List of tallest towers
This is list of towers - structures with limited floor space as compared to more regular buildings, and which supporting their own weight (as opposed to masts which are held standing by guylines).
Towers with guylines for their main structure or antenna are currently included.
Term "tower" is often used in names of skyscrapers, especially in United States. These structures are not included here.
For other high structures, see List of skyscrapers, List of masts, or the all-encompassing List of the world's tallest structures.
Towers by height (top 66)
Note: this list is more or less correct as of 2004.
Rank | Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle height | Remarks | |
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1 | CN Tower | 1976 | Canada | Toronto | 553 m | 1,815 ft | |
2 | Ostankino Tower | 1967 | Russia | Moscow | 538 m | 1,772 ft | Fire 2000 led to renovation |
3 | Oriental Pearl Tower | 1994 | China | Shanghai | 467.9 m | 1535 ft | |
4 | Milad Tower | 2003 | Iran | Tehran | 435 m | 1427 ft | |
5 | Menara Kuala Lumpur | 1995 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 421 m | 1381 ft | |
6 | Chimney of GRES-2 Power Station | 1987 | Kazachstan | Ekibastusz | 419.7 m | 1362 ft | Tallest chimney in the world |
7 | Tianjin Radio and Television Tower | 1991 | China | Tianjin | 415.2 m | 1362 ft | |
8 | Central Radio and TV Tower | 1992 | China | Beijing | 405 m | 1329 ft | |
9 | Kiev TV Tower | 1973 | Ukraine | Kiev | 385 m | 1263 ft | Tallest lattice tower of the world |
10 | Inco Superstack | 1971 | Canada | Copper Cliff | 385 m | 1263 ft | |
11 | Kennecott Smokestack | ? | United States | Garfield, Utah | 380 m | 1263 ft | |
12 | Gerbrandytoren Lopik | 1961 | Netherlands | Lopik | 375 m | 1230 ft | partially guyed |
13 | Tashkent Tower | 1985 | Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 374.9 m | 1230 ft | |
14 | Liberation Tower | 1996 | Kuwait | Kuwait City | 372 m | 1221 ft | |
15 | Alma-Ata Tower | 1983 | Kazakhstan | Alma-Ata | 371.5 m | 1219 ft | |
16 | Riga Radio and TV Tower | 1987 | Latvia | Riga | 368.5 m | 1209 ft | |
17 | Berliner Fernsehturm | 1969 | Germany | Berlin | 368 m | 1207 ft | |
18 | Trbovlje Chimney | 1976 | Slovenia | Trbovlje | 364 m | 1207 ft | |
19 | Endesa Termic | 1974 | Spain | La Coruña | 356 m | 1207 ft | |
20 | Stratosphere Tower | 1996 | United States | Las Vegas | 350.2 m | 1149 ft | |
21 | West Pearl Tower | 2004 | China | Chengdu | 339 m | 1109 ft | |
22 | Macau Tower | 2001 | China | Macau | 338 m | 1109 ft | |
23 | Europaturm | 1979 | Germany | Frankfurt/Main | 337.5 m | 1107 ft | |
24 | Chimney of Power Station Westerholt | 1997 | Germany | Gelsenkirchen | 337.5 m | 1107 ft | |
25 | Torrena | 2007 | Mexico | Guadalajara | 336.5 m | 1103 ft | |
26 | Dragon Tower | 2000 | China | Harbin | 336 m | 1102 ft | |
27 | Tokyo Tower | 1958 | Japan | Tokyo | 332.6 m | 1091 ft | |
28 | Emley Moor TV Tower | 1970 | United Kingdom | Emley Moor | 330.4 m | 1084 ft | |
29 | WITI TV Tower | 1962 | United States | Shorewood, Wisconsin | 329 m | 1078 ft | |
30 | Sky Tower | 1997 | New Zealand | Auckland | 328 m | 1076 ft | |
31 | Vilnius TV Tower | 1980 | Lithuania | Vilnius | 327 m | 1073 ft | |
32 | Eiffel Tower | 1889 | France | Paris | 324 m | 1063 ft | |
33 | Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower | 1996 | China | Nanjing | 318.5 m | 1045 ft | |
34 | KCTV-Tower | 1956 | United States | Kansas City, Missouri | 317.6 m | 1042 ft | |
35 | Tallinn TV Tower | 1980 | Estonia | Talinn | 312.3 m | 1025 ft | |
36 | TV Tower Yerevan | 1977 | Armenia | Yerevan | 311.7 m | 1017 ft | |
37 | Tortoise Mountain TV Tower | ? | Wuhan | China | 311.4 m | 1017 ft | |
38 | Azeri TV Tower | 1996 | Azerbaijan | Baku | 310 m | 1017 ft | |
39 | St. Petersburg TV Tower | 1985 | Russia | St. Petersburg | 310 m | 1017 ft | |
40 | Sydney Tower | 1981 | Australia | Sydney | 309 m | 1014 ft | |
41 | Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower | 1989 | China | Shenyang | 305.5 m | 1002 ft | |
42 | Zendstation Smilde | 1959 | Netherlands | Smilde | 303.5 m | 996 ft | partially guyed |
43 | BRTN Toren | 1996 | Belgium | Sint-Pieters-Leeuw | 300 m | 984 ft | |
44 | Chimney of Power Plant | 1981 | Germany | Jänschwalde | 300 m | 984 ft | |
