List of towers
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These are lists of tower
s that fall under the definition of a tower which is a tall man-made structure, always taller than it is wide. Towers are generally built to take advantage of their height and can stand alone or as part of a larger structure. Towers as defined here are meant for regular but not living access by humans, and are self-supporting (or free-standing - no guy wires). Thus continuously habitable building
s and skyscrapers and radio and TV masts do not qualify. The bridges towers (pylons), chimneys, electricity pylon
s, and most large statues allow human access for maintenance, but not as part of their normal operation, and are therefore not considered to be towers. These nonbuilding structure
s could be found at List of tallest structures in the world.
The Tokyo Sky Tree, scheduled to be completed in December 2011, was topped out at 634 metres (2,080 ft) on 18 March 2011, making it the tallest tower, and second tallest structure in the world.
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Tower
A tower is a tall structure, usually taller than it is wide, often by a significant margin. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires....
s that fall under the definition of a tower which is a tall man-made structure, always taller than it is wide. Towers are generally built to take advantage of their height and can stand alone or as part of a larger structure. Towers as defined here are meant for regular but not living access by humans, and are self-supporting (or free-standing - no guy wires). Thus continuously habitable building
Building
In architecture, construction, engineering, real estate development and technology the word building may refer to one of the following:...
s and skyscrapers and radio and TV masts do not qualify. The bridges towers (pylons), chimneys, electricity pylon
Electricity pylon
A transmission tower is a tall structure, usually a steel lattice tower, used to support an overhead power line. They are used in high-voltage AC and DC systems, and come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes...
s, and most large statues allow human access for maintenance, but not as part of their normal operation, and are therefore not considered to be towers. These nonbuilding structure
Nonbuilding structure
Nonbuilding structures, also referred to simply as structures, are those not designed for continuous human occupancy. The term is used by architects and structural engineers to distinctly identify structures that are not buildings....
s could be found at List of tallest structures in the world.
The Tokyo Sky Tree, scheduled to be completed in December 2011, was topped out at 634 metres (2,080 ft) on 18 March 2011, making it the tallest tower, and second tallest structure in the world.
Towers taller than 250 metres
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1 | Tokyo Sky Tree | 634 m | 2080 ft | 2011 | Steel tower | Japan | Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
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2 | Canton Tower | 600 m | 1968 ft | 2010 | Concrete tower | Mainland China | Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port... |
Tallest tower in the world 2009-2011 |
3 | CN Tower CN Tower The CN Tower is a communications and observation tower in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Standing tall, it was completed in 1976, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure and world's tallest tower at the time. It held both records for 34 years until the completion of the Burj... |
553.33 m | 1815 ft | 1976 | Concrete tower | Canada | Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... |
Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1975-2007, tallest structure in the western hemisphere. |
4 | Ostankino Tower Ostankino Tower Ostankino Tower is a free-standing television and radio tower in Moscow, Russia. Standing tall, Ostankino was designed by Nikolai Nikitin. It is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers, currently the tallest in Europe and 4th tallest in the world. The tower was the first free-standing... |
540.1 m | 1772 ft | 1967 | Concrete tower | Russia | Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... |
Tallest freestanding structure in the world, 1967-1975, tallest in Europe. 2000 fire led to renovation. |
5 | Oriental Pearl Tower Oriental Pearl Tower The Oriental Pearl Tower is a TV tower in Shanghai, China. The Oriental Pearl Tower is located at the tip of Lujiazui in the Pudong district, by the side of Huangpu River, opposite of The Bund.... |
468.0 m | 1535 ft | 1994 | Concrete tower | Mainland China | Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... |
Tallest structure in China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres... , 1994-2007. |
6 | Milad Tower | 435 m | 1427 ft | 2007 | Concrete tower | Iran | Tehran Tehran Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to... |
Tallest structure in Iran Iran Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia... since 2007 |
7 | Menara Kuala Lumpur | 421 m | 1381 ft | 1994 | Concrete tower | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... |
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8 | Tianjin Radio and Television Tower Tianjin Radio and Television Tower The Tianjin Radio and Television Tower is a 415.2 m tower in Tianjin, China used primarily for communication. It was built in 1991 at a cost of $45 million. Approximately two-thirds up the tower is an observation pod with floor space 253m... |
415.2 m | 1362 ft | 1991 | Concrete tower | Mainland China | Tianjin Tianjin ' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government... |
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9 | Central Radio and TV Tower | 405 m | 1329 ft | 1992 | Concrete tower | Mainland China | Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... |
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10 | Kiev TV Tower Kiev TV Tower The Kiev TV Tower is a 385-metre lattice steel tower built in 1973 in Kiev, Ukraine, for radio and television broadcasting. It is the tallest freestanding lattice steel construction in the world. The tower is not open to the public.... |
385 m | 1263 ft | 1973 | Lattice tower | Ukraine | Kiev Kiev Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... |
Tallest freestanding lattice tower in the world |
11 | Tashkent Tower Tashkent Tower The Tashkent Television Tower is a high tower, located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Construction started in 1978 and it began operation 6 years later, on 15 January 1985. It was the 3rd tallest tower in the world from 1985 to 1991.... |
374.9 m | 1230 ft | 1985 | Steel tower | Uzbekistan | Tashkent Tashkent Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:... |
Tallest structure in Central Asia |
12 | Liberation Tower Liberation Tower The Liberation Tower is the second tallest structure in Kuwait. Construction of the tower commenced before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. It was meant to be called The Kuwait Telecommunications Tower.... |
372 m | 1220 ft | 1996 | Concrete tower | Kuwait | Kuwait City Kuwait City -Suburbs:Although the districts below are not usually recognized as suburbs, the following is a list of a few areas surrounding Kuwait city:Al-Salam ""السلام"" -Economy:... |
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13 | Almaty Tower | 371.5 m | 1219 ft | 1983 | Steel tower | Kazakhstan | Almaty Almaty Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500... |
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14 | Riga Radio and TV Tower Riga Radio and TV Tower The Riga Radio and TV Tower in Riga, Latvia is the tallest structure in the Baltic countries and in the European Union. It was built between 1979 and 1986 by USSR. Its highest point reaches 368.5 m , which makes it the third tallest tower in Europe and the 14th tallest tower in the world... |
368.5 m | 1209 ft | 1987 | Steel tower | Latvia | Riga Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,... |
Tallest structure in the European Union European Union The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958... . |
15 | Berliner Fernsehturm | 368 m | 1207 ft | 1969 | Concrete tower | Germany | Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... |
Tallest structure in Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... . |
16 | Gerbrandy Tower Gerbrandy Tower The Gerbrandy Tower is a tower which was built in 1961 in the Netherlands.-Description:It is situated in IJsselstein. The Gerbrandy Tower is used for directional radio services and for FM- and TV-broadcasting. The Gerbrandy Tower consists of a concrete tower with a height of 100 meters on which a... |
366.8 m | 1203 ft | 1961 | Concrete tower | IJsselstein IJsselstein IJsselstein is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. IJsselstein received city rights in 1331. IJsselstein owes its name to the river Hollandse IJssel which flows through the city.... |
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17 | TV Tower Vinnytsia TV Tower Vinnytsia The TV Tower Vinnytsia is a 354 metre high guyed steel tube mast used for FM- and TV-transmission, located in Ukraine. A special feature of its structure are three crossbars arranged in 120 degree angles in two levels, running from its structure to the guys.TV Tower Vinnytsia is not the only... |
354 m | 1162 ft | 1961 | Steel tower | Ukraine | Vinnytsia Vinnytsia Vinnytsia is a city located on the banks of the Southern Bug, in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast.-Names:... |
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18 | Stratosphere Tower | 350.2 m | 1149 ft | 1996 | Concrete tower | United States | Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
Tallest observation tower in the United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
19 | Lotus Tower Peliyagoda Tower The Peliyagoda Tower is a proposed 350 meters tall tower located in Peliyagoda, Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. The lotus-shaped tower will be used for communication and observation. Construction will cost $100 million, funded by China... |
350 m | 1149 ft | 2013 | Concrete tower | Sri Lanka | Peliyagoda Peliyagoda Peliyagoda is a town and Urban Council in Gampaha District in the Western Province of Sri Lanka.As of 2001 it had an estimated population of 29,880.-References:... |
Tallest structure in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the... and South Asia South Asia South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east... |
20 | West Pearl Tower West Pearl Tower West Pearl Tower is a tower built of reinforced concrete located in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. At high, the West Pearl Tower is the fourth tallest tower in China. West Pearl Tower started construction in 1992, but constructions was halted later in the year due to budgeting problems.... |
339 m | 1109 ft | 2004 | Concrete tower | Mainland China | Chengdu Chengdu Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status... |
Tallest structure in Western China |
21 | Macau Tower Macau Tower Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre , also known as Macau Tower, is a tower located in the former Portuguese colony of Macau, now a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The tower measures 338 m in height from ground level to the highest point... |
338 m | 1109 ft | 2001 | Concrete tower | Macau | Macau Macau Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China... |
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22 | Europaturm Europaturm The Europaturm is a 337.5 metre high telecommunications tower in Frankfurt am Main in Germany.-History:Designed by architect Erwin Heinle, the tower's construction began in 1974. At its completion five years later, it became the tallest free-standing structure in the Federal Republic of Germany... |
337.5 m | 1107 ft | 1979 | Concrete tower | Germany | Frankfurt Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010... |
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23 | Dragon Tower | 336 m | 1102 ft | 2000 | Lattice tower | Mainland China | Harbin Harbin Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River... |
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24 | Tokyo Tower Tokyo Tower is a communications and observation tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. At , it is the second tallest artificial structure in Japan. The structure is an Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower that is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations.Built in... |
332.6 m | 1091 ft | 1958 | Lattice tower | Japan | Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
Second tallest structure in Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
25 | Emley Moor TV Tower | 330.4 m | 1084 ft | 1970 | Concrete tower | United Kingdom | Huddersfield Huddersfield Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city.... |
Tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
26 | WITI TV Tower WITI TV Tower The WITI Tower in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was completed in August 1962 and was briefly the tallest free-standing tower in the world, rising . For many years, it was the tallest free-standing tower in the United States... |
329 m | 1078 ft | 1962 | Lattice tower | United States | Shorewood Shorewood, Wisconsin Shorewood is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 13,763 at the 2000 census. Howell Raines of The New York Times said in 1979 that "[t]his maplestudded town on Lake Michigan dotes on its reputation as Milwaukee's most liberal suburb."-Geography:Shorewood is... |
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27 | Sky Tower Sky Tower The Sky Tower is an observation and telecommunications tower located on the corner of Victoria and Federal Streets in the Auckland CBD, Auckland City, New Zealand. It is tall, as measured from ground level to the top of the mast, making it the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern... |
328 m | 1076 ft | 1997 | Concrete tower | New Zealand | Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... |
Tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"... |
28 | WSB TV Tower WSB TV Tower The WSB-TV tower is a free-standing lattice tower in Atlanta, Georgia.WSB TV Tower was built in 1957 and at its completion was the tallest free-standing lattice tower in the United States. It is a free-standing lattice tower with a triangular cross section.... |
327.6 m | 1075 ft | 1957 | Lattice tower | United States | Atlanta | |
29 | Vilnius TV Tower Vilnius TV Tower The Vilnius TV Tower is a tower in the Karoliniškės microdistrict of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is the tallest structure in Lithuania, and is occupied by the SC Lithuanian Radio and Television Centre .... |
327 m | 1073 ft | 1980 | Concrete tower | Lithuania | Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County... |
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30 | Eiffel Tower Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower is a puddle iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world... |
324 m | 1063 ft | 1889 | Lattice tower | Early Modern France | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... |
First structure to surpass 300 metres in height, tallest structure in the world (1889-1930). |
31 | WHDH-TV Tower WHDH-TV Tower The WHDH-TV tower is a free-standing lattice tower with triangular cross section used by WHDH-TV in Newton, Massachusetts. The tower was built in 1994 and stands tall... |
323.8 m | 1062 ft | 1994 | Lattice tower | United States | Newton Newton, Massachusetts Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:... |
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32 | Vännäs TV Tower Vännäs TV Tower Vännäs TV Tower is a 323 metres tall structure used for FM- and TV-broadcasting near Vännäs in Sweden.It is like Gerbrandytoren a partially guyed tower with a concrete tower as basement and a mast guyed to the ground on the top... |
323 m | 1060 ft | 1988 | Concrete tower | Sweden | Vännäs Vännäs Vännäs, from Wendenäs, ‘where the river changes it path’ is a locality that have existed since 1539. Vännäs is the seat of Vännäs Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden and had roughly 4,100 inhabitants in 2005.... |
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33 | Rameswaram TV Tower Rameswaram TV Tower Rameswaram TV Tower is a free standing tower located in Rameswaram, India. Standing at 323 meters , it is the tallest structure in India. The tower is used by Doordarshan for television broadcasting. The main structure is made of Reinforced Cement Concrete and the mast is made of lattice steel.... |
323 m | 1060 ft | 1995 | Concrete tower | India | Rameswaram | |
