The following fall under the definition of a tower which is a tall man-made structure, always taller than it is wide, and usually much higher. 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 (no guy wires). Thus apartment buildings (skyscrapers) and radio/tv masts do not qualify. Chimneys, electricity pylons, and most statues allow human access for maintenance, but not as part of their normal operation, and are therefore not considered to be towers.
| Tower |
Year |
Country |
Town |
Pinnacle height |
Remarks |
| Jeddah TV Tower |
2006 |
Saudi Arabia |
Jeddah |
250 m |
|
| Longwave transmitter Junglinster |
1932 |
Luxembourg |
Junglinster |
250 m |
3 towers, insulated against ground, height since 1980 216 m |
| Seto Digital Tower |
2003 |
Japan |
Seto, Aichi |
245 m |
| Shaanxi Provincial TV Tower |
1987 |
People's Republic of 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 |
1936 |
United States |
Annapolis |
243.8 m |
destroyed |
| Central tower (Königs Wusterhausen) |
1925 |
Germany |
Königs Wusterhausen |
243 m |
collapsed on November 15, 1972 |
| Kharkiv TV Tower |
? |
Ukraine |
Kharkiv |
242.5 m |
|
| Yakutsk TV Tower |
1982 |
Russia |
Yakutsk |
241 m |
|
| Seoul Tower |
1975 |
South Korea |
Seoul |
239.7 m |
tower tops out at 479.7 m (1,574 ft) above sea level (it sits atop Namsan, a mountain). |
| Menara TVRI |
1994 |
Indonesia |
Jakarta |
239 m |
| Foshan TV Tower |
? |
People's Republic of China |
Foshan |
238 m |
| Endem TV Tower |
2002 |
Turkey |
Istanbul |
236 m |
| Bremen-Walle Telecommunication Tower |
1986 |
Germany |
Bremen-Walle |
235.7 m |
| Pitampura TV Tower |
1988 |
India |
Delhi |
235 m |
| Rheinturm Düsseldorf |
1981 |
Germany |
Düsseldorf |
234.2 m |
| Fukuoka Tower |
1989 |
Japan |
Fukuoka |
234 m |
| Sentech Tower |
1962 |
South Africa |
Johannesburg |
234 m |
| Hughes Memorial Tower |
1989 |
United States |
Washington, DC |
232 m |
| Transmitter Wavre |
? |
Belgium |
Wavre |
232 m |
| Qingdao TV Tower |
1994 |
People's Republic of China |
Quingdao |
232 m |
| WOR TV Tower |
1949 |
United States |
North Bergen, New Jersey |
231.65 m |
dismantled |
| Torre España |
1982 |
Spain |
Madrid |
231 m |
| Torre Mayor[1] |
2003 |
Mexico |
Mexico City |
230.5 m |
| Fernmeldeturm Kiel |
1972 |
Germany |
Kiel |
230 m |
| Friedrich-Clemens-Gerke Tower |
1991 |
Germany |
Cuxhaven |
230 m |
| Ryan Tower |
1968 |
Canada |
Chelsea, Quebec |
228.9 m |
| Tower of the Americas |
1968 |
United States |
San Antonio, Texas |
228.6 m |
| Torre Espacial |
1980 |
Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
228 m |
| City Gate[1] |
1996 |
Israel |
Tel Aviv |
225 m |
| Yakutsk TV Tower |
1982 |
Russia |
Yakutsk |
225.7 m |
| Birobidzhan TV Tower |
1972 |
Russia |
Birobidzhan |
225 m |
|
| Brasilia TV Tower |
1965 |
Brazil |
Brasilia |
224 m |
| Buková hora TV Tower |
1975 |
Czech Republic |
Bukova hora, Verneřice |
223 m |
| Fernmeldeturm Münster 42 |
1986 |
Germany |
Münster |
222.5 m |
| Crystal Palace Transmitter |
1950 |
United Kingdom |
London, Surrey |
222 m |
| TV Tower Brest - Roc Trédudon |
1974 |
France |
Roc Trédudon |
220 m |
partially guyed |
| Yekaterinburg TV Tower |
1989 |
Russia |
Yekaterinburg |
220 m |
incomplete, projects 360~420 m |
| Florianturm |
1959 |
Germany |
Dortmund |
219.6 m |
| Jilin Broadcast&Television Tower |
1996 |
People's Republic of China |
Jilin |
218 m |
| Guangzhou TV Tower |
1991 |
People's Republic of China |
Guangzhou |
217 m |
| Fernsehturm Stuttgart |
1956 |
Germany |
Stuttgart-Degerloch |
216.8 m |
World's first concrete TV tower |
| Telecommunication Tower Arhus |
1956 |
Denmark |
Arhus |
216.1 m |
Partially guyed |
| Blosenbergturm |
1937 |
Switzerland |
Beromünster |
216 m |
Insulated against ground |
| Prague - Žižkov Television Tower |
1992 |
Czech Republic |
Prague |
216 m |
| PEMEX Tower[1] |
1984 |
Mexico |
Mexico City |
214 m |
| Torre TV Bandeirantes |
1997 |
Brazil |