45 | Mumbai Television Tower | ? | India | Mumbai | 300 m | 984 ft | |
46 | Chimney of Power Station Jaworno | ? | Poland | Jaworno | 300 m | 984 ft | |
47 | Chimneys of Power Station Belchatow | 1979 | Poland | Belchatow | 300 m | 984 ft | |
48 | Chimney of Power Station Kozienice | ? | Poland | Kozienice | 300 m | 984 ft | |
49 | Chimney of Power Station Warszawa-Kawcyn | ? | Poland | Warszawa-Kawcyn | 300 m | 984 ft | |
50 | Sutro Tower | 1973 | United States | San Fancisco | 295 m | 984 ft | |
51 | Zhuzhou Television Tower | - | China | Zhuzhou | 293 m | 961 ft | |
52 | Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg | 1977 | Germany | Nuremburg | 292 m | 958 ft | |
53 | Star Tower | 1991 | United States | Cincinnati, Ohio | 291 m | 955 ft | |
54 | Olympiaturm | 1968 | Germany | Munich | 289.5 m | 950 ft | |
55 | Torre de Collserola | 1992 | Spain | Barcelona | 288.4 m | 946 ft | partially guyed |
56 | Dudelange Radio Tower | ? | Luxembourg | Dudelange | 285 m | 926 ft | |
57 | Telemax | 1992 | Germany | Hannover | 282.2 m | 926 ft | |
58 | Shijiazhuang TV-tower | 1998 | China | Shijiazhuang | 280 m | 919 ft | |
59 | Heinrich-Hertz-Turm | 1968 | Germany | Hamburg | 279.7 m | 918 ft | |
60 | Central Plains Pearl TV Tower | - | China | Luoyang | 278 m | 912 ft | |
61 | Georgia Tbilisi TV Broadcasting Tower | 1955 | Georgia | Tbilisi | 274.5 m | 901 ft | |
62 | Hillbrow Tower | 1971 | South Africa | Johannesburg | 269 m | 883 ft | |
63 | Kaifeng TV Tower | - | China | Kaifeng | 268 m | 879 ft | |
64 | Colonius | 1981 | Germany | Cologne | 266 m | 873 ft | |
65 | Daqing Radio and Television Tower | 1989 | China | Daqing | 260 m | 853 ft | |
66 | Fernmeldeturm Kühkopf | 1976 | Germany | Koblenz-Kühkopf | 255 m | 837 ft | |
67,71 | Pylons of Pearl River Crossing | 1987 | China | 253 m + 240 m | 830 ft + 787 ft | Tallest pylons of the world | |
68 | Donauturm | 1964 | Austria | Vienna | 252 m | 827 ft | |
69 | Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz | 1969 | Germany | Dresden | 252 m | 827 ft | |
70 | Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona | 1984 | Switzerland | St. Chrischona | 250 m | 820 ft |
Towers by categories
Famous towers
arbritrary selection
- CN Tower
- Leaning Tower of Pisa (not in the above list, 55 m tall)
- Eiffel Tower
- Funkturm Berlin
- Petronas Twin Towers
Other towers
Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle height | Remarks | |
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Guiyang TV Tower | ? | China | Guiyang | ? | ||
Radio tower Schaffhausen-Cholfirst | ? | Switzerland | Schaffhausen-Cholfirst | ? | ||
Fernsehsender Ebbegebirge | ? | Germany | Ebbegebirge | ? | ||
Transmitter Peterborough | ? | United Kingdom | Peterborough | ? | ||
Transmitter Orfordness | ? | United Kingdom | Orfordness, Suffolk | ? | Insulated against ground, multiple lattice towers | |
Fremont Point Transmitter | ? | UK | Fremont Point, Jersey | ? | ||
Beacon Hill Transmitter | ? | UK | Beacon Hill, Devon | ? | ||
HBG Prangins | ? | Switzerland | Prangins | ? | ||
Longwave transmitter Junglinster | 1932 | Luxembourg | Junglinster | 250 m | 3 towers, insulated against ground, height since 1980 216 m | |
Shaanxi Provincial TV Tower | 1987 | China | Xian | 245 m | ||
NSS Annapolis | 1936 | United States | Annapolis | 243.8 m | destroyed | |
Central tower Koenigs Wusterhausen | 1925 | Germany | Koenigs Wusterhausen | 243 m | collapsed on November 15, 1972 | |
Kharkiv TV Tower | ? | Ukraine | Kharkiv | 242.5 m | ||
Seoul Tower | 1975 | South Korea | Seoul | 239.7 m | ||
Foshan TV Tower | ? | China | Foshan | 238 m | ||
Endem TV Tower | 2002 | Turkey | Istanbul | 236 m | ||
Chimneys of Navajo Generating Station | ? | United States | Page, Arizona | 236 m | ||
Fernmeldeturm Bremen-Walle | ? | Germany | Bremen-Walle | 235.7 m | ||
Pitampura TV Tower | ? | India | Delhi | 235 m | ||
Rheinturm Düsseldorf | 1981 | Germany | Düsseldorf | 234.2 m | ||
Sentech Tower | 1962 | South Africa | Johannesburg | 234 m | ||
Transmitter Wavre | ? | Belgium | Wavre | 232 m | ||
Qingdao TV Tower | 1994 | China | Quingdao | 232 m | ||
Torre España | 1982 | Spain | Madrid | 231 m | ||
Fernmeldeturm Kiel | 1972 | Germany | Kiel | 230 m | ||
Friedrich-Clemens-Gerke Turm | 1991 | Germany | Cuxhaven | 230 m | ||
