List of tallest structures in South America
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This is an incomplete list of the tallest ( pinnacle height > 200 metres) man-made structures of any kind that exist or existed in South America. Please expand and correct this list, if necessary!
Structure | Country | Town | Height | Year of built | Type | Remarks | |
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Trelew Omega Tower | Argentina | Trelew | 366 m | 1201 ft | 1976 | Guyed mast (insulated against ground) | demolished in 1998 |
Orinoco River Crossing | Venezuela | Caroní | 240 m | 787 ft | ? | Pylon | 3 pylons |
Eldorado Do Sul RBS Radio Mast | Brazil | Eldorado Do Sul | 230 m | 755 ft | 1986 | Guyed mast (insulated against ground) | |
Parque Central Torre Este | Venezuela | Caracas | 225 m | 738 ft | 1979 | Skyscraper | |
Parque Central Torre Oeste | Venezuela | Caracas | 225 m | 738 ft | 1984 | Skyscraper | |
Brasilia TV Tower | Brazil | Brasilia | 224 m | 735 ft | 1967 | Lattice tower | |
Torre Espacial | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 220 m | 722 ft | 1997 | Additionally guyed tower | |
Torre TV Bandeirantes | Brazil | Sao Paulo | 212 m | 696 ft | 1997 | Lattice Tower | |
Torre de Cali | Colombia | Cali | 210 m | 689 ft | 1997 | Highrise Building | |
Torre de la Escollera | Colombia | Cartagena | 206 m | 676 ft | 2007 | Highrise Building | never finished, demolished |