São Paulo |
212 m |
| Fernmeldeturm Berlin |
1964 |
Germany |
Berlin |
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 |
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 |
| Fernmeldeturm Mannheim |
1975 |
Germany |
Mannheim |
204.8 m |
| Vyborg TV Tower |
1966 |
Russia |
Vyborg |
204.6 m |
|
| Edineţ TV Tower |
? |
Moldova |
Edineţ |
204 m |
|
| Rousse TV Tower |
1987 |
Bulgaria |
Rousse |
204 m |
| Daugavpils Radio and TV Tower |
? |
Latvia |
Daugavpils |
204 m |
| Valmiera Radio and TV Tower |
1954 |
Latvia |
Valmiera |
204 m |
| Cesvaine Radio and TV Tower |
? |
Latvia |
Cesvaine |
204 m |
| Rēzekne Radio and TV Tower |
? |
Latvia |
Rēzekne |
204 m |
| TV tower Helpterberge |
1981 |
Germany |
Helpterberge |
203.2 m |
| Dundaga Radio and TV Tower |
? |
Latvia |
Dundaga |
203 m |
| TV Tower Avala |
1965 |
Serbia |
Belgrade-Avala |
202.87 m |
destroyed on April 29, 1999; reconstruction began in late 2006 |
| Woobang Tower |
1992 |
South Korea |
Daegu |
202 m |
| TRK Orion Tower |
2001 |
Russia |
Samara |
201 m |
|
| Stadtwerketurm |
1967 |
Germany |
Duisburg, Northrhine-Westphalia |
200m |
|
| Solar Tower Manzanares |
1989 |
Spain |
Manzanares |
200 m |
destroyed |
| Kamzik TV Tower |
1975 |
Slovakia |
Bratislava |
200 m |
| Guangdong TV Tower |
1965 |
People's Republic of 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 |
| Tower |
Year |
Country |
Town |
Pinnacle height |
Remarks |
| 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 |
1996 |
Switzerland |
Bolligen |
196 m |
| Sky Tower Nishitōkyō |
1988 |
Japan |
Nishitōkyō, Tokyo |
195 m |
| Transmission Tower Blessberg |
? |
Germany |
Blessberg |
195 m |
| Telstra Tower |
1980 |
Australia |
Canberra |
195 m |
| Transmission Tower Mulhouse-Belvédère |
1997 |
France |
Mulhouse-Belvédère |
194 m |
| Fernmeldeturm Frauenkopf |
1972 |
Germany |
Stuttgart-Frauenkopf |
192.4 m |
| Dalian Radio and TV Tower |
? |
People's Republic of China |
Dalian |
190.5 m |
| LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach |
? |
United States |
Carolina Beach |
190.5 m |
Insulated against ground, collapsed in 1963 |
| 380kV Thames Crossing |
1965 |
United Kingdom |
West Thurrock |
190 m |
|
| Transmission Tower Mühlacker |
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 |
1967 |
Canada |
Calgary |
190 m |
| Cambridge Bay LORAN Tower |
1948 |
Canada |
Cambridge Bay |
189 m |
| BT Tower |
1964 |
United Kingdom |
London |
188 m |
| Transmitter Sottens |
1989 |
Switzerland |
Sottens |
188 m |
| Cairo Tower |
1961 |
Egypt |
Cairo |
187 m |
| Uetliberg TV Tower |
1990 |
Switzerland |
Zurich-Uetliberg |
186.7 m |
| Euromast |
1962 |
Netherlands |
Rotterdam |
186 m |
| Santa Palomba transmitter, Main tower |
1929 |
Italy |
Santa Palomba |
186 m |
Free-standing lattice tower equipped with cage antenna for mediumwave broadcasting |
| Kuwait Towers |
1976 |
Kuwait |
Kuwait City |
185 + 145.8 m Three tower |
| TV tower Decquede |
1959 |
Germany |
Decquede |
184.5 m |
| Space Needle |
1962 |
United States |
Seattle |
184 m |
| i360 |
2008 |
United Kingdom |
Brighton |
183m |
Construction to begin 2007 |
| Criggion VLF transmitter |
1941 |
United Kingdom |
Criggion, Powys |
182.9 m |
3 towers, demolished |
| Latin American Tower |
1956 |
Mexico |
Mexico City |
182 m |
| Titanium La Portada |
2008 |
Chile |
Santiago |
181 m |
|
| Nagoya TV Tower |
1954 |
Japan |
Nagoya |
180 m |
| Telecommunication Tower Bungsberg |
1977 |
Germany |
Bungsberg |
179 m |
| Löffelstelz Transmitter |
2000 |
Germany |
Bad Mergentheim |
179 m |
| Transmission tower of Moscow Radio Centre 13 |
? |
Russia |
Balashikha |
176 m |
Stade Olympique 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 |
1929 |
United States |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
175 m |
|
| Odinstårnet |
1935 |
Denmark |
Odense |
175 m |
destroyed on December 14, 1944 |
| Zendstation Markelo |
? |
Netherlands |
