List of tallest freestanding structures in the world

This is a list of tallest freestanding structures in the world past and present. It does not include supported structures like guyed masts, partially guyed towers and drilling platforms. This list consists mostly of towers, skyscrapers (pinnacle height) and chimneys.^[1]

1 Notes
2 Freestanding structures (past or present) over 350 metres (1,148 ft)
3 Other Freestanding structures (past or present): between 300 metres (984 ft) and 350 metres (1,148 ft)
4 Timeline of world's tallest freestanding structures
5 See also
6 References

Notes

Structures no longer standing are in italics.
For all structures the pinnacle height is given, so the height of skyscrapers may be different from the values at List of tallest buildings in the world.
Structures under construction are included in main list if its current height is over 350 metres (1,148 ft).

Freestanding structures (past or present) over 350 metres (1,148 ft)

Name	Pinnacle height		Year	Structural type	Main use	Country	City	Remarks
Burj Khalifa	2,722.57 ft	829.84 m	2010	Skyscraper	Office, Residential Tower	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Tallest skyscaper in the world, opened on 4 January 2010. Currently the tallest structure in the world.
Tokyo Sky Tree	2,080 feet	634 m	2011	Television tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission, Restaurant	Japan	Tokyo	Topped out in 2011, Tallest structure in Japan
Abraj Al Bait Towers	1,972 ft	601 m	2011	Skyscraper	Hotel, Clock Tower, Shopping Mall	Saudi Arabia	Mecca	Topped Out, the tallest hotel in the world, constructed with the tallest clock tower in the world and displaying the world's largest clock face and the world's largest building floor area
Canton Tower	1,968 feet	600 m	2010	Television tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	China	Guangzhou	Topped out in early 2009
CN Tower	1,815 feet	553 m	1976	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission, Restaurant	Canada	Toronto	Tallest freestanding structure in the World 1975-2007. Tallest in Western Hemisphere.
Ostankino Tower	1,772 feet	540.1 m	1967	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Russia	Moscow	Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1967-1975, Tallest freestanding structure in Europe, 2000 Fire led to renovation
Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower)	1,730 feet	527 m	1974	Skyscraper	Office, observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	United States	Chicago	Tallest freestanding structure in the United States, tallest skyscraper in the world 1974-1998 (by structural height)
One World Trade Center	1,727 feet	526.8 m	1972	Skyscraper	Office, observation	United States	New York City	Destroyed on September 11, 2001. Tallest freestanding structure that no longer exists. Tallest building in the world 1972 - 1974
Taipei 101	1,671 feet	509.2 m	2004	Skyscraper	Office, observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Taiwan ROC	Taipei	Tallest skyscraper in the world 2004–2010, first skyscraper to exceed 500 m/1,640 ft in structural height.
Shanghai World Financial Center	1,617 feet	494 m	2008	Skyscraper	Observation, office, hotels, residential	China	Shanghai	Tallest building in China (including Hong Kong), world's tallest observation deck
International Commerce Centre	1,590 feet	484 m	2010	Skyscraper	Office, observation	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Tallest building in Hong Kong
Oriental Pearl Tower	1,538 feet	468.9 m	1994	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	China	Shanghai	Tallest structure in China (including Hong Kong), 1994-2007.
John Hancock Center	1,500 feet	457.2 m	1969	Skyscraper	Office, residential, UHF/VHF-transmission	United States	Chicago	World's tallest mixed-use building 1969-2008
Petronas Tower 1	1,483 feet	452 m	1998	Skyscraper	Office, observation	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Tallest twin towers in the world. Tallest building in the world 1998-2004.
Petronas Tower 2	1,483 feet	452 m	1998	Skyscraper	Office, observation	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
Greenland Square Zifeng Tower	1,476 feet	450 m	2009	Skyscraper	Mixed-use	China	Nanjing	Topped-out in 2008, completed 2010
Empire State Building	1,474 feet	449 m	1931	Skyscraper	Office, observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	United States	New York City	Tallest freestanding structure 1931–1967. Tallest skyscraper 1931–1973. First Skyscraper with 100+ stories
Guangzhou West Tower	1,444 feet	440 m	2009	Skyscraper	Mixed use	China	Guangzhou	Opening in 2010
