Talk:List of tallest buildings in Washington, D.C.

Capitol Building and others
Should we include the height of the U.S. Capitol, the Washington National Cathedral, and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in the chart on the highest buildings? I don't know what standards the skyscraper project sets, but it seems like these would be included (I can understand the exclusion of the Washington Monument). Remember (talk) 19:30, 5 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Yes, they should all be included only if they are taller than the cutoff of 140 feet. The United States Capitol, the Washington National Cathedral and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception are all buildings whose heights are measured to the top, like a spire.  As for the Washington Monument, it should also be included, but not ranked.  See the CN Tower in List of tallest buildings in Toronto or the Reunion Tower in List of tallest buildings in Dallas for an example.  Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 21:24, 5 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I was just looking at the list, but I think that we should put a reason why the Washington Monument is not included. BK2011 (talk) 02:37, 15 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I expanded the note (linked to by the [A] next to the monument's entry) to read: The Washington Monument is not a habitable building and is therefore not ranked, but it is included in this list for comparative purposes. Is that suitable? Cheers, Rai • me  19:43, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't understand the description of "not a habital building." Visitors go in and out all the time. Yes, no one lives there, but many of the buildings here are office buildings, not dwelling places. 155.213.224.59 (talk) 18:45, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

To do for FL status
Please put anything you think needs to be done to get this article up to FL status in the list below.
 * 1) Complete the timeline
 * 2) start creating the red linked articles
 * 3) copy-edit the lead
 * 4) nominate it for FLC
 * 5) add a column to the Tallest Buildings list to show the elevation of the top

Second Tallest Church?
The entry for the National Cathedral reads: "Second-tallest church in the United States, after the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1990s.[16][17]."

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, a church, is listed two positions higher on this list than the National Cathedral... perhaps this statement is an error? --76.203.217.49 (talk) 22:01, 20 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Indeed you are right. The National Cathedral is the second-largest church (not tallest) in the United States, after the St. John's in NYC. The Washington Basilica is the largest Catholic church in the country, and the tallest occupied building in Washington. Thanks for catching that! Best, epicAdam (talk) 22:34, 20 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the clarification; I figured that was the case, but figured I'd ask first. --Indutiomarus (talk) 04:32, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Healy Hall
I don't know if this has been brought up before, but I was kind of surprised to not find Healy Hall (the main building at Georgetown University) on this list. I've found one reference that gives its height to be 200', equal to #6 on this list (though it seems the number might be an approximation). The clocktower is a spire just like the tallest parts of the Basilica and Cathedral, but those are on the list as it is. If there aren't any objections, I may add it myself soon. I'm just checking it wasn't already disqualified for some reason. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Qwerty0 (talk • contribs) 04:14, 6 October 2008 (UTC)


 * My AIA guide does confirm that the clock tower is 200 ft tall. I'll add the building to the list. —D. Monack talk 04:27, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Rank for Washington Monument
Why is the number one rank not listed for the Washington Monument in the chart? JBFrenchhorn (talk) 23:22, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Because it is a structure and not a building, and if you read the prose, it states that it is there for comparison purposes.--SRX 23:42, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. JBFrenchhorn (talk) 13:53, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Images
I replaced the Old Post Office Pavilion & National Cathedral photos, and have several other images for this entry if they're needed: 600 13th Street, One Franklin Square, Capital Hilton, The Investment Building, 1625 Eye Street (unfortunately, not the photo's main subject), Cairo Apartment Building, 1101 New York Avenue, Tower Building. I noticed some of the current images have two "thumbs" for placement, and I'm not familiar with how that works. Can someone help me a bit? Thanks. If editors think there should only be a certain number of images in the article, that's cool with me. If that's the case, just let me know which pictures belong. Whatever works best. Cheers.  APK  is not a Womanizer  15:10, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Washington Memorial not the tallest structure in DC
Just wanted to point out that the height of the Hughes Memorial Tower exceeds that of the Washington Monument by over 200 feet. As the tower is a structure located within the geographic limits of DC, should this page be revised to include the tower as well? 69.134.18.69 (talk) 02:18, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
 * The list is specifically about buildings and therefore structures like radio towers would not be included. While the ranking does state that the list "does not include antenna masts", I have clarified that point in the lead to avoid confusion. Best, epicAdam(talk) 16:03, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Basilica of the National Shrine Floor Count
I removed the floor count of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception because it doesn't appear to be in any of the sources. I tried searching online for a bit and couldn't find anything to suggest that the structure has 32 floors, which is highly unlikely. The tallest part of the church is the campanile and I can't imagine it has that many habitable floors. Best, epicAdam(talk) 20:01, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

