List of tallest towers
This is a list of extant towers that fulfill the engineering definition of a tower: "a tall human structure, always taller than it is wide, for public or regular operational access by humans, but not for living in or office work, and are self-supporting or free-standing, which means no guy-wires for support."[1][2][3] The definition means the exclusion from this list of continuously habitable buildings and skyscrapers as well as radio and TV masts. Also excluded from this list because they are not designed for public or regular operational access are bridge towers or pylons, wind turbines, chimneys, transmission towers, sculptures and most large statues and obelisks.
Towers are most often built to use their height for various purposes and can stand alone or as part of a larger structure. Some common purposes are for telecommunications, and as a viewing platform.
The Tokyo Skytree, completed in February 2012, is 634 m (2,080 ft), making it the tallest tower, and second-tallest free-standing structure in the world.[4][5][6]
Entirely self-supported towers
Towers taller than 250 metres
bold | Denotes tower that is or was once the tallest in the world |
Rank | Name | Pinnacle height | Year | Structure | Country | City | Remarks |
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1 | Tokyo Skytree | 634 m (2,080 ft) | 2012 | Lattice tower | Japan | Tokyo | Tallest tower in the world since 2011, second-tallest freestanding structure in the world (after the Burj Khalifa) |
2 | Canton Tower | 604 m (1,982 ft) | 2010 | Steel & concrete | China | Guangzhou | Tallest in the world 2009–11 |
3 | CN Tower | 553.33 m (1,815.4 ft) | 1976 | Concrete | Canada | Toronto | Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1975–2007, tallest in the western hemisphere |
4 | Ostankino Tower | 540.1 m (1,772 ft) | 1967 | Russia | Moscow | Tallest freestanding structure in the world, 1967–75, tallest in Europe | |
5 | Oriental Pearl Tower | 468 m (1,535 ft) | 1994 | Concrete | China | Shanghai | Tallest in China 1994–2007 |
6 | Milad Tower | 435 m (1,427 ft) | 2008 | Iran | Tehran | Tallest in the Middle East | |
7 | KL Tower | 421 m (1,381 ft) | 1994 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Tallest in South East Asia | |
8 | Tianjin Radio and Television Tower | 415.2 m (1,362 ft) | 1991 | China | Tianjin | Tallest in Asia 1991-1994,Tallest in North China | |
9 | Central Radio and TV Tower | 405 m (1,329 ft) | 1992 | Beijing | |||
10 | Zhongyuan Tower | 388 m (1,273 ft) | 2011 | Steel | Zhengzhou | ||
12 | Tashkent Tower | 374.9 m (1,230 ft) | 1985 | Steel | Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Tallest in Central Asia |
13 | Liberation Tower | 372 m (1,220 ft) | 1996 | Concrete | Kuwait | Kuwait City | |
14 | Almaty Tower | 371.5 m (1,219 ft) | 1983 | Steel | Kazakhstan | Almaty | |
15 | Riga Radio and TV Tower | 368.5 m (1,209 ft) | 1986 | Latvia | Riga | Tallest in the European Union | |
16 | Berliner Fernsehturm | 368 m (1,207 ft) | 1969 | Concrete | Germany | Berlin | Tallest structure in Germany |
17 | Küçük Çamlıca Radio and TV Tower | 365.5 m (1,199 ft) | 2020 | Turkey | Istanbul | ||
18 | Lotus Tower | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 2019 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | Tallest structure in South Asia | |