Kingkey Finance Center Plaza	1,441 feet	439.8 m	2010	Skyscraper	Mixed Use	China	Shenzhen	Under Construction
Milad Tower	1,427 feet	435 m	2003	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Iran	Tehran
Trump International Hotel and Tower	1,389 feet	423.4 m	2009	Skyscraper	Hotel, condominium	United States	Chicago
Menara Kuala Lumpur	1,381 feet	421 m	1995	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
Jin Mao Tower	1,383 feet	421.5 m	1998	Skyscraper	Hotel, office, observation	China	Shanghai	Tallest skyscraper in People's Republic of China, 1998-2007.
GRES-2 Power Station Chimney	1,347 feet	419.7 m	1987	Chimney	Power station	Kazakhstan	Ekibastusz	Tallest chimney in the world
Two World Trade Center	1,362 feet	415.3 m	1973	Skyscraper	Office, observation	United States	New York City	Destroyed on September 11, 2001
Tianjin Radio and Television Tower	1,362 feet	415.2 m	1991	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	China	Tianjin
Two International Finance Centre	1,353 feet	412.5 m	2003	Skyscraper	Office	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Central Radio and TV Tower	1,329 feet	405 m	1992	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	China	Beijing
Indosiar Television Tower	1,296 feet	395 m	2006	Guyed mast	FM- and TV-broadcasting	Indonesia	Jakarta	Tallest Structure in Indonesia and Southern Hemisphere
CITIC Plaza	1,283 feet	391.1 m	1997	Skyscraper	Office	China	Guangzhou
Henan Province Radio and Television Emission Tower	1,273 feet	388 m	2010	Concrete/Steel Tower	UHF/VHF-transmission	China	Zhengzhou	Under Construction
Kiev TV Tower	1,263 feet	385 m	1973	Lattice tower	UHF/VHF-transmission	Ukraine	Kiev	Tallest lattice tower in the world
Shun Hing Square	1,259 feet	384 m	1996	Skyscraper	Office	China	Shenzhen
Inco Superstack	1,254 feet	380 m	1971	Chimney	Nickel smelter	Canada	Sudbury
Tuntex Sky Tower	1,240 feet	378 m	1997	Skyscraper	Hotel, office, observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Taiwan	Kaohsiung
Emirates Park Towers	1,233 feet	376 m	2010	Skyscraper	Residential	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Under Construction
Tashkent Tower	1,230 feet	374.9 m	1985	Tower	UHF/VHF-transmission, observation	Uzbekistan	Tashkent
Central Plaza	1,227 feet	374 m	1992	Skyscraper	Office	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Liberation Tower	1,220 feet	372 m	1993	Concrete tower	UHF/VHF-transmission , observation	Kuwait	Kuwait City
Alma-Ata Tower	1,219 feet	371.5 m	1983	Tower	UHF/VHF-transmission , observation	Kazakhstan	Alma-Ata
Chimney of Homer City Generating Station	1,217 feet	371 m	1977	Chimney	Power station	United States	Homer City, Pennsylvania
Kennecott Smokestack	1,215 feet	370.4 m	1974	Chimney	Copper smelter	United States	Magna, Utah
Chimney of Berezovskaya GRES	1,214 feet	370 m	1985	Chimney	Power station	Russia	Sharypovo, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Riga Radio and TV Tower	1,209 feet	368.5 m	1987	Steel tower	UHF/VHF-transmission, observation	Latvia	Riga	Tallest structure in the European Union
Berliner Fernsehturm	1,207 feet	368 m	1969	Concrete tower	UHF/VHF-transmission , observation	Germany	Berlin	Tallest structure in Germany
Chimney of Mitchell Power Plant	1,206 feet	367.6 m	1971	Chimney	Power station	United States	Moundsville, West Virginia
Bank of China Tower	1,205 feet	367.4 m	1990	Skyscraper	Office	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	First skyscraper outside the United States to exceed 1,000 ft (305 metres) in height
Bank of America Tower, New York City	1,200 feet	366 m	2009	Skyscraper	Office	United States	New York City
Trbovlje Chimney	1,183 feet	360 m	1976	Chimney	Power station	Slovenia	Trbovlje	Tallest chimney in Europe
Almas Tower	1,181 feet	360 m	2008	Skyscraper	Office	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	under construction, topped out
The Pinnacle	1,181 feet	360 m	2011	Skyscraper	Mixed Use	China	Guangzhou	Under Construction
Endesa Termic	1,168 feet	356 m	1974	Chimney	Power station	Spain	As Pontes, Galicia
SEG Plaza	1,167 feet	355.8 m	2000	Skyscraper	Office	China	Shenzhen
First Canadian Place	1,165 feet	355 m	1975	Skyscraper	Office, UHF/VHF-transmission	Canada	Toronto	Tallest skyscraper in Canada
Emirates Office Tower	1,163 feet	354.6 m	2000	Skyscraper	Office	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Chimney of Phoenix Copper Smelter	1,153 feet	351.5 m	1995	Chimney	Copper smelter	Romania	Baia Mare	Tallest structure in Romania
Stratosphere Tower	1,149 feet	350.2 m	1996	Concrete tower	Observation, ride	United States	Las Vegas	Tallest Observation Tower in the United States
Chimney of Syrdarya Power Plant	1,148 feet	350 m	1975	Chimney	Power station	Uzbekistan	Shirin