Tower of the Americas | 1968 | United States | San Antonio, Texas | 228.6 m | ||
Torre Espacial | 1980 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 228 m | ||
Elbe Crossing 2 | 1976-1978 | Germany | Stade | 227 m | ||
Overhead line crossing Suez Canal | 1999 | Egypt | 226 m | |||
Fernmeldeturm Münster 42 | 1986 | Germany | Münster | 222.5 m | ||
Crystal Palace Transmitter | 1950 | United Kingdom | London | 222 m | ||
TV Tower Brest - Roc Trédudon | 1974 | France | Roc Trédudon | 220 m | partially guyed | |
TV Tower Yekaterinburg | ? | Russia | Yekaterinburg | 220 m | incomplete | |
Florianturm | 1959 | Germany | Dortmund | 219.6 m | ||
Brasilia TV Tower | ? | Brasilia | Brasilia | 218 m | ||
Jilin Broadcast&Television Tower | 1996 | China | Jilin | 218 m | ||
Guangzhou TV Tower | 1991 | China | Guangzhou | 217 m | ||
Fernsehturm Stuttgart | 1956 | Germany | Stuttgart-Degerloch | 216.8 m | World's first concrete TV tower | |
Telecommunication Tower Arhus | 1956 | Denmark | Arhus | 216.1 m | Partially guyed | |
Blosenbergturm | 1937 | Switzerland | Beromünster | 216 m | Insulated against ground | |
Pyongyang TV Tower | ? | North Korea | Pyongyang | ? | ||
Prague - Žižkov Television Tower | 1992 | Czech Republic | Prague | 216 m | ||
Torre TV Bandeirantes | 1997 | Brazil | Sao Paulo | 212 m | ||
Fernmeldeturm Berlin | 1964 | Germany | Berlin | 212 m | ||
TV Tower Bol d'Air-Ougrée | ? | Belgium | Bol d'Air-Ougrée | 210 m | ||
Rousse TV Tower | ? | Bulgaria | Rousse | 210 m | ||
Minaret of Hassan II Mosque | 1993 | Maroc | Casablanca | 210 m | ||
Transmitter Hornisgrinde | 1972 | Germany | Hornisgrinde | 206 m | ||
International Saddam Tower | 1994 | Iraq | Baghdad | 205 m | Now renamed | |
Fernsehturm Donnersberg | 1962 | Germany | Donnersberg | 204.82 m | ||
Fernmeldeturm Mannheim | 1975 | Germany | Mannheim | 204.8 m | ||
TV tower Helpterberge | 1981 | Germany | Helpterberge | 203.2 m | ||
TV Tower Avala | 1965 | Serbia | Beograd-Avala | 202.87 m | destroyed on April 30th, 1999 | |
Pylons of Messina | 1957 | Italy | Messina | 200 m | not used as pylons any more | |
Kamzik TV Tower | 1975 | Slovakia | Bratislava | 200 m | ||
Guangdong TV Tower | 1965 | China | Guangdong | 200 m | ||
Kherson TV Tower | ? | Ukraina | Kherson | 200 m | ||
KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven | 1962 | Netherlands | Rotterdam-Waalhaven | 199 m | ||
Zendmast Roermond | 1957 | Netherlands | Roermond | 197.7 m | ||
KPN Tower Hilversum | 1973 | Netherlands | Hilversum | 196 m | ||
Transmission Tower Blessberg | ? | Germany | Blessberg | 195 m | ||
Telstra Tower | 1980 | Australia | Canberra | 195 m | ||
Transmission Tower Mulhouse-Belvédère | 1997 | France | Mulhouse-Belvédère | 194 m | ||
Fernmeldeturm Frauenkopf | 1972 | Germany | Stuttgart-Frauenkopf | 192.4 m | ||
Dalian Radio and TV Tower | ? | China | Dalian | 190.5 m | ||
Transmission Tower Mühlacker | 1934 | Germany | Mühlacker | 190 m | Tallest wood tower in the world, destroyed on April 6th, 1945 | |
Calgary Tower | 1967 | Canada | Calgary | 190 m | ||
Elbe Crossing 1 | 1958-1962 | Germany | Stade | 189 m | ||
BT Tower | 1964 | United Kingdom | London | 188 m | ||
Transmitter Sottens | 1989 | Switzerland | Sottens | 188 m | ||
Cairo Tower | 1961 | Egypt | Cairo | 187 m | ||
Uetlibergturm TV-tower | 1990 | Switzerland | Zurich-Uetliberg | 186.7 m | ||
Euromast | 1962 | Netherlands | Rotterdam | 186 m | ||
Kuwait Towers | 1976 | Kuwait | Kuwait City | 185 + 145.8 m | ||
TV tower Decquede | 1959 | Germany | Decquede | 184.5 m | ||
Space Needle | 1962 | United States | Seattle | 184 m | ||
Nagoya TV Tower | 1954 | Japan | Nagoya | 180 m | ||
Fernmeldeturm Bungsberg | 1977 | Germany | Bungsberg | 179 m | ||
Stade Olympique tower |
1987 | Canada | Montreal | 175.3 m | tallest inclined tower | |
Odinstårnet | 1935 | Denmark | Odense | 175 m | destroyed on December 14, 1944 | |
Zendstation Markelo | ? | Netherlands | Markelo | 174.4 m | ||
San Jacinto Monument | 1939 | United States | San Jacinto | 171 m | ||
Reunion Tower | 1978 | United States | Dallas | 170.7 m | ||
Riyadh TV Tower | 1981 | Saudi Arabia | Riyad | 170 m | ||
Spinnaker Tower | 2005 | United Kingdom | Portsmouth | 170 m | ||
Washington Monument | 1884 | United States | Washington, DC | 169 m / 555 ft 5 in | ||
