List of tallest towers facts for kids

The Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo, Japan has been the tallest tower since 2012.

This list includes extant buildings that fulfill the engineering definition of a tower: "a tall human structure, always taller than it is wide, for public or regular operational access by humans, but not for living in or office work, and which is self-supporting or free-standing, meaning no guy-wires for support." This definition excludes continuously habitable buildings and skyscrapers as well as radio and TV masts. Also excluded, because they are not designed for public or regular operational access, are bridge towers or pylons, wind turbines, chimneys, transmission towers, sculptures and most large statues and obelisks.

Towers are most often built to use their height for various purposes, and can stand alone or as part of a larger structure. Some common purposes are for telecommunications, and as a viewing platform.

The Tokyo Skytree, completed in 2012, is 634 m (2,080 ft), making it the tallest tower in the world.

Entirely self-supported towers

Towers taller than 250 meters

Rank	Name	Pinnacle height	Year	Structure	Country	City	Remarks
1	Tokyo Skytree	634 m (2,080 ft)	2012	Steel	Japan	Tokyo	Tallest tower in the world since 2010
2	Canton Tower	604 m (1,982 ft)	2010	Steel & concrete	China	Guangzhou	Was briefly the tallest tower in the world in 2010. Second tallest tower in the world.
3	CN Tower	553.3 m (1,815 ft)	1976	Concrete	Canada	Toronto	Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1975–2007, and the world's tallest tower until 2009; tallest in the western hemisphere
4	Ostankino Tower	540.1 m (1,772 ft)	1967		Russia	Moscow	Tallest freestanding structure in the world, 1967–75; tallest in Europe
5	Oriental Pearl Tower	468 m (1,535 ft)	1994	Concrete	China	Shanghai	Tallest in China 1994–2007
6	Milad Tower	435 m (1,427 ft)	2008		Iran	Tehran	Tallest in the Middle East and West Asia
7	Kuala Lumpur Tower	421 m (1,381 ft)	1994		Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Tallest in Malaysia & South East Asia.
8	Tianjin Radio and Television Tower	415.2 m (1,362 ft)	1991		China	Tianjin	Tallest in Asia 1991–1994, tallest in North China
9	Central Radio and TV Tower	405 m (1,329 ft)	1992			Beijing
10	Zhongyuan Tower	388 m (1,273 ft)	2011	Steel		Zhengzhou
11	Kyiv TV Tower	385 m (1,263 ft)	1973	Lattice Tower	Ukraine	Kyiv	Disabled by a Russian missile strike during the Battle of Kyiv on 1 March 2022. The tower remains standing. Extent of damage unknown.
12	Tashkent Tower	374.9 m (1,230 ft)	1985	Steel	Uzbekistan	Tashkent	Tallest in Central Asia
13	Liberation Tower	372 m (1,220 ft)	1996	Concrete	Kuwait	Kuwait City
14	Almaty Tower	371.5 m (1,219 ft)	1983	Steel	Kazakhstan	Almaty
15	Riga Radio and TV Tower	368.5 m (1,209 ft)	1986		Latvia	Riga	Tallest in the European Union
16	Berliner Fernsehturm	368.03 m (1,207.4 ft)	1969	Concrete	Germany	Berlin	Tallest structure in Germany. Built during East-German times
17	Çamlıca Tower	365.5 m (1,199 ft)	2020		Turkey	Istanbul
18	Colombo Lotus Tower	351.5 m (1,153 ft)	2019		Sri Lanka	Colombo	Tallest structure in South Asia
19	The Strat	350.2 m (1,149 ft)	1996		United States	Las Vegas	Tallest observation tower in the United States
20	West Pearl Tower	339 m (1,112 ft)	2004		China	Chengdu