19 | Stratosphere Tower | 350.2 m (1,149 ft) | 1996 | United States | Las Vegas | Tallest observation tower in the United States | |
20 | West Pearl Tower | 339 m (1,112 ft) | 2004 | China | Chengdu | ||
21 | Macau Tower | 338 m (1,109 ft) | 2001 | China | Macau | ||
22 | Europaturm | 337.5 m (1,107 ft) | 1979 | Germany | Frankfurt | ||
23 | Dragon Tower | 336 m (1,102 ft) | 2000 | Lattice Tower | China | Harbin | |
24 | Tokyo Tower | 332.6 m (1,091 ft) | 1958 | Lattice Tower | Japan | Tokyo | Tallest in the world 1958–67 |
25 | Arqiva Tower | 330.4 m (1,084 ft) | 1971 | Concrete | United Kingdom | Kirklees | Tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom |
26 | Huai'an TV Tower[7][8] | 329.8 m (1,082 ft) | 2015 | China | Huaiyin | ||
28 | Sky Tower (Auckland) | 328 m (1,076 ft) | 1997 | Concrete | New Zealand | Auckland | Tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere |
29 | Vilnius TV Tower | 326.5 m (1,071 ft) | 1980 | Lithuania | Vilnius | ||
30= | Saint Petersburg TV Tower | 326 m (1,070 ft) | 1962 | Lattice Tower | Russia | Saint Petersburg | |
30= | Linyi Radio & TV Tower[9][10] | 326 m (1,070 ft) | 2010 | Steel | China | Linyi | |
32 | Eiffel Tower | 324 m (1,063 ft) | 1889 | Lattice Tower | France | Paris | First to surpass 300 metres, tallest tower in the world 1889–1958, oldest in this list |
34 | Rameswaram TV Tower | 323 m (1,060 ft) | 1995 | Concrete | India | Rameswaram | |
35 | Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower | 318.5 m (1,045 ft) | 1996 | China | Nanjing | ||
37 | Tallinn TV Tower | 314 m (1,030 ft) | 1980 | Concrete | Estonia | Tallinn | |
38 | Yerevan TV Tower | 311.7 m (1,023 ft) | 1977 | Lattice Tower | Armenia | Yerevan | [11] |
39 | Tortoise Mountain TV Tower | 311.4 m (1,022 ft) | 1986 | Concrete | China | Wuhan | China's first self-supported TV tower |
40 | Baku TV Tower | 310 m (1,020 ft) | 1996 | Azerbaijan | Baku | ||
41 | Sydney Tower | 309 m (1,014 ft) | 1981 | Australia | Sydney | ||
42 | Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower | 305.5 m (1,002 ft) | 1989 | China | Shenyang | ||
44= | Jaisalmer TV Tower | 300 m (984 ft) | 1993 | Concrete | Jaisalmer | ||
44= | Samatra TV Tower | 300 m (984 ft) | 1999 | Bhuj | |||
44= | VRT Toren | 300 m (984 ft) | 1996 | Belgium | Sint-Pieters-Leeuw | ||
48 | Zhuzhou Television Tower | 293 m (961 ft) | 1999 | Lattice Tower | China | Zhuzhou | |
49 | Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg | 292 m (958 ft) | 1977 | Concrete | Germany | Nuremberg | |
50 | Olympiaturm | 289.5 m (950 ft) | 1968 | Munich | |||
51 | Telemax | 282.2 m (926 ft) | 1992 | Hannover | |||
52 | Shijiazhuang TV Tower[12] | 280 m (920 ft) | 1998 | Lattice Tower | China | Shijiazhuang | |
53 | Heinrich-Hertz-Turm | 279.7 m (918 ft) | 1968 | Concrete | Germany | Hamburg | |
54 | Central Plains Pearl TV Tower[13][14] | 278 m (912 ft) | 1998 | Steel | China | Luoyang | |
56 | Georgia Tbilisi TV Broadcasting Tower | 274.5 m (901 ft) | 1972 | Steel | Georgia | Tbilisi | |
57 | Hillbrow Tower | 269 m (883 ft) | 1971 | Concrete | South Africa | Johannesburg | Tallest in Africa |
58 | Kaifeng TV Tower | 268 m (879 ft) | 1995 | China | Kaifeng | ||
59 | Colonius | 266 m (873 ft) | 1981 | Germany | Cologne | ||
60 | Minaret of Djamaa el Djazaïr | 265 m (869 ft) | 2019 | Algeria | Algiers | ||
