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Baton Rouge is the capital city of Louisiana, in the United States. Situated on the Mississippi River, it is the second-largest city in Louisiana (with New Orleans as the largest).

Baton Rouge has many tall buildings. The eleven tallest buildings are: Louisiana State Capitol, One American Place, Chase Tower, Riverside Tower North, Marriott Hotel Baton Rouge, Memorial Tower, Mid-City Tower, St. Joseph Cathedral, Louisiana State Office Building, Jacobs Plaza, Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Centre.

Rank Name Image Height
feet (m)
Floors Year Notes
1 Louisiana State Capitol Louisiana State Capitol Building.jpg 460 (140) 34 1932 Tallest Capital Building in the US
2 One American Place BR One American Place.JPG 310 (94) 24 1974
3 Chase Tower
BR Twin Towers 2.JPG
277 (84) 21 1968
4 Riverside Tower North 229 (70) 20 1989
5 Marriott Hotel Baton Rouge Marriott Baton Rouge from I-10.jpg 224 (68) 22 1976 Tallest building outside of Downtown
6 Memorial Tower LSUmemorialtower.JPG 175 (53) 2 1923
7 Mid-City Tower 174 (53) 14 1966
8 St. Joseph Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral - Baton Rouge, Louisiana.JPG 165 (50) 1853
9 Louisiana State Office Building 160 (49) 12 1927
10 Jacobs Plaza 144 (44) 13 1989
11 Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center Heidelberg Hotel.jpg 132 (40) 11 1927

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