34 | Höiåsmasten | 320 m | 1050 ft | 1980 | Concrete tower | Norway | Halden Halden is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:... |
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35 | Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower The Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower is free standing telecommunications and observation tower whose antenna reaches up to 318.5 meters . It was built in 1996 in Nanjing, China.-External links:* http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Teach/Nanjing-TV-tower.jpg... |
318.5 m | 1045 ft | 1996 | Concrete tower | Mainland China | Nanjing Nanjing ' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions... |
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36 | Aspire Tower Aspire Tower The Aspire Tower is a tall tower-like skyscraper located in the Doha Sports City complex in Doha, Qatar. Designed by architect Hadi Simaan and AREP and engineer Ove Arup and Partners, the tower served as the focal point for the 15th Asian Games hosted by Qatar in December 2006.The Aspire Tower is... |
318 | 1043 ft | 2007 | Concrete tower | Qatar | Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... |
3rd Tallest Tower In Middle East |
37 | KCTV-Tower | 317.6 m | 1042 ft | 1956 | Lattice tower | United States | Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties... |
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38 | Atlanta Turner Broadcasting Tower Atlanta Turner Broadcasting Tower The Turner Broadcasting tower, built in 1967, was a free-standing lattice tower in Atlanta, Georgia, next to the Downtown Connector in midtown. It had a triangular cross-section, and was built on the site of a previous square broadcast tower built for WAGA-TV 5... |
314.3 m | 1031 ft | 1980 | Lattice tower | United States | Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
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39 | Tallinn TV Tower Tallinn TV Tower The Tallinn TV Tower is a free-standing structure with an observation deck, built to provide better telecommunication services for the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics regatta event . It is located near Pirita, six km north-east of the Tallinn city center... |
312.3 m | 1025 ft | 1980 | Concrete tower | Estonia | Tallinn Tallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list... |
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40 | TV Tower Yerevan | 311.7 m | 1017 ft | 1977 | Lattice tower | Armenia | Yerevan Yerevan Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country... |
The tallest towers of the Caucasus. |
41 | Tortoise Mountain TV Tower Tortoise Mountain TV Tower Tortoise Mountain TV Tower is a 311.4-metre high TV Tower at Wuhan, China. It is a concrete tower equipped with an observation deck in a height of 210 metres. It does not stand directly upon the hill, which is occupied by an ancient temple complex . Guishan TV Tower is China's first self-developed... |
311.4 m | 1017 ft | ? | Concrete tower | Mainland China | Wuhan Wuhan Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers... |
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42 | St. Petersburg TV Tower | 311.2 m | 1021 ft | 1962 | Lattice tower | Russia | St. Petersburg | |
43 | Azeri TV Tower Azeri TV Tower The Baku TV Tower , built in 1996, is a free standing concrete telecommunications tower in Baku, Azerbaijan. With a height of 310 metres , it is the tallest structure in Azerbaijan.... |
310 m | 1017 ft | 1996 | Concrete tower | Azerbaijan | Baku Baku Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal... |
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44 | Sydney Tower Sydney Tower Sydney Tower Eye is Sydney's tallest free-standing structure, and the second tallest in Australia... |
309 m | 1014 ft | 1981 | Concrete tower | Australia | Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... |
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45 | Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower The Liaoning Broadcast and Television Tower is a tall free-standing structure used for communication. It was built in 1989 in Shenyang, China and is 305.5 m tall. Within the "disk" of the tower, accessible through an elevator, there is an in-door observation deck, rotating restaurant, and a small... |
305.5 m | 1002 ft | 1989 | Concrete tower | Mainland China | Shenyang Shenyang Shenyang , or Mukden , is the capital and largest city of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Currently holding sub-provincial administrative status, the city was once known as Shengjing or Fengtianfu... |
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46 | Fazilka TV Tower Fazilka TV Tower Fazilka TV Tower is a 304.8 metres tall free-standing lattice tower at Fazilka, India, which was completed in 2007 and which is used for FM-/TV-broadcasting in Punjab... |
304.8 m | 1000 ft | 2007 | Lattice tower | India | Fazilka Fazilka Fazilka is a city and a municipal council and 22nd newest district in the state of Punjab, India and recently declared as District on July 27, 2011 consisting three subdivisions Fazilka, Jalalabad and Abohar besides three sub-tehsils Arniwala Sheikh Suban, Sito Guno and Khuian Sarwar.- History... |
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47 | Zotino Tall Tower Observation Facility (ZOTTO) Zotino Tall Tower Observation Facility The Zotino Tall Tower Observation Facility is a climatic research station in the Siberian taiga in the proximity of Zotino, Russia, established and operated by the Max Planck Society and the Sukachev Institute of Forest, it serves as a long-term observing platform to be operated for at least 30... |
304 m | 997.4 ft | 2006 | Guyed mast | Russia | Zotino | |
48 | Zendstation Smilde Zendstation Smilde Zendstation Smilde is a tall, guyed structure similar to the Gerbrandy Tower, built in Hoogersmilde, the Netherlands in 1959 for directional radio services and TV and FM-transmissions. It consists of an 80 metre high reinforced concrete tower and had until a fire accident on July 15, 2011, a guyed... |
303.5 m | 996 ft | 1959 | Concrete tower | Smilde | Collapsed, Partially guyed | |
49 | BRTN Toren | 300 m | 984 ft | 1996 | Concrete tower | Belgium | Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Sint-Pieters-Leeuw , is a Dutch-speaking municipality of Belgium located in the province of Flemish Brabant .The municipality comprises the towns of Oudenaken, Ruisbroek, Sint-Laureins-Berchem, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw proper and Vlezenbeek. On January 1, 2006 Sint-Pieters-Leeuw had a total population... |
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50 | Mumbai Television Tower Mumbai Television Tower The Mumbai Television Tower is the television tower owned by Doordarshan, the state-broadcaster located in the city of Mumbai in India. It stands at 300 metres and is the third tallest man-made structure in India. The red and white tower is an open latticework structure... |
300 m | 984 ft | ? | Lattice tower | India | Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... |
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51 | Sutro Tower Sutro Tower Sutro Tower is a three-pronged antenna tower near Clarendon Heights in San Francisco, California. Rising from a hill between Twin Peaks and Mount Sutro, it is a prominent part of the city skyline and a landmark for city residents and visitors... |
295 m | 984 ft | 1973 | Steel tower | United States | San Francisco | |
52 | Zhuzhou Television Tower Zhuzhou Television Tower Zhuzhou Television Tower is a tall free standing telecommunications tower in Zhuzhou, China.- External links :*... |
293 m | 961 ft | 1999 | Concrete tower | Mainland China | Zhuzhou Zhuzhou Zhuzhou , formerly Jianning, is a city in Hunan Province, China, southeast of Changsha beside the Xiangjiang River. It is part of the "ChangZhuTan Golden Triangle"... |
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53 | Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg The Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg, the tallest structure in Bavaria, is a telecommunication tower in Nuremberg, southern Germany. Also called the Nürnberger Ei because of its egg-shaped tower basket in a height of 185 metres, it is 292 metres high and was built between 1977 and 1980 according to... |
292 m | 958 ft | 1977 | Concrete tower | Germany | Nuremberg Nuremberg Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664... |
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54 | Star Tower Star Tower Star Tower is a digital television and FM radio transmitting tower on Winton Road in the College Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The three-legged lattice tower stands high. It was built for WSTR-TV, known as "Star64"... |
291 m | 955 ft | 1991 | Lattice tower | United States | Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's... |
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55 | Olympiaturm Olympiaturm The Olympiaturm in Olympiapark, Munich has an overall height of 291 m and a weight of 52,500 tons. At a height of 190 m there is an observation platform as well as a small rock and roll museum housing various memorabilia. Since its opening in 1968 the tower has registered over 35 million visitors .... |
289.5 m | 950 ft | 1968 | Concrete tower | Germany | Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... |
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56 | Torre de Collserola Torre de Collserola Torre de Collserola is a uniquely designed tower located on the Tibidabo hill in the Serra de Collserola, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by architect Sir Norman Foster, and built in 1991 for the 1992 Summer Olympics. It features a pod for floor space like many towers but uses... |
288.4 m | 946.2 ft | 1991 | Concrete tower | Spain | Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... |
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57 | Dudelange Radio Tower Dudelange Radio Tower The Dudelange Radio Tower is a 285-metre high freestanding steel framework FM radio and television transmission tower near Dudelange in Luxembourg. Dudelange Radio Tower was completed in 1957.... |
285 m | 926 ft | 1957 | Lattice tower | Luxembourg | Dudelange Dudelange Dudelange is a commune with city status in southern Luxembourg. It is the fourth-most populous commune, with over 18,300 inhabitants. Dudelange is situated close to the border to France.... |
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58 | Telemax Telemax The Telemax is a telecommunication tower built from 1988 to 1992 in Hanover. The tower was designed by Hans U. Boeckler and is 272 metres high. The tower stands on a 10 metre high base building, which brings its overall height to 282 metres . Deutsche Telekom operates the tower.There is no... |
282.2 m | 926 ft | 1992 | Concrete tower | Germany | Hannover | |
59 | Shijiazhuang TV-tower | 280 m | 919 ft | 1998 | Lattice tower | Mainland China | Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang is the capital and largest city of North China's Hebei province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about south of Beijing... |
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60 | Heinrich-Hertz-Turm Heinrich-Hertz-Turm The Heinrich-Hertz-Turm is a radio telecommunication tower and a famous landmark of Hamburg, Germany.... |
279.7 m | 918 ft | 1968 | Concrete tower | Germany | Hamburg Hamburg -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808... |
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61 | Central Plains Pearl TV Tower | 278 m | 912 ft | ? | Concrete tower | Mainland China | Luoyang Luoyang Luoyang is a prefecture-level city in western Henan province of Central China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuo to the northeast.Situated on the central plain of... |
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61 | DZEC-TV (Net 25 Tower) | 276 m | 905.5 ft | 1990 | Lattice tower | Philippines | Quezon City Quezon City Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L... |
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62 | Georgia Tbilisi TV Broadcasting Tower | 274.5 m | 901 ft | 1955 | Steel tower | Georgia (country) | Tbilisi Tbilisi Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936... |
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63 | Hillbrow Tower Hillbrow Tower The Hillbrow Tower is a tall tower located in the suburb of Hillbrow in Johannesburg, South Africa. At , it has been the tallest structure and tower in Africa for 40 years, and it was also the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere until 1978, when surpassed by the 270m Mount Isa Chimney in... |
269 m | 882 ft | 1971 | Concrete tower | South Africa | Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... |
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64 | Kaifeng TV Tower Kaifeng TV Tower Kaifeng TV Tower is a free standing telecommunications tower in Kaifeng, China. The tower has a height of 268 metres . It has also a revolving restaurant.-See also:* List of towers... |
268 m | 879 ft | 905 ft | Concrete tower | Mainland China | Kaifeng Kaifeng Kaifeng , known previously by several names , is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, Central China. Nearly 5 million people live in the metropolitan area... |
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65 | Colonius Colonius Colonius is the Cologne telecommunications tower, which was finished in 1981. The Colonius possesses a cafeteria, viewing platform, and a restaurant, apart from antennas for radio relay and radio services within the VHF range. Because of a missing leaseholder, the visitor's area including... |
266 m | 873 ft | 1981 | Concrete tower | Germany | Cologne Cologne Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the... |
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67 | Novorossiysk TV Tower Novorossiysk TV Tower Novorossiysk TV Tower is a 261 metres tall tower, used for FM- and TV-transmission at Novorossiysk in Russia. Novorossiysk TV Tower was completed in 1996.- External links :* http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=476725... |
261 m | 856 ft | 1996 | Concrete tower | Russia | Novorossiysk Novorossiysk Novorossiysk is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is the country's main port on the Black Sea and the leading Russian port for importing grain. It is one of the few cities honored with the title of the Hero City. Population: -History:... |
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68 | Daqing Radio and Television Tower Daqing Radio and Television Tower Daqing Radio and Television Tower is a free standing telecommunications tower built in 1989 in Daqing, China. The tower is 260 m tall. It is the highest steel broadcasting tower in China.... |
260 m | 853 ft | 1989 | Concrete tower | Mainland China | Daqing Daqing Daqing is a prefecture-level city in the west of Heilongjiang province of Northeast China. The name literally means "Great Celebration".Its population is 2,904,532 at the 2010 census whom 1,042,902 in the built up area made of 4 out of 5 urban districts It was founded in 1959 to house workers... |
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69 | Moscow Octod Tower Moscow Octod Tower Moscow Octod Tower is a 258 metre tall lattice tower in Moscow, Russia. The Moscow Octod Tower is a lattice tower used for FM- and TV-transmission in an unusual octagonal cross section. Construction work on Moscow Octod Tower started in 2004. It was completed in 2006. The owner of the tower is the... |
258 m | 846 ft | 2006 | Lattice tower | Russia | Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... |
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70 | WTVR-TV WTVR-TV WTVR-TV, virtual channel 6, is a CBS television affiliate based in Richmond, Virginia owned by Local TV, the broadcasting arm of Oak Hill Capital Partners... -Tower |
257 m | 843 ft | 1953 | Lattice tower | United States | Richmond Richmond, Virginia Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area... |
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71 | Fernmeldeturm Kühkopf Fernmeldeturm Kühkopf Fernmeldeturm Koblenz is a free standing telecommunications tower on the mountain Kühkopf near Koblenz, Germany. It was built between 1972 and 1976. The Fernmeldeturm Kühkopf is 255 m high and not accessible to visitors.- External links :... |
255 m | 837 ft | 1976 | Concrete tower | Germany | Koblenz Koblenz Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the... |
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72 | Grodno TV Tower Grodno TV Tower Grodno TV Tower is a 254 metre tall lattice tower at Grodno, Belarus. Grodno TV Tower, which was built in 1984, is from unique design. Its top is similar to the Wavre Transmitter guyed at four crossbars.Grodno TV Tower is used for FM- and TV-broadcasting.... |
254 m | 833 ft | 1984 | Lattice tower | Belarus | Grodno | |