Fernmeldeturm Bödefeld | ? | Germany | Schmallenberg-Bödefeld | 168.7 m | ||
Näsinneula Observation Tower | 1971 | Finland | Tampere | 168 m | ||
Transmitter Eifel-Bärbelkreuz | 1985 | Germany | Hellenthal-Bärbelkreuz | 167 m | ||
Camlica TV Tower | 1972 | Turkey | Istanbul | 166 m | ||
Transmitter Berlin-Tegel | 1933 | Germany | Berlin | 165 m | Wood tower, demolished on December 16th, 1948 | |
Fernmeldeturm Bielefeld-Hühnenburg | ? | Germany | Bielefeld-Hühnenburg | 165 m | also known as Fernmeldeturm Teutoburger Wald | |
Las Vegas Eiffel Tower | ? | USA | Las Vegas | 165 m | Replica of Eiffel Tower | |
Sendeturm Dobratsch | 1971 | Austria | Dobratsch Mountain | 165 m | partially guyed | |
Fernmeldeturm Heubach | ? | Germany | Heubach | 164.8 m | ||
Sendeturm Ismaning | 1932 | Germany | Ismaning | 163 m | Wood tower, demolished on March 16th, 1983 | |
TV Tower Ochsenkopf | 1958 | Germany | Ochsenkopf | 163 m | ||
TV Tower Namur-Profondville | ? | Belgium | Namur-Profondville | 163 m | ||
Fernmeldeturm Ulm-Ermingen | 1964 | Germany | Ulm-Ermingen | 162 m | ||
Fernmeldeturm Langenrehm | ? | Germany | Rosengarten-Langenrehm | 161 m | ||
Nozema TV Tower Lelystad | 1975 | Netherlands | Lelystad | 161 m | ||
Fernmeldeturm Leer-Nüttermoor | ? | Germany | Leer-Nüttermoor | 160 m | ||
Skylon Tower | 1965 | Canada | Niagara Falls | 160 m | ||
Bosporus overhead line crossing III | 1999 | Turkey | Istanbul | 160 m | ||
Blackpool Tower | 1894 | United Kingdom | Blackpool | 158 m | ||
Pylons of Cadiz | 1955 | Spain | Cadiz | 158 m | ||
Telecommunication Tower Plettenberg | ? | Germany | Plettenberg | 158 m | ||
Fernmeldeturm Essen | ? | Germany | Essen | 157.5 m | ||
TV Tower Tournai-Froidmont | ? | Belgium | Tournai-Froidmont | 157 m | ||
Snejanka tower | ? | Bulgaria | Pamporovo - Mount Snejanka | 156 m | also known as Pamporovo TV Tower | |
Zendstation Roosendaal | 1986 | Netherlands | Roosendaal | 156 m | ||
Mesquite Tower | 1990 | United States | Mesquite, Texas | 155.3 m | ||
Kaknästornet TV Tower | 1964 | Sweden | Stockholm | 155 m | ||
Funkturm Arsenal | ? | Austria | Vienna | 155 m | ||
Nozema TV Tower Goes | 1957 | Netherlands | Goes | 153.5 m | also known as Nozema TV Tower | |
Telecommunication Tower Willebadessen | 1993 | Germany | Willebadessen | 152.5 m | also known as Fernsehsender Eggegebirge | |
Monumento Nacional de Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caidos | ? | Spain | El Escorial | 152.4 m | Tallest memorial cross in the world | |
Croydon Transmitter | 1962 | UK | London | 152 m | ||
BT Tower | 1967 | United Kingdom | Birmingham | 152 m | ||
RKS Mělník-Chloumek | ? | Czech Republic | Mělník | 152 m | ||
RKS Dobrochov | ? | Czech Republic | Dobrochov | 152 m | ||
Schuchowsk radio tower | 1922 | Russia | Moscow | 150 m | ||
Funkturm Berlin | 1926 | Germany | Berlin | 150 m | Only observation tower standing on insulators | |
Longwave transmitter Lahti | 1927 | Finland | Lahti | 150 m | ||
RKS Liblice 1 | ? | Tschechien | Liblice | 150 m | ||
Sendeturm Wiederau | 1935 | Germany | Wiederau | 150 m | Wood tower, demolished on October 27th, 1953 | |
Mannesmann Tower Vienna | 1954 | Germany | Vienna | 150 m | ||
TV Tower Leglise-Anlier | ? | Belgium | Leglise-Anlier | 150 m | ||
The Tower of JuChe Idea | 1982 | North Korea | Pyongyang | 150 m | ||
Zendstation Maastricht | ? | Netherlands | Maastricht | 149.5 m | ||
KPN Tower Haarlem | 1968 | Netherlands | Haarlem | 149 m | ||
KEMA Toren | 1969 | Netherlands | Arnheim | 149 m | also known as Tennet Tower or Tennet Toren | |
Nordschwarzwaldturm | 1974 | Germany | Schömberg-Langenbrand | 148 m | ||
Sapporo TV Tower | 1957 | Japan | Saporro | 147.2 m | ||
Pasilan linkkitorni | 1983 | Finland | Helsinki | 146 m | ||
Fallturm Bremen | 1990 | Germany | Bremen | 146 m | ||
Sendeturm Langenberg | 1934 | Germany | Velbert-Langenberg | 145 m | Wood tower, destroyed on October 10th, 1935 | |
Sendeturm Hamburg-Billstedt | 1934 | Germany | Hamburg | 145 m | Wood tower, dismantled in September 1949 | |
Fernsehturm Waldenburg | ? | Germany | Waldenburg | 145 m | partially guyed | |
Funkübertragungsstelle Bergen 1 | ? | Germany | Soltau-Bergen | 145 m | ||
Vasco-da-Gama-Tower | 1998 | Portugal | Lisboa | 145 m | ||
