What’s the tallest building in Alabama?

If you thought it was located in the state’s largest city, you’d be incorrect – it is located in Mobile, the fourth largest city.

In fact, Huntsville, Alabama’s current largest city, has only one structure on this list and that’s because the city once had ordinances limiting skyscrapers, according to the Huntsville Convention and Visitors Bureau. The tallest building in Huntsville is a Regions Bank Center that is only 189 feet and 12 stories high.

Birmingham, which remains the center of the state’s largest metropolitan area, has the most skyscrapers on this list with four.

Montgomery, the capital and third-largest city, has one building on the list.

Did you know which buildings are Alabama’s tallest? Find out below…

RSA Battle House Tower

745 feet, 35 floors

Mobile, built 2007

Several buildings on this list are owned by the Retirement Systems of Alabama, the administrator of the retirement accounts for state employees. RSA gets bragging rights to Alabama’s tallest building, completed in 2007 at 11 N. Water St. in Mobile.

RSA’s website says of the Battle House Tower: “Stretching some 745 feet skyward, the 35-story office tower, the tallest building in Alabama, stands as a unique confluence of the old and the new. Connected to the Battle House Hotel, the modern skyscraper offers state-of-the-art technology and bold, vertical thrust ending in an elegant glass and steel cap that stretches the building’s overall height to the equivalent of 41 stories.”

Shipt Tower

454 feet, 34 floors

Birmingham, built 1986

Shipt Tower – formerly SouthTrust Tower, Wachovia Tower, and Wells Fargo Tower – is a post-modern style skyscraper on Fifth Avenue in Birmingham. It was originally built for SouthTrust Bank in 1986 at a cost of $31 million, according to BhamWiki.com. It was the tallest building in Birmingham and the state when it was built. It remains the tallest building in Birmingham and is currently the second tallest in Alabama.

Regions-Harbert Plaza

437 feet, 32 floors

Birmingham, built 1989

Constructed as the AmSouth-Harbert building at 1901 Sixth Avenue in Birmingham, this skyscraper was completed in 1989. The postmodern-style skyscraper was constructed atop a site downtown once occupied by both the Temple Theatre and the YMCA.

RSA Trustmark Building

424 feet, 34 floors

Mobile, built 1965

The RSA Trustmark Building at107 St. Francis Street in Mobile, was renovated in 2010. The top floor is home to Dauphin’s, a fine-dining restaurant with dramatic views of the city. “The RSA Trustmark Building is a steel framed 34-story, international-style office tower with a parking garage encompassing the first six floors,” according to the RSA website.

RSA Tower

397 feet, 22 floors

Montgomery, built in 1996

The tallest building in the state capital at 201 Monroe St. “is a highly visible architectural landmark and a symbol of the renaissance of downtown Montgomery,” according to the RSA website. It is part of a complex that “is considered the trophy of the Retirement Systems of Alabama’s Montgomery office portfolio and consists of the RSA Tower, Helen Hunt Early Learning Center, RSA Activity Center, and RSA Pavilion Park. The complex also includes two structured parking garages, the RSA Tower Deck and the RSA Capital Deck.”

The 600 Apartments

391 feet, 30 floors

Birmingham, built in 1972

The old AT&T City Center building on 19th Street North is now home to The 600 Apartments, billed as “luxury city living.” The apartment complex website says it “offers premier rental homes located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Enjoy an array of contemporary interior design in one-, two- and three-bedroom residences.” It is currently leasing.

Regions Center

390 feet, 30 floors

Birmingham, built in 1972

This building of modern glass-and-steel design is well known in Birmingham for illuminating each side with Christmas lights during the holiday season. It was built at 1960 Fifth Avenue North as the First National-Southern Natural Building and was later known as the AmSouth-Sonat Tower and the AmSouth Center. It serves as corporate headquarters for Regions Financial Corp.

Oasis at Orange Beach

380 feet, 21 floors

Orange Beach, built in 2013

This luxury condo building on the beach was initially called Phoenix West II. Its website says the “property has all the benefits of a beachfront resort with all the comforts of home. Balconies with panoramic Gulf views and direct access to the soft white sand are accompanied by spectacular on-site amenities right at the beach at every Oasis vacation rental condominium.” With the name change, the complex is adding amenities such as an outdoor bar and grill, an adult pool, a pickleball court and half-court basketball facilities.

Turquoise Place

377 feet, 30 floors

Orange Beach, built in 2009

This high-rise condo building made mostly of sea-colored glass is part of a larger complex that is easily recognizable to visitors driving along the beach road. The company’s website says, “Our glittering turquoise towers soar above miles of pristine coastline … Watch the sunset from your beachfront balcony, prepare a family meal in your outdoor kitchen, and melt away stress in your private balcony hot tub.”

Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel

374 feet, 28 floors

Mobile, built in 1983

This hotel connects to the Mobile Convention Center across a skybridge. Built in 1983, this hotel has been renovated to provide “a setting that blends style, comfort, and convenience,” the hotel website says. It offers amenities such as a pickleball court, gym, pillowtop beds, complimentary Wi-Fi, and large flat-panel TV, the website says.

Saturn V Dynamic Testing Stand

374 feet, 31 floors

Huntsville, built in 1964

The Saturn V Dynamic Test Stand located on the grounds of Marshall Space Flight Center “represents the last step in the testing process before the vehicle was accepted for full flight status,” according to the National Park Service. Built in 1964 “this facility performed crucial ground testing to ensure the success of the Saturn V … major problems capable of causing failure of the vehicle were discovered and corrected at the Saturn V Dynamic Test Stand before the rocket ever reached the launch complex at the Kennedy Space Center,” NPS said.