list of tallest buildings in California
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This list ranks skyscrapers/high rise buildings and structures in the US State of California by height. Buildings and structures in seven cities are included in this list; Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Long Beach, Sacramento, Burbank and Oakland each have buildings taller than {{convert|400|ft}}.
The tallest building is the Wilshire Grand Center at {{convert|1100|ft}}. All of the buildings and structures taller than {{convert|500|ft}} are in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The tallest building in San Diego rises exactly 500 feet due to restrictions imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the 1970s, because of the downtown's proximity to San Diego International Airport.{{Cite news|last=Bergman|first=Heather|title=San Diego's skyline grows up: residential towers filling some of the missing 'tools' as office projects are nearing completion|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/San+Diego%27s+skyline+grows+up%3a+residential+towers+filling+some+of+the...-a0134576016|work=San Diego Business Journal|date=June 27, 2005|accessdate=May 16, 2009|publisher=TheFreeLibrary.com}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|title=Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for San Diego International Airport|url=http://www.san.org/documents/aluc/SDIA_ALUCP.pdf|publisher=San Diego County Regional Airport Authority|pages=51–52|date=October 4, 2004|accessdate=May 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630100212/http://www.san.org/documents/aluc/SDIA_ALUCP.pdf|archive-date=June 30, 2014|url-status=dead}}
Buildings over 500 feet
{{wide image|Good morning LA.jpg|500px|align-cap=center|Los Angeles Skyline in 2019}}
Buildings from 400 to 500 feet
{{wide image|SanDiegoSkylineApr09.jpg|1300px|align-cap=center|San Diego skyline in April 2009}}
Timeline of tallest buildings in California
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| Name
! Years as tallest ! Height ! Floors ! City ! Notes |
|---|
| Montgomery Block
| 1853–1854 | {{convert|15|m|abbr=on}} |4 |rowspan="2"|San Francisco | |
| Old Saint Mary's Cathedral
| 1854–1874 | {{convert|27|m|abbr=on}} | | |
| California State Capitol
| 1874–1890 | {{convert|64|m|abbr=on}} |6 |Sacramento | |
| Chronicle Building
| 1890–1898 | {{convert|66|m|abbr=on}} | |rowspan="2"|San Francisco | |
| Call Building
| 1898–1914 | {{convert|96|m|abbr=on}} | | |
| Oakland City Hall
| 1914–1922 | {{convert|98|m|abbr=on}} |18 |Oakland | |
| Standard Oil Building
| 1922–1925 | {{convert|100|m|abbr=on}} | |rowspan="3"|San Francisco | |
| Pacific Telephone Building
| 1925–1928 | {{convert|133|m|abbr=on}} | | |
| Russ Building
| 1927–1928 | {{convert|133|m|abbr=on}} |rowspan="2"|32 | |
| Los Angeles City Hall
| 1928–1965 | {{convert|138|m|abbr=on}} |Los Angeles | |
| Hartford Building
| 1965–1967 | {{convert|142|m|abbr=on}} |34 |rowspan="4"|San Francisco | |
| 44 Montgomery Street
| 1967–1969 | {{convert|172|m|abbr=on}} |43 | |
| 555 California Street
| 1969–1972 | {{convert|237|m|abbr=on}} |52 | Then known as Bank of America Center |
| Transamerica Pyramid
| 1972–1973 | {{convert|260|m|abbr=on}} |48 | |
| Aon Center
| 1973–1990 | {{convert|262|m|abbr=on}} |62 |rowspan="3"|Los Angeles | |
| US Bank Tower
| 1990–2017 | {{convert|310|m|abbr=on}} |rowspan="2"|73 | Formerly Library Tower |
| Wilshire Grand Center
| 2017–present | {{convert|335|m|abbr=on}} | |
See also
References
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{{Buildings in California timeline}}
{{US tallest buildings lists by state}}
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