List of tallest structures in Europe
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A list of the tallest structures of any kind in Europe, which exist or existed in Europe. The list contains all types of structures.
| Name | Structural type | Usage | Pinnacle height | Year | Country | Town | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw Radio Mast | guyed mast | longwave broadcasting | 2121 ft | 646.4 m | 1972-1974 | Poland | Gabin-Konstantynów, Masovian Voivodeship | collapsed on August 8, 1991 during guy wire exchange, insulated against ground, replaced by Solec Kujawski Transmitter (2 grounded, upfed, guyed masts, heights: 330 metres, respectively 289 metres) |
| Ostankino Tower | concrete tower | observation, FM-/TV-transmission | 1772 ft | 540.1 m | 1967 | Russia | Moscow | 2000 Fire led to renovation |
| Balashikha Transmission Mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 1509 ft | 460 m | ? | Russia | Balashikha | |
| Federation Tower | skyscraper | office | 1469 ft | 448 m | 2008 | Russia | Moscow | |
| Gufuskálar | guyed mast | longwave transmission | 1352 ft | 412 m | 1963 | Iceland | Hellissandur | until Mid-90ies used for LORAN-C-transmission, now used for longwave broadcasting of Icelandic Broadcasting Company (Riksutvarpid), insulated against ground |
| Emley Moor Radio Mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 1263 ft | 385 m | 1964 | UK | Emley Moor, Yorkshire | Collapsed on March 19th, 1969, because of icing, replaced by 330 metre tall concrete tower on same site |
| Belmont mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 1263 ft | 385 m | 1965 | UK | Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire | Tallest existing construction in the EU |
| Kiev TV Tower | lattice tower | FM-/TV-transmission | 1263 ft | 385 m | 1973 | Ukraine (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Kiev | Tallest lattice tower of the world |
| Mercury City Tower | skyscraper | mixed use | 1247 ft | 380 m | 2008 | Russia | Moscow | |
| Gerbrandy Tower | partially guyed tower | FM-/TV-transmission | 1230 ft | 375 m | 1961 | Netherlands | Lopik | |
| Riga Radio and TV Tower | concrete tower | observation, FM-/TV-transmission | 1209 ft | 368.5 m | 1987 | Latvia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Riga | tripod construction, resembling to Eiffel Tower |
| Berliner Fernsehturm | concrete tower | observation, FM-/TV-transmission | 1207 ft | 368 m | 1969 | Germany | Berlin (GDR at time of construction) | was 362 metre tall, when completed in 1969 |
| Skelton transmitter | guyed mast | VLF-transmission | 1198 ft | 365 m | 2001 | UK | Skelton, Cumbria | insulated against ground |
| Trbovlje Chimney | concrete tower | chimney | 1194 ft | 364 m | 1976 | Slovenia (Yugoslavia at time of construction) | Trbovlje | |
| Sender Donebach | 2 guyed masts | longwave transmission | 1191 ft | 363 m | 1982 | Germany | Mudau-Donebach, Baden-Württemberg | grounded, upfed, directional antenna of Deutschlandfunk-ttransmitter (frequency: 153 kHz) |
| FM- and TV-mast Olsztyn-Pieczewo | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 1181 ft | 360 m | 1969 | Poland | Olsztyn-Pieczewo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodship | |
| Donetsk TV Mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 1181 ft | 360 m | 1992 | Ukraine | Donetsk | |
| Longwave transmitter Ingoy | guyed mast | longwave transmission | 1181 ft | 360 m | 2000 | Norway | Ingoy | grounded, upfed |
| Sender Zehlendorf, new longwave transmission mast | guyed mast | longwave /FM-transmission | 1180 ft | 359.7 m | 1979 | Germany | Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg, (GDR at time of construction, today in Brandenburg) | grounded structure with cage antenna |
| Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau | guyed mast | directional radio link | 1177 ft | 358.6 m | 1978 | Germany | Berlin-Frohnau, Berlin | |
| Endesa Termic | concrete tower | chimney | 1168 ft | 356 m | 1974 | Spain | As Pontes, Galicia | |
| FM- and TV-mast Kosztowy | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 1165 ft | 355 m | 1976 | Poland | Kosztowy | |
| RKS Liblice 2 | 2 guyed masts | FM-/TV-transmissions | 1165 ft | 355 m | 1980 | Czech | Liblice, Český Brod | tallest masts used for mediumwave broadcasting, grounded structures with cage antennas |
| TV Tower Vinnytsia | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 1161 ft | 354 m | Ukraine | Vinnytsia | ||
| VLF transmitter DHO38 | 8 guyed masts | VLF-transmission | 1158 ft | 352.9 m | 1982 | Germany | Saterland-Ramsloh, Lower Saxony | insulated against ground |
| Chimney of Phoenix Copper Smelter | concrete tower | chimney | 1153 ft | 351.5 m | ? | Romania | Baia Mare | |
| Sender Zehlendorf, old longwave transmission mast | guyed mast | longwave transmission | 1152 ft | 351 m | 1962 | Germany | Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg, (GDR at time of construction, today in Brandenburg) | grounded structure with cage antenna, destroyed on May 18th, 1978 at aircraft collision |
| Longwave transmitter Allouis | 2 guyed masts | longwave transmission | 1148 ft | 350 m | 1952/1974 | France | Allouis | first mast built in 1952 was until 1974 308 metres tall, second mast built in 1974 |
| Sendemast SL3 | guyed mast | longwave transmission | 1148 ft | 350 m | 1968 | East Germany | Burg bei Magdeburg (GDR at time of construction, today in Saxony-Anhalt) | collapsed on February 18, 1976 |