Markelo |
174.4 m |
| New Brighton Tower |
1900 |
United Kingdom |
New Brighton |
172.8 m |
destroyed |
| Reisenbach Telecommunication Tower |
1972 |
Germany |
Mudau |
173 m |
|
| San Jacinto Monument[2] |
1939 |
United States |
San Jacinto |
171 m |
| Reunion Tower |
1978 |
United States |
Dallas |
170.7 m |
| Costanera Center Torre 1 |
2010 |
Chile |
Santiago |
170 m |
| Costanera Center Torre 2 |
2010 |
Chile |
Santiago |
170 m |
| Riyadh TV Tower |
1981 |
Saudi Arabia |
Riyad |
170 m |
| Spinnaker Tower |
2005 |
United Kingdom |
Portsmouth |
170 m |
| Washington Monument |
1884 |
United States |
Washington, DC |
169 m / 555 ft 5 in |
Observation level at 152 m |
| Zagreb TV Tower |
1973 |
Croatia |
Zagreb |
169 m |
| Azrieli Center Triangular Tower[1] |
1996 |
Israel |
Tel Aviv |
169 m |
| Fernmeldeturm Bödefeld |
? |
Germany |
Schmallenberg-Bödefeld |
168.7 m |
| Näsinneula Observation Tower |
1971 |
Finland |
Tampere |
168 m |
Located at Särkänniemi amusement park |
| Transmitter Eifel-Bärbelkreuz |
1985 |
Germany |
Hellenthal-Bärbelkreuz |
167 m |
| Camlica TV Tower |
1972 |
Turkey |
Istanbul |
166 m |
| Menara Alor Star |
1998 |
Malaysia |
Alor Star |
165.5 m |
| ENK Complex |
2008 |
|
Pristina |
165 m |
(under construction) [1] |
| Transmitter Berlin-Tegel |
1933 |
Germany |
Berlin |
165 m |
Timber construction, demolished on 16 December 1948 |
| Hünenburg Telecommunication Tower |
? |
Germany |
Bielefeld-Hühnenburg |
165 m |
also known as Fernmeldeturm Teutoburger Wald |
| Sendeturm Dobratsch |
1971 |
Austria |
Dobratsch Mountain |
165 m |
partially guyed |
| Heubach Telecommunication Tower |
? |
Germany |
Heubach |
164.8 m |
| Las Vegas Eiffel Tower |
1999 |
United States |
Las Vegas |
164.6 m |
Replica of Eiffel Tower |
| Sendeturm Ismaning |
1932 |
Germany |
Ismaning |
163 m |
Timber construction, demolished on 16 March 1983 |
| Ochsenkopf TV Tower |
1958 |
Germany |
Ochsenkopf 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 |
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 |
| Fernmeldeturm Leer-Nüttermoor |
? |
Germany |
Leer-Nüttermoor |
160 m |
| Osaka Tower |
1966 |
Japan |
Osaka |
160 m |
| Shukhov Tower |
1922 |
Russia |
Moscow |
160 m |
Hyperboloid structure. Currently under threat of demolition. |
| Skylon Tower |
1965 |
Canada |
Niagara Falls |
160 m |
| Blackpool Tower |
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 |
| Torre Picasso[1] |
1982 |
Spain |
Madrid |
157 m |
the tower is similar to World Trade center in New York |
| Cologne Cathedral |
1248-1880 |
Germany |
Cologne |
157 m |
Two towers |
| TV Tower Tournai-Froidmont |
? |
Belgium |
Tournai-Froidmont |
157 m |
| Święty Krzyż TV Tower |
1966 |
Poland |
Lysa Góra |
157 m |
| Snejanka tower |
1978 |
Bulgaria |
Pamporovo - Mount Snejanka |
156 m |
also known as Pamporovo TV Tower |
| Zendstation Roosendaal |
1986 |
Netherlands |
Roosendaal |
156 m |
| Mesquite Tower |
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 |
1996 |
Japan |
Shimonoseki |
153 m |
| Telecommunication Tower Willebadessen |
1993 |
Germany |
Willebadessen |
152.5 m |
also known as Fernsehsender Eggegebirge |
| Monumento Nacional de Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caidos[2] |
1940 |
Spain |
El Escorial, Madrid |
152.4 m |
Tallest memorial cross in the world |
| Croydon Transmitter |
1962 |
United Kingdom |
London, Surrey |
152 m |
| BT Tower |
1967 |
United Kingdom |
Birmingham |
152 m |
| RKS Mělník-Chloumek |
? |
Czech Republic |
Mělník |
152 m |
| RKS Dobrochov |
? |
Czech Republic |
Dobrochov |
152 m |
| Rouen Cathedral |
1145-1876 |
France |
Rouen |
151 m |
| Funkturm Berlin |
1926 |
Germany |
Berlin |
150 m |
Only observation tower standing on insulators |
| Fernsehsender Ebbegebirge |
1983 |
Germany |
Herscheid |
150 m |
Also known as Fernmeldeturm Waldberg |
| Longwave transmitter Lahti |
1927 |
Finland |
Lahti |
150 m |
| RKS Liblice 1 |
