List of elevator test towers

This is a list of all known elevator test towers in the world.

Elevator test towers
Current as of August, 2020
Rank Name Company Location Height Year completed Remarks
1 H1 Tower[1] Hitachi Guangzhou, China 897 ft (273 m) 2020 Became the tallest elevator test tower when completed in January 2020
2 Otis Test Tower[2] Otis Worldwide Shanghai, China 886 ft (270 m) 2018 *Tower may not have been built! Construction unconfirmed*
3 Canny Test Tower[3] Canny Elevator Jiangsu, China 879 ft (268 m) 2018 Often referenced as being 288 m, this includes a 20 m underground section.[4] This gives the structure a total testing height of 944 ft (288 m), height above ground is 879 ft (268 m)
4 Zhongshan Thyssenkrupp Elevator Laboratory Tower[5] ThyssenKrupp Zhongshan, China 813 ft (248 m) 2018
5 Rottweil Test Tower[6] ThyssenKrupp Rottweil, Germany 807 ft (246 m) 2017 Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 2017[7]
6 Kone Test Tower[8] Kone Kunshan, Jiangsu, China 774 ft (236 m) 2015 Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 2015
7 G1 Tower[9] Hitachi Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan 699 ft (213 m) 2010 Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 2010
8 Asan Tower Hyundai Icheon, South Korea 673 ft (205 m) 2009 Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 2009[10]
9 Schindler Test Tower[11] Schindler Group Shanghai, China 656 ft (200 m) 2017
10 Solae Tower[12] Mitsubishi Electric Inawaza, Japan 568 ft (173 m) 2007 Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 2007[13]
11 Fujitec Test Tower Fujitec Hikone, Japan 560 ft (170 m)
12 Otis Test Tower[14] Otis Worldwide Shibayama, Japan 518 ft (158 m) 1998 Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 1998
13 TK Test Tower ThyssenKrupp orig; Dong Yang Group Cheonan, South Korea 482 ft (147 m) <2003
14 TK Innovation Complex[15] ThyssenKrupp Atlanta, USA 420 ft (130 m) 2020 Under construction as of February 2020, scheduled for completion in 2020
15 National Lift Tower Express Lift Company Northampton, UK 418 ft (127 m) 1982 Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 1982
16 Canny Test Tower[16] Canny Elevator Chengdu, China 394 ft (120 m) 2015
17 Research Centre Test Tower[17] Otis Worldwide Bristol, CT, USA 384 ft (117 m) 1987
18 Otis Test Tower Otis Worldwide orig built by GoldStar Changwon, South Korea 374 ft (114 m) 1989
19 108 High Test Tower VOLKSLiFT Singapore, Singapore 354 ft (108 m) 2003
20 tie Canny Test Tower[16] Canny Elevator Zhongshan, China 328 ft (100 m) 2015
20 tie Kleemann Test Tower Kleemann Kunshan, China 328 ft (100 m) 2018[18]
22 Canny Test Tower[16] Canny Elevator Wujiang, China 312 ft (95 m) 2003/2009
23 Hitachi Test Tower[19] Hitachi Hitachinaka, Japan 295 ft (90 m) 1967 Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 1967
24 Kiang Fah Test Tower[20] Mitsubishi Electric Chonburi, Thailand 224 ft (68 m) 2017
25 Schindler Test Tower[21] Schindler Group Seville, Spain 213 ft (65 m) 1992[22]
26 Kleemann Test Tower Kleemann Kilkis, Greece 200 ft (61 m) 2010
27 Kone Test Tower(former)[23] Kone Moline, IL, USA 180 ft (55 m)
28 Otis Test Tower[24] Otis Worldwide Florence, SC, USA 152 ft (46 m) 2013

Elevator test towers of unknown height

Current as of August, 2020
Rank Name Company Location Height Year completed Image
Schindler Test Tower Schindler Group Lucerne, Switzerland
Schindler Test Tower[25] Schindler Group Randolph, NJ, USA
Aya Tower(former)[26] Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Maspero Elevatori Test Tower[27] Appian Gentile, Como, Italy 1993

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  17. "Otis Test Tower, Bristol | 129757 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com.
  18. "KLEEMANN China | KLEEMANN". kleemannlifts.com.
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  20. Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric. "Mitsubishi Electric Completes New Elevator Test Tower at Mitsubishi Elevator Asia (Thailand) | 2017 | Global News". MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CANADA.
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  23. "Kone Elevator Testing Building, Moline | 287202 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com.
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  26. "AyA Tower, Mississauga | 196764 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com.
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