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Olympiaturm

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)

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Tehran's Milad Tower is the world's fourth tallest free standing structure at 435 m.

Note: this list is more or less correct as of 2004.

Rank Tower Year Country Town Pinnacle height Remarks
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

Other towers

Tower Year Country Town Pinnacle height Remarks
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
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

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