61 | Novorossiysk TV Tower | 261.5 m (858 ft) | 1996 | Russia | Novorossiysk | ||
62 | Daqing Radio and Television Tower | 260 m (850 ft) | 1989 | Lattice tower | China | Daqing | |
63 | Olympic Park Observation Tower | 258 m (846 ft) | 2014 | Steel | China | Beijing | |
65 | Endem TV Tower | 257 m (843 ft) | 2008 | Concrete | Turkey | Istanbul | |
67 | Fernmeldeturm Kühkopf | 255 m (837 ft) | 1976 | Concrete | Germany | Koblenz | |
68= | Donauturm | 252 m (827 ft) | 1964 | Austria | Vienna | ||
68= | Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz | 252 m (827 ft) | 1969 | Germany | Dresden | ||
Towers between 200 and 250 metres tall
Tower | Pinnacle height | Year | Country | City | Remarks |
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St. Chrischona Tower | 250 m | 1984 | Switzerland | Bettingen | |
Jeddah TV Tower | 250 m | 2006 | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | |
Shaanxi Provincial TV Tower | 245 m | 1987 | China | Xi'an | |
Rheinturm Düsseldorf | 240.5 m | 1981 | Germany | Düsseldorf | Was 234.2 m before another antenna was mounted in 2004 |
Pattaya Park Tower[15] | 240 m | ? | Thailand | Pattaya | |
N Seoul Tower | 239.7 m | 1975 | South Korea | Seoul | |
Foshan TV Tower[16] | 238 m | 1995 | China | Foshan | |
Sentech Tower | 237 m | 1962 | South Africa | Johannesburg | |
Bremen-Walle Telecommunication Tower | 235.7 m | 1986 | Germany | Bremen-Walle | |
Pitampura TV Tower | 235 m | 1988 | India | Delhi | |
Fukuoka Tower | 234 m | 1989 | Japan | Fukuoka | |
Qingdao TV Tower | 232 m | 1994 | China | Qingdao | |
Torrespaña | 231 m | 1982 | Spain | Madrid | |
Tower of the Americas | 228.6 m | 1968 | United States | San Antonio, Texas | |
Torre Espacial | 228 m | 1980 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | |
Katanga TV Tower | 225 m | 1992 | India | Jabalpur | |
Brasilia TV Tower | 224 m | 1965 | Brazil | Brasilia | |
Buková hora TV Tower | 223 m | 1975 | Czech Republic | Bukova hora | |
Fernmeldeturm Münster 42 | 222.5 m | 1986 | Germany | Münster | |
Florianturm | 219.6 m | 1959 | Germany | Dortmund | |
Jilin Radio and TV Tower[17] | 218 m | 1997 | China | Jilin | |
Guangzhou TV Tower | 1991 | Guangzhou | |||
Fernsehturm Stuttgart | 216.8 m | 1956 | Germany | Stuttgart-Degerloch | World's first concrete TV tower |
Prague - Žižkov Television Tower | 216 m | 1992 | Czech Republic | Prague | |
Fernmeldeturm Mannheim | 212.8 m | 1975 | Germany | Mannheim | |
Fernmeldeturm Berlin | 212 m | 1964 | Germany | Berlin | |
Turkmenistan Broadcasting Centre | 211 m | 2011 | Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | |
Minaret of Hassan II Mosque | 210 m | 1993 | Morocco | Casablanca | |
Transmitter Hornisgrinde | 206 m | 1972 | Germany | Hornisgrinde | |
Ujudvar TV Tower[18] | 206 m | 1972 | Hungary | Ujudvar | |
Baghdad Tower | 205 m | 1994 | Iraq | Baghdad | Formerly International Saddam Tower |
Donnersberg TV Tower[19] | 204.82 m | 1962 | Germany | Donnersberg | |
Avala TV Tower | 204.5 m | 1965 | Serbia | Avala, near Belgrade | Destroyed in NATO bombing on 29 April 1999; reconstruction completed October 2009; tallest in the Balkans |
Rousse TV Tower | 204 m | 1987 | Bulgaria | Rousse | |
TV tower Helpterberge | 203.2 m | 1981 | Germany | Helpterberge | |
Woobang Tower[20] | 202 m | 1992 | South Korea | Daegu | |
Towers between 150 and 200 metres tall