1929-1931 |
Czech Republic |
Liblice |
150 m |
| Sendeturm Wiederau |
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 |
| Juche Tower |
1982 |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
Pyongyang |
150 m |
| One Wall Centre |
2001 |
Canada |
Vancouver |
150 m |
| Friedrichsberg Television Tower |
2008 |
Germany |
Waldenburg |
150 m |
| Zendstation Maastricht |
? |
Netherlands |
Maastricht |
149.5 m |
| KPN Tower Haarlem |
1968 |
Netherlands |
Haarlem |
149 m |
| KEMA Toren |
1969 |
Netherlands |
Arnhem |
149 m |
also known as Tennet Tower or Tennet Toren |
| 132kV Thames Crossing |
1932 |
United Kingdom |
West Thurrock |
148.4 m |
demolished in 1987 |
| Nordschwarzwaldturm |
1974 |
Germany |
Schömberg-Langenbrand |
148 m |
| St. Nikolai, Hamburg |
1846-1877 |
Germany |
Hamburg |
147.3 m |
church ruin |
| Sapporo TV Tower |
1957 |
Japan |
Saporro |
147.2 m |
| Pasilan linkkitorni |
1983 |
Finland |
Helsinki |
146 m |
| Fallturm Bremen |
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 |
1934 |
Germany |
Velbert-Langenberg |
145 m |
Timber construction, destroyed on 10 October 1935 |
| Sendeturm Hamburg-Billstedt |
1934 |
Germany |
Hamburg |
145 m |
Timber construction, dismantled in September 1949 |
| Waldenburg TV Tower |
? |
Germany |
Waldenburg |
145 m |
partially guyed |
| Funkübertragungsstelle Bergen 1 |
? |
Germany |
Soltau-Bergen |
145 m |
|
| Vasco da Gama Tower |
1998 |
Portugal |
Lisboa |
145 m |
| Strasbourg Cathedral |
1176–1439 |
France |
Strasbourg |
144 m |
| Nozema Tower Wormer |
1968 |
Netherlands |
Wormer |
144 m |
| Zigong TV Tower |
1988 |
People's Republic of China |
Zigong |
143.6 m |
| Westpoint tower[1] |
2004 |
Netherlands |
Tilburg |
143.1 m |
49 story apartment tower |
| Selion |
1994 |
Japan |
Akita |
143 m |
| Zendstation Ugchelen |
1959 |
Netherlands |
Ugchelen |
142 m |
| TV Tower Aalen |
? |
Germany |
Aalen |
142 m |
| Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower |
1978 |
Germany |
Porta Westfalica-Jakobsberg |
142 m |
| VW-Tower |
1958 |
Germany |
Hannover |
141 m |
| Hoherodskopf telecommunication tower |
? |
Germany |
Schotten-Hoherodskopf |
141 m |
| Sendeturm Jauerling |
1958 |
Austria |
Jauerling |
141 m |
partially guyed |
| Transmitter Żórawina |
1932 |
Germany |
Żórawina, Poland |
140 m |
Timber construction, dismantled in 1990 |
| Monte Mario Tower |
? |
Italy |
Rome |
140 m |
| Nozema Zendstation Mierlo |
1957 |
Netherlands |
Mierlo |
139.5 m |
| Frémont Point Transmitter |
? |
United Kingdom |
Fremont Point, Jersey |
139 m |
|
| Bredstedt Telecommunication Transmitter |
? |
Germany |
Bredstedt |
139 m |
|
| Twin Arch 138 |
1995 |
Japan |
Ishinomiya |
138 m |
|
| Colonia-Hochhaus[1] |
1973 |
Germany |
Colonia |
137.5 m |
| Fernmeldeturm Ansbach |
? |
Germany |
Ansbach |
137.5 m |
| Fernmeldeturm Hamburg-Bergedorf |
? |
Germany |
Hamburg-Bergedorf |
137.5 m |
| Hohenstadt Transmission Tower |
? |
Germany |
Hohenstadt |
137 m |
| Monas |
1975 |
Indonesia |
Jakarta |
137 m |
| Fernsehturm Schwerin-Zippendorf |
1964 |
Germany |
Schwerin-Zippendorf |
136.5 m |
| St. Chrischona, old tower |
1962 |
Switzerland |
St. Chrischona |
136 m |
|
| Montjuic Communications Tower |
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 |
135 m |
|
| Trollhättan TV Tower |
? |
Sweden |
Trollhättan |
135 m |
| Soelvesborg transmitter |
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 |
dismantled |
| Fernmeldeturm Wahnbeck |
1974 |
Germany |
Wahnbeck |
134 m |
| Higashiyama Sky Tower |
1989 |
Japan |
Nagoya |
134 m |
| Telecommunication Tower Lohmar-Birk |
? |
Germany |
Lohmar |
134 m |
| St. John's Beacon |
1965 |
United Kingdom |
Liverpool |
133 m |
| 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 |
1963 |
Germany |
Geislingen-Aufhausen |
132 m |
| TV-toren Ittervoort |
? |
Netherlands |
Ittervoort |
132 m |
| Telecommunication Tower Leipzig |
? |
Germany |
Leipzig |