21	Macau Tower	338 m (1,109 ft)	2001		China	Macau
22	Europaturm	337.5 m (1,107 ft)	1979		Germany	Frankfurt
23	Dragon Tower	336 m (1,102 ft)	2000	Lattice Tower	China	Harbin
24	Tokyo Tower	332.6 m (1,091 ft)	1958	Lattice Tower	Japan	Tokyo	Tallest in the world 1958–67
25	Arqiva Tower (Emley Moor)	330.4 m (1,084 ft)	1971	Concrete	United Kingdom	Emley	Tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom
26	Eiffel Tower	330 m (1,080 ft)	1889	Lattice Tower	France	Paris	First to surpass 300 metres; tallest tower in the world 1889–1956 and again from 1957-1958 with the addition of its antennae.
27	Huai'an TV Tower	329.8 m (1,082 ft)	2015		China	Huaiyin
28	Sky Tower (Auckland)	328 m (1,076 ft)	1997		New Zealand	Auckland	Tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere from 1996 to 2022
29	Vilnius TV Tower	326.5 m (1,071 ft)	1980		Lithuania	Vilnius
30=	Linyi Radio & TV Tower	326 m (1,070 ft)	2010	Steel	China	Linyi
30=	Saint Petersburg TV Tower	326 m (1,070 ft)	1962	Lattice Tower	Russia	Saint Petersburg
34	Rameswaram TV Tower	323 m (1,060 ft)	1995	Concrete	India	Rameswaram
35	Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower	318.5 m (1,045 ft)	1996		China	Nanjing
37	Tallinn TV Tower	314 m (1,030 ft)	1980	Concrete	Estonia	Tallinn
38	Yerevan TV Tower	311.7 m (1,023 ft)	1977	Lattice Tower	Armenia	Yerevan
39	Tortoise Mountain TV Tower	311.4 m (1,022 ft)	1986	Concrete	China	Wuhan	China's first self-supported TV tower
40	Baku TV Tower	310 m (1,020 ft)	1996		Azerbaijan	Baku
41	Sydney Tower	305 m (1,001 ft)	1981		Australia	Sydney
42	Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower	305.5 m (1,002 ft)	1989		China	Shenyang
44=	Jaisalmer TV Tower	300 m (984 ft)	1993		India	Jaisalmer
44=	Samatra TV Tower	300 m (984 ft)	1999		India	Bhuj
44=	VRT Toren	300 m (984 ft)	1996		Belgium	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
48	Zhuzhou Television Tower	293 m (961 ft)	1999	Lattice Tower	China	Zhuzhou
49	Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg	292 m (958 ft)	1977	Concrete	Germany	Nuremberg
50	Olympiaturm	289.5 m (950 ft)	1968			Munich
51	Telemax	282.2 m (926 ft)	1992			Hannover
52	Shijiazhuang TV Tower	280 m (920 ft)	1998	Lattice Tower	China	Shijiazhuang
53	Heinrich-Hertz-Turm	279.7 m (918 ft)	1968	Concrete	Germany	Hamburg
54	Central Plains Pearl TV Tower	278 m (912 ft)	1998	Steel	China	Luoyang
56	Georgia Tbilisi TV Broadcasting Tower	274.5 m (901 ft)	1972		Georgia	Tbilisi
57	Hillbrow Tower	269 m (883 ft)	1971	Concrete	South Africa	Johannesburg	Tallest in Africa
58	Kaifeng TV Tower	268 m (879 ft)	1995		China	Kaifeng
59	Colonius	266 m (873 ft)	1981		Germany	Cologne
60	Minaret of Djamaa el Djazaïr	265 m (869 ft)	2019		Algeria	Algiers
61	Novorossiysk TV Tower	261.5 m (858 ft)	1996		Russia	Novorossiysk
62	Daqing Radio and Television Tower	260 m (850 ft)	1989	Lattice tower	China	Daqing
63=	Olympic Park Observation Tower	258 m (846 ft)	2014		China	Beijing
64	Endem TV Tower	257 m (843 ft)	2008	Concrete	Turkey	Istanbul
66	Fernmeldeturm Kühkopf	255 m (837 ft)	1976	Concrete	Germany	Koblenz
67=	Donauturm	252 m (827 ft)	1964		Austria	Vienna
67=	Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz	252 m (827 ft)	1969		Germany	Dresden

Towers between 200 and 250 metres tall

Please read the list criteria in the introduction before adding any entry.