Tower | Pinnacle height | Year | Country | City | Remarks |
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Xuzhou TV Tower | 199 m | 1990 | China | Xuzhou | |
Zendmast Roermond | 197.7 m | 1957 | Netherlands | Roermond | |
KPN Tower Hilversum | 196 m | 1973 | Hilversum | ||
Bantiger TV Tower | 196 m | 1996 | Switzerland | Bolligen | |
Sky Tower Nishitōkyō | 195 m | 1988 | Japan | Nishitōkyō, Tokyo | |
Telstra Tower | 1980 | Australia | Canberra | ||
Kamzik TV Tower | 194 m | 1975 | Slovakia | Bratislava | |
Gateway Arch | 192 m | 1965 | United States | St. Louis | |
KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven | 191.5 m | 1962 | Netherlands | Rotterdam-Waalhaven | |
Orissaare TV Tower | 191 m | 1965 | Estonia | Orissaare | |
Dalian Radio and TV Tower | 190.5 m | 1990 | China | Dalian | |
Calgary Tower | 190 m | 1967 | Canada | Calgary | |
BT Tower | 188 m | 1964 | United Kingdom | London | |
Cairo Tower | 1961 | Egypt | Cairo | ||
Telecom Italia Tower Rozzano | 187 m | 1990 | Italy | Rozzano - Milan | |
Kuwait Towers | 1979 | Kuwait | Kuwait City | ||
Vitosha Mountain TV Tower | 186 m | 1985 | Bulgaria | Vitosha Mountain | |
Euromast | 186 m | 1962 | Netherlands | Rotterdam | |
TV tower Decquede | 184.5 m | 1959 | Germany | Dequede | |
Space Needle | 184 m | 1962 | United States | Seattle | |
Brasilia Digital TV Tower | 182 m | 2012 | Brazil | Brasília, DF | |
Nagoya TV Tower | 180 m | 1954 | Japan | Nagoya | |
PL Peace Tower | 1970 | Tondabayashi | |||
Hošťálkovice transmitter | 1979 | Czech Republic | Ostrava | ||
Samut Prakan Observation Tower | 179.55 | 2017 | Thailand | Samut Prakan | |
Telecommunication Tower Bungsberg | 179 m | 1977 | Germany | Bungsberg | |
Löffelstelz Transmitter | 2000 | Germany | Bad Mergentheim | ||
Monte da Virgem Tower | 177 m | ? | Portugal | Vila Nova de Gaia | |
Pécs TV Tower | 176 m | 1973 | Hungary | Pécs | |
Olympic Stadium tower |
175.3 m | 1987 | Canada | Montreal | Highest inclined tower in the world, with its 45-degree angle. |
Zendstation Markelo | 174.4 m | ? | Netherlands | Markelo | |
San Jacinto Monument | 172.92 m / 567.31 ft | 1939 | United States | La Porte, Texas | World's tallest monumental column |
Reunion Tower | 170.7 m | 1978 | Dallas | ||
Iriški Venac TV Tower | 170 m | 1975 | Serbia | near Novi Sad | |
Juche Tower | 1982 | North Korea | Pyongyang | ||
Riyadh TV Tower | 1981 | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | ||
Spinnaker Tower | 2005 | United Kingdom | Portsmouth | ||
Washington Monument | 169.3 m / 555 ft 5 in | 1884 | United States | Washington, DC | Observation level at 152 m |
Zagreb TV Tower | 169 m | 1973 | Croatia | Zagreb | |
Fernmeldeturm Bödefeld | 173 m | 1968 | Germany | Schmallenberg-Bödefeld | |
Näsinneula Observation Tower | 168 m | 1971 | Finland | Tampere | Located at Särkänniemi amusement park |
Menara Alor Star | 165.5 m | 1998 | Malaysia | Alor Star | |
Hünenburg Telecommunication Tower | 165 m | 1972 | Germany | Bielefeld-Hühnenburg | Also known as Fernmeldeturm Teutoburger Wald |
Las Vegas Eiffel Tower | 164.6 m | 1999 | United States | Las Vegas | Replica of Eiffel Tower |
Praděd TV Tower | 162 m | 1983 | Czech Republic | Praděd Mountain | |
Ulm Münster | 161.5 m | 1377–1890 | Germany | Ulm | Tallest church tower in the world |
