List of tallest towers

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This list includes extant structures 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 which is self-supporting or free-standing, meaning no guy-wires for support."[1][2][3] This definition excludes continuously habitable buildings and skyscrapers as well as radio and TV masts. Also excluded, 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.

The Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo, Japan has been the tallest tower since 2012.

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 2012, is 634 m (2,080 ft), making it the tallest tower in the world.

Spinnaker Tower


Entirely self-supported towers

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Tokyo Skytree
Canton Tower
CN Tower
Ostankino Tower

Oriental Pearl Tower
Milad Tower
Kuala Lumpur Tower
Tianjin Radio and Television Tower↙︎
Central Radio & TV Tower
Towers taller than 400 m and their locations

Towers taller than 250 meters

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bold Denotes tower that is or was once the tallest in the world
Rank Name Pinnacle height Year Structure Land City Remarks
1 Tokyo Skytree 634 m (2,080 ft) 2012 Steel   Japan Tokyo Tallest tower in the world since 2010
2 Canton Tower 604 m (1,982 ft) 2010 Steel & concrete   China Guangzhou Was briefly the tallest tower in the world in 2010. Second tallest tower in the world.
3 CN Tower 553.3 m (1,815 ft) 1976 Concrete   Kanada Toronto Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1975–2007, and the world's tallest tower until 2009; tallest in the western hemisphere
4 Ostankino Tower 540.1 m (1,772 ft) 1967   Russland 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 and West Asia
7 Kuala Lumpur Tower 421 m (1,381 ft) 1994   Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Tallest in Malaysia & Southeast 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
11 Kyiv TV Tower 385 m (1,263 ft) 1973 Lattice Tower   Ukraine Kyiv Disabled by a Russian missile strike during the Battle of Kyiv on 1 March 2022. The tower remains standing. Extent of damage unknown.
12 Tashkent Tower 374.9 m (1,230 ft) 1985 Steel   Usbekistan 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   Kasachstan Almaty
15 Riga Radio and TV Tower 368.5 m (1,209 ft) 1986   Lettland Riga Tallest in the European Union
16 Berliner Fernsehturm 368.03 m (1,207.4 ft) 1969 Concrete   Deutschland Berlin Tallest structure in Germany. Built during East-German times
17 Çamlıca Tower 365.5 m (1,199 ft) 2020   Türkei Istanbul
18 Colombo Lotus Tower 351.5 m (1,153 ft) 2019   Sri Lanka Colombo Tallest structure in South Asia
19 The Strat 350.2 m (1,149 ft) 1996   Vereinigte Staaten 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   Deutschland 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 (Emley Moor) 330.4 m (1,084 ft) 1971 Concrete   Vereinigtes Königreich Emley Tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom
26 Eiffel Tower 330 m (1,080 ft)[4] 1889 Lattice Tower   Frankreich Paris First to surpass 300 metres; tallest tower in the world 1889–1956 and again from 1957-1958 with the addition of its antennae.
27 Huai'an TV Tower[5][6] 329.8 m (1,082 ft) 2015   China Huaiyin
28 Sky Tower (Auckland) 328 m (1,076 ft) 1997   Neuseeland Auckland Tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere from 1996 to 2022
29 Vilnius TV Tower 326.5 m (1,071 ft) 1980   Litauen Vilnius
30= Linyi Radio & TV Tower[7][8] 326 m (1,070 ft) 2010 Steel   China Linyi
30= Saint Petersburg TV Tower 326 m (1,070 ft) 1962 Lattice Tower   Russland Saint Petersburg
34 Rameswaram TV Tower 323 m (1,060 ft) 1995 Concrete   Indien 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   Estland Tallinn
38 Yerevan TV Tower 311.7 m (1,023 ft) 1977 Lattice Tower   Armenien Yerevan [9]
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   Aserbaidschan Baku
41 Sydney Tower 305 m (1,001 ft) 1981   Australien 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   Indien Jaisalmer
44= Samatra TV Tower 300 m (984 ft) 1999   Indien Bhuj
44= VRT Toren 300 m (984 ft) 1996   Belgien 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   Deutschland Nuremberg
50 Olympiaturm 289.5 m (950 ft) 1968 Munich
51 Telemax 282.2 m (926 ft) 1992 Hannover
52 Shijiazhuang TV Tower[10] 280 m (920 ft) 1998 Lattice Tower   China Shijiazhuang
53 Heinrich-Hertz-Turm 279.7 m (918 ft) 1968 Concrete   Deutschland Hamburg
54 Central Plains Pearl TV Tower[11][12] 278 m (912 ft) 1998 Steel   China Luoyang
56 Georgia Tbilisi TV Broadcasting Tower 274.5 m (901 ft) 1972   Georgien Tbilisi
57 Hillbrow Tower 269 m (883 ft) 1971 Concrete   Südafrika Johannesburg Tallest in Africa
58 Kaifeng TV Tower 268 m (879 ft) 1995   China Kaifeng
59 Colonius 266 m (873 ft) 1981   Deutschland Cologne
60 Minaret of Djamaa el Djazaïr 265 m (869 ft) 2019   Algerien Algiers
61 Novorossiysk TV Tower 261.5 m (858 ft) 1996   Russland 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   China Beijing
64 Endem TV Tower 257 m (843 ft) 2008 Concrete   Türkei Istanbul
66 Fernmeldeturm Kühkopf 255 m (837 ft) 1976 Concrete   Deutschland Koblenz
67= Donauturm 252 m (827 ft) 1964   Österreich Vienna
67= Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz 252 m (827 ft) 1969   Deutschland Dresden