73 | Donauturm Donauturm The Vienna Donauturm[p] , opened in April 1964, is the tallest free-standing structure in Austria, at , the tallest structure in Austria, and among the 75 tallest towers in the world. The tower is located near the north bank of the Danube River in the district of Donaustadt. In the infobox there... |
252 m | 827 ft | 1964 | Concrete tower | Austria | Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... |
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74 | Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz The Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz is a TV tower in Dresden, Germany. It is situated on the Wachwitzer Elbhöhen and serves as a transmitting tower for television and radio broadcasts. Due to its visibility over large distances and its unusual form, it has become a landmark of Dresden and the Elbe... |
252 m | 827 ft | 1969 | Concrete tower | Germany | Dresden Dresden Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area.... |
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75 | Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona is a communications tower built in 1980-1984 near Basel, Switzerland. It is located at near the St. Chrischona peak, on the territory of the municipality Bettingen, Basel-Stadt.... |
250 m | 820 ft | 1984 | Concrete tower | Switzerland | St. Chrischona | |
76 | Towers of Lafayette transmitter Lafayette transmitter Lafayette transmitter was a large facility used for transatlantic VLF-transmission, located at Marcheprime, Aquitaine, France. The Lafayette transmitter used an antenna, which was carried by eight free-standing lattice towers with triangular cross-sections, which were the second tallest... |
250 m | 820 ft | 1920 | Lattice tower | Early Modern France | Marcheprime Marcheprime Marcheprime is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-See also:*Communes of the Gironde department*Parc naturel régional des Landes de Gascogne... |
8 towers, demolished between 1944 and 1953 |
77 | Jeddah TV Tower Jeddah TV Tower The Jeddah TV Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is a 250 metre high television tower with an observation deck. The tower was completed in 2006.-See also:*List of towers*Riyadh TV Tower... |
250 m | 820 ft | 2007 | Concrete tower | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah Jeddah Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The... |
Towers between 200 and 250 metres tall
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Seto Digital Tower | 2003 | Japan | Seto, Aichi | 245 m | |
Shaanxi Provincial TV Tower Shaanxi Provincial TV Tower Shaanxi Provincial TV Tower is a free standing concrete telecommunications tower built in 1987 in Xian, China. It is tall.-External links:* http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/sh/?id=100222&txt=tv+tower&button=Search... |
1987 | Mainland China | Xian | 245 m | |
Astara TV Tower | 1981 | Azerbaijan | Astara | 244 m | maybe +10 m |
Vitebsk TV Tower | 1983 | Belarus | Vitebsk | 244 m | maybe +10 m |
NSS Annapolis NSS Annapolis NSS Annapolis, officially known as Naval Communications Station Washington, D.C. Transmitter or NavCommStaWashingtonDC, was a Very Low Frequency and High Frequency transmitter station operated by the United States Navy.... |
1936 | United States | Annapolis | 243.8 m | destroyed |
Central tower (Königs Wusterhausen) Central tower (Königs Wusterhausen) Königs Wusterhausen Central Tower was a , free standing steel framework tower on the Funkerberg of Königs Wusterhausen, Germany. The tower, with its unique triangular cross section, was built from 1924 to 1925 and was to have a 40-meter high shortwave aerial on top which would have brought it to a... |
1925 | Germany | Königs Wusterhausen | 243 m | collapsed on November 15, 1972 |
Kharkiv TV Tower Kharkiv TV Tower thumb|right|Kharkiv TV TowerKharkiv TV Tower is a 242.5 metres tall steel tower for FM-/TV-broadcasting in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It is of similar design of Kiev TV Tower, but has legs of a closed metal structure.... |
1981 | Ukraine | Kharkiv | 242.5 m | |
Yakutsk TV Tower | 1982 | Russia | Yakutsk | 241 m | |
Birobidzhan TV Tower | 1972 | Russia | Birobidzhan | 241 m | |
Rheinturm Düsseldorf Rheinturm Düsseldorf The Rheinturm is a 240.5 metre high concrete telecommunications tower in Düsseldorf, capital of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Construction commenced in 1979 and finished in 1981. The Rheinturm carries aerials for directional radio, FM and TV transmitters... |
1981 | Germany | Düsseldorf | 240.5 m | was 234.2 m before another antenna was mounted in 2004 |
N Seoul Tower N Seoul Tower N Seoul Tower is a communication and observation tower located on Namsan Mountain, central Seoul, South Korea. Built in 1969, at a cost of approximately $2.5 million, and opened to the public in 1980, the tower has been a symbol of Seoul and measures in height and tops out at above sea level. It... |
1975 | South Korea | Seoul | 239.7 m | tower tops out at 479.7 m (1,574 ft) above sea level (it sits atop Namsan mountain Namsan (Seoul) Namsan is a 262-meter peak in the Jung-gu district of south central Seoul, South Korea. Although known as Mount Mongmyeok, or 목멱산, in the past, it is now commonly referred to as Namsan. It offers some hiking, recreation and views of downtown Seoul's skyline... ). |
Menara TVRI | 1994 | Indonesia | Jakarta | 239 m | |
Foshan TV Tower | ? | Mainland China | Foshan | 238 m | |
Sentech Tower Sentech Tower Sentech Tower is a TV tower in the Brixton suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a well-known and easily identifiable landmark in the city, alongside its architectural cousin, the Hillbrow Tower.-History:... |
1962 | South Africa | Johannesburg | 237 m | |
Tower of Power Tower of Power (transmitter) Tower of Power is a , 100,000 Watt TPO transmitter of GMA Network located in Tandang Sora, Barangay Culiat, Quezon City. It was inaugurated on November 7, 1988, the tallest man-made structure in the Philippines in 1988. The transmitter is currently the second tallest structure in Quezon City after... |
1988 | Philippines | Quezon City Quezon City Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L... |
236.8 m | This transmitter can be used to transmit channel 27 on digital TV for its test broadcast. |
Endem TV Tower Endem TV Tower Endem TV Tower is a 236 metre high TV Tower in Istanbul. It was built between 1998 and 2002 and has a revolving restaurant 154 metres above ground, as well as an observation deck at 160 metres.-External links:* http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=131417... |
2002 | Turkey | Istanbul | 236 m | |
Bremen-Walle Telecommunication Tower | 1986 | Germany | Bremen-Walle | 235.7 m | |
Pitampura TV Tower Pitampura TV Tower Pitampura TV Tower is a 235-metre-tall television tower, built in 1988, with an observation deck that is located in the northwest of New Delhi, India. Dilli Haat Pitampura is also situated near the TV tower.-History:... |
1988 | India | Delhi | 235 m | |
Fukuoka Tower Fukuoka Tower is a 234 metre tall tower located in the Momochihama area of Fukuoka, Japan. It is the tallest seaside tower in Japan. Fukuoka Tower was finished in 1989, taking a total of 14 months to build at a cost of ¥6,000,000,000. It was designed by Nikken Sekkei... |
1989 | Japan | Fukuoka | 234 m | |
Hughes Memorial Tower Hughes Memorial Tower The Hughes Memorial Tower is a radio tower located in Washington, D.C. at 6001 Georgia Avenue, near the intersection of 9th Street, NW, and Peabody Street, NW. Built on January 15, 1989, the tower is positioned at and at an elevation of above mean sea level. The tower is owned by the District of... |
1989 | United States | Washington, DC | 232 m | |
Transmitter Wavre | ? | Belgium | Wavre | 232 m | |
Qingdao TV Tower Qingdao TV Tower Qingdao TV Tower is a 232 metres tall lattice transmission tower with an observation deck situated on the top of 116 metres high Taiping Hill in Julin Hill Park in Qingdao, China.... |
1994 | Mainland China | Qingdao | 232 m | |
WOR TV Tower WOR TV Tower WOR TV Tower was a 760 foot tall lattice tower used for FM- and TV-broadcasting at North Bergen, New Jersey, USA. The 420 ton tower was built in 1949. At the time of its construction, it was the tenth tallest man-made structure in the world. At the beginning of 1953, the TV transmissions were... |
1949 | United States | North Bergen, New Jersey | 231.65 m | dismantled |
Torrespaña | 1982 | Spain | Madrid | 231 m | |
Fernmeldeturm Kiel Fernmeldeturm Kiel The Fernmeldeturm Kiel is a modern landmark of Kiel in Germany, completed in 1975. The 230 metre high tower, which is used for directional services and TV-, VHF- and UHF-transmission is not accessible to the public. The basket of this tower, which belongs to German Telekom Inc. has a diameter of... |
1972 | Germany | Kiel | 230 m | |
Friedrich-Clemens-Gerke Tower Friedrich-Clemens-Gerke Tower Friedrich Clemens Gerke Tower is a 230 metre tall telecommunication tower of reinforced concrete at Cuxhaven in Germany. Friedrich Clemens Gerke Tower, which is named after Friedrich Clemens Gerke, was completed in 1991 and is not accessible for tourists... |
1991 | Germany | Cuxhaven | 230 m | |
Ryan Tower Ryan Tower Ryan Tower is a tall guyed mast on the Clifford Slope of Camp Fortune in Chelsea, Quebec, Canada. Erected in 1968, its top is above sea level, making it the highest point in the Ottawa/Gatineau area and an easy-to-spot landmark.... |
1968 | Canada | Chelsea, Quebec Chelsea, Quebec Chelsea is a municipality located immediately north of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada and about 7 miles north of Ottawa. Chelsea is located within Canada's National Capital Region. In 2006 the population was 6,703.... |
228.9 m | |
Tower of the Americas Tower of the Americas Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot observation tower/restaurant in San Antonio, Texas. The tower was designed by San Antonio architect O'Neil Ford and was built as the theme structure of the 1968 World's Fair, HemisFair '68.... |
1968 | United States | San Antonio, Texas | 228.6 m | |
ABS-CBN Tower | 1969 | Philippines | Quezon City Quezon City Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L... |
228.6 m | formerly 198.1 meters, until it was rehabilitated in 2009, in preparation for its digital TV broadcast in the Philippines. |
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... |
1980 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 228 m | |
WLW Tower | 1932 | United States | Mason, OH | 227.7 m | Originally 253 meters |
Torre Mayor Torre Mayor The Torre Mayor is a skyscraper in Mexico City, United Mexican States. With a height of 225 metres to the top floor and 55 storeys, it's the second tallest building in Latin America, surpassed by Ocean Two in Panama City with 236 metres... |
2003 | Mexico | Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... |
225 m | |
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.... |
1965 | Brazil | Brasilia | 224 m | |
Buková hora TV Tower Buková hora TV Tower Buková hora TV Tower is the tallest free-standing transmission tower in Czech . It is a 223 metre tall concrete tower situated... |
1975 | Czech Republic | Bukova hora, Verneřice | 223 m | |
Fernmeldeturm Münster 42 | 1986 | Germany | Münster | 222.5 m | |
Crystal Palace Transmitter Crystal Palace Transmitter The Crystal Palace transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications site in the Crystal Palace area of the London Borough of Bromley, England .Its tower is the third-tallest structure in London... |
1950 | United Kingdom | London, Surrey | 222 m | |
Katanga TV Tower | ?? | India | Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh | 220 m | |
Tower A of the defense ministry | 1974 | Japan | Tokyo, Shinjuku | 220 m | |
Yekaterinburg TV Tower Yekaterinburg TV Tower Yekaterinburg TV Tower is a tall incomplete structure in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Construction works started 1983, but were on-hold at the beginning of the 1990s, as its shaft reached a height of 220 metres. According to plans, the tower was intended to reach a structural height greater than 400... |
1989 | Russia | Yekaterinburg | 220 m | incomplete, projects 360~420 m |
Florianturm Florianturm The Florianturm is a telecommunications tower and landmark of Dortmund . It is named after St. Florian, the patron saint of gardeners.... |
1959 | Germany | Dortmund | 219.6 m | |
Jilin Broadcast&Television Tower | 1996 | Mainland China | Jilin | 218 m | |
Guangzhou TV Tower Guangzhou TV Tower Guangzhou Tower is a lattice telecommunication tower in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou with an observation deck, erected in 1991.A newer tower was completed in Guangzhou in October 2010, named Canton Tower that initially bore the name Guangzhou TV and Sightseeing Tower. It features... |
1991 | Mainland China | Guangzhou | 217 m | |
Fernsehturm Stuttgart Fernsehturm Stuttgart The Fernsehturm Stuttgart is the world's first TV tower built from concrete .... |
1956 | Germany | Stuttgart-Degerloch | 216.8 m | World's first concrete TV tower |
Blosenbergturm Blosenbergturm The Blosenbergturm is a transmitting tower in Beromünster, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, built in 1937 for the German language radio station DRS and radiating at an AM frequency of 531 kHz marking the bottom end of the official mediumwave broadcasting range. The Blosenbergturm has a height of... |
1937 | Switzerland | Beromünster | 216 m | Insulated against ground |
Prague - Žižkov Television Tower Žižkov Television Tower The Žižkov Television Tower is a unique transmitter tower built in Prague between 1985 and 1992. Designed by architect Václav Aulický and structural engineer Jiří Kozák, it stands high above the city's traditional skyline from its position on top of a hill in the district of Žižkov, from which it... |
1992 | Czech Republic | Prague | 216 m | |
Longwave transmitter Junglinster | 1952 | Luxembourg | Junglinster Junglinster Junglinster is a commune and town in central Luxembourg in the district Grevenmacher with 5,813 inhabitants. Junglinster is known as the site of a transmitter., the town of Junglinster, which lies in the south of the commune, has a population of 2,224... |
215 m | 3 towers, insulated against ground, were 250 m before 1980 |
Kyshtym TV Tower | ? | Russia | Kyshtym | 213 m | |
Yuryuzan TV Tower | ? | Russia | Yuryuzan | 213 m | |
Fernmeldeturm Mannheim Fernmeldeturm Mannheim The Fernmeldeturm Mannheim is a 212.8 metre high concrete telecommunication tower with an observation deck in Mannheim, Germany. It was designed by the architects Heinle, Wischer und Partner and built from 1973 and 1975. It contains transmission facilities for UHR radio services, microwave... |
1975 | Germany | Mannheim | 212.8 m | |
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... |
1997 | Brazil | São Paulo | 212 m | |
Fernmeldeturm Berlin Fernmeldeturm Berlin The Fernmeldeturm Berlin is a telecommunication tower located atop the Schäferberg hill in Berlin-Wannsee. The tower was built between 1961 and 1964, and is not open to the public... |
1964 | Germany | Berlin | 212 m | |
Cherepovets TV Tower | 1969? | Russia | Cherepovets | 212 m | |
Zlatoust TV Tower | 1983 | Russia | Zlatoust | 211 m | |
TV Tower Bol d'Air-Ougrée | ? | Belgium | Bol d'Air-Ougrée | 210 m | |
Minaret of Hassan II Mosque Hassan II Mosque The Hassan II Mosque is a religious building in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest mosque in the country and the 7th largest mosque in the world. Its minaret is the world's tallest at .It stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic... |
1993 | Morocco | Casablanca | 210 m | |
Arkhangelsk TV Tower | 2003 | Russia | Arkhangelsk | 208 m | |
Cimişlia TV Tower | ? | Moldova | Cimişlia | 208 m | |
Transmitter Hornisgrinde | 1972 | Germany | Hornisgrinde | 206 m | |
Novosemeykino transmitter | 1942 | Russia | Novosemeykino, Samara | 205 m | 4 towers, insulated against ground |
Baghdad Tower | 1994 | Iraq | Baghdad | 205 m | Now renamed |
Donnersberg TV Tower | 1962 | Germany | Donnersberg | 204.82 m | |
Vyborg TV Tower | 1966 | Russia | Vyborg | 204.6 m | |
Avala TV Tower Avala TV Tower The Avala Tower is a tall telecommunication tower located on Avala mountain in the periphery of Belgrade. It was destroyed in NATO bombardment of Serbia on 29 April 1999. On 21 December 2006, the reconstruction of Avala Tower commenced and the tower was officially opened at a ceremony on 21 April... |
1965 | Serbia | Avala Avala Avala is a mountain in Serbia, overlooking Belgrade. It is situated in the south-eastern corner of the city and provides a great panoramic view to Belgrade, Vojvodina and Šumadija, as the surrounding area on all sides is mostly a lowlands... , near Belgrade Belgrade Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe... |