British Airways i360 | 161 m | 2016 | United Kingdom | Brighton | Thinnest tall tower in the world[21] |
Osaka Tower | 160 m | 1966 | Japan | Osaka | |
Skylon Tower | 1965 | Canada | Niagara Falls | ||
Blackpool Tower | 158 m | 1894 | United Kingdom | Blackpool | |
Gold Tower | 1988 | Japan | Utazu, Kagawa | ||
Pylons of Cádiz | 1960 | Spain | Cádiz | Hyperboloid pylons | |
Cologne Cathedral | 157.4 m | 1248–1880 | Germany | Cologne | Twin spires |
Snejanka tower | 156 m | 1978 | Bulgaria | Pamporovo - Mount Snejanka | Also known as Pamporovo TV Tower |
Kaknäs TV Tower | 155 m | 1964 | Sweden | Stockholm | |
Funkturm Arsenal | 1975 | Austria | Vienna | ||
Kaikyo Yume Tower | 153 m | 1996 | Japan | Shimonoseki | |
BT Tower | 152 m | 1967 | United Kingdom | Birmingham | |
Rouen Cathedral | 151 m | 1145–1876 | France | Rouen | |
Cuyahoga Falls Cathedral Tower | 150.57 m | 1971 | United States | Cuyahoga Falls | unfinished TV tower |
Funkturm Berlin | 150 m | 1926 | Germany | Berlin | Only observation tower standing on insulators |
Cruz de los Caídos | 1956 | Spain | San Lorenzo de El Escorial | Tallest cross in the world | |
Galaţi TV Tower | 1978 | Romania | Galaţi | ||
SM Seaside City Cebu Tower | 2016 | Philippines | Cebu City, Philippines | ||
Towers between 100 and 150 metres tall
Tower | Pinnacle height | Year | Country | City | Remarks |
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St. Nikolai, Hamburg | 147.3 m | 1846–77 | Germany | Hamburg | Church ruin |
Sapporo TV Tower | 147.2 m | 1957 | Japan | Sapporo | |
Menara TVRI | 147.2 m[22] | 1977 | Indonesia | Jakarta | |
Dobrich TV Tower | 146 m | 1979 | Bulgaria | Dobrich | |
Fallturm Bremen | 1990 | Germany | Bremen | ||
Vasco da Gama Tower | 145 m | 1998 | Portugal | Lisboa | |
Strasbourg Cathedral | 144 m | 1176–1439 | France | Strasbourg | |
Nozema Tower Wormer | 1968 | Netherlands | Wormer | ||
Zigong TV Tower | 143.6 m | 1988 | China | Zigong | |
Akita Port Tower Selion | 1994 | Japan | Akita | ||
Heubach Telecommunication Tower | 142.8 m | 1965 | Heubach | ||
Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower | 142 m | 1978 | Germany | Porta Westfalica-Jakobsberg | |
Monte Mario Tower | 140 m | ? | Italy | Rome | |
Nozema Zendstation | 139.5 m | 1957 | Netherlands | Mierlo | |
Twin Arch 138 | 138 m | 1995 | Japan | Ichinomiya | |
Goes TV Tower | 137 m | 1957 | Netherlands | Goes | Also known as Nozema TV Tower Goes. Between 1957 and 2007 153 m tall. |
Hohenstadt Transmission Tower | ? | Germany | Hohenstadt | ||
Monas | 1975 | Indonesia | Jakarta | ||
St. Chrischona, old tower | 136 m | 1962 | Switzerland | St. Chrischona | |
Montjuic Communications Tower | 1992 | Spain | Barcelona | ||
Higashiyama Sky Tower | 134 m | 1989 | Japan | Nagoya | |
Radio City Tower | 1969 | United Kingdom | Liverpool | ||
KLIA2 Control Tower | 133.8m | 2013 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Tallest air-traffic control tower in the world[23] |
Mulleklenkes | 133 m | 1984 | Germany | Aachen | Radio-DVB-T Transmission Tower de:Mulleklenkes |
Nozema Zendstation The Hague | 1965 | Netherlands | The Hague | ||
BKK Control Tower | 132.2 m | 2006 | Thailand | Bang Phli | Second-tallest air-traffic control tower in the world |
Telefónica Chile Tower | 132 m | 1996 | Chile | Santiago | |
TV-toren Ittervoort | ? | Netherlands | Ittervoort | ||