Tower	Pinnacle height	Year	Country	City	Remarks
St. Chrischona Tower	250 m	1984	Switzerland	Bettingen
Jeddah TV Tower	250 m	2006	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah
TK Elevator Test Tower	246 m	2017	Germany	Rottweil
Shaanxi Provincial TV Tower	245 m	1987	China	Xi'an
Rheinturm Düsseldorf	240.5 m	1981	Germany	Düsseldorf	Was 234.2 m before another antenna was mounted in 2004
N Seoul Tower	239.7 m	1975	South Korea	Seoul
Foshan TV Tower	238 m	1995	China	Foshan
Sentech Tower	237 m	1962	South Africa	Johannesburg
Bremen-Walle Telecommunication Tower	235.7 m	1986	Germany	Bremen-Walle
Pitampura TV Tower	235 m	1988	India	Delhi
Fukuoka Tower	234 m	1989	Japan	Fukuoka
Qingdao TV Tower	232 m	1994	China	Qingdao
Torrespaña	231 m	1982	Spain	Madrid
Tower of the Americas	228.6 m	1968	United States	San Antonio, Texas
Torre Espacial	228 m	1980	Argentina	Buenos Aires
Katanga TV Tower	225 m	1992	India	Jabalpur
Brasilia TV Tower	224 m	1965	Brazil	Brasilia
Buková hora TV Tower	223 m	1975	Czech Republic	Bukova hora
Fernmeldeturm Münster 42	222.5 m	1986	Germany	Münster
Florianturm	219.6 m	1959	Germany	Dortmund
Jilin Radio and TV Tower	218 m	1997	China	Jilin
Guangzhou TV Tower		1991		Guangzhou
Fernsehturm Stuttgart	216.8 m	1956	Germany	Stuttgart-Degerloch	World's first concrete TV tower
Prague - Žižkov Television Tower	216 m	1992	Czech Republic	Prague
Yuryuzan TV Tower	213 m	?	Russia	Yuryuzan
Zlatoust TV Tower	213 m	1983	Russia	Zlatoust
Fernmeldeturm Mannheim	212.8 m	1975	Germany	Mannheim
Fernmeldeturm Berlin	212 m	1964	Germany	Berlin
Turkmenistan Broadcasting Centre	211 m	2011	Turkmenistan	Ashgabat
Minaret of Hassan II Mosque	210 m	1993	Morocco	Casablanca
Ujudvar TV Tower	206 m	1972	Hungary	Ujudvar
Baghdad Tower	205 m	1994	Iraq	Baghdad	Formerly International Saddam Tower
Donnersberg TV Tower	204.82 m	1962	Germany	Donnersberg
Avala TV Tower	204.5 m	1965	Serbia	Avala, near Belgrade	Destroyed in NATO bombing on 29 April 1999; reconstruction completed October 2009; tallest in the Balkans
Rousse TV Tower	204 m	1987	Bulgaria	Rousse
TV tower Helpterberge	203.2 m	1981	Germany	Helpterberge
Woobang Tower	202 m	1992	South Korea	Daegu