132 m |
| Kyoto Tower |
1964 |
Japan |
Kyoto |
131 m |
| Wachberg transmitter |
? |
Austria |
Weitra |
130 m |
Partially guyed tower |
| 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 |
| Lezarsk TV Tower |
? |
Poland |
Lezarsk |
130 m |
Additionally guyed |
| KPN Tower[1] |
2000 |
Netherlands |
Rotterdam |
130 m |
| KUL Control Tower |
? |
Malaysia |
Kuala-Lumpur |
130 m |
second tallest air-traffic control tower in the world |
| Schapfen-Mill-Tower[3] |
2005 |
Germany |
Ulm-Jungingen |
130 m |
tallest silo in the world |
| Armstrong Tower |
1938 |
United States |
Alpine, New Jersey |
129.6 m |
site of the first FM broadcasts |
| Telecommunication Tower Hüfingen |
1976 |
Germany |
Hüfingen |
129 m |
|
| Wells Fargo Center |
1998 |
United States |
Salt Lake City |
129 m |
|
| Telecommunication Tower Wuppertal-Westfalenweg |
? |
Germany |
Wuppertal |
128 m |
|
| Piatkowo transmitter, Tower 2 |
1993 |
Poland |
Poznan |
128 m |
| Sanctuary of Our Lady of Licheń |
2004 |
Poland |
Licheń |
128 m |
| Express Lift Tower |
1980-1982 |
United Kingdom |
Northampton, Northamptonshire |
127.45 m |
| Torre Entel |
1974 |
Chile |
Santiago |
127.4 m |
| Pirelli Tower[1] |
1959 |
Italy |
Milan |
127.1 m |
| VLF transmitter Grimeton |
1923 |
Sweden |
Grimeton |
127 m |
| Glasgow Tower |
2001 |
United Kingdom |
Glasgow |
127 m |
| Aliant Tower |
1971 |
Canada |
Moncton |
127 m |
| Raghadan Flagpole[4] |
2003 |
Jordan |
Amman |
126.8 m |
| Sender Inselsberg |
1974 |
Germany |
Inselsberg Mountain |
+ 126 m |
Was 43.31 when constructed in 1939 |
| Dreamworld Tower |
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 |
1931 |
Switzerland |
Prangins |
125 m |
two towers |
| Grobal Tower |
1995 |
Japan |
Beppu |
125 m |
| FMT 6 - Brackenheim |
? |
Germany |
Brackenheim |
125 m |
| Craigkelly TV Tower |
? |
United Kingdom |
Craigkelly |
125 m |
|
| Chiba Port Tower |
1986 |
Japan |
Chiba |
125 m |
|
| Atakule Tower |
1989 |
Turkey |
Ankara |
125 m |
| Transmitter Nuremberg-Kleinreuth |
1935 |
Germany |
Nuremberg |
124 m |
Timber construction, dismantled in 1935 |
| Transmitter Geiersberg |
? |
Germany |
Geiersberg |
124 m |
| Tyholttårnet |
1985 |
Norway |
Trondheim |
124 m |
| Ayer Rajah Telecoms Tower |
? |
Singapore |
Singapore |
? |
| Sender Brocken |
1937 and 1974 |
Germany |
Brocken Mountain |
123 m |
95 m on original tower |
| Mont Pèlerin TV Tower |
1974 |
Switzerland |
Mont Pèlerin |
122.6 m |
|
| Pääskyvuoren linkkitorni |
1964 |
Finland |
Turku |
122 m |
| Transmission Tower Lindenfels |
? |
Germany |
Lindenfels |
122 m |
| Transmitter Boppard (partially guyed) |
? |
Germany |
Boppard-Fleckertshöhe, Rhineland-Palatina, Germany |
121 m |
| Zendstation Megen |
1980 |
Netherlands |
Megen |
121 m |
| Fernmeldeturm Duisburg |
|
Germany |
Duisburg |
121 m |
| Longwave transmitter Motala |
1927 |
Sweden |
Motala |
120 m |
| Mannesmann Tower Hannover |
1955 |
Austria |
Hannover |
120 m |
| Sucha Gora TV Tower |
1962 |
Poland |
Czamorzeki |
120 m |
| Henninger Turm |
1961 |
Germany |
Frankfurt/Main |
120 m |
Silo with observation tower |
| Chennevières Transmitter |
1972 |
France |
Chennevières-sur-Marne |
120 m |
| Directional Radio Tower Le Chasseral |
1983 |
Switzerland |
Le Chasseral |
120 m |
| Makarki Directional Radio Tower |
? |
Poland |
Makarki |
120 m |
lattice tower as basement |
| Torre de la Industria |
1994 |
Chile |
Santiago |
| Spire of Dublin[2] |
2003 |
Ireland |
Dublin |
120 m |
Ireland's tallest sculpture |
| High Point Place |
2006 |
United States |
Florida |
120 m |
| Transmission Tower Hesselberg |
? |
Germany |
Hesselberg |
119 m |
| Gibloux Radio Tower |
? |
Switzerland |
Sorens |
118.7 m |
|
| Charwelton BT Tower |
? |
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 |
| Bayer Cross Leverkusen[5] |
1958 |
Germany |
Leverkusen |
118 m |
Tallest light advertisement in the world |
| Tryvannstårnet |
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 |