204.5 m | destroyed on April 29, 1999; reconstruction completed October 2009; tallest tower in Balkans |
Edineţ TV Tower | ? | Moldova | Edineţ | 204 m | |
Rousse TV Tower Rousse TV Tower The Rousse TV Tower is a 204-metre high TV tower built of reinforced concrete at Rousse, Bulgaria. Originally, the structure was constructed as a 206-metre-high TV tower with a cafe/restaurant on top and was the tallest one on the Balkan peninsula until 2001. In the 1990s an additional antenna was... |
1987 | Kingdom of Bulgaria | Rousse | 204 m | |
Daugavpils Radio and TV Tower | ? | Latvia | Daugavpils Daugavpils Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". With a population of over 100,000, it is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some... |
204 m | |
Valmiera Radio and TV Tower | 1954 | Latvia | Valmiera Valmiera Valmiera is the largest city of the historical Vidzeme region, Latvia, with a total area of 18.1 km². It is the center of the Valmiera District. As of 2002, Valmiera had a population of 27,323, and in 2008 – 27,569.... |
204 m | |
Cesvaine Radio and TV Tower | ? | Latvia | Cesvaine Cesvaine Cesvaine is a town in Cesvaine municipality, Vidzeme Region, Latvia. It is home to the Cesvaine Palace, built in 1896 near the ruins of previous medieval castles.... |
204 m | |
Rēzekne Radio and TV Tower | ? | Latvia | Rēzekne Rezekne In the 19th century, the population of Rēzekne was 2/3 Jewish. As a result of the Pale of Settlement many Jews settled in Latgalia and were confined to the cities. The remainder of the population included Poles, Germans, Russians, and an extreme minority of native Latgalians... |
204 m | |
TV tower Helpterberge | 1981 | Germany | Helpterberge | 203.2 m | |
Dundaga Radio and TV Tower | ? | Latvia | Dundaga Dundaga Dundaga is a village in Courland, Latvia. From 2009 its an administrative centre of Dundaga municipality.Dundaga is famous for its castle from late 13th century, constructed by Archbishopric of Riga. From the 16th until the 20th century, Dundaga Castle was the centre of the largest private estate... |
203 m | |
Woobang Tower | 1992 | South Korea | Daegu Daegu Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the... |
202 m | |
TRK Orion Tower | 2001 | Russia | Samara | 201 m | |
Stadtwerketurm Stadtwerketurm Stadtwerketurm is a remarkable chimney of Duisburg. It was built in 1966/67 and consists of 4 tubes One of these tubes contains an elevator, the others are used for smoke guiding.-External links:* http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=47836... |
1967 | Germany | Duisburg, Northrhine-Westphalia | 200m | |
Solar Tower Manzanares Solar updraft tower The solar updraft tower is a renewable-energy power plant. It combines the chimney effect, the greenhouse effect and the wind turbine. Air is heated by sunshine and contained in a very large greenhouse-like structure around the base of a tall chimney, and the resulting convection causes air to... |
1989 | Spain | Manzanares | 200 m | destroyed |
Kamzik TV Tower Kamzík TV Tower The Kamzík TV Tower is a 200 metre tall television transmission tower in the Koliba area of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It sits 433 m AMSL on the Kamzík hill, part of the Little Carpathians, overlooking much of the city. The tower lies within the territory of the Bratislava Forest Park. It... |
1975 | Slovakia | Bratislava | 200 m | |
Guangdong TV Tower | 1965 | Mainland China | Guangdong | 200 m | |
VRT Zendmast Genk | ? | Belgium | Genk | 200 m | |
Gomel TV Tower | 1957 | Belarus | Gomel | 200 m | |
Kherson TV Tower | ? | Ukraine | Kherson | 200 m |
Towers between 100 and 200 metres tall
Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle height | Remarks |
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KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven | 1962 | Netherlands | Rotterdam-Waalhaven | 199 m | |
Zendmast Roermond | 1957 | Netherlands | Roermond | 197.7 m | |
KPN Tower Hilversum | 1973 | Netherlands | Hilversum | 196 m | |
Bantiger TV Tower Bantiger TV Tower Bantiger TV Tower is a 196 metre tall tower used for FM- and TV-transmission at on the Bantiger mountain, a mountain east of Berne situated in the municipality of Bolligen... |
1996 | Switzerland | Bolligen Bolligen Bolligen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district of the canton of Bern, Switzerland.In the historical center is a twelfth-century church, with a benefice barn and parsonage from the 16th century.-Geography:... |
196 m | |
Sky Tower Nishitōkyō | 1988 | Japan | Nishitōkyō, Tokyo | 195 m | |
Transmission Tower Blessberg | ? | Germany | Blessberg | 195 m | |
Telstra Tower Telstra Tower Black Mountain Tower is a telecommunication tower that is situated above the summit of Black Mountain in Australia's capital city of Canberra... |
1980 | Australia | Canberra | 195 m | |
Transmission Tower Mulhouse-Belvédère | 1997 | Early Modern France | Mulhouse-Belvédère | 194 m | |
Fernmeldeturm Frauenkopf | 1972 | Germany | Stuttgart-Frauenkopf | 192.4 m | |
Gateway Arch Gateway Arch The Gateway Arch, or Gateway to the West, is an arch that is the centerpiece of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, Missouri. It was built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States... |
1965 | United States | St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St... |
192 m | |
Dalian Radio and TV Tower | ? | Mainland China | Dalian | 190.5 m | |
LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach is the Zulu secondary station of the U.S. Southeast chain with a transmission power of 800 kW.... |
? | United States | Carolina Beach | 190.5 m | Insulated against ground, collapsed in 1963 |
380kV Thames Crossing 380kV Thames Crossing There are a number of substantial overhead powerline river crossings in the United Kingdom.The tallest electricity pylons in the UK are those of the 380kV Thames Crossing, at West Thurrock, which are 190 m high. These were constructed by BICC in 1965... |
1965 | United Kingdom | West Thurrock West Thurrock West Thurrock is a traditional Church of England parish and town in Thurrock, Essex, England, located 17.5 miles east south-east of Charing Cross, London.-Location:... |
190 m | |
Transmission Tower Mühlacker Transmitter Muehlacker The Mühlacker Broadcasting Transmission Facility is a radio transmission facility near Mühlacker, Germany, first put into service in 1930. It uses two guyed steel tube masts as aerials and one guyed steel framework mast, which are insulated against ground. It has two transmission aerials for... |
1934 | Germany | Mühlacker | 190 m | Tallest timber-constructed transmission tower in the world, destroyed on 6 April 1945 |
Transmitter Sottens, old transmission tower | 1948 | Switzerland | Sottens | 190 m | demolished in 1989, insulated against ground |
Calgary Tower Calgary Tower The Calgary Tower is a 191 metre free standing observation tower in Downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Originally called the Husky Tower, it was conceived as a joint venture between Marathon Realty Company Limited and Husky Oil as part of an urban renewal plan and to celebrate Canada's centennial... |
1967 | Canada | Calgary | 190 m | |
Cambridge Bay LORAN Tower Cambridge Bay LORAN Tower Cambridge Bay LORAN Tower is a tall free-standing lattice tower at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada. It was built in 1947/48 for LORAN transmissions. Today the tower is used as a Non-directional beacon and is often called to the "CB" beacon after the morse code letters that it transmits on 245 kHz,... |
1948 | Canada | Cambridge Bay | 189 m | |
BT Tower BT Tower The BT Tower is a tall cylindrical building in London, United Kingdom, located at 60 Cleveland Street, Fitzrovia W1T 4JZ, London Borough of Camden. It has been previously known as the Post Office Tower, the London Telecom Tower and the British Telecom Tower. The main structure is tall, with a... |
1964 | United Kingdom | London | 188 m | |
Cairo Tower Cairo Tower The Cairo Tower is a free-standing concrete tower located in Cairo, Egypt. At , it has been the tallest structure in Egypt and North Africa for 50 years... |
1961 | Egypt | Cairo | 188 m | |
Kuwait Towers Kuwait Towers The Kuwait Towers are three towers of reinforced concrete in Kuwait City. The main tower is 187 metres high and serves as a restaurant and water tower. It also has a Viewing Sphere which rises to 123 metres above sea level and completes a full turn every 30 minutes. The second tower is 145.8 metres... |
1979 | Kuwait | Kuwait City | 187 m | |
Uetliberg TV Tower | 1990 | Switzerland | Zurich-Uetliberg | 186.7 m | |
Euromast Euromast The Euromast is a tower in Rotterdam constructed between 1958 and 1960, designed by Hugh Maaskant. It was specially built for the 1960 Floriade. It is a concrete building with an internal diameter of and a wall thickness of 30 centimetres . For stability it is built on a concrete block of... |
1962 | Netherlands | Rotterdam | 186 m | |
Santa Palomba transmitter Santa Palomba transmitter Santa Palomba transmitter is a facility of RAI, used for medium-wave broadcasting near Santa Palomba at . It works on 846 kHz and 1332 kHz. On the first frequency, it can be easily received throughout Europe at night time.... , Main tower |
1929 | Italy | Santa Palomba | 186 m | Free-standing lattice tower equipped with cage antenna for mediumwave broadcasting |
Kuwait Towers Kuwait Towers The Kuwait Towers are three towers of reinforced concrete in Kuwait City. The main tower is 187 metres high and serves as a restaurant and water tower. It also has a Viewing Sphere which rises to 123 metres above sea level and completes a full turn every 30 minutes. The second tower is 145.8 metres... |
1976 | Kuwait | Kuwait City | 185 + 145.8 m Three tower | |
TV tower Decquede | 1959 | Germany | Decquede | 184.5 m | |
Space Needle Space Needle The Space Needle is a tower in Seattle, Washington and is a major landmark of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and a symbol of Seattle. Located at the Seattle Center, it was built for the 1962 World's Fair, during which time nearly 20,000 people a day used the elevators, with over... |
1962 | United States | Seattle | 184 m | |
Criggion VLF transmitter Criggion VLF transmitter Criggion radio station was a transmitter site latterly operated by BT on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence. It was located near the village of Criggion in the parish of Bausley with Criggion, which lies in the county of Powys, Wales... |
1941 | United Kingdom | Criggion, Powys | 182.9 m | 3 towers, demolished |
Launch Pad 39B | 2009 | United States | John F. Kennedy Space Center, FL Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
182.88 m | 3 lightning masts for Ares I Ares I Ares I was the crew launch vehicle that was being developed by NASA as part of the Constellation Program. The name "Ares" refers to the Greek deity Ares, who is identified with the Roman god Mars... rocket |
Latin American Tower | 1956 | Mexico | Mexico City | 182 m | |
Titanium La Portada Titanium La Portada The Torre Titanium La Portada is an office building in Santiago, Chile. Located in the capital's high-end financial district of El Golf, it is the tallest skyscraper in the country. Construction began in January 2007, and was completed in January 2010... |
2008 | Chile | Santiago | 181 m | |
Nagoya TV Tower Nagoya TV tower The is an electric wave tower in Nagoya, central Japan.- History :It is the oldest TV tower in Japan, and was completed in 1954. It is located in the centre of Hisaya Ōdori Park. The tower is 180 metres high, and has two main observation decks at the heights of 90 metres and 100 metres... |
1954 | Japan | Nagoya | 180 m | |
PL Peace Tower | 1970 | Japan | Tondabayashi | 180 m | |
Kuldīga Radio and TV Transmitter | ? | Latvia | Kuldīga Kuldiga Kuldīga is a town in western Latvia. It is the center of Kuldīga municipality with a population of approximately 13,500.Kuldīga was first mentioned in 1242. It joined the Hanseatic League in 1368... |
180 m | |
Gori TV Broadcasting Tower Gori TV Broadcasting Tower Gori TV Broadcasting Tower is a free-standing tower structure used for communications purposes. The tower is located in Gori, Georgia and was built in 1972. It is operated by "Telecenter of Georgia", that was established 1955. Communication systems on the tower include regular broadcast, MMDS,... |
1972 | Georgia (country) | Gori Gori, Georgia Gori is a city in eastern Georgia, which serves as the regional capital of Shida Kartli and the centre of the homonymous administrative district. The name is from Georgian gora , that is, "heap", or "hill"... |
180 m | |
Telecommunication Tower Bungsberg | 1977 | Germany | Bungsberg | 179 m | |
Löffelstelz Transmitter Löffelstelz Transmitter Löffelstelzen Transmitter is a broadcasting facility of SWR at Bad Mergentheim-Löffelstelzen in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was inaugurated at the beginning of the 1950s and used at those days a guyed mast, which was insulated against ground, because it was used for medium-wave... |
2000 | Germany | Bad Mergentheim | 179 m | |
Kékestető TV Tower Kékestető TV Tower Kékestető TV Tower is a 178 metres tall TV tower built of reinforced concrete on 1014 metres high Kékestető mountain. Kékestető TV Tower is a partially guyed tower as its antenna mast is guyed to the ground... |
? | Hungary | Kekesteto | 178 m | Partially guyed |
Pécs TV Tower Pécs TV Tower right|100px|thumb|The TowerThe Pécs TV Tower is a television tower in Pécs, Hungary, measuring 176 metres, with a publicly accessible observation deck at a height of 75 metres, and a restaurant at 72 metres. The tower was built from 1968 to 1973... |
1973 | Hungary | Pécs | 176 m | |
Balashikha Radio Tower Moscow Radio Centre 13 Moscow Radio Centre 13 is a transmission facility near Balashikha, approx.. 3.5 kilometers east of the ringbelt motorway of Moscow. Moscow Radio Centre 13 served at the communist ara as jammer of western shortwave radio programs and used therefore an antenna, which was installed on 7 guyed lattice... |
? | Russia | Balashikha | 176 m | |
Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium (Montreal) The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics... tower |
1987 | Canada | Montreal | 175.3 m | The highest inclined tower in the world, with its 175-metre elevation and 45-degree angle. |
Carew Tower Carew Tower Carew Tower is the second tallest building in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. However, it is still the highest elevated building in the city. The Great American Insurance building is only taller because of the basement. Completed in 1930, it stands 49 stories tall in the heart of downtown,... |
1929 | United States | Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's... |
175 m | |
Odinstårnet Odinstårnet Odinstårnet was an observation tower located on Bolbro Bakke in Odense, Denmark. The tower, 177 metres tall, was built in 1934-35 using spare materials from the construction of the first Little Belt Bridge and opened on 29 May 1935. It was the second tallest tower in Europe, surpassed only by... |
1935 | Denmark | Odense | 175 m | destroyed on 14 December 1944 |
Zendstation Markelo | ? | Netherlands | Markelo | 174.4 m | |
CBC Jarvis Street Tower | 1952 | Canada | Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... |
174 m | demolished in 2002 |
San Jacinto Monument San Jacinto Monument The San Jacinto Monument is a high column located on the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas near the city of La Porte. The monument is topped with a 220-ton star that commemorates the site of the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution... |
1939 | United States | La Porte, Texas La Porte, Texas La Porte is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Bay Area of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 31,880... |
172.92 m / 567.31 ft | World's tallest monumental column |
New Brighton Tower New Brighton Tower New Brighton Tower was a lattice-steel observation tower at New Brighton on the Wirral Peninsula in England. The 1,000 tonne tower, which stood at high, became the tallest building in Great Britain when it opened in 1900... |
1900 | United Kingdom | New Brighton New Brighton, Merseyside New Brighton is a seaside resort forming part of the town of Wallasey, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in the metropolitan county of Merseyside, England. It is located at the northeastern tip of the Wirral Peninsula, within the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, and has sandy beaches... |
172.8 m | destroyed |
Reisenbach Telecommunication Tower Reisenbach Telecommunication Tower Reisenbach Telecommunication Tower is among the tallest structures in the Northern parts of Baden-Württemberg. Only the two masts of Donebach longwave transmitter are taller in the Mudau community... |
