Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada (18009987788)

This list of tallest buildings in Nevada ranks buildings in the state of

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

by tallest height. This list, which includes buildings with a minimum height of , features the 57 tallest buildings in the state, starting at 260 feet. The tallest structure in the state is the Strat tower in

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

, with a height of . The tower, located north of the

Las Vegas Strip The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is known, is about long, and is immediately south of the Las Vegas city ...

, is also the tallest

observation tower An observation tower is a structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision to conduct long distance observations. Observation towers are usually at least tall and are made from stone, iron, an ...

in the United States. Because the tower is not fully habitable, it is not considered a building. The tallest building in the state is the unfinished Fontainebleau Las Vegas, with a height of ; the building was

topped out In building construction, topping out (sometimes referred to as topping off) is a builders' rite traditionally held when the last beam (or its equivalent) is placed atop a structure during its construction. Nowadays, the ceremony is often parlaye ...

in November 2008, but was put on hold the following year, and is scheduled to open in 2023. Nevada's tallest completed building is the 52-story

Palazzo A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...

, which stands at and was completed in 2007. Outside of Las Vegas, the tallest building is the 38-floor

Silver Legacy Resort & Casino Silver Legacy Resort & Casino is a hotel and casino located in Downtown Reno, Nevada. It anchors a network of connected hotel-casinos in the downtown Reno core that included Circus Circus Reno and Eldorado Reno and are owned and operated by Caesa ...

, located in

Reno Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the ...

and completed in 1995, with a height of .

List of tallest buildings

An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates a shared height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Freestanding observation

tower A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting structures. Towers are specifi ...

s, while not habitable buildings, are included for comparison purposes but not ranked.

Buildings over 500 feet

Buildings from 400 to 500 feet

Buildings from 250 to 400 feet

Timeline of tallest buildings since 1877

From 1927 to 1956, most of the state's tallest buildings were located in

. Since 1956, the state's tallest buildings have been located in the

Las Vegas Valley The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area i ...

, beginning with the opening of the

Fremont Hotel and Casino The Fremont Hotel & Casino is located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, on the Fremont Street Experience. The casino is operated by the Boyd Gaming Corporation. History The Fremont Hotel is located on 200 Fremont Street. It was designed by arch ...

. The Strat tower, completed in 1996, is excluded from this timeline.

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