? |
Germany |
Bullenhausen |
117 m |
| Silistra TV Tower |
1979 |
Bulgaria |
Silistra |
117 m |
| Lisebergstornet |
1990 |
Sweden |
Göteborg |
116.1 m |
| Transmitter Heilsberg |
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 |
? |
Poland |
Jagodnik |
115 m |
|
| Pollonius |
1992 |
Germany |
Köln-Porz |
115 m |
| Helgoland Radio Tower |
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 |
|
| Torrazzo of Cremona |
1309 |
Italy |
Cremona |
112.7 m |
| Domtoren |
1328 |
Netherlands |
Utrecht |
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 |
? |
United Kingdom |
Swingate, Kent |
111 m |
3 towers |
| AWA Tower |
1938-39 |
Australia |
Sydney, NSW |
111 m |
46m antenna tower atop building |
| Carlsberg Sky Tower |
2004 |
Singapore |
Sentosa Island |
110 m |
Tallest free standing observation tower in Asia |
| Bytkow TV Tower |
? |
Poland |
Siemianowice Śląskie |
110 m |
| Fleckendorf Radio Tower |
1955 |
Austria |
Ansfelden |
110 m |
|
| Exelberg Telecommunication Tower |
|
Austria |
Vienna |
109 m |
|
| Transmitter Witthoh |
1951 |
Germany |
Emmingen-Liptingen |
108 m |
| Kobe Port Tower |
1963 |
Japan |
Kobe |
108 m |
| Radio Tower of School for Radiotechnology Nuremberg |
? |
Germany |
Nuremberg |
108 m |
|
| Vitosha Mountain TV Tower |
1985 |
Bulgaria |
Vitosha Mountain |
108 m |
| Tour Hertzienne TDF de Romainville |
1984 |
France |
Paris-Romainville |
108 m |
also known as Tour Relais TDF |
| Goryokaku Tower |
2006 |
Japan |
Hakodate |
107 m |
| Torre BBVA[6] |
1979 |
Spain |
Madrid |
107 m |
| Torre Jaume I |
1931 |
Spain |
Barcelona |
107 m |
connected with Torre Sant Sebastia by an aerial tramway |
| Transmitter Koblenz |
1934 |
Germany |
Koblenz |
107 m |
Timber construction, dismantled in 1965 |
| Transmitter Trier |
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 |
| Torre Windsor[1] |
1975 |
Spain |
Madrid |
106 m |
the tower had a carasteristic gold shine |
| Iglica[1] |
1948 |
Poland |
Wroclaw |
106 m |
|
| Yokohama Marine Tower |
1961 |
Japan |
Yokohama |
106 m |
|
| Zendstation Amsterdam |
2002 |
Netherlands |
Amsterdam |
106 m |
| Wannenberg Transmission Tower |
? |
Germany |
Wannenberg |
103 m |
| Tsutenkaku |
1956 |
Japan |
Osaka |
103 m |
| Scream |
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 |
? |
Germany |
Heidelberg |
102 m |
| Zakopane-Gubałówka transmitter |
? |
Poland |
Zakopane |
102 m |
| Transmitter Heilsberg |
1930 |
Germany |
Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland |
102 m |
Twin timber construction, dismantled in 1940 |
| Torre del Mangia |
1348 |
Italy |
Sienna |
102 m |
| Telecommunication Tower of Munich postal destrict |
1956 |
Germany |
Munich |
101.6 m |
| Brotjacklriegl TV Tower |
1960 |
Germany |
Brotjacklriegel |
100.3 m |
| Central Tower Deutsch-Altenburg Radio Station[7] |
1925 |
Austria |
Dutsch-Altenburg |
100 m |
demolished |
| Tour Perret |
1925 |
France |
Grenoble |
100 m |
| Edifico Telefónica[7] |
1926 |
Spain |
Madrid |
100 m |
|
| Puckeridge DECCA tower |
194? |
United Kingdom |
Puckeridge |
100 m |
Insulated against ground |
| Golm transmitter |
1948 |
Germany |
Golm |
100 m |
Timber construction, dismantled on 25 October 1979 |
| Schöckl Transmitter |
1956 |
Austria |
Schöckl Mountain |
100 m |
Additionally guyed |
| Gaisberg Transmitter |
1956 |
Austria |
Gaisberg Mountain |
100 m |
| Beppu Tower |
1957 |
Japan |
Beppu |
100 m |
| Hakata 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 |
1973 |
Japan |
Niigata |
100 m |
| Holstein Tower |
1988 |
Germany |
Sierksdorf |
100 m |
additionally guyed Gyro-Tower |
| Faro de Moncloa |
1992 |
Spain |
Madrid |
100 m |
| Transmitter Truc de Fortunio |
? |
France |
Truc de Fortunio |
100 m |
| Osmolin Radio Tower |
? |
Poland |
Osmolin |
100 m |
|
| El Bosque 500 |
2001 |
Chile |
Santiago |
100 m |
|
| Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower |
1908 |