Other Freestanding structures (past or present): between 300 metres (984 ft) and 350 metres (1,148 ft)

Name	Pinnacle height		Year	Structural type	Main use	Country	Town	Remarks
Conde Nast Building	1,140 ft	348 m	2000	Skyscraper		United States	New York
Yangtze River Crossing	1,138 ft	347 m	2003	Lattice tower	Electricity pylon	People's Republic of China	Jiangyin	Tallest electricity pylon in the world, second tallest lattice tower in the world (only Kiev TV Tower is taller)
Aon Center	1,136 ft	346 m	1973	Skyscraper		United States	Chicago
The Center	1,135 ft	346 m	1998	Skyscraper		Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Chimney of Teruel Power Plant	1125 ft	343 m		Chimney	Power station	Spain	Teruel
Chimney of Plomin Power Station	1115 ft	340 m		Chimney	Power station	Croatia	Plomin
West Pearl Tower	1109 ft	339 m	2004	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	People's Republic of China	Chengdu
Macau Tower	1109 ft	338 m	2001	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Macau, China	Macau
Europaturm	1107 ft	337.5 m	1979	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Germany	Frankfurt/Main
Chimney of Power Station Westerholt	1106 ft	337 m	1997	Chimney	Power station	Germany	Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia	Demolished on December 3, 2006 by explosives. Tallest free-standing structure ever demolished by explosives in a controlled manner
Chimney of Mountaineer Power Plant	1102 ft	336 m	1980	Chimney	Power station	United States	New Haven, West Virginia
Dragon Tower	1102 ft	336 m	2000	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	People's Republic of China	Harbin
Chimney of Moldavskaya GRES-5	1099 ft	335 m		Chimney	Power Plant	Moldova	Nezavertailovca^[2]
Rose Tower	1,093 ft	333 m	2007	Skyscraper		United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Shimao International Plaza	1,093 ft	333 m	2006	Skyscraper		People's Republic of China	Shanghai
Tokyo Tower	1091 ft	332.6 m	1958	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Japan	Tokyo	Second tallest structure in Japan.
Minsheng Bank Building	1,087 ft	331 m	2007	Skyscraper		People's Republic of China	Wuhan
Emley Moor TV Tower	1084 ft	330.4 m	1970	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	United Kingdom	Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Ryugyong Hotel	1,083 ft	330 m	1992	Skyscraper		North Korea	Pyongyang	Construction restarted estimated completion 2012
Chimney of Ekibastuz GRES-1	1083 ft	330 m		Chimney	Power station	Kazakhstan	Ekibastuz^[3]
2 Сhimneys of Permskaya GRES	1083 ft	330 m	1987	Chimney	Power station	Russia	Dobryanka
2 Сhimneys of Reftinskaya GRES	1083 ft	330 m	1980	Chimney	Power station	Russia	Reftinskiy
Chimney of Kharkiv TEC-5	1083 ft	330 m	1981	Chimney	Power station	Ukraine	Podvorky, Kharkiv Oblast
Chimney of Zuevska thermal power station	1083 ft	330 m		Chimney	Power station	Ukraine	Zuhres, Donetsk Oblast^[3]
WITI TV Tower	1078 ft	329 m	1962	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	United States	Shorewood (Milwaukee), Wisconsin
Baiyoke Tower II	1076 ft	328 m	1997	Skyscraper		Thailand	Bangkok
Sky Tower	1076 ft	328 m	1997	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	New Zealand	Auckland	Tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere
WSB TV Tower	1075 ft	327.6 m	1957	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	United States	Atlanta
Vilnius TV Tower	1073 ft	327 m	1980	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Lithuania	Vilnius
Chimney of Maritza East Power Station	1066 ft	325 m	1977/1980	Chimney	Power station	Bulgaria	Stara Zagora
Eiffel Tower	1062 ft	325 m	1889	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	France	Paris	Tallest structure in the world from 1889-1930, First structure to exceed 300 metres in height.
WHDH-TV Tower	1066 ft	323.8 m	1994	Lattice tower	UHF/VHF-transmission	United States	Newton, Massachusetts
Rameswaram TV Tower	1059.7 ft	323 m	1995	Concrete & Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	India	TamilNadu
Q1	1058 ft	323 m	2005	Skyscraper		Australia	Gold Coast	Tallest residential skyscraper in the world. Tallest building in Australia.
Burj Al Arab	1053 ft	321 m	1999	Skyscraper		United Arab Emirates	Dubai
2 Сhimneys of Kirishskaya GRES	1050 ft	320 m	1984/1986	Chimney	Power station	Russia	Kirishi^[3]