1972 | Germany | Mudau Mudau Mudau is a municipality in the Neckar-Odenwald district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. it has 5,099 inhabitants.-Geography:Mudau lies in the southeastern Odenwald mountains between the Neckar and Main rivers, 75 km southeast of Frankfurt am Main and 40 km northeast of Heidelberg... |
173 m | |
Avaz Twist Tower Avaz Twist Tower The Avaz Twist Tower is a skyscraper in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and at 172 m is the tallest skyscraper in Balkans. It is the new headquarter for Avaz, a Bosnia and Herzegovina newspaper company. The tower is located in the Marijin Dvor district, Sarajevo's business district. Construction... |
2009 | Sarajevo Sarajevo Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans.... |
172 m | ||
Reunion Tower Reunion Tower Reunion Tower is a observation tower and one of the most recognizable landmarks in Dallas, Texas. Located at 300 Reunion Blvd. in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas, the tower is part of the Hyatt Regency Hotel complex, and is the 15th tallest building in Dallas... |
1978 | United States | Dallas | 170.7 m | |
Millennium Tower Millennium Tower (Abuja) The Millennium Tower and Cultural Centre is a part of a complex planned for the Central District of Nigeria's capital city of Abuja. At , the tower would be the tallest building in Nigeria. The tower was designed by Manfredi Nicoletti and is part of the Nigeria National Complex which includes the... |
2010 | Nigeria | Abuja | 170 m | Observation level at 105 m, Located in the Nigeria National Complex |
Costanera Center Torre 1 | 2010 | Chile | Santiago | 170 m | |
Costanera Center Torre 2 | 2010 | Chile | Santiago | 170 m | |
Juche Tower Juche Tower The Juche Tower is a monument in Pyongyang, North Korea. The tower is named after the principle of Juche, developed by Kim Il Sung as a blend of autarky, self-reliance, nationalism, isolationism, Korean traditionalism, and Marxism-Leninism.Completed in 1982, it is sited on the eastern bank of the... |
1982 | North Korea | Pyongyang | 170 m | |
Riyadh TV Tower Riyadh TV Tower The Riyadh TV Tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a 170 meter high television tower located inside the premises of Saudi Ministry of Information. It was completed in 1978.- External links :... |
1981 | Saudi Arabia | Riyad | 170 m | |
Spinnaker Tower Spinnaker Tower Spinnaker Tower is a –high landmark tower in Portsmouth, England. It is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of Portsmouth Harbour, which was supported by a National Lottery grant. Its shape was chosen by Portsmouth residents from a selection of concepts... |
2005 | United Kingdom | Portsmouth | 170 m | |
Washington Monument Washington Monument The Washington Monument is an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington... |
1884 | United States | Washington, DC | 169.3 m / 555 ft 5 in | Observation level at 152 m |
Zagreb TV Tower Zagreb TV Tower Zagreb TV Tower is a 169 metre tall TV tower built of reinforced concrete on the summit of the 1035 metre tall mountain Medvednica near Zagreb, Croatia.Zagreb TV Tower was built in 1973... |
1973 | Independent State of Croatia | Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city... |
169 m | |
Fernmeldeturm Bödefeld | ? | Germany | Schmallenberg-Bödefeld | 168.7 m | |
Näsinneula Observation Tower | 1971 | Finland | Tampere | 168 m | Located at Särkänniemi Särkänniemi Särkänniemi is an adventure park in Tampere, Finland. The park features an aquarium, a planetarium, a children's zoo, an art museum, an observation tower , an amusement park and the world's northernmost dolphinarium. Särkänniemi is the most popular amusement park in Finland... amusement park |
Alūksne Radio and TV Transmitter | ? | Latvia | Alūksne Aluksne Alūksne is a town on the shores of Lake Alūksne in northeastern Latvia near the borders with Estonia and Russia. It is the seat of Alūksne municipality.- History :... |
168 m | |
Transmitter Eifel-Bärbelkreuz | 1985 | Germany | Hellenthal-Bärbelkreuz | 167 m | |
Çamlıca TV Tower | 1972 | Turkey | Istanbul | 166 m | |
Menara Alor Star Menara Alor Star Menara Alor Setar is a telecommunication tower in Alor Setar, in the state of Kedah, Malaysia. The tower was built for Telekom Malaysia at a cost of RM40 million.... |
1998 | Malaysia | Alor Star Alor Star Alor Setar, known as Alor Star between 2004 and 2008, is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia, and Kota Setar District's Administrative Centre. It is also a distribution center for manufacturing and agricultural products such as paddy, and the royal seat of the Kedah state since the establishment... |
165.5 m | |
Transmitter Berlin-Tegel Transmitter Berlin-Tegel The Transmitter Berlin-Tegel was a broadcasting facility for medium wave in Berlin-Tegel, Germany It was built in 1933 and used as an aerial wire hung up in a 165 metre high tower of wood framework. In 1940, the height of the tower was reduced to 86 metres... |
1933 | Germany | Berlin | 165 m | Timber construction, demolished on 16 December 1948 |
Hünenburg Telecommunication Tower Hünenburg Telecommunication Tower Hünenburg Telecommunication Tower is a 164 metre tall telecommunicatio tower of Deutsche Telekom AG on Hüneburg near Bielefeld, which was built in 1972 as replacement for a smaller telecommunication tower, built in 1952, which is today used as observation tower... |
? | Germany | Bielefeld-Hühnenburg | 165 m | also known as Fernmeldeturm Teutoburger Wald |
Heubach Telecommunication Tower Heubach Telecommunication Tower Heubach Telecommunication Tower is a 162 metre tall telecommunication tower of Deutsche Telekom AG on Glasenberg at Heubach in Baden-Württemberg... |
? | Germany | Heubach | 164.8 m | |
Las Vegas Eiffel Tower | 1999 | United States | Las Vegas | 164.6 m | Replica of Eiffel Tower Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower is a puddle iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world... |
Sendeturm Ismaning Transmitter Ismaning The Transmitter Ismaning was a large radio station inaugurated in 1932. From 1932 to 1934 this transmitter, which replaced the transmitter in Munich-Stadelheim, used a T-antenna as transmitting antenna, which was hung up two 115-meter-high freestanding wood framework towers... |
1932 | Germany | Ismaning | 163 m | Timber construction, demolished on 16 March 1983 |
Ochsenkopf TV Tower Ochsenkopf TV Tower The Ochsenkopf Transmitter is a 163 metre tall radio and TV tower of reinforced concrete, which was built in 1958 as replacement for a 50 metre tall guyed steel tube TV mast, which collapsed in January 1958 as result of icing, on the summit of the 1024 metre high Ochsenkopf mountain, the second... |
1958 | Germany | Ochsenkopf Ochsenkopf (Fichtelgebirge) The Ochsenkopf is the second-highest mountain in the Fichtelgebirge with a height of . On its summit is an observation tower and a transmission tower for VHF and TV programmes by Bayerischer Rundfunk.... mountain |
163 m | |
TV Tower Namur-Profondville | ? | Belgium | Namur-Profondville | 163 m | |
Fernmeldeturm Bremerhaven-Schiffdorf | ? | Germany | Bremerhaven-Schiffdorf | 163 m | |
Fernmeldeturm Ulm-Ermingen | 1964 | Germany | Ulm-Ermingen | 162 m | |
Ulm Münster Ulm Münster - Measurements :*The height of the spire is .Ulm Münster is the world's tallest church*The church has a length of and a width of .*The building area is approximately .*The height of the central nave is , whilst the lateral naves are high.... |
1377 – 1890 | Germany | Ulm | 161,5 m | Tallest church tower in the world |
Fernmeldeturm Langenrehm | ? | Germany | Rosengarten-Langenrehm | 161 m | |
Nozema TV Tower Lelystad | 1975 | Netherlands | Lelystad | 161 m | |
Indus Radio FM 100.20 | 2009 | Pakistan | Tando Muhammad Khan | 160 m | FM Tower |
Fernmeldeturm Leer-Nüttermoor | ? | Germany | Leer-Nüttermoor | 160 m | |
Osaka Tower Osaka Tower was an observation and radio tower built beside the headquarters of Asahi Broadcasting Corporation in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan.Besides functioning as a radio and television tower, it also relays radio communication for the taxi companies.- Form :... |
1966 | Japan | Osaka Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe... |
160 m | |
Shukhov Tower Shukhov Tower The Shukhov radio tower , also known as the Shabolovka tower, is a broadcasting tower in Moscow designed by Vladimir Shukhov. The 160-metre-high free-standing steel structure was built in the period 1920–1922, during the Russian Civil War... |
1922 | Russia | Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... |
160 m | Hyperboloid structure Hyperboloid structure Hyperboloid structures are architectural structures designed with hyperboloid geometry. Often these are tall structures such as towers where the hyperboloid geometry's structural strength is used to support an object high off the ground, but hyperboloid geometry is also often used for decorative... . Currently under threat of demolition. |
Skylon Tower Skylon Tower The Skylon Tower, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is an observation tower that overlooks both the American Falls, New York and the larger Horseshoe Falls, Ontario from the Canadian side of the Niagara River.-History:... |
1965 | Canada | Niagara Falls | 160 m | |
Pylons of Cádiz Pylons of Cádiz The Pylons of Cádiz, also known as the Towers of Cádiz, are two tall pylons supporting a double-circuit 132 kV three-phase AC powerline over the bay of Cádiz, Spain starting at Puerto Real Substation at to the substation of the former Cadiz Thermal Power Station situated on the peninsula upon... |
1960 | Spain | Cádiz Cádiz Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia.... |
158 m | Hyperboloid structure Hyperboloid structure Hyperboloid structures are architectural structures designed with hyperboloid geometry. Often these are tall structures such as towers where the hyperboloid geometry's structural strength is used to support an object high off the ground, but hyperboloid geometry is also often used for decorative... . Two towers |
Blackpool Tower Blackpool Tower Blackpool Tower Eye is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire in England which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. . Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it rises to 518 feet & 9 inches . The tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers... |
1894 | United Kingdom | Blackpool | 158 m | |
Gold Tower | 1988 | Japan | Utazu, Kagawa | 158 m | |
Telecommunication Tower Plettenberg | ? | Germany | Plettenberg | 158 m | |
Fernmeldeturm Essen | ? | Germany | Essen | 157.5 m | |
Cologne Cathedral Cologne Cathedral Cologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and is a World Heritage Site... |
1248-1880 | Germany | Cologne | 157.4 m | Two towers |
TV Tower Tournai-Froidmont | ? | Belgium | Tournai-Froidmont | 157 m | |
Święty Krzyż TV Tower Swiety Krzyz TV Tower Święty Krzyż TV Tower is the tallest free-standing TV tower in Poland. . Święty Krzyż TV Tower, which was built in 1966, is a 157 metre tall concrete TV tower situated near the monastery on Łysa Góra... |
1966 | Poland | Lysa Góra | 157 m | |
Snejanka tower | 1978 | Kingdom of Bulgaria | Pamporovo Pamporovo Pamporovo is a popular ski resort in Smolyan Province, southern Bulgaria, one of the best-known in Southeastern Europe. It is set amongst magnificent pine forests and is primarily visited during the winter for skiing and snowboarding. It is also a popular tourist place in summer. The hub of... - Mount Snejanka |
156 m | also known as Pamporovo TV Tower |
Zendstation Roosendaal | 1986 | Netherlands | Roosendaal | 156 m | |
Viesīte Radio and TV Transmitter | ? | Latvia | Viesīte Viesite Viesīte is a town in the western part of Jēkabpils County, Latvia.Viesīte is typical Selonia town that cherished by its people, now is blossoming on the hills in the very middle of district... |
156 m | |
Mesquite Tower Mesquite Tower Mesquite Tower is a free-standing lattice tower located in Mesquite, Texas, USA that is approximately tall. It is from unconventional design and was built in 1990. It stands between West Mesquite High School and Memorial Stadium... |
1990 | United States | Mesquite, Texas | 155.3 m | |
Kaknästornet TV Tower | 1964 | Sweden | Stockholm | 155 m | |
Funkturm Arsenal | ? | Austria | Vienna | 155 m | |
Nozema TV Tower Goes | 1957 | Netherlands | Goes | 153.5 m | also known as Nozema TV Tower |
Kaikyo Yume Tower Kaikyo Yume Tower The dominates the city of Shimonoseki and is the tallest tower in western Japan. Standing 153 metres tall, it was opened in July 1996. It forms a part of the Kaikyō Messe Shimonoseki building, which houses a conference centre and corporate offices.... |
1996 | Japan | Shimonoseki | 153 m | |
Telecommunication Tower Willebadessen | 1993 | Germany | Willebadessen | 152.5 m | also known as Fernsehsender Eggegebirge |
Croydon Transmitter Croydon Transmitter The Croydon transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located on Beulah Hill in Upper Norwood, London, England , in the London Borough of Croydon, owned by Arqiva. It was founded in 1955 and initially used a small lattice tower... |
1962 | United Kingdom | London, Surrey | 152 m | |
BT Tower British Telecom Tower (Birmingham) The BT Tower is a landmark in Birmingham, England, and is also the tallest building in the city. Its Post Office code was YBMR.-History:... |
1967 | United Kingdom | Birmingham | 152 m | |
RKS Mělník-Chloumek | ? | Czech Republic | Mělník | 152 m | |
RKS Dobrochov | ? | Czech Republic | Dobrochov | 152 m | |
Rouen Cathedral Rouen Cathedral Rouen Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Gothic cathedral in Rouen, in northwestern France. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Rouen and Normandy.-History:... |
1145-1876 | Early Modern France | Rouen | 151 m | |
Funkturm Berlin Funkturm Berlin The Berliner Funkturm or Funkturm Berlin is a transmitting tower in Berlin, built between 1924 and 1926 by Heinrich Straumer. It is nicknamed "der lange Lulatsch" and is one of the best-known points of interest in the city of Berlin. It stands in the Berlin trade fair ground in the... |
1926 | Germany | Berlin | 150 m | Only observation tower standing on insulator Electrical insulation thumb|250px|[[Coaxial Cable]] with dielectric insulator supporting a central coreThis article refers to electrical insulation. For insulation of heat, see Thermal insulation... s |
Fernsehsender Ebbegebirge | 1983 | Germany | Herscheid Herscheid Herscheid is a municipality in the southern Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Herscheid is located in the Ebbegebirge , a part of the Sauerland mountains. Altitudes in the municipality extend from 250m above sea level in the valley of the Schwarze Ahe up to the highest... |
150 m | Also known as Fernmeldeturm Waldberg |
Longwave transmitter Lahti | 1927 | Finland | Lahti | 150 m | |
RKS Liblice 1 RKS Liblice 1 RKS Liblice 1 is a facility for commercial longwave transmission located in the Czech Republic about east of Prague near Liblice. It uses as a T-antenna hung up on two tall insulated towers built of lattice steel... |
1929-1931 | Czech Republic | Liblice | 150 m | demolished in 2004 |
Sendeturm Wiederau Wiederau transmitter The Wiederau transmitter is the oldest broadcasting facility in Saxony. It is located near Wiederau, a village which is part of the municipality of Pegau, and is used for medium-wave, FM and Television broadcasting.... |
1935 | Germany | Wiederau | 150 m | Timber construction, dismantled on 27 October 1953 |
Mannesmann Tower Vienna | 1954 | Austria | Vienna | 150 m | |
TV Tower Leglise-Anlier | ? | Belgium | Leglise-Anlier | 150 m | |
Galaţi TV Tower Galati TV Tower Galaţi TV Tower is a 150 metres tall concrete tower used for FM-/TV-broadcasting in Galaţi, Romania. Galaţi TV Tower, which was completed in 1978, is equipped with a tower restaurant, perhaps the only in Romania.... |
1978 | Kingdom of Romania | Galaţi Galati Galați is a city and municipality in Romania, the capital of Galați County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, in the close vicinity of Brăila, Galați is the largest port and sea port on the Danube River and the second largest Romanian port.... |
150 m | |
One Wall Centre One Wall Centre One Wall Centre, also known as the Sheraton Wall Centre - North Tower, is currently the second-tallest completed building in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The skyscraper is located at a high point on the downtown peninsula of Vancouver and its address is 1088 Burrard Street.One Wall Centre... |
2001 | Canada | Vancouver | 150 m | |
Friedrichsberg Television Tower | 2008 | Germany | Waldenburg | 150 m | |