1100 New York Avenue
Doesn't seem to be listed. Emporis has it at about 156 ft., which ought to put it solidly in the middle of the chart. Is there a reason? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.79.134.16 (talk) 00:03, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't know what it wasn't included. I can go ahead and add it. Best, epicAdam(talk) 02:03, 18 January 2012 (UTC)

What is the lowest depth in D.C.
What is the lowest depth of a building in D.C.  The tour guide we had years ago said that instead of up, many buildings in D.C. are built going far below street level. So what is a maximum depth of a building in D.C. ? CaribDigita (talk) 23:17, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi CaribDigita. Interesting question. There are several ways to answer it. First, the Metro stations are the deepest structures in the city. I believe the Tenleytown Metro station is at a depth of about 200 feet; you go down three separate escalators to get to platform. As for actual buildings, some structures are seriously below ground. At 95 feet (7 stories) below ground, the Marriott Marquis Hotel is the deepest I've heard of. Having said that, we may never know the official answer to the deepest building in Washington as it is likely some secret government building. But, short of having classified information, I think you're safe in saying that 4-7 floors is generally the deepest D.C. buildings go. Best, epicAdam(talk) 01:44, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

Wyndham = Westin
I updated info related to the Wyndham Washington DC, which is a duplicate of the Westin Washington, D.C. City Center article. That hotel changed brands several years ago. The two references for that entry on the list are this (it says "The Westin Washington DC City Center") and this (which is an outdated link). There were two Wyndhams at one time (the other being Wyndham City Center Hotel), but that property is now the "Renaissance Washington, DC Dupont Circle Hotel". (which is really in the West End, not Dupont Circle, but that's neither here nor there) 204.111.20.10 (talk) 11:29, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

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Thomas Jefferson Building/Library of Congress
As one of the 10 tallest buildings in DC (195 feet according to 2 sources I found), the Thomas Jefferson Building (the original Library of Congress building) and it's beautiful dome stand out every morning on my commute. I do not know how it was so egregiously missed, but I have added it, and a picture, and updated the numerical rankings as well. I think that the picture of the National Archives (#16) should be moved below the TJB, but I did not see a simple way to change the order. --VoronEX (talk) 16:53, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

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Confusion
I know it is mentioned that embellishments and mechanical levels and such are exempt from the height limits. But you mean to tell me that buildings like Onyx on First, 700 Eleventh Street, etc. all adhere to the District's height limits? Onyx on First clearly doesn't (it doesn't have any wild towers or tall mechanical penthouses), so are buildings like these given height variances? Because the last time the act itself was amended to make way for an individual building was in 1945. Buildings on commercial streets can be built to a height of 130 feet, and 160 feet on the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue between 1st and 15th streets NW. So how did buildings like Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, 1090 Vermont and such get built whose main roof lines are far above the 130-foot height limit? --Criticalthinker (talk) 08:52, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Almost all of these heights are incorrect. Period. I suggest you all use Google Earth or something, and add some common sense in given D.C.'s height limit. Elevator overruns, architectural features, etc, are only allowed to run over the height very minimally. Almost every height given for a standard high-rise building, here, is incorrect.--Criticalthinker (talk) 07:52, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
 * This has never been rectified, and I'm not sure why. Criticalthinker (talk) 10:16, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Again, most of these heights figures listed in the table are incorrect. And I can't correct them because we don't know what the heights are. But what's clear is that they directly contradict the Height of Buildings Act article, which is the law of DC. Very few of these buildings have masts or antennas or anything else. Once you get down past One Franklin Square, it is literally impossible to have that many buildings breaking the height law. The table is junk, quite frankly, and misleading and inaccurate junk at that. Criticalthinker (talk) 05:54, 17 May 2024 (UTC)