Towers between 200 and 250 metres tall

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Tower Pinnacle height Year Land City Remarks
St. Chrischona Tower 250 m 1984    Schweiz Bettingen
Jeddah TV Tower 250 m 2006   Saudi-Arabien Jeddah
TK Elevator Test Tower 246 m 2017   Deutschland Rottweil
Shaanxi Provincial TV Tower 245 m 1987   China Xi'an
Rheinturm Düsseldorf 240.5 m 1981   Deutschland Düsseldorf Was 234.2 m before another antenna was mounted in 2004
N Seoul Tower 239.7 m 1975   Südkorea Seoul
Foshan TV Tower[13] 238 m 1995   China Foshan
Sentech Tower 237 m 1962   Südafrika Johannesburg
Bremen-Walle Telecommunication Tower 235.7 m 1986   Deutschland Bremen-Walle
Pitampura TV Tower 235 m 1988   Indien Delhi
Fukuoka Tower 234 m 1989   Japan Fukuoka
Qingdao TV Tower 232 m 1994   China Qingdao
Torrespaña 231 m 1982   Spanien Madrid
Tower of the Americas 228.6 m 1968   Vereinigte Staaten San Antonio, Texas
Torre Espacial 228 m 1980   Argentinien Buenos Aires
Katanga TV Tower 225 m 1992   Indien Jabalpur
Brasília TV Tower 224 m 1965   Brasilien Brasília
Buková hora TV Tower 223 m 1975   Tschechische Republik Bukova hora
Fernmeldeturm Münster 42 222.5 m 1986   Deutschland Münster
Florianturm 219.6 m 1959   Deutschland Dortmund
Jilin Radio and TV Tower[14] 218 m 1997   China Jilin
Guangzhou TV Tower 1991 Guangzhou
Fernsehturm Stuttgart 216.8 m 1956   Deutschland Stuttgart-Degerloch World's first concrete TV tower
Prague - Žižkov Television Tower 216 m 1992   Tschechische Republik Prague
Yuryuzan TV Tower 213 m[15] ?   Russland Yuryuzan
Zlatoust TV Tower 213 m[15] 1983   Russland Zlatoust
Fernmeldeturm Mannheim 212.8 m 1975   Deutschland Mannheim
Fernmeldeturm Berlin 212 m 1964   Deutschland Berlin
Turkmenistan Broadcasting Centre 211 m 2011   Turkmenistan Ashgabat
Minaret of Hassan II Mosque 210 m 1993   Marokko Casablanca
Ujudvar TV Tower[16] 206 m 1972   Ungarn Ujudvar
Baghdad Tower 205 m 1994   Iraq Baghdad Formerly International Saddam Tower
Donnersberg TV Tower[17] 204.82 m 1962   Deutschland Donnersberg
Avala TV Tower 204.5 m 1965   Serbien 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   Bulgarien Rousse
TV tower Helpterberge [citation needed] 203.2 m 1981   Deutschland Helpterberge
Woobang Tower[18] 202 m 1992   Südkorea Daegu