Nozema Tower Wormer | 1968 | Netherlands | Wormer | 144 m | ||
Zigong TV Tower | 1988 | China | Zigong | 143.6 m | ||
Zendstation Ugchelen | 1959 | Netherlands | Ugchelen | 142 m | ||
TV Tower Aalen | ? | Germany | Aalen | 142 m | ||
Fernmeldeturm Jakobsberg | 1978 | Germany | Porta Westfalica-Jakobsberg | 142 m | ||
Fernmeldeturm Bremerhaven-Schiffdorf | ? | Germany | Bremerhaven-Schiffdorf | ? | ||
VW-Tower | 1958 | Germany | Hannover | 141 m | ||
Fernmeldeturm Hoherodskopf | ? | Germany | Schotten-Hoherodskopf | 141 m | ||
Sendeturm Jauerling | 1958 | Austria | Jauerling | 141 m | partially guyed | |
Transmitter Żórawina | 1932 | Germany | Żórawina, Poland | 140 m | Wood tower, destroyed in 1945 | |
Monte Mario Tower | ? | Italy | Rome | 140 m | ||
Nozema Zendstation Mierlo | 1957 | Netherlands | Mierlo | 139.5 m | ||
Pylons of Voerde | 1926 | Germany | Voerde | 138 m | ||
Colonia-Hochhaus | 1973 | Germany | Colonia | 137.5 m | ||
Fernmeldeturm Ansbach | ? | Germany | Ansbach | 137.5 m | ||
Fernmeldeturm Hamburg-Bergedorf | ? | Germany | Hamburg-Bergedorf | 137.5 m | ||
Hohenstadt Transmission Tower | ? | Hohenstadta | Germany | 137 m | ||
Monas | 1975 | Indonesia | Jakarta | 137 m | ||
Fernsehturm Schwerin-Zippendorf | 1964 | Germany | Schwerin-Zippendorf | 136.5 m | ||
Montjuic Communications Tower | 1992 | Spain | Barcelona | 136 m | ||
Transmission Tower Hardberg | 1951 | Germany | Hardberg | 135 m | ||
Transmission Tower Emley Moor | 1956 | UK | Emley Moor | 135 m | dismantled | |
Fernmeldeturm Wahnbeck | 1974 | Germany | Wahnbeck | 134 m | ||
St. John's Beacon | 1965 | UK | Liverpool | 133 m | ||
Nozema Zendstation The Hague | 1965 | Netherlands | The Hague | 133 m | ||
Aufi | 1963 | Germany | Geislingen-Aufhausen | 132 m | ||
TV-toren Ittervoort | ? | Netherlands | Ittervoort | 132 m | ||
Telecommunication Tower Leipzig | ? | Germany | Leipzig | 132 m | ||
Kyoto Tower | 1964 | Japan | Kyoto | 131 m | ||
Pylons of Ghesm Crossing | 1984 | Iran | Strait of Ghesm | 130 m | One pylon standing on a caisson in the sea | |
Telecommunication tower Großerlach | 1985 | Germany | Großerlach | 130 m | ||
Zendstation Loon op Zand | 1986 | Netherlands | Loon op Zand | 130 m | ||
KPN Tower | 2000 | Netherlands | Rotterdam | 130 m | ||
KUL Control Tower | ? | Malaysia | Kuala-Lumpur | 130 m | tallest air-traffic control tower of the world | |
Schapfen-Mill-Tower | 2005 | Germany | Ulm-Jungingen | 130 m | tallest silo in the world | |
Telecommunication Tower Hüfingen | 1976 | Germany | Hüfingen | 129 m | ||
Piatkowo TV Tower | 1993 + 1955 | Poland | Poznan | 128 m + 76 m | ||
Torre Entel | 1974 | Chile | Santiago | 127.4 m | ||
Pirelli Tower | 1959 | Italy | Milano | 127.1 m | ||
VLF transmitter Grimeton | 1923 | Sweden | Grimeton | 127 m | ||
NBTel Tower | ? | Canada | New Brunswick | 127 m | ||
FMT 6 - Brackenheim | ? | Germany | Brackenheim | 125 m | ||
Craigkelly TV Tower | ? | UK | Craigkelly | 125 m | ||
Atakule Tower | 1989 | Turkey | Ankara | 125 m | ||
OTE Tower | ? | Greece | Thessaloniki | ? | ||
Transmitter Nuremburg-Kleinreuth | 1935 | Germany | Nuremberg | 124 m | wood tower, demolished | |
Transmitter Geiersberg | ? | Germany | Geiersberg | 124 m | ||
Tyholttårnet | 1985 | Norway | Trondheim | 124 m | ||
Ayer Rajah Telecoms Tower | ? | Singapore | Singapore | ? | ||
Sender Inselsberg | 1939+1974 | Germany | Inselsberg Mountain | 43.31 + 123 m | ||
Sender Brocken | 1937+1974 | Germany | Brocken Mountain | 95 + 123 m | ||
Pääskyvuoren linkkitorni | 1964 | Finland | Turku | 122 m | ||
Transmission Tower Lindenfels | ? | Germany | Lindenfels | 122 m | ||
TV Tower Swiety Krzyz | ? | Poland | Swiety Krzyz | 122 m | ||
Transmitter Boppard (partially guyed) | ? | Germany | Boppard-Fleckertshöhe, Rhineland-Palatina, Germany | 121 m | ||
Zendstation Megen | 1980 | Netherlands | Megen | 121 m | ||
Fernmeldeturm Duisburg | Germany | Duisburg | 121 m | |||
Longwave transmitter Motala | 1927 | Sweden | Motala | 120 m | ||
Mannesmann Tower Hannover | 1955 | Austria | Hannover | 120 m | ||
Henninger Turm | 1961 | Germany | Frankfurt/Main | 120 m | Silo with observation tower | |
Chennevières Transmitter | 1972 | France | Chennevières-sur-Marne | 120 m | ||
Spire of Dublin | 2003 | Ireland | Dublin | 120 m | ||
