List of tallest structures in Europe
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Further information: List of tallest buildings in Europe and List of tallest buildings in the European Union
A list of the tallest structures of any kind in Europe, which exist or existed in Europe. The list contains all types of structures including antenna masts and oil drilling platforms.
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Some of the highest structures in Europe
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Warsaw Radio Mast, was the tallest structure in Europe before it collapsed in 1991
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Ostankino TV Tower, the tallest structure in Europe
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Inta CHAYKA-Mast
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Hellissandur Longwave Mast
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Gerbrandy Tower in 2006
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TV Tower Vinnytsia
Sortable list
Name | Structural type | Usage | Pinnacle height | Year | Country | Town | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Ostankino Tower | concrete tower | observation, FM-/TV-transmission | 540 m (1,770 ft) | 1967 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Moscow | 55°49′10.94″N 37°36′41.79″E / 55.8197056°N 37.6116083°E | 2000 Fire led to renovation |
Troll A platform | offshore platform | Oil drilling | 472 m (1,549 ft) | 1996 | Norway | North Sea | 60°40′N 3°40′E / 60.667°N 3.667°E | 303 meters of height is below sea surface |
Inta CHAYKA-Mast | Guyed mast | LF-Transmission | 462 m (1,516 ft) | ? | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Inta | 65°57′59.54″N 60°18′33.45″E / 65.9665389°N 60.3092917°E | |
Longwave radio mast Hellissandur | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 412 m (1,352 ft) | 1963 | Iceland | 64°54′26″N 23°55′20″W / 64.90722°N 23.92222°W | ||
Emley Moor Radio Mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 385 m (1,263 ft) | 1964 | United Kingdom | Emley Moor, Yorkshire | 53°36′43.4″N 1°39′51.89″W / 53.612056°N 1.6644139°W | Collapsed on March 19, 1969, because of icing, replaced by 330 metre tall concrete tower on same site |
Kiev TV Tower | lattice tower | FM-/TV-transmission | 385 m (1,263 ft) | 1973 | Ukraine (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Kiev | 50°28′16.49″N 30°27′11.97″E / 50.4712472°N 30.4533250°E | Tallest lattice tower in the world |
Gerbrandy Tower | partially guyed tower | FM-/TV-transmission | 382.5 m (1,255 ft) | 1961 | Netherlands | Lopik | 52°00′34.38″N 05°03′14.53″E / 52.0095500°N 5.0540361°E | Original height: 382.5 metres. 1987: height reduction to 375 metres. Further height reduction to 366.8 metres on August 2, 2007 |
Gullfaks C | offshore platform | Oil drilling | 380 m (1,250 ft) | 1990 | Norway | North Sea | 61°12′53.80″N 2°16′25.93″E / 61.2149444°N 2.2738694°E | 217 meters of height is below sea surface |
Torreta de Guardamar | guyed mast | LF-transmission | 370 m (1,210 ft) | 1962 | Spain | Guardamar del Segura | 38°4′18.84″N 0°39′52.65″W / 38.0719000°N 0.6646250°W | radio mast used by US-military |
Riga Radio and TV Tower | concrete tower | observation, FM-/TV-transmission | 368 m (1,207 ft) | 1987 | Latvia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Riga | 56°55′26.08″N 24°08′13.26″E / 56.9239111°N 24.1370167°E | tripod construction, resembling to Eiffel Tower |
Berliner Fernsehturm | concrete tower | observation, FM-/TV-transmission | 368 m (1,207 ft) | 1969 | Germany (GDR at time of construction) | Berlin | 52°31′14.91″N 13°24′33.95″E / 52.5208083°N 13.4094306°E | was 362 metre tall, when completed in 1969 |
Skelton transmitter | guyed mast | VLF-transmission | 365 m (1,198 ft) | 2001 | UK | Skelton, Cumbria | 54°43′54.5″N 2°52′58.9″W / 54.731806°N 2.883028°W | insulated against ground |
Trbovlje Chimney | concrete tower | chimney | 364 m (1,194 ft) | 1976 | Slovenia(Yugoslavia at time of construction) | Trbovlje | 46°7′33.68″N 15°03′42.34″E / 46.1260222°N 15.0617611°E | tallest chimney in Europe |
Sender Donebach | 2 guyed masts | longwave transmission | 363 m (1,191 ft) | 1982 | Germany (West Germany | Donebach | 49°33′40.25″N 9°10′22.76″E / 49.5611806°N 9.1729889°E ; 49°33′33.53″N 9°10′50.82″E / 49.5593139°N 9.1807833°E | |
Pieczewo TV Mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 360 m (1,180 ft) | 1969 | Poland | Olsztyn | 53°45′11.94″N 20°31′5.33″E / 53.7533167°N 20.5181472°E | |
Tambov TV Mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 360 m (1,180 ft) | 1991 | Russia | Tambov | 52°46′51.1″N 41°24′50.8″E / 52.780861°N 41.414111°E | |