Towers between 150 and 200 metres tall

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Tower Pinnacle height Year Land City Remarks
Xuzhou TV Tower[19] 199 m 1990   China Xuzhou
Zendmast Roermond 197.7 m 1957   Niederlande Roermond
Dushanbe TV Tower 197 m 1970   Tadschikistan Dushanbe
KPN Tower Hilversum 196 m 1973   Niederlande Hilversum
Bantiger TV Tower 196 m 1996    Schweiz Bolligen
Sky Tower Nishitōkyō 195 m 1988   Japan Nishitōkyō, Tokyo
Telstra Tower 1980   Australien Canberra
Kamzik TV Tower 194 m 1975   Slowakei Bratislava
KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven 191.5 m 1962   Niederlande Rotterdam-Waalhaven
Funkturm Leipzig 191 m 2015   Deutschland Leipzig
Dalian Radio and TV Tower[20] 190.5 m 1990   China Dalian
Calgary Tower 190 m 1967   Kanada Calgary
BT Tower 189 m 1964   Vereinigtes Königreich London
Kuantan 188 188 m 2020   Malaysia Kuantan Tallest tower on east coast of Malaysia
Cairo Tower 187 m 1961   Ägypten Cairo
Telecom Italia Tower Rozzano 1990   Italien Rozzano - Milan
Kuwait Towers 1979   Kuwait Kuwait City
Vitosha Mountain TV Tower 186 m 1985   Bulgarien Vitosha Mountain
Euromast 186 m 1962   Niederlande Rotterdam
Monument to the Constitution 185 m 2011   Turkmenistan Ashgabat [21]
TV tower Decquede 184.5 m 1959   Deutschland Dequede
Space Needle 184 m 1962   Vereinigte Staaten Seattle
Brasília Digital TV Tower 182 m 2012   Brasilien Brasília, DF
Nagoya TV Tower 180 m 1954   Japan Nagoya
PL Peace Tower 1970 Tondabayashi
Hošťálkovice transmitter 1979   Tschechische Republik Ostrava
Samut Prakan Observation Tower 179.55 m 2017   Thailand Samut Prakan
Telecommunication Tower Bungsberg 179 m 1977   Deutschland Bungsberg
Löffelstelz Transmitter 2000   Deutschland Bad Mergentheim
Monte da Virgem Tower 177 m ?   Portugal Vila Nova de Gaia
Pécs TV Tower 176 m 1973   Ungarn Pécs
Olympic Stadium tower
175.3 m 1987   Kanada Montreal Highest inclined tower in the world, with its 45-degree angle.
Zendstation Markelo 174.4 m ?   Niederlande Markelo
Fernmeldeturm Bödefeld 173 m 1968   Deutschland Schmallenberg-Bödefeld
San Jacinto Monument 172.92 m / 567.31 ft 1939   Vereinigte Staaten La Porte, Texas World's tallest monumental column
Reunion Tower 170.7 m 1978 Dallas
Iriški Venac TV Tower 170 m 1975   Serbien near Novi Sad
Juche Tower 1982   North Korea Pyongyang
Riyadh TV Tower 1981   Saudi-Arabien Riyadh
Spinnaker Tower 2005   Vereinigtes Königreich Portsmouth
Washington Monument 169.3 m / 555 ft 5 in 1884   Vereinigte Staaten Washington, DC Observation level at 152 m; tallest in the world 1884–1889; oldest in this list
Zagreb TV Tower 169 m 1973   Kroatien Zagreb
Näsinneula Observation Tower 168 m 1971   Finnland Tampere Located at Särkänniemi amusement park
Menara Alor Setar 165.5 m 1997   Malaysia Alor Setar The tallest structure in Alor Setar and Kedah.
Hünenburg Telecommunication Tower 165 m 1972   Deutschland Bielefeld-Hühnenburg Also known as Fernmeldeturm Teutoburger Wald
Las Vegas Eiffel Tower 164.6 m 1999   Vereinigte Staaten Las Vegas Replica of Eiffel Tower
Praděd TV Tower 162 m 1983   Tschechische Republik Praděd Mountain
Brighton i360 2016   Vereinigtes Königreich Brighton Thinnest tall tower in the world[22]
Osaka Tower 160 m 1966   Japan Osaka
Skylon Tower 1965   Kanada Niagara Falls
Blackpool Tower 158 m 1894   Vereinigtes Königreich Blackpool
Gold Tower 1988   Japan Utazu, Kagawa
Snejanka tower 156 m 1978   Bulgarien Pamporovo - Mount Snejanka Also known as Pamporovo TV Tower
Kaknäs TV Tower 155 m 1964   Schweden Stockholm
Funkturm Arsenal 1975   Österreich Vienna
Kaikyo Yume Tower 153 m 1996   Japan Shimonoseki
BT Tower 152 m 1967   Vereinigtes Königreich Birmingham
Cathedral Tower 151 m (494 ft) 1971   Vereinigte Staaten Cuyahoga Falls
Dubai Frame 150.24 m 2017   Vereinigte Arabische Emirate Dubai [23]
Funkturm Berlin 150 m 1926   Deutschland Berlin Only observation tower standing on insulators
Pyongyang TV Tower 1968   North Korea Pyongyang
Galaţi TV Tower 1978   Rumänien Galaţi
SM Seaside City Cebu Tower 2016   Philippinen Cebu City, Philippines