Towers between 150 and 200 metres tall

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Tower	Pinnacle height	Year	Country	City	Remarks
Xuzhou TV Tower	199 m	1990	China	Xuzhou
Zendmast Roermond	197.7 m	1957	Netherlands	Roermond
Dushanbe TV Tower	197 m	1970	Tajikistan	Dushanbe
KPN Tower Hilversum	196 m	1973	Netherlands	Hilversum
Bantiger TV Tower	196 m	1996	Switzerland	Bolligen
Sky Tower Nishitōkyō	195 m	1988	Japan	Nishitōkyō, Tokyo
Telstra Tower		1980	Australia	Canberra
Kamzik TV Tower	194 m	1975	Slovakia	Bratislava
KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven	191.5 m	1962	Netherlands	Rotterdam-Waalhaven
Funkturm Leipzig	191 m	2015	Germany	Leipzig
Dalian Radio and TV Tower	190.5 m	1990	China	Dalian
Calgary Tower	190 m	1967	Canada	Calgary
BT Tower	189 m	1964	United Kingdom	London
Kuantan 188	188 m	2020	Malaysia	Kuantan	Tallest tower on east coast of Malaysia
Cairo Tower	187 m	1961	Egypt	Cairo
Telecom Italia Tower Rozzano		1990	Italy	Rozzano - Milan
Kuwait Towers		1979	Kuwait	Kuwait City
Vitosha Mountain TV Tower	186 m	1985	Bulgaria	Vitosha Mountain
Euromast	186 m	1962	Netherlands	Rotterdam
Monument to the Constitution	185 m	2011	Turkmenistan	Ashgabat
TV tower Decquede	184.5 m	1959	Germany	Dequede
Space Needle	184 m	1962	United States	Seattle
Brasilia Digital TV Tower	182 m	2012	Brazil	Brasília, DF
Nagoya TV Tower	180 m	1954	Japan	Nagoya
PL Peace Tower		1970		Tondabayashi
Hošťálkovice transmitter		1979	Czech Republic	Ostrava
Samut Prakan Observation Tower	179.55 m	2017	Thailand	Samut Prakan
Telecommunication Tower Bungsberg	179 m	1977	Germany	Bungsberg
Löffelstelz Transmitter		2000	Germany	Bad Mergentheim
Monte da Virgem Tower	177 m	?	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia
Pécs TV Tower	176 m	1973	Hungary	Pécs
Olympic Stadium tower	175.3 m	1987	Canada	Montreal	Highest inclined tower in the world, with its 45-degree angle.
Zendstation Markelo	174.4 m	?	Netherlands	Markelo
Fernmeldeturm Bödefeld	173 m	1968	Germany	Schmallenberg-Bödefeld
San Jacinto Monument	172.92 m / 567.31 ft	1939	United States	La Porte, Texas	World's tallest monumental column
Reunion Tower	170.7 m	1978		Dallas
Iriški Venac TV Tower	170 m	1975	Serbia	near Novi Sad
Juche Tower		1982	North Korea	Pyongyang
Riyadh TV Tower		1981	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh
Spinnaker Tower		2005	United Kingdom	Portsmouth
Washington Monument	169.3 m / 555 ft 5 in	1884	United States	Washington, DC	Observation level at 152 m; tallest in the world 1884–1889; oldest in this list
Zagreb TV Tower	169 m	1973	Croatia	Zagreb
Näsinneula Observation Tower	168 m	1971	Finland	Tampere	Located at Särkänniemi amusement park
Menara Alor Setar	165.5 m	1997	Malaysia	Alor Setar	The tallest structure in Alor Setar and Kedah.
Hünenburg Telecommunication Tower	165 m	1972	Germany	Bielefeld-Hühnenburg	Also known as Fernmeldeturm Teutoburger Wald
Las Vegas Eiffel Tower	164.6 m	1999	United States	Las Vegas	Replica of Eiffel Tower
Praděd TV Tower	162 m	1983	Czech Republic	Praděd Mountain
Brighton i360		2016	United Kingdom	Brighton	Thinnest tall tower in the world
Osaka Tower	160 m	1966	Japan	Osaka
Skylon Tower		1965	Canada	Niagara Falls
Blackpool Tower	158 m	1894	United Kingdom	Blackpool
Gold Tower		1988	Japan	Utazu, Kagawa
Snejanka tower	156 m	1978	Bulgaria	Pamporovo - Mount Snejanka	Also known as Pamporovo TV Tower
Kaknäs TV Tower	155 m	1964	Sweden	Stockholm
Funkturm Arsenal		1975	Austria	Vienna
Kaikyo Yume Tower	153 m	1996	Japan	Shimonoseki
BT Tower	152 m	1967	United Kingdom	Birmingham
Cathedral Tower	151 m (494 ft)	1971	United States	Cuyahoga Falls
Dubai Frame	150.24 m	2017	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Funkturm Berlin	150 m	1926	Germany	Berlin	Only observation tower standing on insulators
Pyongyang TV Tower		1968	North Korea	Pyongyang
Galaţi TV Tower		1978	Romania	Galaţi
SM Seaside City Cebu Tower		2016	Philippines	Cebu City, Philippines