Telecommunication Tower Leipzig | ? | Germany | Leipzig | ||
Kyoto Tower | 131 m | 1964 | Japan | Kyoto | |
1000 Islands SkyDeck | 130 m | 1965 | Canada | Hill Island, Ontario | |
TV Tower Nordhelle | 1984 | Germany | Nordhelle | ||
Telecommunication tower Großerlach | 1985 | Großerlach | |||
Zendstation Loon op Zand | 1986 | Netherlands | Loon op Zand | ||
Shiraz Tower | 2011 | Iran | Shiraz | ||
KUL Control Tower | 1998 | Malaysia | Kuala-Lumpur | ||
Piątkowo transmitter, Tower 2 | 128 m | 1993 | Poland | Poznań | |
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Licheń | 2004 | Licheń | |||
Express Lift Tower | 127.45 m | 1980–82 | United Kingdom | Northampton | |
Torre Entel | 127.4 m | 1974 | Chile | Santiago | |
Glasgow Tower | 127 m | 2001 | United Kingdom | Glasgow | |
Aliant Tower | 127 m | 1971 | Canada | Moncton | |
Dreamworld Tower | 126.5m | 1997 | Australia | Dreamworld, Coomera | |
Sender Inselsberg | 126 m | 1974 | Germany | Inselsberg Mountain | Was 43.31 when constructed in 1939 |
Grobal Tower | 125 m | 1995 | Japan | Beppu | |
FMT 6 - Brackenheim | ? | Germany | Brackenheim | ||
Chiba Port Tower | 1986 | Japan | Chiba | ||
Atakule Tower | 1989 | Turkey | Ankara | ||
Riga Radio Station | ? | Latvia | Riga | ||
Gatlinburg Space Needle | 124 m | 1970 | United States | Gatlinburg | |
Tyholttårnet | 1985 | Norway | Trondheim | ||
Banharn-Jamsai Tower | 123.25 m | 1994 | Thailand | Suphan Buri | |
Salisbury Cathedral | 123 m | 1220–1320 | United Kingdom | Salisbury | |
Sender Brocken | 1937 & 1974 |
Germany | Brocken Mountain | 95 m on original tower | |
Mont Pèlerin TV Tower | 122.6 m | 1974 | Switzerland | Mont Pèlerin | |
Pääskyvuoren linkkitorni | 122 m | 1964 | Finland | Turku | |
Ginosa Water Tower | ? | Italy | Ginosa | ||
Zendstation Megen | 121 m | 1980 | Netherlands | Megen | |
Fernmeldeturm Duisburg | Germany | Duisburg | |||
Gibloux Radio Tower | 118.7 m | ? | Switzerland | Sorens | |
Crossland Tower | 118 m | 1994 | Japan | Oyabe, Toyama | |
Silistra TV Tower | 117 m | 1979 | Bulgaria | Silistra | |
Lisebergstornet | 116.1 m | 1990 | Sweden | Göteborg | |
Observation tower of la Cité de l'Énergie | 115 m | ? | Canada | Shawinigan, Quebec | |
Bernauer Birzel | 115 m | ? | Germany | Bernau | |
Torrazzo of Cremona | 112.7 m | 1309 | Italy | Cremona | |
Domtoren | 112.5 m | 1328 | Netherlands | Utrecht | Free-standing medieval church tower, see also list of tallest churches |
Bytków TV Tower | 110 m | ? | Poland | Siemianowice Śląskie | |
Tiger Sky Tower | 2004 | Singapore | Sentosa Island | ||
Taming Sari Tower | 2008 | Malaysia | Melaka | ||
Terminal 21 Korat Tower | 2016 | Thailand | Nakhon Ratchasima | ||
Exelberg Telecommunication Tower | 109 m | Austria | Vienna | ||
Torre Branca | 108.6 m | 1933 | Italy | Milan | |
Kobe Port Tower | 108 m | 1963 | Japan | Kobe | |
Tour Hertzienne TDF de Romainville | 108 m | 1984 | France | Paris-Romainville | Also known as Tour Relais TDF |
Goryokaku Tower | 107 m | 2006 | Japan | Hakodate | |
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial | 1915 | United States | Put-in-Bay, Ohio | World's most massive Doric column; fourth-tallest memorial in the U.S. | |
Torre Jaume I | 1931 | Spain | Barcelona | Connected with Torre Sant Sebastia by Port Vell Aerial Tramway | |
Bremerhaven Radar Tower | 106.1 m | 1965 | Germany | Bremerhaven | |