United Kingdom |
Birmingham, England |
100 m |
|
| Tower |
Year |
Country |
Town |
Pinnacle height |
Remarks |
| Minolta Tower |
1962 |
Canada |
Niagara Falls |
99 m |
| Vodafone-Funkturm Stuttgart-Vaihingen |
1998 |
Germany |
Stuttgart-Vaihingen |
98.6 m |
| St Mark's Campanile |
1912 |
Italy |
Venice |
98.6 m |
Reconstruction. Original (1514) tower collapsed in 1902. |
| Telecommunication Tower Wuppertal-Küllenhahn |
? |
Germany |
Wuppertal |
98.5 m |
| Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren |
1470 |
Netherlands |
Amersfoort |
98.3 m |
| Mount Ślęża transmitter |
1958 |
Poland |
Mount Ślęża |
98 m |
Replaced in 1972 by 136 metre tall tower |
| Stokenchurch BT Tower |
1968 |
United Kingdom |
Stokenchurch |
97.5 m |
| Asinelli Tower |
1109-1119 |
Italy |
Bologna |
97.2 m |
| Torii-Tower |
1972 |
Germany |
Gusborn |
97 m |
Double tower |
| Cholfirst Radio Tower |
1973 |
Switzerland |
Flurlingen |
96 m |
|
| Top of the World |
? |
Germany |
Geiselwind |
95 m |
Was former world's tallest transportable ride |
| Pfänder Transmitter |
1956 |
Austria |
Pfänder Mountain |
94.7 m |
| Fernsehturm Kulpenberg |
1964 |
Germany |
Kulpenberg Mountain |
94 m |
| Schlemmin TV Tower |
1967 |
Germany |
Bernritt |
94 m |
| Transmitter Santa Maria di Galeria |
? |
Italy |
Santa Maria di Galeria |
94 m |
exclave of Vatican City |
| Pillar of Gant Hohtaelli Aerial Tramway |
1998 |
Switzerland |
Zermatt |
94 m |
| Sather Tower |
1914 |
United States |
Berkeley, California |
93.6 m |
| Funkturm Stuttgart |
1966 |
Germany |
Stuttgart |
93 m |
| Directional Radio Tower Stuttgart-Möhringen |
1975 |
Germany |
Stuttgart |
93 m |
| Directional Radio Tower Ansfelden |
1978 |
Austria |
Ansfelden |
93 m |
| Directional Radio Tower Mühlacker |
2004 |
Germany |
Mühlacker |
93 m |
| Grünten Transmission Tower |
1951 |
Germany |
Grünten Mountain |
92 m |
| UNITIC World Trade Towers |
1972 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Sarajevo |
92 m |
| Eric Williams Plaza |
1986 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Port-of-Spain |
92 m |
Twin towers - the tallest buildings in the English-speaking Caribbean |
| 55 Public Square |
1958 |
United States |
Cleveland, Ohio |
91 m |
| Utbremen Radio Tower |
1933 |
Germany |
Bremen |
90 m |
wood tower, destroyed by lightning |
| Schorni |
? |
Germany |
Schorndorf |
90 m |
| TVP 3 Katowice |
1966 |
Poland |
Katowice |
90 m |
| TV Tower Słupsk |
1991 |
Poland |
Słupsk |
90 m |
|
| Zendstation Zwollerkerspel |
1985 |
Netherlands |
Zwollerkerpsel |
90 m |
| Transmitter Puy de Dôme |
1956 |
France |
Puy de Dôme |
89 m |
| Utsunomiya Tower |
1980 |
Japan |
Utsunomiya |
89 m |
| Hermesturm |
1958 |
Germany |
Hannover |
88.8 m |
| Nicholas Tower |
2003 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Port-of-Spain |
88 m |
| Sud Radio Transmitter Pic Blanc |
1972 |
Andorra |
Pic Blanc |
86 m |
two towers |
| Tour metallique de Fourviere |
1894 |
France |
Lyon |
85.9 m |
| Hoover Tower |
1941 |
United States |
Stanford University |
85.5 m |
| Beyazit Fire Tower |
1828 |
Turkey |
Istanbul |
85 m |
| Laboe Naval Memorial |
1936 |
Germany |
Laboe |
85 m |
| Pillar II of Eibsee Aerial Tramway |
1962 |
Germany |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
85 m |
| 380kV-Ems-Overhead Powerline Crossing |
? |
Germany |
Mark (south of Weener) |
84 m |
|
| Giotto's Bell Tower |
1359 |
Italy |
Florence |
84.7 m |
| Cruz Del Tercer Milenio |
2001 |
Chile |
Coquimbo |
83 m |
| Fremersberg Tower |
? |
Germany |
Baden-Baden |
83 m |
| Fernsehturm Heidelberg |
1958 |
Germany |
Heidelberg |
82 m |
| Mamayev Kurgan |
|
Russia |
Wolgograd |
82 m |
Tallest statue in the world |
| Sender Feldberg/Black Forest |
195?/2003 |
Germany |
Feldberg/Black Forest |
82 m + 75 m |
Two towers built of concrete |
| Sunsphere |
1982 |
United States |
Knoxville, Tennessee |
81.07 m |
| Transmission site Landespolizeidirektion Karlsruhe |
