The United States is home to some of the modern world's most impressive architectural feats. It’s also where arguably the world’s very first skyscraper went up – although it didn't happen in New York as you might expect. Chicago’s Home Insurance Building, which was completed in 1885, changed the way cities were designed, and it didn’t take long for the supertall buildings boom to get started. We’ve compiled a list of America’s tallest buildings, ranking them in order with the highest in the number one spot. 

Click through this gallery to discover the tallest buildings in America…