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Kansas City

Kansas City

About Kansas City

481,420 in city
2,136,653 in metro
812 km² (314 mi²)
273.449310303 m
Two hundred years ago Lewis and Clark surveyed and mapped the Louisiana Purchase where Metropolitan Kansas City stretches across 14 counties in two states today. At the heart of the region is Kansas City, Missouri, also known as "the City of Fountains" and "the Heart of America." Of greatest interest to those who admire skyscrapers, Kansas City ranks among the top ten American cities for Art Deco buildings. The most noted and recognizable include the Kansas City Power & Light Building, 909 Walnut Street, Municipal Auditorium and the four, 350-foot Bartle Hall Pylons atop the Convention Center. Notable new buildings include the World Headquarters Tower for H&R Block Company, the 18,000-seat Sprint Center Arena and the National Association of Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame. Conversely to skyscrapers, the world's largest underground business complex – the 50-million square foot SubTropolis – has been mined out of the natural limestone formations surrounding Metro Kansas City. One of Kansas City's cultural assets is the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, which is home to one of the most acclaimed permanent Asian exhibits in the Western world. Famous Kansas City residents include Artist Thomas Hart Benton, Politician Tom Pendergast, Actress Jean Harlow, Baseball Hall of Famer Satchel Paige, Director/Writer/Producer Robert Altman, the PGA's Tom Watson, Baseball's John "Buck" O'Neill, and "New Yorker" magazine columnist Calvin Trillin.

Zones

Country Club Plaza (61), Crossroads Arts District (24), Midtown (76), Northland (29), River Market Area (3),

Metro Cities

Belton, Blue Springs, Bonner Springs, Buckner, Burlington, Edwardsville, Excelsior Springs, Fairway, Gardner, Grain Valley, Grandview, Greenwood, Independence, Kansas City, Kansas City, Kearney, Leavenworth, Leawood, Lee's Summit, Lenexa, Levasy, Liberty, Merriam, Mission, Mission Woods, North Kansas City, Olathe, Overland Park, Parkville, Prairie Village, Raytown, Riverside, Roeland Park, Shawnee, Unity Village, Warrensburg, Weston, Westwood, Whiteman Air Force Base

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
728 All Buildings
526
existing
3
under construction
11
planned
90
unbuilt
98
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 One Kansas City Place 624 ft 1988
2 Town Pavilion 591 ft 1986
3 Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center 504 ft 1980
4 Kansas City Power & Light Building 481 ft 1931
5 909 Walnut Street 454 ft 1931

Building types

No. Type
367 low-rise building
179 high-rise building
45 mast (pole)
24 skyscraper
18 open-air structure
16 bridge
11 mast (framework)
10 mast (wired)
10 stadium
9 fountain
9 roller coaster
6 church
6 subterranean building
5 hall
4 monument
3 clock/bell tower
2 sculpture
2 airport tower
1 house
1 building with towers

Other buildings

No. Type
15 Famous buildings
11 Buildings with construction images