Chimney of Ryazanskaya GRES	1050 ft	320 m	1973	Chimney	Power station	Russia	Novomichurinsk
2 Сhimneys of Tobolsk TEC	1050 ft	320 m	1983	Chimney	Power station	Russia	Tobolsk
Chimney of Kostromskaya GRES	1050 ft	320 m	?	Chimney	Power station	Russia	Volgorechensk
Chimney of Zaporozhskaya GRES	1050 ft	320 m	1972	Chimney	Power station	Ukraine	Enerhodar^[4]
Chimney of Vuhlehirska thermal power plant	1050 ft	320 m	197?	Chimney	Power station	Ukraine	Solncedar
Chrysler Building	1046 ft	319 m	1930	Skyscraper		United States	New York City	Tallest structure in the world 1930-1931
Nina Tower I	1046 ft	319 m	2006	Skyscraper		Hong Kong	Hong Kong
New York Times Building	1046 ft	319 m	2007	Skyscraper		United States	New York City
Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower	1045 ft	318.5 m	1996	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	People's Republic of China	Nanjing
Aspire Tower	1043 ft	318 m	2007	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Qatar	Doha
KCTV-Tower	1042 ft	317.6 m	1956	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	United States	Kansas City
Chimney of Rockport Power Plant	1038 ft	316.4 m		Chimney	Power station	United States	Rockport, Indiana
Atlanta Turner Broadcasting Tower	1031 ft	314.3 m	1980	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	United States	Atlanta, Georgia
Tallinn TV Tower	1025 ft	312.3 m	1980	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Estonia	Tallinn
Bank of America Plaza	1023 ft	312 m	1992	Skyscraper		United States	Atlanta
TV Tower Yerevan	1023 ft	311.7 m	1977	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Armenia	Yerevan
Tortoise Mountain TV Tower	1022 ft	311.4 m	?	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	People's Republic of China	Wuhan
St. Petersburg TV Tower	1021 ft	311.2 m	1962	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Russia	St. Petersburg
U.S. Bank Tower (Los Angeles)	1018 ft	311 m	1990	Skyscraper		United States	Los Angeles	Tallest skyscraper in North America located west of the Mississippi River.
Menara Telekom	1017 ft	310 m	2001	Skyscraper		Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
Azeri TV Tower	1017 ft	310 m	1996	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Azerbaijan	Baku
Chimney of Ugljevik Power Plant	1017 ft	310 m	1985	Chimney	Power station	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ugljevik
Kingdom Centre	1015 ft	309 m	2002	Skyscraper		Saudi Arabia	Riyadh
Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel	1014 ft	309 m	2000	Skyscraper		United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Sydney Tower	1014 ft	309 m	1981	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Australia	Sydney
AT&T Corporate Center	1007 ft	307 m	1989	Skyscraper		United States	Chicago
Chimney of Buschhaus Power Station	1007 ft	307 m	1984	Chimney	Power station	Germany	Helmstedt, Lower Saxony
Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower	1002 ft	305.5 m	1989	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	People's Republic of China	Shenyang
JPMorgan Chase Tower	1002 ft	305 m	1982	Skyscraper		United States	Houston	Tallest five-sided skyscraper in the world.
Chimney of Harrison Power Station Scrubber	1001 ft	305 m	1994	Chimney	Power station	United States	Haywood, West Virginia
Chimney of Robert W Scherer Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1983/1985	Chimney	Power station	United States	Macon, Georgia
Chimney of Independence Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1983	Chimney	Power station	United States	Newark, Arkansas
Chimney of Kyger Creek Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1980	Chimney	Power station	United States	Gallipolis, Ohio
Chimney of White Bluff Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1980	Chimney	Power station	United States	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Chimney of Harllee Branch Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1978	Chimney	Power station	United States	Milledgeville, Georgia
Chimney of Widows Creek Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1977	Chimney	Power station	United States	Stevenson, Alabama
Chimney of Hal B. Wansley Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1976	Chimney	Power station	United States	Carrollton, Georgia