Halle Radio Tower Halle Radio Tower Halle Radio Tower is the tallest free-standing lattice tower exclusively used for radiotechnical purposes in Germany. It was built in 2005 bySteffens & Nölle GmbH for the Deutsche Telekom AG in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt as DVB-T broadcasting tower... |
2005 | Germany | Halle | 150 m | |
Zendstation Maastricht | ? | Netherlands | Maastricht | 149.5 m | |
KPN Tower Haarlem | 1968 | Netherlands | Haarlem | 149 m | |
KEMA Toren KEMA Toren KEMA Toren , is a broadcasting tower built of reinforced concrete at Arnhem, Netherlands. It was built in 1969 by KEMA for communicating between high voltage substations throughout the Netherlands. It is now used for public radio and TV broadcasting. It is also known as TenneT Toren, after TenneT,... |
1969 | Netherlands | Arnhem | 149 m | also known as Tennet Tower or Tennet Toren |
132kV Thames Crossing 380kV Thames Crossing There are a number of substantial overhead powerline river crossings in the United Kingdom.The tallest electricity pylons in the UK are those of the 380kV Thames Crossing, at West Thurrock, which are 190 m high. These were constructed by BICC in 1965... |
1932 | United Kingdom | West Thurrock West Thurrock West Thurrock is a traditional Church of England parish and town in Thurrock, Essex, England, located 17.5 miles east south-east of Charing Cross, London.-Location:... |
148.4 m | demolished in 1987 |
Nordschwarzwaldturm Nordschwarzwaldturm Nordschwarzwaldturm is the name of a 148 metre free standing steel framework tower near Schoemberg-Langenbrand at in the Black Forest. The Nordschwarzwaldturm was built in 1974 and is used for directional radio services, FM- and TV-transmissions. The tower is not open for the public.-Transmitted... |
1974 | Germany | Schömberg-Langenbrand | 148 m | |
St. Nikolai, Hamburg St. Nikolai, Hamburg The Gothic Revival Church of St. Nicholas was formerly one of the five Lutheran Hauptkirchen in the city of Hamburg. It is now in ruins, serving as a memorial and an important architectural landmark. When Hamburg residents mention the Nikolaikirche, it is generally to this church that they are... |
1846-1877 | Germany | Hamburg | 147.3 m | church ruin |
Sapporo TV Tower Sapporo TV Tower The , built in 1957, is a 147.2 metre high TV Tower with an observation deck at a height of 90.38 metres. Located on the ground of Odori Park, in the northern city of Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan, the tower is open to tourists... |
1957 | Japan | Sapporo | 147.2 m | |
Pasilan linkkitorni Pasilan linkkitorni Pasilan linkkitorni is the designation of a high TV tower in Pasila, Helsinki. Pasilan linkkitorni was built in 1983 and has at a height of rooms with technical equipment. It is the tallest freestanding tower in the Greater Helsinki area and the second tallest in Finland, after and Näsinneula in... |
1983 | Finland | Helsinki | 146 m | |
Dobrich TV Tower Dobrich TV Tower Dobrich TV Tower is a 146 metres tall TV tower built of reinforced concrete near Dobrich in Bulgaria. Dobrich TV Tower, which was designed by Petar Andreev, was completed in 1979 and has an observation deck open for tourists... |
1979 | Kingdom of Bulgaria | Dobrich | 146 m | |
Fallturm Bremen Fallturm Bremen Fallturm Bremen is a drop tower at the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity at the University of Bremen in Bremen. It has a 123-metre-high drop tube , in which for 4.74 seconds , or for over 9 seconds weightlessness can be produced... |
1990 | Germany | Bremen | 146 m | |
Praděd TV Tower | 1983 | Czech Republic | Praděd Mountain | 145.5 m | |
Kennedy Boulevar (Hotel Marriott) | 1999 | Chile | Santiago | 145 m | |
Sendeturm Langenberg Sender Langenberg The Langenberg transmission tower is a broadcasting station that transmits MW, FM and TV signals. It is located in Langenberg, Velbert, Germany and has had a very turbulent history since its inauguration... |
1934 | Germany | Velbert-Langenberg | 145 m | Timber construction, destroyed on 10 October 1935 |
Sendeturm Hamburg-Billstedt Transmitter Hamburg-Billstedt The Transmitter Hamburg-Billstedt is a broadcasting facility in Hamburg-Billstedt, established in 1934. It is owned and operated by the Norddeutscher Rundfunk public broadcasting service, but open to competitors, too.... |
1934 | Germany | Hamburg | 145 m | Timber construction, dismantled in September 1949 |
Funkübertragungsstelle Bergen 1 | ? | Germany | Soltau-Bergen | 145 m | |
Vasco da Gama Tower | 1998 | Portugal | Lisboa | 145 m | |
Strasbourg Cathedral Strasbourg Cathedral Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Strasbourg, France. Although considerable parts of it are still in Romanesque architecture, it is widely consideredSusan Bernstein: , The Johns Hopkins University Press to be among the finest... |
1176–1439 | Early Modern France | Strasbourg | 144 m | |
Nozema Tower Wormer | 1968 | Netherlands | Wormer | 144 m | |
Zigong TV Tower | 1988 | Mainland China | Zigong | 143.6 m | |
Selion Selion Selion is a mediaeval open strip of land or small field used for growing crops, usually owned by or rented to peasants. A selion of land was typically one furlong long and one chain wide. However, exact measurements could vary depending on geography of the land. The area of one furlong by one... |
1994 | Japan | Akita | 143 m | |
Zendstation Ugchelen Zendstation Ugchelen Zendstation Ugchelen is the designation of a facility for FM- and TV-broadcasting at Ugchelen, Netherlands. Zendstation Ugchelen uses as transmission tower a 142 metre high free standing lattice tower built in 1959.-External links:*... |
1959 | Netherlands | Ugchelen | 142 m | |
TV Tower Aalen | ? | Germany | Aalen | 142 m | |
Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower is a 142 metre tall TV tower built of reinforced concrete on the 238 metre high elevated Jakobsberg near Porta Westfalica... |
1978 | Germany | Porta Westfalica Porta Westfalica Porta Westfalica is a town in the district of Minden-Lübbecke, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name “Porta Westfalica” is Latin and means “gate to Westphalia”. Coming from the north, the gorge is the entry to the region of Westphalia... -Jakobsberg Jakobsberg (Porta Westfalica) The Jakobsberg is a hill, , that forms the westernmost peak of the Wesergebirge chain and is the eastern guardian of the Weser gorge, the Porta Westfalica or "Westphalian Gate", in North Rhine-Westphalia .... |
142 m | |
VW-Tower | 1958 | Germany | Hannover | 141 m | |
Hoherodskopf telecommunication tower | ? | Germany | Schotten-Hoherodskopf | 141 m | |
Transmitter Żórawina Transmitter Zórawina The Żórawina radio transmitter is a facility for FM transmission at Żórawina, south of Wrocław. It was established in 1932 as "Reichssender Breslau" and used as an antenna tower. Originally it was a 140 metre tall free-standing lattice tower built of wood, on which a wire antenna was hung up... |
1932 | Poland | Żórawina, Poland | 140 m | Timber construction, dismantled in 1990 |
Monte Mario Tower | ? | Italy | Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... |
140 m | |
Nozema Zendstation Mierlo | 1957 | Netherlands | Mierlo | 139.5 m | |
Frémont Point Transmitter Frémont Point Transmitter The Frémont Point transmitting station is a facility for FM and television transmission at Frémont, Vingtaine du Nord, Saint John, Jersey.It serves the whole of the Channel Islands, either directly or via the relay stations at Mont Orgueil, Alderney, Saint Brelade, Saint Helier, St Peter Port,... |
? | United Kingdom | Fremont Point, Jersey | 139 m | |
Bredstedt Telecommunication Transmitter | ? | Germany | Bredstedt | 139 m | |
Twin Arch 138 | 1995 | Japan | Ishinomiya | 138 m | |
Fernmeldeturm Ansbach | ? | Germany | Ansbach | 137.5 m | |
Fernmeldeturm Hamburg-Bergedorf | ? | Germany | Hamburg-Bergedorf | 137.5 m | |
Hohenstadt Transmission Tower | ? | Germany | Hohenstadt Hohenstadt Hohenstadt is a municipality in the Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located in the Swabian Alb plateau, about 20 km south of Göppingen.... |
137 m | |
Monas | 1975 | Indonesia | Jakarta | 137 m | |
Fernsehturm Schwerin-Zippendorf Fernsehturm Schwerin-Zippendorf thumb|150px|Schweriner Fernsehturmthumb|150px|TV tower and radio mastThe Schweriner Fernsehturm is a 136.5-metre-tall communications tower built of steel-concrete between 1960 and 1964 in Schwerin, Germany. Unlike most other TV towers, the ground plan is a spherical triangle and not a cylindric... |
1964 | Germany | Schwerin-Zippendorf | 136.5 m | |
St. Chrischona Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona is a communications tower built in 1980-1984 near Basel, Switzerland. It is located at near the St. Chrischona peak, on the territory of the municipality Bettingen, Basel-Stadt.... , old tower |
1962 | Switzerland | St. Chrischona | 136 m | |
Montjuic Communications Tower Montjuic Communications Tower The Montjuïc Communications Tower , popularly known as Torre Calatrava and Torre Telefónica, is a telecommunication tower in the Montjuïc neighborhood of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, construction on the tower began in 1989 and was completed in 1992... |
1992 | Spain | Barcelona | 136 m | |
Telecommunication Tower Leichlingen | ? | Germany | Leichlingen | 136 m | |
Mount Ślęża transmitter | 1972 | Poland | Mount Ślęża | 136 m | Additionally guyed |
Transmission Tower Hardberg | 1951 | Germany | Hardberg | 135 m | |
Bremen-Farge Weser Powerline Crossing | ? | Germany | Bremen Bremen The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is... |
135 m | |
Trollhättan TV Tower | ? | Sweden | Trollhättan | 135 m | |
Soelvesborg transmitter Sölvesborg medium wave transmitter The Sölvesborg mediumwave transmitter is a radio station at Björkenabben on the peninsula Listerlandet, inaugurated 30 May 1985.The station most recently transmitted on 1179 kHz, used by Radio Sweden International , and is owned by Teracom.-Technical specifications:The station is situated outside... |
1985 | Sweden | Sölvesborg | 135 m | 2 grounded towers carrying a cage antenna for mediumwave broadcasting |
Transmission Tower Emley Moor | 1956 | United Kingdom | Emley Moor, Yorkshire | 135 m | |
Fernmeldeturm Wahnbek | 1974 | Germany | Wahnbek | 134 m | |
Higashiyama Sky Tower Higashiyama Sky Tower The Higashiyama Sky Tower is located in the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in the city of Nagoya, central Japan.It contains observation decks and a restaurant 100 meters above ground and is a landmark of the area.- External links :... |
1989 | Japan | Nagoya | 134 m | |
Telecommunication Tower Lohmar-Birk Telecommunication Tower Lohmar-Birk The Telecommunication Tower Lohmar-Birk is a 134 meter high telecommunication tower built of reinforced concrete located in Lohmar, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Telecommunication Tower Lohmar-Birk serves as transmission tower for mobile phone services, directional radio services and as... |
? | Germany | Lohmar | 134 m | |
Radio City Tower | 1969 | United Kingdom | Liverpool | 134 m | |
Mulleklenkes | 1984 | Germany | Aachen Aachen Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ... |
133 m | Radio-DVB-T DVB-T DVB-T is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting — Terrestrial; it is the DVB European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television that was first published in 1997 and first broadcast in the UK in 1998... Transmission Tower :de:Mulleklenkes |
Nozema Zendstation The Hague | 1965 | Netherlands | The Hague | 133 m | |
BKK Control Tower | 2006 | Thailand | Bangkok | 132.2m | Tallest Air-traffic control tower in the world |
Telefónica Chile Tower | 1996 | Chile | Santiago | 132 m | |
Aufi Tower Aufi Tower Aufi or Funkturm Aufhausen is the name of the police radio tower in Aufhausen, Germany .The Aufi is a 132 metre high radio tower in steel and concrete, with a diameter of 6 metres. It is one of the thinnest steel and concrete towers in the world. In the 1960s and 70s measurements of static were... |
1963 | Germany | Geislingen-Aufhausen | 132 m | |
TV-toren Ittervoort | ? | Netherlands | Ittervoort | 132 m | |
Telecommunication Tower Leipzig | ? | Germany | Leipzig | 132 m | |
Kyoto Tower Kyoto Tower is an observation tower located in Kyoto, Japan. The steel tower is the tallest structure in Kyoto with its observation deck at 100 meters and its spire at 131 meters . The 800-ton tower stands atop a 9-story building, which houses a 3-star hotel and several stores... |
1964 | Japan | Kyoto | 131 m | |
Portofino TV Tower Portofino transmitter Portofino transmitter is a facility for FM-/AM-/TV-broadcasting near Portofino in Italy.Portofino transmitter uses for the mediumwave transmitter, which works on 1575 kHz with 50 kW... |
? ? or is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet. Both glyphs of the majuscule and minuscule forms of this letter are based on the rotated form of a minuscule e; a similar letter with identical minuscule is used in the Pan-Nigerian Alphabet and some alphabets based on the African reference... |
Italy | Portofino Portofino Portofino is a small Italian fishing village, comune and tourist resort located in the province of Genoa on the Italian Riviera. The town is crowded round its small harbour, is closely associated with Paraggi Beach, which is a few minutes up the coast... |
130 m | Additionally guyed |
TV Tower Nordhelle | 1984 | Germany | Nordhelle | 130 m | |
Telecommunication tower Großerlach | 1985 | Germany | Großerlach | 130 m | |
Zendstation Loon op Zand | 1986 | Netherlands | Loon op Zand | 130 m | |
Shiraz Tower | 2011 | Iran | Shiraz | 130 m | |
Lezarsk TV Tower | ? | Poland | Lezarsk | 130 m | Additionally guyed |
KUL Control Tower | 1998 | Malaysia | Kuala-Lumpur | 130 m | second tallest air-traffic control tower in the world |
Armstrong Tower Armstrong Tower The Armstrong Tower, also known as Alpine Tower, is a 425 foot tall lattice tower built and used by Edwin Armstrong in 1938 at Alpine, New Jersey, United States, at 40°57'39.0" N and 73°55'21.0" W for his transmission experiments that led to modern FM radio. The original transmissions occurred at... |
1938 | United States | Alpine, New Jersey | 129.6 m | site of the first FM broadcasts |
Telecommunication Tower Hüfingen | 1976 | Germany | Hüfingen | 129 m | |
Telecommunication Tower Wuppertal-Westfalenweg | ? | Germany | Wuppertal | 128 m | |
Piatkowo transmitter Piatkowo transmitter The Piątkowo transmitter is a facility for directional radio and broadcasting of local FM and TV programmes at Piątkowo, a northern residential district of the Polish city of Poznań... , Tower 2 |
1993 | Poland | Poznan | 128 m | |
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Licheń Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lichen The Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń is a Roman Catholic church located in the village of Licheń Stary near Konin in the Greater Poland Voivodeship in Poland. It was designed by Barbara Bielecka and built between 1994 and 2004... |
2004 | Poland | Licheń | 128 m | |
Express Lift Tower Express Lift Tower The National Lift Tower is a lift testing tower built by the Express Lift Company off the Weedon Road in Northampton, England... |
1980-1982 | United Kingdom | Northampton, Northamptonshire | 127.45 m | |
Torre Entel Torre Entel Torre Entel is the name of a 127.4 meter high TV and telecommunications tower in Santiago, Chile. Torre Entel has an observation deck open for visitors. Construction began in 1970 during Eduardo Frei Montalva term as president and it was inaugurated in 1974. In 1976 it carried its first... |
1974 | Chile | Santiago | 127.4 m | |
VLF transmitter Grimeton | 1923 | Sweden | Grimeton | 127 m | |
Glasgow Tower | 2001 | United Kingdom | Glasgow | 127 m | |
Aliant Tower Aliant Tower The Bell Aliant Tower, formerly known as the Aliant Tower and older still, the NBTel Tower, is a 127 metre high tower of reinforced concrete located in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. It is used to provide directional radio services. It is the tallest radio tower in Atlantic Canada.-History:The... |
1971 | Canada | Moncton | 127 m | |
Sender Inselsberg Sender Inselsberg The Sender Inselsberg is a FM and television-transmission facility on the Big Inselsberg in Thuringia, Germany. It has two aerial towers, which were built in 1939 and 1974.... |
1974 | Germany | Inselsberg Mountain | + 126 m | Was 43.31 when constructed in 1939 |
Dreamworld Tower Dreamworld Tower The Dreamworld Tower, is a high tower located in the Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The Tower of Terror II and the Giant Drop both share the tower.-Tower design:... |
1997 | Australia | Dreamworld, Coomera | 126.5m | |
Transmitter Beromünster, backup transmission tower | 1937 | Switzerland | Beromünster | 126 m | Insulated against ground |
Transmitter Sottens, backup transmission tower | 1931 | Switzerland | Sottens | 125 m | Insulated against ground |
