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This list of tallest buildings in Virginia ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Virginia by height. The tallest building in Virginia is the Westin Virginia Beach Town Center in Virginia Beach, which contains 38 floors and is 508 ft (155 m) tall. The second-tallest building in the state is the James Monroe Building in Richmond, which contains 29 floors and is 449 ft (137 m) tall.
The tallest building in the city is the Bank of America Corporate Center, which rises 871feet in Uptown Charlotte and was completed in 1992. It also stands as the tallest building in North Carolina and the 33rd-tallest building in the United States. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is the Duke Energy Center, which rises 786feet and was completed in 2010. The Hearst Tower, completed in 2002 and rising 659feet, is the third-tallest building in Charlotte. Eight of the ten tallest buildings in North Carolina are located in Charlotte. The history of skyscrapers in the city began with the construction of the Independence Building in 1909.