Chimney of Kingston Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1976	Chimney	Power station	United States	Kingston, Tennessee
Chimney of Harrison Power Station	1001 ft	305 m	1972/1973	Chimney	Power station	United States	Haywood, West Virginia
Chimney of Cumberland Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1970	Chimney	Power station	United States	Cumberland City, Tennessee
Chimney of W. H. Sammis Power Plant, Unit 7	1001 ft	305 m	1970	Chimney	Power station	United States	Stratton, Ohio
Chimney of Conemaugh Generating Station	1001 ft	305 m		Chimney	Power station	United States	Seward, Pennsylvania
Chimney of Hayden Smelter	1001 ft	305 m		Chimney	Power station	United States	Hayden, Arizona
Chimney of Plant Bowen Coal	1001 ft	305 m		Chimney	Power station	United States	Taylorsville, Georgia
Chimney of Chvaletice Power Station	1001 ft	305 m	1977	Chimney	Power station	Czech Republic	Chvaletice
Chimney of Pleasants Power Plant	1000 ft	304.8 m	1980	Chimney	Power station	United States	Belmont, West Virginia
Two Prudential Plaza	995 ft	303 m	1990	Skyscraper		United States	Chicago
Wells Fargo Plaza	992 ft	302 m	1983	Skyscraper		United States	Houston
Chimney of Power Plant Scholven	991 ft	302 m		Chimney	Power station	Germany	Gelsenkirchen
Chimney of Power Plant Chemnitz	991 ft	302 m		Chimney	Power station	Germany	Chemnitz
Chimney of SASOL III Synthetic Fuel Production Plant	988 ft	301 m	1979	Chimney	Synthetic fuel plant	South Africa	Secunda	Tallest freestanding structure in Africa
Commerzbank Tower	984 ft	300.1 m	1997	Skyscraper		Germany	Frankfurt/Main	Tallest skyscraper in Europe, 1997-2005
Eureka Tower	984 ft	300 m	2006	Skyscraper	Residential	Australia	Melbourne
Thermal power station Kakanj	984 ft	300 m	1987			Bosnia and Herzegovina	Čatići
Chimney of Prunéřov Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1981	Chimney	Power station	Czech Republic	Prunéřov
Chimney of Tušimice Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1974	Chimney	Power station	Czech Republic	Tušimice
Chimney of Lippendorf Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1967	Chimney	Power station	Germany	Lippendorf, Saxony	Demolished in 2005
Chimney of Power Plant Jänschwalde	984 ft	300 m	1981	Chimney	Power station	Germany	Jänschwalde
Chimney of Walsum Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1988	Chimney	Power station	Germany	Walsum, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Herne Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1989	Chimney	Power station	Germany	Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Thierbach Power Station	984 ft	300 m		Chimney	Power station	Germany	Espenhain, Saxony	Demolished
Chimneys of Boxberg Power Station	984 ft	300 m		Chimney	Power station	Germany	Boxberg, Saxony
Chimneys of Marl-Chemiepark Power Station	984 ft	300 m		Chimney	Power station	Germany	Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia	Dismantled
Chimney of Provence Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1984	Chimney	Power station	France	Gardanne
Chimney of Orot Rabin	984 ft	300 m	1981	Chimney	Power station	Israel	Hadera
Chimney of Bishkek TEC	984 ft	300 m	1989	Chimney	Power station	Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek
Chimney of Rybnik Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1974	Chimney	Power station	Poland	Rybnik
Chimney of Jaworzno Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1977	Chimney	Power station	Poland	Jaworzno
Chimney of Bełchatów Power Station	984 ft	300 m		Chimney	Power station	Poland	Bełchatów
Chimney of Kozienice Power Station	984 ft	300 m		Chimney	Power station	Poland	Kozienice
Chimney of Warszawa-Kawęczyn Power Station	984 ft	300 m		Chimney	Power station	Poland	Warsaw-Kawęczyn
Chimney of Novaky Power Plant	984 ft	300 m	1976	Chimney	Power station	Slovakia	Nováky
Chimney of Duvha Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1982	Chimney	Power station	South Africa	Witbank
Chimney of Clifty Creek Power Plant	984 ft	300 m	1978	Chimney	Power station	United States	Madison, Indiana
BRTN Toren	984 ft	300 m	1996	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Belgium	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
Mumbai Television Tower	984 ft	300 m	?	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	India	Mumbai