Towers between 100 and 150 metres tall

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Tower	Pinnacle height	Year	Country	City	Remarks
Sapporo TV Tower	147.2 m	1957	Japan	Sapporo
Dobrich TV Tower	146 m	1979	Bulgaria	Dobrich
Pasilan linkkitorni		1983	Finland	Helsinki
Fallturm Bremen		1990	Germany	Bremen
Vasco da Gama Tower	145 m	1998	Portugal	Lisbon
Strasbourg Cathedral	144 m	1176–1439	France	Strasbourg
TVRI Tower		1982	Indonesia	Jakarta
Nozema Tower Wormer		1968	Netherlands	Wormer
Zigong TV Tower	143.6 m	1988	China	Zigong
Akita Port Tower Selion		1994	Japan	Akita
Heubach Telecommunication Tower	142.8 m	1965	Germany	Heubach
Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower	142 m	1978	Germany	Porta Westfalica-Jakobsberg
Monte Mario Tower	140 m	?	Italy	Rome
Nozema Zendstation	139.5 m	1957	Netherlands	Mierlo
MAHA Tower Langkawi	138 m	2021	Malaysia	Langkawi	The tallest structure on the island of Langkawi.
Twin Arch 138		1995	Japan	Ichinomiya
Goes TV Tower	137 m	1957	Netherlands	Goes	Also known as Nozema TV Tower Goes. Between 1957 and 2007 153 m tall.
Hohenstadt Transmission Tower		?	Germany	Hohenstadt
Monas		1975	Indonesia	Jakarta
Higashiyama Sky Tower	134 m	1989	Japan	Nagoya
Radio City Tower		1969	United Kingdom	Liverpool
KLIA2 Control Tower	133.8 m	2013	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Tallest air-traffic control tower in the world
Mulleklenkes	133 m	1984	Germany	Aachen	Radio-DVB-T Transmission Tower de:Mulleklenkes
Nozema Zendstation The Hague		1965	Netherlands	The Hague
BKK Control Tower	132.2 m	2006	Thailand	Bang Phli	Second-tallest air-traffic control tower in the world
TV-toren Ittervoort	?	1989	Netherlands	Ittervoort
Kyoto Tower	131 m	1964	Japan	Kyoto
1000 Islands SkyDeck	130 m	1965	Canada	Hill Island, Ontario
TV Tower Nordhelle		1984	Germany	Nordhelle
Telecommunication tower Großerlach		1985		Großerlach
Zendstation Loon op Zand		1986	Netherlands	Loon op Zand
KUL Control Tower		1998	Malaysia	Kuala-Lumpur
Independence Monument	128 m		Turkmenistan	Ashgabat
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Licheń	128 m	2004	Poland	Licheń
Express Lift Tower	127.45 m	1980–82	United Kingdom	Northampton
Torre Entel	127.4 m	1974	Chile	Santiago
Glasgow Tower	127 m	2001	United Kingdom	Glasgow
Aliant Tower	127 m	1971	Canada	Moncton
Dreamworld Tower	126.5m	1997	Australia	Dreamworld, Coomera
Sender Inselsberg	126 m	1974	Germany	Inselsberg Mountain	Was 43.31 when constructed in 1939
Global Tower	125 m	1995	Japan	Beppu
FMT 6 - Brackenheim		?	Germany	Brackenheim
Chiba Port Tower		1986	Japan	Chiba
Atakule Tower		1989	Turkey	Ankara
Riga Radio Station		?	Latvia	Riga
Gatlinburg Space Needle	124 m	1970	United States	Gatlinburg
Tyholttårnet		1985	Norway	Trondheim
Banharn-Jamsai Tower	123.25 m	1994	Thailand	Suphan Buri
Salisbury Cathedral	123 m	1220–1320	United Kingdom	Salisbury
Mont Pèlerin TV Tower	122.6 m	1974	Switzerland	Mont Pèlerin
Pääskyvuoren linkkitorni	122 m	1964	Finland	Turku
Ginosa Water Tower		?	Italy	Ginosa
Zendstation Megen	121 m	1980	Netherlands	Megen
Fernmeldeturm Duisburg			Germany	Duisburg
Busan Tower	120 m	1973	South Korea	Busan
Gibloux Radio Tower	118.7 m	?	Switzerland	Sorens
Crossland Tower	118 m	1994	Japan	Oyabe, Toyama
Silistra TV Tower	117 m	1979	Bulgaria	Silistra
Lisebergstornet	116.1 m	1990	Sweden	Göteborg
Observation tower of la Cité de l'Énergie	115 m	?	Canada	Shawinigan, Quebec
Bernauer Birzel	115 m	?	Germany	Bernau
ArcelorMittal Orbit	114.001 m	2012	United Kingdom	London
Torrazzo of Cremona	112.7 m	1309	Italy	Cremona
Domtoren	112.5 m	1328	Netherlands	Utrecht	Free-standing medieval church tower, see also list of tallest churches
Bytków TV Tower	110 m	?	Poland	Siemianowice Śląskie
Tiger Sky Tower		2004	Singapore	Sentosa Island
Taming Sari Tower		2008	Malaysia	Melaka	First gyro tower in Malaysia, also the tallest gyro tower in Malaysia.
Exelberg Telecommunication Tower	109 m		Austria	Vienna
Torre Branca	108.6 m	1933	Italy	Milan
Casino Tower	108.2 m	1964	Canada	Niagara Falls
Kobe Port Tower	108 m	1963	Japan	Kobe
Tour Hertzienne TDF de Romainville	108 m	1984	France	Paris-Romainville	Also known as Tour Relais TDF
Goryokaku Tower	107 m	2006	Japan	Hakodate
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial		1915	United States	Put-in-Bay, Ohio	World's most massive Doric column; fourth-tallest memorial in the U.S.
Torre Jaume I		1931	Spain	Barcelona	Connected with Torre Sant Sebastia by Port Vell Aerial Tramway
Bremerhaven Radar Tower	106.1 m	1965	Germany	Bremerhaven
Yokohama Marine Tower	106 m	1961	Japan	Yokohama
Borisova Gradina TV Tower		1959	Bulgaria	Sofia
Baiterek	105 m	2002	Kazakhstan	Nur-Sultan
Tsutenkaku	103 m	1956	Japan	Osaka
Scream		1992	Germany	Soltau - Heidepark	Gyro-Drop Tower
Total Tower	102.4 m	1994	United States	Denver
Atomium	102 m	1958	Belgium	Brussels
Roi Et Observation Tower	101 m	2020	Thailand	Roi Et
Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower	~100 m	1908	United Kingdom	Birmingham, England
Beppu Tower		1957	Japan	Beppu
Hakata Port Tower		1964	Japan	Fukuoka
Ještěd TV Tower		1968	Czech Republic	Jested
Hokkaido Centennial Monument		1970	Japan	Sapporo
Bazita Peak TV Tower		1975	Hungary	Zalaegerszeg
Holstein Tower		1988	Germany	Sierksdorf	Additionally guyed Gyro-Tower
Faro de Moncloa		1992	Spain	Madrid

