ave CBD Poydras.JPG	322 (98)	27	1980

25	Poydras Center	Poydras Whitney Corner.JPG	300 (91)	28	1983

26	1440 Canal	-	288 (88)	21	1972

27	Orleans Tower	-	280 (85)	20	1977

28=	Charity Hospital	-	279 (85)	20	1939	Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1930s; tallest hospital in New Orleans.

28=	Le Méridien New Orleans	-	279 (85)	23	1984

30=	Loews New Orleans Hotel	-	276 (84)	22	1972

30=	Freeport McMoRan Building	—	276 (84)	23	1984

32	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	-	273 (83)	—	1972

33=	930 Poydras	-	270 (82)	21	2010	Tallest building constructed in the city in the 2010s; most recently completed skyscraper in the city.

33=	Four Winds	-	270 (82)	19	1927

35	1555 Poydras	-	262 (80)	22	1984

36	Windsor Court Hotel	—	253 (77)	22	1984

37	First National Bank of Commerce Building	—	252 (77)	19	1927

38=	New Orleans Exchange Centre	—	250 (76)	22	1981

38=	AT&T Building	—	250 (76)	16	1983	Formerly the BellSouth Building, the name was changed when AT&T merged with BellSouth in 2007.

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One Shell Square is the tallest building in the New Orleans, which rises 697 feet (212 m) in 1972.

final_sentence: One Shell Square is the tallest building in the New Orleans, which rises 697 feet (212 m) in 1972.