HBG Prangins HBG Prangins HBG is a low frequency time signal transmitter for the Swiss time reference system. It currently operates on 75 kHz with 20 kW and is located in Prangins, Switzerland... |
1931 | Switzerland | Prangins | 125 m | two towers |
Grobal Tower | 1995 | Japan | Beppu | 125 m | |
FMT 6 - Brackenheim | ? | Germany | Brackenheim | 125 m | |
Craigkelly TV Tower Craigkelly TV Tower The Craigkelly transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located at Craigkelly north of the Firth of Forth above the town of Burntisland in Fife, Scotland. It has a 125-metre tall free-standing lattice tower.... |
? | United Kingdom | Craigkelly, Burntisland, Fife | 125 m | |
Chiba Port Tower Chiba Port Tower Chiba Port Tower is a tower located in Chiba Port Park, Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 125.1 m tall and has four stories. It was built in 1986.-Location:... |
1986 | Japan | Chiba | 125 m | |
Atakule Tower Atakule Tower Atakule is a 125m high communications and observation tower located in the Çankaya district of central Ankara, Turkey and is the primary landmark of the city. As the district of Çankaya is itself on a hill, the tower can be spotted from almost anywhere in the city during clear days... |
1989 | Turkey | Ankara | 125 m | |
Riga Radio Station | ? | Latvia | Riga Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,... |
125 m | |
Gatlinburg Space Needle Gatlinburg Space Needle The Gatlinburg Space Needle is a tall observation tower in Gatlinburg, United States. The tower has an outdoor observation level that provides a 360 degree view of the Great Smoky Mountains and the city of Gatlinburg. Upon completion in 1970, it was the second tallest tower in the state of Tennessee... |
1970 | United States | Gatlinburg | 124 m | |
Transmitter Nuremberg-Kleinreuth Transmitter Nuremberg-Kleinreuth The Transmitter Nuremberg-Kleinreuth was a broadcasting facility for medium-wave. It was founded in 1927 in Nuremberg-Kleinreuth at the former Broadcast Street 24, now Sigmund Street 181, in order to supply the northern areas of Bavaria with broadcast programs in the medium-wave band.Between 1927... |
1935 | Germany | Nuremberg | 124 m | Timber construction, dismantled in 1935 |
Transmitter Geiersberg | ? | Germany | Geiersberg | 124 m | |
Tyholttårnet Tyholttårnet Tyholttårnet is a 124 metre high radio tower with an observation deck at Trondheim, Norway. Tyholttårnet was built in 1985. The tower features a revolving restaurant, 80 metres up, which makes one complete revolution per hour.-External links:... |
1985 | Norway | Trondheim | 124 m | |
Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture.... |
1220-1320 | United Kingdom | Salisbury | 123 m | |
Sender Brocken Sender Brocken The Brocken Transmitter is a facility for FM- and TV-transmitters on the Brocken, the highest mountain in northern Germany.The facility includes two transmission towers. The old tower was built between 1936 and 1937.... |
1937 and 1974 | Germany | Brocken Mountain | 123 m | 95 m on original tower |
Mont Pèlerin TV Tower Mont Pèlerin TV Tower The Mont Pèlerin TV Tower is the only TV tower of Switzerland equipped with an observation deck, which is accessible by an elevator. It is situated on the Mont Pèlerin in the area of Chardonne, north of Vevey... |
1974 | Switzerland | Mont Pèlerin | 122.6 m | |
Pääskyvuoren linkkitorni | 1964 | Finland | Turku | 122 m | |
Transmission Tower Lindenfels | ? | Germany | Lindenfels | 122 m | |
Zendstation Megen | 1980 | Netherlands | Megen | 121 m | |
Fernmeldeturm Duisburg | Germany | Duisburg | 121 m | ||
Spire of Dublin Spire of Dublin The Spire of Dublin, officially titled the Monument of Light is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument in height, located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street in Dublin, Ireland.-Details:... |
21 January 2003 | Republic of Ireland | Dublin | 120 m | World's tallest sculpture. |
Longwave transmitter Motala | 1927 | Sweden | Motala | 120 m | |
Mannesmann Tower Hannover | 1955 | Austria | Hannover | 120 m | |
Sucha Gora TV Tower Sucha Gora TV Tower Sucha Gora TV Tower is a 120 metre tall TV tower of reinforced concrete, situated on theSuch Gora mountain north of Czarnorzeki at Southeast Poland at... |
1962 | Poland | Czamorzeki | 120 m | |
Henninger Turm Henninger Turm The Henninger-Turm is a grain storage silo located in the Frankfurt district of Sachsenhausen. It was built by the Henninger Brewery and has a storage capacity of 16,000 tons of barley. The , 33-story high tower was designed by Karl Lieser and was built from 1959 to 1961... |
1961 | Germany | Frankfurt/Main | 120 m | Silo with observation tower |
Chennevières Transmitter | 1972 | Early Modern France | Chennevières-sur-Marne | 120 m | |
Directional Radio Tower Le Chasseral | 1983 | Switzerland | Le Chasseral | 120 m | |
Makarki Directional Radio Tower Makarki Directional Radio Tower Makarki Directional Radio Tower is a 120 metre tall tower used for directional radio and FM broadcasting by Polskie Radio - Regionalna , located at in Białystok.... |
? | Poland | Makarki | 120 m | lattice tower as basement |
Torre de la Industria | 1994 | Chile | Santiago | 120 m | |
High Point Place | 2006 | United States | Florida | 120 m | |
Transmission Tower Hesselberg | ? | Germany | Hesselberg | 119 m | |
Gibloux Radio Tower Gibloux Radio Tower Gibloux Radio Tower is built on the 1204 metre Gibloux mountain above Sorens, west of Fribourg, Switzerland. The concrete tower has a height of . The observation deck is at .- External links :*... |
? | Switzerland | Sorens Sorens Sorens is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.-History:Sorens is first mentioned around 974-75 as Sotringus. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Soring, however, that name is no longer used.-Geography:Sorens has an area, , of... |
118.7 m | |
Charwelton BT Tower Charwelton BT Tower Charwelton BT Tower is a telecommunication tower built of reinforced concrete at Charwelton near Byfield, Northamptonshire, England. It is tall and one of the few British towers built of reinforced concrete. It is a landmark for miles around.-See also:... |
? | United Kingdom | Charwelton | 118.3 m | |
Transmitter Kalundborg | 1927 | Denmark | Kalundborg | 118 m | |
Radio Tower Gliwice | 1935 | Poland | Gliwice | 118 m | Tallest existing timber-constructed transmission tower |
Tryvannstårnet Tryvannstårnet Tryvannstårnet is a 118 metre tall broadcasting tower of Oslo, located 529 metres above mean sea level at the hill Tryvannshøyden near the Tryvann lake.... |
1962 | Norway | Oslo | 118 m | |
Crossland Tower | 1994 | Japan | Oyabe, Toyama | 118 m | |
Kvitsøy Tower | 1981 - 1982 | Norway | Kvitsoy | 117.5 m | |
Oberhausen gasometer | 1929 | Germany | Oberhausen | 117 m | |
Bullenhausen Elbe Powerline Crossing | ? ? or is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet. Both glyphs of the majuscule and minuscule forms of this letter are based on the rotated form of a minuscule e; a similar letter with identical minuscule is used in the Pan-Nigerian Alphabet and some alphabets based on the African reference... |
Germany | Bullenhausen | 117 m | |
Silistra TV Tower | 1979 | Kingdom of Bulgaria | Silistra | 117 m | |
Lisebergstornet Lisebergstornet Lisebergstornet is a 116 meters tall observation tower at Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was built in 1990 and the observation deck has a height of 85 meters.-External links:... |
1990 | Sweden | Göteborg | 116.1 m | |
Transmitter Heilsberg Transmitter Heilsberg The transmitter Heilsberg was a large transmitter in the former East Prussia, approximately 3 kilometers northwest of Lidzbark Warmiński at the road from Heilsberg to Preussisch Eylau... |
1935 | Germany | Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland | 115 m | Timber construction, dismantled in 1940 |
Observation tower of la Cité de l'Énergie | ? | Canada | Shawinigan, Quebec | 115 m | |
Bernauer Birzel | ? | Germany | Bernau | 115 m | |
Jagodnik transmitter Jagodnik transmitter Jagodnik transmitter is an FM- and TV-broadcasting facility of TP Emitel near Jagonik, a part of Milejewo community, situated in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland at . Jagodnik transmitter antenna uses a 115 metre tall lattice tower... |
? ? or is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet. Both glyphs of the majuscule and minuscule forms of this letter are based on the rotated form of a minuscule e; a similar letter with identical minuscule is used in the Pan-Nigerian Alphabet and some alphabets based on the African reference... |
Poland | Jagodnik | 115 m | |
Pollonius | 1992 | Germany | Köln-Porz | 115 m | |
Helgoland Radio Tower Helgoland radio tower Helgoland radio tower is a 113 m high transmission tower on the island of Helgoland in Germany. It is owned by the Deutsche Telekom. It was constructed anew in 2000, replacing an older, lower mast that was subsequently demolished, and has some unusual characteristics. It uses a triangular base... |
2000 | Germany | Helgoland | 115 m | Additionally guyed |
Torre CCU | 2007 | Chile | Santiago | 115 m | |
Wilhelmshaven Nautical Office Antenna Tower | 1977 | Germany | Wilhelmshaven | 114.1 m | |
Torre Tavira II | 1994 | Spain | Cádiz | 114 m | |
Torrazzo of Cremona Torrazzo of Cremona The Torrazzo of Cremona is the bell tower of the Cathedral of Cremona. At 112.7 metres , it is the third tallest brickwork bell tower in the world, the first being the tower of St. Martin's Church in Landshut, Bavaria, the second being that of the Church of Our Lady in Bruges, Belgium... |
1309 | Italy | Cremona Cremona Cremona is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana . It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments... |
112.7 m | |
Domtoren Dom Tower of Utrecht The Dom Tower of Utrecht is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, at 112.5 metres in height, and the Gothic-style tower is the symbol of the city. The tower was part of the Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht, also known as Dom Church, and was built between 1321 and 1382, to a design by... |
1328 | Netherlands | Utrecht Utrecht (city) Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features... |
112.5 m | Free standing medieval church tower, see also List of tallest churches |
Torre Centenario | 2000 | Chile | Santiago | 112 m | |
Transmission Tower La Dole | 1958 | Switzerland | La Dole | 112 m | |
Swingate Transmitter Swingate Transmitter The Swingate transmitting station is a facility for FM-transmission at Swingate, UK . For many years there were three lattice towers with a height of 111 metres, which were built for Chain Home radar before World War II... |
? | United Kingdom | Swingate, Kent | 111 m | 3 towers |
AWA Tower AWA Tower The AWA Tower is an office and communications complex in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia built for Amalgamated Wireless Australasia Limited. The AWA Tower consists of a radio transmission tower atop a 15-story building... |
1938-39 | Australia | Sydney, NSW | 111 m | 46m antenna tower atop building |
Tiger Sky Tower | 2004 | Singapore | Sentosa Island | 110 m | Tallest free standing observation tower in Asia |
Bytkow TV Tower Bytkow TV Tower Bytkow TV Tower is a 110 metre tall RadioTV tower at Bytkow, an urban part of the Polish town Siemianowice Śląskie and Katowice. Bytkow TV Tower, situated at is from unique design: it consists of a concrete tower as basement, which looks like a thin high-rise building with square cross section... |
? | Poland | Siemianowice Śląskie Siemianowice Slaskie Siemianowice Śląskie aka Siemianowice ; is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions... |
110 m | |
Fleckendorf Radio Tower | 1955 | Austria | Ansfelden | 110 m | |
Agenskalns TV Tower | ? | Latvia | Riga Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,... |
110 m | |
Exelberg Telecommunication Tower Exelberg Telecommunication Tower Exelberg Telecommunication Tower is a 109 metre tall tower built of reinforced concrete on Exel mountain at Vienna, Austria. Exelberg Telecommunication Tower is used for directional radio services.-See also:* List of towers... |
Austria | Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... |
109 m | ||
Torre Branca Torre Branca Torre Branca is an iron panoramic tower located in Parco Sempione, the main city park of Milan, Italy. It is 108.6 m high, which makes it the fourth highest structure in Milan after Palazzo Lombardia , the Pirelli Tower and the Breda Tower... |
1933 | Italy | Milano | 108.6 m | |
Transmitter Witthoh | 1951 | Germany | Emmingen-Liptingen | 108 m | |
Kobe Port Tower Kobe Port Tower , a hyperboloid structure, is a 108 metre high lattice tower in the port city of Kobe, Japan. Kobe Port Tower has an observation deck at a height of 90.28 metres. The red steel Port Tower offers a spectacular sight of the bay area and the surrounding area.... |
1963 | Japan | Kobe Kobe , pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka... |
108 m | |
Radio Tower of School for Radiotechnology Nuremberg | ? | Germany | Nuremberg | 108 m | |
Vitosha Mountain TV Tower Vitosha Mountain TV Tower Vitosha Mountain TV Tower, better known as Kopitoto after the rock outcrop it stands on, is a 186 meter tall TV tower built of reinforced concrete on Vitosha Mountain near Sofia, Bulgaria. The footprint of the tower has the shape of a hexagon with three of the sides extended... |
1985 | Kingdom of Bulgaria | Vitosha Vitosha Vitosha is a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Vitosha is one of the tourists symbols of Sofia and the closest site for hiking, alpinism and skiing. Convenient bus lines and rope ways render the mountain easily accessible. Vitosha has the outlines of an enormous... Mountain |
108 m | |
Tour Hertzienne TDF de Romainville | 1984 | Early Modern France | Paris-Romainville | 108 m | also known as Tour Relais TDF |
Goryokaku Tower | 2006 | Japan | Hakodate | 107 m | |
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie, near Ohio's South Bass Island, in which Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led a fleet to victory in one of the most significant naval battles to occur in the War of 1812... |
1915 | United States | Put-in-Bay, Ohio Put-in-Bay, Ohio Put-in-Bay is a village located on South Bass Island in Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. Many believe that the name originates from some early maps of South Bass Island that showed the harbor being named Pudding Bay, probably because it was shaped like a pudding sack. The... |
107 m | World’s most massive Doric column; 4th tallest memorial in U.S. |
Jefferson Davis Monument Jefferson Davis State Historic Site -External links:***... |
1924 | United States | Fairview, Kentucky Fairview, Kentucky Fairview is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 156 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fairview is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.... |
107 m | Third tallest obelisk in the world |
Torre Jaume I Torre Jaume I Torre Jaume I is a 107 metre high steel truss tower in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, which was built in 1931 by Carlos Boigas. The tower is the second-tallest aerial lift pylon in the world, and is a part of the Port Vell Aerial Tramway from Torre Sant Sebastia to Montjuïc. Torre Jaume I also has... |
1931 | Spain | Barcelona | 107 m | connected with Torre Sant Sebastia Torre Sant Sebastia Torre Sant Sebastià is a 78 metre tall lattice tower in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the terminal of the Port Vell Aerial Tramway of Barcelona, which runs over Torre Jaume I to Montjuïc. Torre Sant Sebastia was opened in 1931.- External links :... by Port Vell Aerial Tramway Port Vell Aerial Tramway Port Vell Aerial Tramway is an aerial tramway in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, crossing Port Vell, Barcelona's old harbour and connecting Montjuïc with Barceloneta.- Description :... |
Freiburg-Lehen transmitter | 1933 | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Freiburg | 107 m | Timber construction, blown-up on April 21st, 1945 |
Transmitter Koblenz Transmitter Koblenz Transmitter Koblenz was a medium wave transmitter broadcasting in the Koblenz-Luetzel area. Until 1965, Transmitter Koblenz used a 107 metre tall wood tower, which was erected between 2 October 1934 and 15 November 1934... |
1934 | Germany | Koblenz | 107 m | Timber construction, dismantled in 1965 |
Transmitter Trier Transmitter Trier The Transmitter Trier went in service in 1932. It was situated at the Ruwerer Street 16, Trier, Germany and used from its inauguration on February 19, 1933 until the year 1935 as transmitting antenna a vertical cage aerial, which hung from a hemp rope, which was strung between two 60 metres high... |
1935 | Germany | Trier | 107 m | Timber construction, dismantled in 1948 |
