The history of high-rise buildings in

Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...

began with the construction of the National Loan and Exchange Bank Building in 1903. A decade later, the

Palmetto Building The Palmetto Building, built during 1912–1913, is an early skyscraper in Columbia, South Carolina. It was designed by architect Julius Harder, and Wilson and Sompayrac served as supervising architects. Upon completion it was the tallest build ...

was built across the street, becoming the tallest in the state. During the 1970s and 80s, Columbia experienced a

building boom Business cycles are intervals of expansion followed by recession in economic activity. These changes have implications for the welfare of the broad population as well as for private institutions. Typically business cycles are measured by examin ...

, which brought

economic growth Economic growth can be defined as the increase or improvement in the inflation-adjusted market value of the goods and services produced by an economy in a financial year. Statisticians conventionally measure such growth as the percent rate of ...

to the region, including several of the city's tallest buildings. The following table shows the fifteen tallest buildings in

Tallest buildings

References

Tallest skyscrapers in Columbia, South Carolina
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