Towers between 100 and 150 metres tall

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Tower Pinnacle height Year Land City Remarks
Sapporo TV Tower 147.2 m 1957   Japan Sapporo
Dobrich TV Tower 146 m 1979   Bulgarien Dobrich
Pasilan linkkitorni 1983   Finnland Helsinki
Fallturm Bremen 1990   Deutschland Bremen
Vasco da Gama Tower 145 m 1998   Portugal Lisbon
Strasbourg Cathedral 144 m 1176–1439   Frankreich Strasbourg
TVRI Tower 1982   Indonesien Jakarta
Nozema Tower Wormer 1968   Niederlande Wormer
Zigong TV Tower 143.6 m 1988   China Zigong
Akita Port Tower Selion 1994   Japan Akita
Heubach Telecommunication Tower 142.8 m 1965   Deutschland Heubach
Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower 142 m 1978   Deutschland Porta Westfalica-Jakobsberg
Monte Mario Tower 140 m ?   Italien Rome
Nozema Zendstation 139.5 m 1957   Niederlande Mierlo
MAHA Tower Langkawi 138 m 2021   Malaysia Langkawi The tallest structure on the island of Langkawi.
Twin Arch 138 1995   Japan Ichinomiya
Goes TV Tower 137 m 1957   Niederlande Goes Also known as Nozema TV Tower Goes. Between 1957 and 2007 153 m tall.
Hohenstadt Transmission Tower ?   Deutschland Hohenstadt
Monas 1975   Indonesien Jakarta
Higashiyama Sky Tower 134 m 1989   Japan Nagoya
Radio City Tower 1969   Vereinigtes Königreich Liverpool
KLIA2 Control Tower 133.8 m 2013   Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Tallest air-traffic control tower in the world[24]
Mulleklenkes 133 m 1984   Deutschland Aachen Radio-DVB-T Transmission Tower de:Mulleklenkes
Nozema Zendstation The Hague 1965   Niederlande The Hague
BKK Control Tower 132.2 m 2006   Thailand Bang Phli Second-tallest air-traffic control tower in the world
TV-toren Ittervoort ? 1989   Niederlande Ittervoort [25]
Kyoto Tower 131 m 1964   Japan Kyoto
1000 Islands SkyDeck 130 m 1965   Kanada Hill Island, Ontario
TV Tower Nordhelle 1984   Deutschland Nordhelle
Telecommunication tower Großerlach 1985 Großerlach
Zendstation Loon op Zand 1986   Niederlande Loon op Zand
KUL Control Tower 1998   Malaysia Kuala-Lumpur
Independence Monument 128 m   Turkmenistan Ashgabat [26]
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Licheń 128 m 2004   Polen Licheń
Express Lift Tower 127.45 m 1980–82   Vereinigtes Königreich Northampton
Torre Entel 127.4 m 1974   Chile Santiago
Glasgow Tower 127 m 2001   Vereinigtes Königreich Glasgow
Aliant Tower 127 m 1971   Kanada Moncton
Dreamworld Tower 126.5m 1997   Australien Dreamworld, Coomera
Sender Inselsberg 126 m 1974   Deutschland Inselsberg Mountain Was 43.31 when constructed in 1939
Global Tower 125 m 1995   Japan Beppu
FMT 6 - Brackenheim ?   Deutschland Brackenheim
Chiba Port Tower 1986   Japan Chiba
Atakule Tower 1989   Türkei Ankara
Riga Radio Station ?   Lettland Riga