Yokosuka Microwave Communications Site | ? | Japan | Yokosuka | 106.7 m | demolished |
Bremerhaven Radar Tower | 1965 | | Germany | Bremerhaven | 106.1 m | |
Yokohama Marine Tower Yokohama Marine Tower is a 106 metre high lattice tower with an observation deck at a height of 100 metres in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan.The light characteristic is marked by a flash every twenty seconds, whereby the light's colour is alternating red and green... |
1961 | Japan | Yokohama | 106 m | |
Borisova Gradina TV Tower Borisova Gradina TV Tower The Borisova Gradina TV Tower or the Old TV Tower is a 106-metre tall TV tower in the garden Borisova Gradina in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is known as the tower used for the first Bulgarian National Television broadcasts in 1959.- History :The tower was designed by architect Lyuben... |
1959 | Kingdom of Bulgaria | Sofia | 106 m | |
Zendstation Amsterdam | 2002 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 106 m | |
RTON Lublin-Raabego | ? | Poland | Lublin | 104 m | Radio-TV Transmission Tower |
Wannenberg Transmission Tower | ? | Germany | Wannenberg | 103 m | |
Tsutenkaku Tsutenkaku , lit. "Tower Reaching Heaven", owned by Tsūtenkaku Kanko Co., Ltd. is a well-known landmark of Osaka, Japan and advertises Hitachi. It is located in the Shinsekai district of Naniwa-ku, Osaka.... |
1956 | Japan | Osaka | 103 m | |
Scream Scream (Soltau) thumb|uprightThe Gyro-Drop Tower Scream is an amusement ride in the Heide Park, Soltau, Germany. With a height of to the pinnacle it is the tallest "gyro drop" free-fall ride in the world.... |
1992 | Germany | Soltau - Heidepark | 103 m | Gyro-Drop Tower |
Total Tower | ? | United States | Denver | 102.4 m | |
Kitzbühl Horn transmitter | ? | Austria | Kitzbühl | 102 m | |
Telecom Telecommunication Tower Heidelberg Telecom Telecommunication Tower Heidelberg Telecom Telecommunication Tower Heidelberg is a 102 meter tall telecommunication tower built of reinforced concrete in the late 1950s at on the mountain Königsstuhl near Heidelberg, Germany. Close to it, there is Fernsehturm Heidelberg and Telecommunication Tower of US-Forces Heidelberg... |
? | Germany | Heidelberg | 102 m | |
Zakopane-Gubałówka transmitter | ? | Poland | Zakopane | 102 m | |
Transmitter Heilsberg Transmitter Heilsberg The transmitter Heilsberg was a large transmitter in the former East Prussia, approximately 3 kilometers northwest of Lidzbark Warmiński at the road from Heilsberg to Preussisch Eylau... |
1930 | Germany | Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland | 102 m | Twin timber construction, dismantled in 1940 |
Torre del Mangia Torre del Mangia The Torre del Mangia is a tower in Siena, in the Tuscany region of Italy. Built in 1338-1348, it is located in the Piazza del Campo, Siena's premier square, adjacent to the Palazzo Pubblico . When built it was one of the tallest secular towers in mediaeval Italy... |
1348 | Italy | Sienna | 102 m | |
Telecommunication Tower of Munich postal district | 1956 | Germany | Munich | 101.6 m | |
Brotjacklriegl TV Tower | 1960 | Germany | Brotjacklriegel | 100.3 m | |
Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower | 1908 | United Kingdom | Birmingham, England | 100 m | |
Tour Perret | 1925 | Early Modern France | Grenoble | 100 m | |
Puckeridge DECCA tower | 194? | United Kingdom | Puckeridge | 100 m | Insulated against ground |
Golm transmitter Golm transmitter Golm transmitter was a mediumwave broadcasting facility on the area of a former military high school at Golm near Potsdam. It was inaugurated in 1948 as central transmitter for Brandenburg state.... |
1948 | Germany | Golm | 100 m | Timber construction, dismantled on 25 October 1979 |
Schöckl Transmitter Schöckl Transmitter Schöckl Transmitter is a facility for FM- and TV-transmission on the Schöckl Mountain in Steiermark, Austria. It uses as an antenna tower, a 100 metre high lattice tower, which was built in 1956.... |
1956 | Austria | Schöckl Mountain | 100 m | Additionally guyed |
Gaisberg Transmitter Gaisberg Transmitter Gaisberg Transmitter is a facility for FM and TV-transmission on the Gaisberg mountain near Salzburg, Austria. It was the first large transmitter in Austria finished after the war and started its work on 22 August 1956... |
1956 | Austria | Gaisberg Mountain | 100 m | |
Beppu Tower Beppu Tower is a 100-metre-tall lattice tower located in Beppu, Ōita, Japan. Initially built to help boost tourism in the area, today the tower is primarily used as TV transmission tower... |
1957 | Japan | Beppu | 100 m | |
Hakata Port Tower Hakata Port Tower Hakata Port Tower is a 103 metre high lattice tower with an observation deck in a height of 73.5 metres in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Hakata Port Tower was built in 1964.-External links:* http://kyushu.com/fukuoka/places_to_go/hak_port_tower/... |
1964 | Japan | Hukuoka | 100 m | |
Ještěd TV Tower | 1968 | Czech Republic | Jested | 100 m | |
Hokkaido Centennial Monument | 1970 | Japan | Sapporo | 100 m | |
Rainbow Tower Rainbow Tower The Rainbow Tower is a 50.3 meter tower located at the Rainbow Plaza Canadian border station of the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Construction on the tower was completed in 1947.-The Rainbow Carillon:... |
1973 | Japan | Niigata | 100 m | |
Bazita Peak TV Tower Bazita Peak TV Tower Bazita Peak TV Tower is a broadcasting tower in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary. The TV tower has a antenna atop the main structure and an observation level up the structure. The Alps can be clearly seen from the observation deck... |
1975 | Hungary | Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg In 2001 Zalaegerszeg had 61,654 inhabitants . The distribution of religions were, 71.1% Roman Catholic, 3.8% Calvinist, 1.6% Lutheran, 11.6% Atheist .-Notable people:* Lajos Botfy , mayor... |
100 m | |
Holstein Tower Holstein Tower Holstein Tower is a 100-metre-high gyro tower in Hansa Park, an amusement park in Sierksdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Holstein Tower was built in 1988, opposite many other similar structures additionally guyed at the machine unit.-See also:* List of towers... |
1988 | Germany | Sierksdorf | 100 m | additionally guyed Gyro-Tower |
Faro de Moncloa Faro de Moncloa The Faro de Moncloa is a 100-metre-high transmission tower with an observation deck at the Plaza De Moncloa, Madrid, Spain. It was projected by architect Salvador Pérez Arroyo and built in 1992. The tower has been closed to the public since 2005.... |
1992 | Spain | Madrid | 100 m | |
Transmitter Truc de Fortunio | ? | Early Modern France | Truc de Fortunio | 100 m | |
Osmolin Radio Tower Osmolin Radio Tower Osmolin Radio Tower is a 100 metre tall radio tower built of lattice steel at Osmolin, Poland at . Osmolin Radio Tower is used for directional radio services.... |
? | Poland | Osmolin | 100 m | |
El Bosque 500 | 2001 | Chile | Santiago | 100 m | |
Taming Sari Tower | 2008 | Malaysia | Melaka | 110 m | First revolving tower in Malaysia |
Liepāja Radio and TV Transmitter | ? | Latvia | Liepāja Liepaja Liepāja ; ), is a republican city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea directly at 21°E. It is the largest city in the Kurzeme Region of Latvia, the third largest city in Latvia after Riga and Daugavpils and an important ice-free port... |
100 m | |
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CN Tower
The CN Tower is a communications and observation tower in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Standing tall, it was completed in 1976, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure and world's tallest tower at the time. It held both records for 34 years until the completion of the Burj...
rect 480 110 598 689 Ostankino Tower
Ostankino Tower
Ostankino Tower is a free-standing television and radio tower in Moscow, Russia. Standing tall, Ostankino was designed by Nikolai Nikitin. It is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers, currently the tallest in Europe and 4th tallest in the world. The tower was the first free-standing...
rect 635 181 822 687 Oriental Pearl Tower
Oriental Pearl Tower
The Oriental Pearl Tower is a TV tower in Shanghai, China. The Oriental Pearl Tower is located at the tip of Lujiazui in the Pudong district, by the side of Huangpu River, opposite of The Bund....
rect 860 205 973 692 Milad Tower
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Partially guyed towers
The following towers consist of a free standing basement towers with a guyed structure on the top. The basement can be made of reinforced concrete or of lattice steel. All of the below are over 100 metres.Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle height | Remarks |
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Gerbrandy Tower Gerbrandy Tower The Gerbrandy Tower is a tower which was built in 1961 in the Netherlands.-Description:It is situated in IJsselstein. The Gerbrandy Tower is used for directional radio services and for FM- and TV-broadcasting. The Gerbrandy Tower consists of a concrete tower with a height of 100 meters on which a... |
1961 | IJsselstein IJsselstein IJsselstein is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. IJsselstein received city rights in 1331. IJsselstein owes its name to the river Hollandse IJssel which flows through the city.... |
366.8 m | ||
Vännäs TV Tower Vännäs TV Tower Vännäs TV Tower is a 323 metres tall structure used for FM- and TV-broadcasting near Vännäs in Sweden.It is like Gerbrandytoren a partially guyed tower with a concrete tower as basement and a mast guyed to the ground on the top... |
1988 | Vännäs Vännäs Vännäs, from Wendenäs, ‘where the river changes it path’ is a locality that have existed since 1539. Vännäs is the seat of Vännäs Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden and had roughly 4,100 inhabitants in 2005.... |
323 m | ||
Høiåsmasten Høiåsmasten Høiåsmasten is a TV tower used for FM- and TV-transmission near Halden, Norway. Høiåsmasten, built in 1980, is one of the tallest partially guyed towers in the world and with a height of the second tallest tower of Norway. It consists, like the Gerbrandy Tower, of a concrete tower as basement on... |
1980 | Halden | 320 m | ||
Zendstation Smilde Zendstation Smilde Zendstation Smilde is a tall, guyed structure similar to the Gerbrandy Tower, built in Hoogersmilde, the Netherlands in 1959 for directional radio services and TV and FM-transmissions. It consists of an 80 metre high reinforced concrete tower and had until a fire accident on July 15, 2011, a guyed... |
1959 | Smilde | 303.5 m | Steel upper structure (above 80 meter) destroyed in fire 15 July 2011 | |
Cutler Naval Station | 1960 | Cutler, Maine | ? m | ||
Lyngdal transmitter | 1954 | Lyngdal | ? m | http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Lot/2941/towers/lyngdal1.jpg&date=2009-10-25+11:09:16 | |
Geitfjellet transmitter | 1962 | Grong | ? m | http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Lot/2941/towers/grong1.jpg&date=2009-10-25+11:09:12 | |
Greipstad transmitter | 1958 | Greipstad | ? m | http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Lot/2941/towers/greipstad.jpg&date=2009-10-25+11:09:07 | |
Steinfjellet transmitter | ? | Bremanger | ? m | ||
Lakssvelafjellet transmitter | ? | Bjerkreim | ? m | ||
Brunnby transmitter | ? | Uppsala Uppsala - Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med... |
225 m | ||
TV Tower Brest - Roc Trédudon | 1974 | Roc Trédudon | 220 m | lattice tower as basement | |
Telecommunication Tower Arhus | 1956 | Arhus | 216.1 m | ||
Nordhue transmitter | ? | Elverum Elverum is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum... , Hedmark Hedmark is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The... |
195 m | lattice tower as basement | |
Kékestető TV Tower Kékestető TV Tower Kékestető TV Tower is a 178 metres tall TV tower built of reinforced concrete on 1014 metres high Kékestető mountain. Kékestető TV Tower is a partially guyed tower as its antenna mast is guyed to the ground... |
? | Kékestető | 178 m | ||
Gelukskroon transmitter Gelukskroon transmitter Gelukskroon transmitter is a large FM-/TV-transmission facility near Pretoria, South Africa It consists of several towers among them a partially guyed lattice tower standing on the roof of a building, which is the tallest tower of the facility, and a telecommunication tower built of concrete.-... , main tower |
? | Pretoria | ? | http://radio.ffgsk.de/pretoria_gelukskroon.php | |
Brudaremossen masts | 1980 | Gothenburg | 172 m | ||
Sendeturm Dobratsch Sendeturm Dobratsch The Sendeturm Dobratsch is a 165m/541ft high radio tower on the Dobratsch mountain in Carinthia, Austria, built in 1971... |
1971 | Dobratsch Mountain | 165 m | ||
Shchyolkovo Radio Mast | ? | Shchyolkovo | 150 m | Mast radiator on small lattice towerhttp://foto.mail.ru/mail/leon77-77/rc5/,http://www.radioscanner.ru/forum/index.php?action=vthread&forum=5&topic=27867 | |
Waldenburg TV Tower | ? | Waldenburg | 145 m | antenna mast will be dismantled in 2008 | |
Mont Agel Broadcasting Mast | 1946 | Fontbonne | 145 m | originally mast radiator with lattice tower as basement, today used for FM-/TV-broadcasting http://mcstory.free.fr/img/ant/fontbonne_54.jpg | |
Sendeturm Jauerling Sendeturm Jauerling The Sendeturm Jauerling is a tower for directional radio services, FM and TV broadcasting on the Jauerling mountain in Austria. Sendeturm Jauerling was built in 1958... |
1958 | Jauerling | 141 m | lattice tower as basement | |
Hoherodskopf Hoherodskopf Hoherodskopf is a mountain of Hesse, Germany.... old telecommunication tower |
? | Hoherodskopf | ? | lattice tower as basement, replaced by Hoherodskopf telecommunication tower, http://www.usarmygermany.com/Units/Signal/Taufstein%20prob%201960s%20or%201970s.jpg | |
Pietricica transmitter | ? ? or is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet. Both glyphs of the majuscule and minuscule forms of this letter are based on the rotated form of a minuscule e; a similar letter with identical minuscule is used in the Pan-Nigerian Alphabet and some alphabets based on the African reference... |
Piatra Neamţ | ? | http://www.predavatel.com/ro/7/pin.htm#pietricica | |
Wachberg transmitter | ? | Weitra | 130 m | ||
Mt. Corhanwarrabul, Channel 7 Tower | 1956 | Mount Dandenong, Victoria Mount Dandenong, Victoria Mount Dandenong is both a mountain and small township/suburb of Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges... |
131 m | Lattice tower as basement | |
Torfhaus Telekom Transmitter | ? | Torfhaus Torfhaus Torfhaus is a village in the borough of the mining town of Altenau in the Harz mountains of Germany and lies at a height of about .This small settlement consists mainly of restaurants, youth hostels, ski huts and large car parks. It is the highest settlement in Lower Saxony... |
130 m | was transformed in a pure guyed mast | |
Tokaj TV Tower | 1960 | Tokaj | 130 m | ||
Ylojärvi TV Tower | ? | Ylojärvi | 124 m | ||
Transmitter Geiersberg | ? | Geiersberg | 124 m | lattice tower as basement | |
Criuleni TV Tower | ? ? or is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet. Both glyphs of the majuscule and minuscule forms of this letter are based on the rotated form of a minuscule e; a similar letter with identical minuscule is used in the Pan-Nigerian Alphabet and some alphabets based on the African reference... |
Moldova Moldova Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part... |
Criuleni | 123 m | http://www.frocus.net/images/antennas/Dubasari/mast_sheriff.jpg |
Tighina TV Tower | ? ? or is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet. Both glyphs of the majuscule and minuscule forms of this letter are based on the rotated form of a minuscule e; a similar letter with identical minuscule is used in the Pan-Nigerian Alphabet and some alphabets based on the African reference... |
Moldova Moldova Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part... |
Tighina | ? m | http://frocus.net/images/antennas/Bender/mast_4.jpg |
Transmission Tower Lindenfels | ? | Lindenfels | 122 m | lattice tower as basement | |
Transmitter Boppard | ? | Boppard-Fleckertshöhe | 121 m | lattice tower as basement | |
Makarki Directional Radio Tower Makarki Directional Radio Tower Makarki Directional Radio Tower is a 120 metre tall tower used for directional radio and FM broadcasting by Polskie Radio - Regionalna , located at in Białystok.... |
? | Makarki | 120 m | lattice tower as basement | |
Uzd TV Tower | ? | Uzd | 120 m | http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/5083081.jpg | |
Transmission Tower Hesselberg | ? | Hesselberg | 119 m | lattice tower as basement | |
Hegyhátsál TV Tower Hegyhátsál TV Tower Hegyhátsál TV Tower is a 117 metres tall transmission tower near Hegyhátsál at Hungary at 46°57'21N and 16°39'08E. Hegyhátsál TV tower is a tower is one... |
? | Hegyhátsál | 117 m |