 Nine of the ten tallest buildings in Florida are located in Miami.Miami's history of high-rises began with the 1912 completion of the six–story Burdine's Department Store, although the Freedom Tower, built in 1925, is Miami's best-known early skyscraper and remains an icon of the city.From the mid-1990s through the late 2000s, Miami went through the largest building boom in the city's history.