Transmission Tower Hesselberg | ? | Germany | Hesselberg | 119 m | ||
Pylons of Duisburg-Rheinhausen | 1926 | Germany | Duisburg-Rheinhausen | 118.8 m | ||
Transmitter Kalundborg | 1927 | Denmark | Kalundborg | 118 m | ||
Radio Tower Gliwice | 1935 | Poland | Gliwice | 118 m | Tallest existing wood tower | |
Bayer Cross Leverkusen | 1958 | Germany | Leverkusen | 118 m | Tallest light advertisement in the world | |
Tryvannstårnet | 1962 | Norway | Oslo | 118 m | ||
Kvitsoy-Tower | 1981/82 | Norway | Kvitsoy | 117.5 m | ||
Observation tower of la Cité de l'Énergie | ? | Canada | Shawinigan, Quebec | 115 m | ||
Bernauer Birzel | ? | Germany | Bernau | 115 m | ||
Pillar of third section of Gletscherbahn Kaprun | 1966 | Austria | Kaprun | 113.6 m | Tallest support tower of aerial tramway in the world | |
Swingate Transmitter | ? | UK | Swingate | 111 m | 3 towers | |
Carlsberg Sky Tower | 2004 | Singapore | Sentosa Island | 110m | ||
Bytków Tower | ? | Poland | Bytków | 110 m | ||
Transmitter Witthoh | 1951 | Germany | Emmingen-Liptingen | 108 m | ||
Tour Hertzienne TDF de Romainville | 1984 | France | Paris-Romainville | 108 m | also known as Tour Relais TDF | |
Transmitter Koblenz | 1934 | Germany | Koblenz | 107 m | wood tower, demolished | |
Radar Tower Bremerhaven | 1965 | Germany | Bremerhaven | 106.1 m | ||
Zendstation Amsterdam | 2002 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 106 m | ||
TV Tower Słupsk | 1991 | Poland | Słupsk | ? | ||
Wannenberg Transmission Tower | ? | Germany | Wannenberg | 103 m | ||
Telecom Telecommunication Tower Heidelberg | ? | Germany | Heidelberg | 102 m | ||
Zakopane Radio Tower | ? | Poland | Zakopane | 102 m | ||
Telecommunication Tower of Munich postal destrict | 1956 | Germany | Munich | 101.6 m | ||
TV Tower Brotjacklriegel | 1960 | Germany | Brotjacklriegel | 100.3 m | ||
Transmitter Golm | 1948 | Germany | Golm | 100 m | Wood tower, demolished on October 25th, 1979 | |
Ještěd TV Tower | 1968 | Czech Republic | Jested | 100 m | ||
Faro de Moncloa | 1992 | Spain | Madrid | 100 m | ||
Transmitter Truc de Fortunio | ? | France | Truc de Fortunio | 100 m | ||
Schöckl Transmitter | 1956 | Austria | Schöckl Mountain | 100 m | ||
Gaisberg Transmitter | 1956 | Austria | Gaisberg Mountain | 100 m | ||
Minolta Tower | 1962 | Canada | Niagara Falls | 99 m | ||
Tripod of Stuttgart-Vaihingen | 1998 | Germany | Stutgart-Vaihingen | 98.6 m | ||
Torii-Tower | 1972 | Germany | Gusborn | 97 m | Double tower | |
Top of the World | ? | Germany | Geiselwind | 95 m | Was former world's tallest transportable ride | |
Pfänder Transmitter | 1956 | Austria | Pfänder Mountain | 94.7 m | ||
Fernsehturm Kulpenberg | 1964 | Germany | Kulpenberg Mountain | 94 m | ||
Transmitter Santa Maria di Galeria | ? | Italy | Santa Maria di Galeria | 94 m | exclave of Vatican City | |
Funkturm Stuttgart | 1966 | Germany | Stuttgart | 93 m | ||
Directional Radio Tower Stuttgart-Möhringen | 1975 | Germany | Stuttgart | 93 m | ||
Directional Radio Tower Mühlacker | 2004 | Germany | Mühlacker | 93 m | ||
Grünten Transmission Tower | 1951 | Germany | Grünten Mountain | 92 m | ||
Eric Williams Plaza | 1986 | Trinidad and Tobago | Port-of-Spain | 92 m | ||
TVP Katowice Tower | ? | Poland | Katowice | 90 m | ||
Zendstation Zwollerkerspel | 1985 | Netherlands | Zwollerkerpsel | 90 m | ||
Transmitter Puy de Dôme | 1956 | France | Puy de Dôme | 89 m | ||
Hermesturm | 1958 | Germany | Hannover | 88.8 m | ||
Tour metallique de Fourviere | 1894 | France | Lyon | 85.9 m | ||
Beyazit Tower | 1828 | Turkey | Istambul | 85 m | ||
Marine Memorial Laboe | 1936 | Germany | Laboe | 85 m | ||
Fernsehturm Heidelberg | 1958 | Germany | Heidelberg | 82 m | ||
Mamayev Kurgan | Russia | Wolgograd | 82 m | Tallest statue in the world | ||
Sender Feldberg/Black Forest | 195?/2003 | Germany | Feldberg/Black Forest | 82 m + 75 m | Two towers built of concrete | |
Sender Feldberg/Taunus | 1950 | Germany | Feldberg/Taunus | ? | Tower consisting of concrete basement and upper sections built of steel and wood | |
Sunsphere | 1982 | United States | Knoxville | 81.07 m | ||
Transmission site Landespolizeidirektion Karlsruhe | 1976 | Germany | Wildberg-Deckenpfronn | 81 m | ||
Clifton Hill Shot Tower | 1882 | Australia | Melbourne | 80.16 m | ||
Fair Tower Cologne | ? | Germany | Cologne | 80 m | ||