Gatlinburg Space Needle 124 m 1970   Vereinigte Staaten Gatlinburg
Tyholttårnet 1985   Norwegen Trondheim
Banharn-Jamsai Tower 123.25 m 1994   Thailand Suphan Buri
Salisbury Cathedral 123 m 1220–1320   Vereinigtes Königreich Salisbury
Mont Pèlerin TV Tower 122.6 m 1974    Schweiz Mont Pèlerin
Pääskyvuoren linkkitorni 122 m 1964   Finnland Turku
Ginosa Water Tower ?   Italien Ginosa
Zendstation Megen 121 m 1980   Niederlande Megen
Fernmeldeturm Duisburg   Deutschland Duisburg
Busan Tower 120 m 1973   Südkorea Busan
Gibloux Radio Tower 118.7 m ?    Schweiz Sorens
Crossland Tower 118 m 1994   Japan Oyabe, Toyama
Silistra TV Tower 117 m 1979   Bulgarien Silistra
Lisebergstornet 116.1 m 1990   Schweden Göteborg
Observation tower of la Cité de l'Énergie 115 m ?   Kanada Shawinigan, Quebec
Bernauer Birzel 115 m ?   Deutschland Bernau
ArcelorMittal Orbit 114.001 m 2012   Vereinigtes Königreich London [27]
Torrazzo of Cremona 112.7 m 1309   Italien Cremona
Domtoren 112.5 m 1328   Niederlande Utrecht Free-standing medieval church tower, see also list of tallest churches
Bytków TV Tower 110 m ?   Polen Siemianowice Śląskie
Tiger Sky Tower 2004   Singapur Sentosa Island
Taming Sari Tower 2008   Malaysia Melaka First gyro tower in Malaysia, also the tallest gyro tower in Malaysia.
Exelberg Telecommunication Tower 109 m   Österreich Vienna
Torre Branca 108.6 m 1933   Italien Milan
Casino Tower 108.2 m 1964   Kanada Niagara Falls [28]
Kobe Port Tower 108 m 1963   Japan Kobe
Tour Hertzienne TDF de Romainville 108 m 1984   Frankreich Paris-Romainville Also known as Tour Relais TDF
Goryokaku Tower 107 m 2006   Japan Hakodate
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial 1915   Vereinigte Staaten Put-in-Bay, Ohio World's most massive Doric column; fourth-tallest memorial in the U.S.
Torre Jaume I 1931   Spanien Barcelona Connected with Torre Sant Sebastia by Port Vell Aerial Tramway
Bremerhaven Radar Tower 106.1 m 1965   Deutschland Bremerhaven
Yokohama Marine Tower 106 m 1961   Japan Yokohama
Borisova Gradina TV Tower 1959   Bulgarien Sofia
Baiterek 105 m 2002   Kasachstan Nur-Sultan [29]
Tsutenkaku 103 m 1956   Japan Osaka
Scream 1992   Deutschland Soltau - Heidepark Gyro-Drop Tower
Total Tower 102.4 m 1994   Vereinigte Staaten Denver
Atomium 102 m 1958   Belgien Brussels [30]
Roi Et Observation Tower 101 m 2020   Thailand Roi Et
Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower ~100 m 1908   Vereinigtes Königreich Birmingham, England
Beppu Tower 1957   Japan Beppu
Hakata Port Tower 1964   Japan Fukuoka
Ještěd TV Tower 1968   Tschechische Republik Jested
Hokkaido Centennial Monument 1970   Japan Sapporo
Bazita Peak TV Tower 1975   Ungarn Zalaegerszeg
Holstein Tower 1988   Deutschland Sierksdorf Additionally guyed Gyro-Tower
Faro de Moncloa 1992   Spanien Madrid