Towers proposed or under construction

This is a list of towers that are proposed or under construction with a minimum height of 250m

Tower	Year	Country	City	Pinnacle height	Status	Function	Ref
Dubai Creek Tower	?	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	828+ m	on-hold	observation
Hanoi Broadcast Tower	?	Vietnam	Hanoi	636 m	vision	observation / telecommunications
Huanghe Landmark Tower	?	China	Lanzhou	588 m	proposed	observation / telecommunications
The Constellation	?	Qatar	Doha	500 m	vision	observation
Icon Siam Tower	?	Thailand	Bangkok	459 m	proposed	observation / telecommunications
Tower Infinity	?	South Korea	Incheon	448 m	under construction	observation
Holy Mosque Twin Minarets	?	Saudi Arabia	Mecca	420 m	under construction	religious
Vodno Telecommunication Tower	2024	North Macedonia	Skopje	155 m	under construction	observation / telecommunications
Malacca Tower	?	Malaysia	Malacca City	135 m	proposed	observation / telecommunications

Diagram

Timeline of tallest towers

From	To	Tower	Country	City	Pinnacle height
280 BC	1180 AD	Pharos Lighthouse	Egypt	Alexandria	122 m (400 ft)
1180	1240	Malmesbury Abbey Tower	United Kingdom	Malmesbury	131.3 m (431 ft)
1240	1311	Tower of Old St Paul's Cathedral		London	150 m (490 ft)
1311	1549	Tower of Lincoln Cathedral		Lincoln	159.7 m (524 ft)
1549	1647	Tower of St Mary's Church	Germany	Stralsund	151 m (495 ft)
1647	1874	Tower of Strasbourg Cathedral	France	Strasbourg	142 m (466 ft)
1874	1876	Tower of St. Nikolai	Germany	Hamburg	147 m (482 ft)
1876	1880	Tower of Rouen Cathedral	France	Rouen	151 m (495 ft)
1880	1884	Tower of Cologne Cathedral	Germany	Cologne	157.38 m (516.3 ft)
1884	1889	Washington Monument	United States	Washington, DC	169.3 m (555 ft)
1889	1956	Eiffel Tower	France	Paris	312.27 m (1,024.5 ft)
1957	1958	Eiffel Tower	France	Paris	320.75 m (1,052.3 ft)
1958	1967	Tokyo Tower	Japan	Tokyo	332.6 m (1,091 ft)
1967	1975	Ostankino Tower	Russia	Moscow	540.1 m (1,772 ft)
1975	2009	CN Tower	Canada	Toronto	553.33 m (1,815.4 ft)
2009	2011	Canton Tower	China	Guangzhou	604 m (1,982 ft)
2011	present	Tokyo Skytree	Japan	Tokyo	634 m (2,080 ft)

See also

• List of tallest freestanding structures
• Lattice tower
• Partially guyed tower
• Additionally guyed tower
• List of tallest church buildings
• List of tallest crosses
• List of tallest structures
• List of fire lookout towers
• Smog tower
• Karla Tower