Telecommunication Tower of US-Forces Heidelberg | ? | Germany | Heidelberg | 80 m | ||
AFNORTH Radio Tower | ? | Netherlands | Brunssum | 80 m | ||
Bell tower Olympic Stadium Berlin | 1962 | Germany | Berlin | 75 m | ||
Stadelheim Transmitter | 1926 | Germany | Munich-Stadelheim | 75 m | two wood towers, demolished | |
Torre del Reformador | 1935 | Guatemala | Guatemala City | 75 m | ||
Pylon in the artificial lake of Santa Maria | 1959 | Switzerland | Lake of Santa Maria | 75 m | Pylon in an artificial lake | |
Puijo tower | 1963 | Finland | Puijo | 75 m | ||
Water Tower Leverkusen-Bürrig | 1978 | Germany | Leverkusen | 72.45 m | ||
Gonbad-e Qabus | 1006 | Iran | Golestan | 72 m | Built as a tomb for a King | |
Radio Tower Colmar | ? | France | Colmar | 72 m | ||
Radio Tower Bonhoure | ? | France | Toulouse | 72 m | ||
Transmission Tower Morschwiller | ? | France | Morschwiller-le-Bas | 70.50 m | ||
Wood Transmitting Tower Zeesen | 1931 | Germany | Zeesen | 70 m | 1939 | Wood tower, demolished |
Ionosonde Juliusruh | 1961 | Germany | Juliusruh | 70 m | ||
Berlin victory column | 1938 | Germany | Berlin | 66.89 m | ||
Hot Springs Mountain Tower | 1983 | USA | Hot Springs Mountain | 65.8 m | ||
Phoenix Shot Tower | 1828 | USA | Baltimore | 65.53 m | ||
Reception Tower Utlandshörn | 1935 | Germany | Utlandshörn | 65 m | Wood Tower, demolished in 1977 | |
Windpark Holtriem | 1998 | Germany | Holtriem | 65 m | ||
El Ángel | 1902 | Mexico | Mexico, City | |||
Fernmeldeturm Dissen | ? | Germany | Dissen | 61 m | ||
Transmitter Brookmans Park | 1929 | UK | Brookmans Park | 60.96 m | ||
Petrinska rozhledna | 1891 | Czech Republic | Prague | 60 m | ||
Tour hertzienne Sainte Foy la Grande | ? | France | Sainte Foy la Grande | 60 m | ||
Jahrtausendturm | 1999 | Germany | Magdeburg | 60 m | tallest observation tower built of wood | |
Tour du Millénaire | 2001 | Belgique | Gedinne | 60 m | observation tower built of wood | |
Wardenclyffe Tower | 1899 | United States | Shoreham | 57 m | wood tower, dismantled | |
Grunewaldturm | 1897-1899 | Germany | Berlin | 56 m | ||
Leaning Tower of Pisa | 1173-1372 | Italia | Pisa | 55 m | ||
Transmission Tower Wendelstein | 1964 | Germany | Wendelstein Mountain | 55 m | ||
Pyramidenkogel Tower | Austria | Pyramidenkogel | 54 m | |||
Aerial test facility Brück | 1963 | Germany | Brück | 54 m | Two wood towers | |
TV Tower Mont du Chat | ? | France | Mont du Chat | 54 m | ||
The Wrekin Transmitter | ? | UK | The Wrekin, Shropshire | 52 m | ||
Goldbergturm | 1963 | Germany | Sindelfingen | 51 m | ||
Sonnenbrink Tower | 1974 | Germany | Bad Essen | ? | ||
Patscherkofel Transmitter | 1958 | Austria | Patscherkofel Mountain | 50 m | ||
Azadi Tower | 1971 | Iran | Teheran | 50 m | ||
Colossus of Eislingen | 1980 | Germany | Eislingen/Fils | 47 m | ||
Technoturm | 1989 | Germany | Stuttgart | 47 m | ||
Watkins' Tower | 1891 | UK | London | 46 m | never completed, dismantled | |
Towers of triangle antenna Langenberg | 1935 | Germany | Velbert-Langenberg | 145 m | 3 Wood towers, destroyed on April 12th, 1945 | |
Linsentower | 2005 | Germany | Linsengericht | 45 m | wood tower | |
Observation Tower Blumenthal | 2004 | Germany | Blumenthal | 45 m | wood tower | |
Zoo Tower Copenhagen | 1905 | Denmark | Copenhagen | 43.5 m | wood tower | |
Goethe Tower | 1931 | Germany | Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen | 43 m | wood tower | |
Drochtersen Shot Tower | ? | Germany | Drochtersen | 42 m | ||
Watertower Mühlacker | 1973 | Germany | Mühlacker | 42 m | ||
Chuderhüsi Tower | 2001 | Switzerland | Röthenbach | 42 m | Wood Tower | |
Eichberg Tower | 2005 | Germany | Emmendingen | 41.19 m | ||
Teltschik Tower | 2001 | Germany | Wilhelmsfeld | 41 m | wood tower | |
Salbert Transmission Tower | ? | France | Evette-Salbert | 40 m | ||
Joseph's Cross | 1896 | Germany | Stolberg | 38 m | ||
Observation Tower Castle Mountain | 2002 | Germany | Freiburg | 35 m | wood tower | |
Lemberg Tower | 1899 | Germany | Lemberg Mountain | 33 m | ||
Eugen-Keidel Tower | ? | Germany | Schauinsland mountain | 31 m | wood tower | |
Water Tower Boeblingen-Waldburg | 1928 | Germany | Böblingen | 31 m | ||
Atzelberg Tower | 1980 | Germany | Kelkheim | 30.39 m | wood tower | |