Yokohama Marine Tower | 106 m | 1961 | Japan | Yokohama | |
Borisova Gradina TV Tower | 1959 | Bulgaria | Sofia | ||
Tsutenkaku | 103 m | 1956 | Japan | Osaka | |
Scream | 1992 | Germany | Soltau - Heidepark | Gyro-Drop Tower | |
Total Tower | 102.4 m | 1994 | United States | Denver | |
Roi Et Observation Tower | 101 m | 2020 | Thailand | Roi Et | |
Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower | 100 m | 1908 | United Kingdom | Birmingham, England | |
Beppu Tower | 1957 | Japan | Beppu | ||
Hakata Port Tower | 1964 | Japan | Fukuoka | ||
Ještěd TV Tower | 1968 | Czech Republic | Jested | ||
Hokkaido Centennial Monument | 1970 | Japan | Sapporo | ||
Bazita Peak TV Tower | 1975 | Hungary | Zalaegerszeg | ||
Holstein Tower | 1988 | Germany | Sierksdorf | Additionally guyed Gyro-Tower | |
Faro de Moncloa | 1992 | Spain | Madrid | ||
Towers proposed or under construction
This is a list of towers that are proposed or under construction with a minimum height of 250m
Tower |
Year |
Country |
City |
Pinnacle height |
Status |
Function |
Ref |
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Dubai Creek Tower | 2022 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 828 m | under construction | observation | [24] |
Princesa Tower | ? | Philippines | Puerto Princessa | 680 m | proposed | observation | [25] |
Hanoi Broadcast Tower | ? | Vietnam | Hanoi | 636 m | observation / telecommunications | [26] | |
Huanghe Landmark Tower | ? | China | Lanzhou | 588 m | [27] | ||
Icon Siam Tower | ? | Thailand | Bangkok | 459 m | [28] | ||
Tower Infinity | 2024 | South Korea | Incheon | 448 m | under construction | observation / leisure / exhibition | [29] |
Holy Mosque Twin Minarets | ? | Saudi Arabia | Mecca | 420 m | under construction | religious | [30] |
Tulip | ? | United Kingdom | London | 305 m | cancelled | observation | |
SkyRise Miami | 2023 | United States | Miami | 301 m | under construction | observation |
Diagram
Timeline of tallest towers
From | To | Tower | Country | City | Pinnacle height |
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280 BC | 1180 AD | Pharos Lighthouse | Egypt | Alexandria | 122 m (400 ft) |
1180 | 1240 | Malmesbury Abbey Tower | United Kingdom | Malmesbury | 131.3 m (431 ft) |
1240 | 1311 | Tower of Old St Paul's Cathedral | London | 150 m (490 ft) | |
1311 | 1549 | Tower of Lincoln Cathedral | Lincoln | 159.7 m (524 ft) | |
1549 | 1647 | Tower of St Mary's church | Germany | Stralsund | 151 m (495 ft) |
1647 | 1874 | Tower of Strasbourg Cathedral | France | Strasbourg | 142 m (466 ft) |
1874 | 1876 | Tower of St. Nikolai | Germany | Hamburg | 147 m (482 ft) |
1876 | 1880 | Tower of Rouen Cathedral | France | Rouen | 151 m (495 ft) |
1880 | 1889 | Tower of Cologne Cathedral | Germany | Cologne | 157.38 m (516.3 ft) |
1889 | 1956 | Eiffel Tower | France | Paris | 312.27 m (1,024.5 ft) |
1957 | 1958 | Eiffel Tower | France | Paris | 320.75 m (1,052.3 ft) |
1958 | 1967 | Tokyo Tower | Japan | Tokyo | 332.6 m (1,091 ft) |
1967 | 1975 | Ostankino Tower | Russia | Moscow | 540.1 m (1,772 ft) |
1975 | 2009 | CN Tower | Canada | Toronto | 553.33 m (1,815.4 ft) |
2009 | 2011 | Canton Tower | China | Guangzhou | 604 m (1,982 ft) |
2011 | present | Tokyo Skytree | Japan | Tokyo | 634 m (2,080 ft) |
See also
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