Towers proposed or under construction

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This is a list of towers that are proposed or under construction with a minimum height of 250m

Tower
Year
Land
City
Pinnacle height
Status
Function
Ref
Dubai Creek Tower ?   Vereinigte Arabische Emirate Dubai 828+ m on-hold observation [31]
Hanoi Broadcast Tower ?   Vietnam Hanoi 636 m vision observation / telecommunications [32]
Huanghe Landmark Tower ?   China Lanzhou 588 m proposed observation / telecommunications [33]
The Constellation ?   Katar Doha 500 m vision observation
Icon Siam Tower ?   Thailand Bangkok 459 m proposed observation / telecommunications [34]
Tower Infinity ?   Südkorea Incheon 448 m under construction observation [35]
Holy Mosque Twin Minarets ?   Saudi-Arabien Mecca 420 m under construction religious [36]
Vodno Telecommunication Tower 2024   North Macedonia Skopje 155 m under construction observation / telecommunications [37]
Malacca Tower ?   Malaysia Malacca City 135 m proposed observation / telecommunications

Diagram

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 CN TowerTokyo sky treeCanton TowerOstankino TowerOriental Pearl Tower

Timeline of tallest towers

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From To Tower Land City Pinnacle height
280 BC 1180 AD Pharos Lighthouse   Ägypten Alexandria 122 m (400 ft)
1180 1240 Malmesbury Abbey Tower   Vereinigtes Königreich 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   Deutschland Stralsund 151 m (495 ft)
1647 1874 Tower of Strasbourg Cathedral   Frankreich Strasbourg 142 m (466 ft)
1874 1876 Tower of St. Nikolai   Deutschland Hamburg 147 m (482 ft)
1876 1880 Tower of Rouen Cathedral   Frankreich Rouen 151 m (495 ft)
1880 1884 Tower of Cologne Cathedral   Deutschland Cologne 157.38 m (516.3 ft)
1884 1889 Washington Monument   Vereinigte Staaten Washington, DC 169.3 m (555 ft)
1889 1956 Eiffel Tower   Frankreich Paris 312.27 m (1,024.5 ft)
1956 1957 KCTV Broadcast Tower   Vereinigte Staaten Kansas City 317.6 m (1,042 ft)
1957 1958 Eiffel Tower   Frankreich Paris 320.75 m (1,052.3 ft)
1958 1967 Tokyo Tower   Japan Tokyo 332.6 m (1,091 ft)
1967 1975 Ostankino Tower   Russland Moscow 540.1 m (1,772 ft)
1975 2009 CN Tower   Kanada 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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