<page_title> List of tallest buildings </page_title> <section_title> Tallest buildings in the world </section_title> <table> <cell> Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) <col_header> Building </col_header> </cell> <cell> Chicago <col_header> City </col_header> </cell> <cell> United States <col_header> Country </col_header> </cell> <cell> Empire State Building <col_header> Building </col_header> </cell> <cell> New York City <col_header> City </col_header> </cell> <cell> United States <col_header> Country </col_header> </cell> </table>
The Empire State Building, in New York, was one of the tallest buildings in the United States and was surpassed by the Willis Tower in Chicago.