Donetsk TV Mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 360 m (1,180 ft) | 1992 | Ukraine | Donetsk | 47°56′43.49″N 37°38′36.95″E / 47.9454139°N 37.6435972°E | |
Novosokolniki TV Mast | Guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 360 m (1,180 ft) | 1995 | Russia | Novosokolniki | 56°20′00″N 30°01′00″E / 56.33333°N 30.01667°E | |
Longwave transmitter Ingøy | guyed mast | longwave transmission | 360 m (1,180 ft) | 2000 | Norway | Ingøya | 71°04′17.5″N 24°05′15″E / 71.071528°N 24.08750°E | grounded, upfed |
Sender Zehlendorf, new longwave transmission mast | guyed mast | longwave /FM-transmission | 360 m (1,180 ft) | 1979 | Germany (GDR at time of construction) | Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg, Brandenburg | 52°47′41.87″N 13°23′9.5″E / 52.7949639°N 13.385972°E | grounded structure with cage antenna |
Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau | guyed mast | directional radio link | 358.5 m (1,176 ft) | 1978 | Germany (West Germany at time of construction) | Berlin-Frohnau, Berlin | 52°39′13.66″N 13°17′43.59″E / 52.6537944°N 13.2954417°E | demolished on February 8, 2009 by explosives |
Endesa Termic | concrete tower | chimney | 356 m (1,168 ft) | 1974 | Spain | As Pontes, Galicia | 43°26′29″N 7°51′45.50″W / 43.44139°N 7.8626389°W | |
FM- and TV-mast Kosztowy | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 355 m (1,165 ft) | 1976 | Poland | Kosztowy | 50°11′16.75″N 19°06′57.97″E / 50.1879861°N 19.1161028°E | |
RKS Liblice 2 | 2 guyed masts | FM-/TV-transmissions | 355 m (1,165 ft) | 1980 | Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia at time of construction) | Liblice, Český Brod | 50°3′43.37″N 14°53′11.27″E / 50.0620472°N 14.8864639°E ; 50°3′47.12″N 14°53′12.84″E / 50.0630889°N 14.8869000°E | tallest masts used for mediumwave broadcasting, grounded structures with cage antennas |
Străşeni TV Mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 355 m (1,165 ft) | 1985 | Moldova | Străşeni | 47°07′18.97″N 28°33′54.27″E / 47.1219361°N 28.5650750°E | |
Lipetsk TV Mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 354.6 m (1,163 ft) | 1991 | Russia | Lipetsk | 52°40′13″N 39°28′59″E / 52.67028°N 39.48306°E | |
TV Tower Vinnytsia | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 354 m (1,161 ft) | 1961 | Ukraine (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Vinnytsia | 49°14′39.6″N 28°25′45.99″E / 49.244333°N 28.4294417°E | equipped with six crossbars running from the mast body to the guys |
VLF transmitter DHO38 | 8 guyed masts | VLF-transmission | 353 m (1,158 ft) | 1982 | Germany (West Germany at time of construction)) | Saterland-Ramsloh, Lower Saxony | 53°05′22.15″N 07°37′06.19″E / 53.0894861°N 7.6183861°E ; 53°05′14.42″N 07°36′31.14″E / 53.0873389°N 7.6086500°E ; 53°04′59.81″N 07°37′09.88″E / 53.0832806°N 7.6194111°E ; 53°04′52.03″N 07°36′34.69″E / 53.0811194°N 7.6096361°E ; 53°04′36.16″N 07°36′58.79″E / 53.0767111°N 7.6163306°E ; 53°04′30.05″N 07°36′22.87″E / 53.0750139°N 7.6063528°E ; 53°04′10.66″N 07°36′41.82″E / 53.0696278°N 7.6116167°E ; 53°04′16.8″N 07°37′17.66″E / 53.071333°N 7.6215722°E | insulated against ground |
Chimney of Phoenix Copper Smelter | concrete tower | chimney | 351.5 m (1,153 ft) | 1995 | Romania | Baia Mare | 47°39′10.39″N 23°36′19.72″E / 47.6528861°N 23.6054778°E | |
Belmont mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 351.5 m (1,153 ft) | 1965 | United Kingdom | Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire | 53°20′9.07″N 0°10′19.11″W / 53.3358528°N 0.1719750°W | Until 2010 tallest construction in the EU. Original height 385.6 m ( 1265 ft). Extension to 387.7 m ( 1272 ft) in 1967. Height reduction in 2010 to 351.5 m ( 1153 ft) |
Sender Zehlendorf, old longwave transmission mast | guyed mast | longwave transmission | 351 m (1,152 ft) | 1962 | Germany (GDR at time of construction) | Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg, Brandenburg | 52°47′41.87″N 13°23′9.5″E / 52.7949639°N 13.385972°E | grounded structure with cage antenna, destroyed on May 18, 1978 at aircraft collision |
Longwave transmitter Allouis | guyed masts | longwave transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1974 | France | Allouis | 47°10′10.45″N 2°12′16.75″E / 47.1695694°N 2.2046528°E ; 47°10′25.34″N 2°12′16.81″E / 47.1737056°N 2.2046694°E | first mast built in 1952 was until 1974 308 metres tall, second mast built in 1974 |