Tour du Belvédère | ? | France | Mulhouse-Belvédère | ? | ||
Müggelturm | 1961 | Germany | Berlin-Mueggelberge | 29 m | ||
Wood Mountain Tower | 2004-2005 | Germany | Wood Mountain | 28 m | Wood Tower | |
Idarkopfturm | 1980 | Germany | Idarkopf | 28 m | Wood Tower | |
Observation Tower Ahlbeck | 1998 | Germany | Ahlbeck | ? | ||
Pylon 9108 | 1983 | Germany | Fulda | ? | Electricity pylon for 110kV on the roof of a shelter | |
Berlin-Mueggelberge TV Tower | 1955 | Germany | Berlin-Mueggelberge | ? | incomplete | |
Water Tower Belvedere | ? | Germany | Aachen | ? | ||
Fruit Column | - | Germany | Stuttgart | 26 m | Demountable monument | |
Salzkopfturm | 1975 | Germany | Salzkopf | 24 m | Wood Tower | |
Ostlandkreuz | 1950 | Germany | Geislingen/Steige | 22.7 m | ||
Bierpinsel | 1976 | Germany | Berlin-Steglitz | 46 m | ||
Towers of Santa Palomba | ? | Italy | Santa Palomba | ? | ||
Transmission Tower Tokaj | ? | Hungary | Tokaj | ? | partially guyed | |
Pink Pylon | ? | UK | Ashworth Valley | ? | demounted | |
Huddersfield Narrow Canal Pylon | ? | UK | Stalybridge | ? | ||
Bosporus overhead line crossing I | 1957 | Turkey | Istanbul | ? | ||
Bosporus overhead line crossing II | 1983 | Turkey | Istanbul | ? |
Partially guyed towers
The following towers consist of a free standing basement tower with a guyed radio mast on the top. Except of the radio tower Jauerling, which uses a lattice tower as basement, the basement is made of reinforced concrete.
Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle height | Remarks |
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Gerbrandy Tower | 1961 | Netherlands | Lopik | 375 m | |
Zendstation Smilde | 1959 | Netherlands | Smilde | 303,5 m | |
TV Tower Brest - Roc Trédudon | 1974 | France | Roc Trédudon | 220 m | lattice tower as basement |
Telecommunication Tower Arhus | 1956 | Denmark | Arhus | 216.1 m | |
Sendeturm Dobratsch | 1971 | Austria | Dobratsch Mountain | 165 m | |
Fernsehturm Waldenburg | ? | Germany | Waldenburg | 145 m | |
Sendeturm Jauerling | 1958 | Austria | Jauerling | 141 m | lattice tower as basement |
Transmitter Geiersberg | ? | Germany | Geiersberg | 124 m | lattice tower as basement |
Transmission Tower Lindenfels | ? | Germany | Lindenfels | 122 m | lattice tower as basement |
Transmitter Boppard | ? | Germany | Boppard-Fleckertshöhe | 121 m | lattice tower as basement |
Transmission Tower Hesselberg | ? | Germany | Hesselberg | 119 m | lattice tower as basement |
Old TV-Tower Inselberg | 1939 | Germany | Inselsberg Mountain | 43.31 m | aerial mast removed |
Transmission Tower Tokaj | ? | Hungary | Tokaj | ? |
Tall buildings with word "tower" in their names
Term "tower" is often used in names of skyscrapers. This is a partial list of such usages.
Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle height | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tagblatt-Tower | 1928 | Germany | Stuttgart | 61 m | |
Soelvesborg Twin Towers | 1985 | Sweden | Soelvesborg | 135 m | Medium wave transmitter |
Dorint Hotel Tower | 1972 | Germany | Augsburg | 158 m | |
Newport Tower | 1986 | United States | Jersey City, New Jersey | 161.85 m | |
Terminal Tower | 1928 | United States | Cleveland, Ohio | 216 m | |
Goldman Sachs Tower | 2004 | United States | Jersey City, New Jersey | 238 m | |
Marineview Plaza Towers | 1975 | United States | Hoboken, New Jersey | ||
Sears Tower | 1974 | United States | Chicago | 527 m | |
2 Fevrier Sofitel Hotel (Lomé, Togo) | 1980 | Togo | Lomé |
See also
- Architecture
- Building construction
- List of skyscrapers
- World's tallest structures
- United States tallest structures
- Tallest structures in Canada
- Tallest structures in Germany
- Oil platform
- List of buildings
- List of masts
- List of tallest church towers
- Radio masts and towers
- Radio masts and towers - catastrophic collapses
- List of famous transmission sites
- List of tallest structures and buildings by country
- Tallest structures of different uses
External links
- http://www.skyscraperpage.com
- http://www.skyscrapers.com
- http://www.skyscrapercity.com
- http://www.brazilskyscrapers.hpg.com.br
- http://www.skyscraper.org
- http://www.geocities.com/birmingham_highrise/
- List of tall constructions (in German)
- Pictures and data of Japanese transmission and observation towers