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
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

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Structure Country Town Height Year of built Type Remarks
Trelew Omega Tower
Omega Tower Trelew
Trelew Omega Transmitter situated at Golfo Nuevo, 40 km outside Trelew, Argentina at used as antenna a 366 metre high guyed steel mast, insulated against ground, which was the tallest construction in South America and was demolished on June 23, 1998 by explosives.According to Wikimapia all...

 
Argentina Trelew 366 m 1201 ft 1976 Guyed mast (insulated against ground) demolished in 1998 Costanera center tower  Chile Santiago 300 m
Orinoco River Crossing
Orinoco River Crossing
thumb|alt|On the left, the three pylons are pointed by a drawn red arrow. On the right the Orinoquia bridge.| A view of the three pylons over the Orinoco river...

 
Venezuela Caroní 240 m 787 ft ? Pylon 3 pylons
Bonaire TWR transmitter Bonaire Tera Kora 231.6 m 760 ft ? Guyed mast (insulated against ground)
Eldorado Do Sul RBS Radio Mast
Eldorado Do Sul RBS Radio Mast
Eldorado do Sul RBS Radio Mast is the tallest man-made object in Brazil. Eldorado do Sul RBS Radio Mast is used by Rede Brasil Sul Communication Group for medium-wave broadcasting on 720 kHz with 100 kW...

 
Brazil Eldorado Do Sul 230 m 755 ft 1986 Guyed mast (insulated against ground)
Torre Espacial
Torre Espacial
Torre Espacial or Torre Interama is a 228 metre -high observation tower in the Villa Soldati section of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The tower was built in 1980 in the Parque de la Ciudad amusement park, and has observation decks at 220, 124 and 185 metres of height. From the highest one it is possible...

 
Argentina Buenos Aires 228 m 748 ft 1997 Additionally guyed tower
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
Brasilia TV Tower
The Brasília TV Tower was completed in 1967 at a height of 218 meters, but in 1987 another 6 meter was added by the TV channel Bandeirantes. Now the TV Tower is 224 m height....

 
Brazil Brasilia 224 m 735 ft 1967 Lattice tower
Torre TV Bandeirantes
Torre TV Bandeirantes
Torre TV Bandeirantes is a 212 metre high TV Tower in Avenida Paulista, São Paulo, owned by brazilian television network Rede Bandeirantes. Torre TV Bandeirantes is a freestanding lattice tower not accessible to the public. It was completed in 1997 and it is one of the tallest freestanding towers...

Brazil São Paulo 212 m 696 ft 1997 Lattice Tower
Mast of Radio 10
Radio 10
Radio 10 is an Argentine talk radio. It broadcasts from Buenos Aires on the 710 kHz with an effective radio power of 100 kW. It has plenty of affiliates in the country. It is owned by the journalist Daniel Hadad.-Shows:...

 
Argentina Buenos aires 211 m ? 693 ft ? ? Guyed mast insulated against ground
Torre de Cali  Colombia Cali 210 m 689 ft 1997 Highrise Building
Torre de la Escollera
Torre de la Escollera
Torre de la Escollera was a 206 metres tall skyscraper with 58 floors in Cartagena, Colombia, whose construction started in 2005. Torre de la Escollera was never completed as on May 13, 2007, wind forces damaged columns between floor 28 and 40 resulting on a torsion of 1 meter...

 
Colombia Cartagena 206 m 676 ft 2007 Highrise Building never finished, demolished
Torre Colpatria
Torre Colpatria
Torre Colpatria is a 50-story skyscraper located at the area of San Diego in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the tallest in the country and the second tallest in South America. It was constructed from 1978 until 1979, and has a total height of...

Colombia Bogotá, D.C. 196 m 643 ft 1978 Skyscraper
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