Sendemast SL3 | guyed mast | longwave transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1968 | Germany (GDR at time of construction) | Burg bei Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt | 52°16′9.35″N 11°55′28.84″E / 52.2692639°N 11.9246778°E | collapsed on February 18, 1976 |
Mosolovo TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1968 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Mosolovo | 54°16′17.9″N 40°33′26.34″E / 54.271639°N 40.5573167°E | |
Kolodischi TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1970 | Belarus (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Minsk | 53°57′40.5″N 27°46′42.08″E / 53.961250°N 27.7783556°E | |
Lipin Bor TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1970 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Lipin Bor | 60°21′27″N 37°55′15″E / 60.35750°N 37.92083°E | |
Grigoriopol transmitter, large mediumwave mast | guyed mast | MW-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | ? | Moldova (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Mayak | 47°17′21.4″N 29°26′0.25″E / 47.289278°N 29.4334028°E | collapsed in 1997 |
Selizharovo TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1971 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Selizharovo | 56°55′03″N 33°34′47″E / 56.91750°N 33.57972°E | |
Pinerovka TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1971 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Pinerovka | 51°35′20″N 43°01′36″E / 51.58889°N 43.02667°E | |
Ushachi TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1974 | Belarus (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Ushachi | 55°14′40.43″N 28°38′30.95″E / 55.2445639°N 28.6419306°E | |
Yershov TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1974 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Yershov | 51°21′51″N 48°17′58″E / 51.36417°N 48.29944°E | |
Tula TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1975/76 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Tula | 54°8′27″N 37°35′03″E / 54.14083°N 37.58417°E | |
Novo-Bykovo TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1977 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Vladimir | 56°01′10″N 40°50′25″E / 56.01944°N 40.84028°E | |
Rodniki TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1977 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Rodniki | 57°05′24″N 41°44′02″E / 57.09000°N 41.73389°E | |
Volga TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1978 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Rybinsk | 57°57′53″N 38°21′14″E / 57.96472°N 38.35389°E | |
Kanevskaya TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1979 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Kanevskaya | 46°03′27.18″N 38°57′57.43″E / 46.0575500°N 38.9659528°E | |
Stavropol TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1979 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Stavropol | 45°00′44.04″N 41°51′11.54″E / 45.0122333°N 41.8532056°E | |
Livny TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1979? | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Livny | 52°27′03″N 37°30′10″E / 52.45083°N 37.50278°E | |
Sovetsky TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1984 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Sovetsky, Mari El Republic | 56°45′17″N 48°32′05″E / 56.75472°N 48.53472°E | |
Smogiri TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1986 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Smolensk | 55°02′08″N 32°22′52″E / 55.03556°N 32.38111°E | |
Varaksino TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1988 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Izhevsk | 56°52′13.44″N 53°03′03.02″E / 56.8704000°N 53.0508389°E | |
Tsivilsk TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1990 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Tsivilsk | 55°48′22″N 47°26′42″E / 55.80611°N 47.44500°E | |
Galich TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1991 | Russia | Galich | 58°26′30″N 42°37′38″E / 58.44167°N 42.62722°E | unused |
Polykovichi TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | ? | Belarus | Mahilyow/Polykovichi | 53°59′25.22″N 30°19′38.54″E / 53.9903389°N 30.3273722°E | |
Novaya Strazha TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | ? | Belarus | Slonim | 53°03′51″N 25°28′30″E / 53.06417°N 25.47500°E | |
Smetanichi TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | ? | Belarus | Smetanichi | 52°13′27.87″N 28°30′44.4″E / 52.2244083°N 28.512333°E | |
HWU transmitter | guyed mast | VLF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | ? | France | Rosnay | 46°42′47″N 1°14′39″E / 46.71306°N 1.24417°E | multiple masts |
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