Timeline of world's tallest freestanding structures

Name	Country	Town	Height metres / ft	Structural type	Held record	Notes
Great Pyramid of Giza	Egypt	Giza	146 / 480	Mausoleum	2570 BC–1311	Due to erosion today it stands at the height of 138.8 metres (455 ft).
Lincoln Cathedral	England	Lincoln	159.7 / 524	Church	1311–1549	Spire collapsed in 1549; today, stands at a height of 83 metres (272 ft).
St. Olaf's Church	Estonia	Tallinn	158.4 / 520	Church	1549–1625	Spire destroyed by lightning in 1625; today stands at a height of 123.7 metres (406 ft).
St. Mary's Church	Germany	Stralsund	151 / 500	Church	1625–1647	Spire destroyed by lightning in 1647; today stands at a height of 104 metres (341 ft).
Strasbourg Cathedral	Germany and/or France (today France)	Strasbourg	142 / 470	Church	1647–1874
St Nikolai	Germany	Hamburg	147.3 / 483	Church	1874–1876	Due to aerial bombing in World War II the nave was demolished, only the spire remains.
Notre-Dame Cathedral	France	Rouen	151 / 500	Church	1876–1880
Cologne Cathedral	Germany	Cologne	157.4 / 516	Church	1880–1884
Washington Monument	United States	Washington, D.C.	169.3 / 555	Monument	1884–1889
Eiffel Tower	France	Paris	312 / 1,020	Tower	1889–1930	Currently stands at a height of 324 metres (1,063 ft).
Chrysler Building	United States	New York	319 / 1,046	Skyscraper	1930–1931
Empire State Building	United States	New York	448 / 1,472	Skyscraper	1931–1967
Ostankino Tower	Russia	Moscow	540 / 1,772	Tower	1967–1976
CN Tower	Canada	Toronto	553 / 1,815	Tower	1976–2007
Burj Khalifa	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	829.84 / 2,722.57	Skyscraper	2007–present	Topped-out on 17 January 2009

References

^ See Tallest freestanding structures by skyscraperpage.com
^ http://www.panoramio.com/photo/12695587
^ ^a ^b ^c "List of chimneys built by "Energovisotspechstroy"" (in Russian). http://www.evss.ru/Tubes1.shtml.
^

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