1976 |
Germany |
Wildberg-Deckenpfronn |
81 m |
| Clifton Hill Shot Tower |
1882 |
Australia |
Melbourne |
80.16 m |
| Centennial Monument of Wakkanai Foundation |
1980 |
Japan |
Wakkanai, Hokkaido |
80 m |
| Fair Tower Cologne |
? |
Germany |
Cologne |
80 m |
| Telecommunication Tower of US-Forces Heidelberg |
? |
Germany |
Heidelberg |
80 m |
| Transmission Tower Les Ordons |
? |
Switzerland |
Les Ordons |
80 m |
| AFNORTH Radio Tower |
? |
Netherlands |
Brunssum |
80 m |
| Torre Sant Sebastia |
1931 |
Spain |
Barcelona |
78 m |
connected with Torre Jaume I by an aerial tramway |
| Torre dos Clérigos |
1763 |
Portugal |
Porto |
76 m |
Granite stone |
| Piatkowo transmitter, Tower 1 |
1963 |
Poland |
Poznan |
76 m |
| OTE Tower |
1966 |
Greece |
Thessaloniki |
76 m |
| Directional Radio Tower Konstantynow |
1974 |
Poland |
Gabin-Konstantynow |
76 m |
| Bell tower Olympic Stadium Berlin |
1962 |
Germany |
Berlin |
75 m |
| El Escorial |
1584 |
Spain |
Madrid |
75 m |
| Rhyl Skytower |
1986 |
United Kingdom |
Rhyl |
75 m |
| Stadelheim Transmitter |
1926 |
Germany |
Munich-Stadelheim |
75 m |
Twin timber construction, disused after December 1933 |
| Torre del Reformador |
1935 |
Guatemala |
Guatemala City |
75 m |
| Pylon in the artificial lake of Santa Maria |
1959 |
Switzerland |
Lake of Santa Maria |
75 m |
Pylon in an artificial lake |
| Puijo tower |
1963 |
Finland |
Kuopio |
75 m |
| Victoria Tower |
1886 |
United Kingdom |
Greenock |
74.7 m |
| Gräbersberg Observation Tower |
1998 |
Germany |
Alpenrod |
73 m |
| Water Tower Leverkusen-Bürrig |
1978 |
Germany |
Leverkusen |
72.45 m |
| Gonbad-e Qabus |
1006 |
Iran |
Golestan |
72 m |
Built as a tomb for a King |
| Qutub Minar |
1368 |
India |
Delhi |
72 m |
Tallest brick minaret in world. |
| Ashton Moss Transmitter |
? |
United Kingdom |
Ashton-under-Lyne |
? |
3 towers, insulated against ground |
| Radio Tower Colmar |
? |
France |
Colmar |
72 m |
| Radio Tower Bonhoure |
? |
France |
Toulouse |
72 m |
| Pohorje transmitter |
? |
Slovenia |
Maribor |
72 m |
Additionally guyed |
| Miskolc-Avas TV Tower |
1966 |
Hungary |
Miskolc |
72 m |
| Torres Blancas |
1964 |
Spain |
Madrid |
71 m |
the tower was premied in 1979 |
| Transmission Tower Morschwiller |
? |
France |
Morschwiller-le-Bas |
70.50 m |
| Zeesen short-wave transmitter (1931) |
1931 |
Germany |
Zeesen |
70 m |
Timber construction, dismantled in 1939 |
| Ionosonde Juliusruh |
1961 |
Germany |
Juliusruh |
70 m |
| Tower of the Sun |
1970 |
Japan |
Suita, Osaka |
70 m |
| Transmission Tower Engelskirchen |
1992 |
Germany |
Engelskirchen |
70 m |
| Florida Citrus Tower |
1956 |
United States |
Clermont |
69 m |
| Coburg-Eckardtsberg Radio Tower |
? |
Germany |
Coburg |
68 m |
partially guyed |
| Galata Tower |
1348 |
Turkey |
Istanbul |
66.9 m |
| Pylon 1 of power line leaving Reuter West Power Station |
? |
Germany |
Berlin |
66 m |
Chimney-like pylon with lattice steel crossbars |
| Hot Springs Mountain Tower |
1983 |
United States |
Hot Springs, Arkansas |
65.8 m |
Lattice steel; replaced the 1924 built 75m tower |
| Phoenix Shot Tower |
1828 |
United States |
Baltimore |
65.53 m |
| Ho Kaeo Mukdahan |
1996 |
Thailand |
Mukdahan |
65.50 m |
To honor the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Accession to the Throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| Campen Lighthouse |
1889 |
Germany |
Krummhörn |
65.3 m |
| Tower Bridge |
1894 |
United Kingdom |
London, England |
65 m |
Twin towers connected by bascule bridge at street level and high level pedestrian bridge |
| Reception Tower Utlandshörn |
1935 |
Germany |
Utlandshörn |
65 m |
Timber construction, demolished in 1977 |
| Pylon test facility Mannheim |
1959 |
Germany |
Mannheim |
65 m |
| Pillar I of Eibsee Aerial Tramway |
1962 |
Germany |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
65 m |
| Windpark Holtriem |
1998 |
Germany |
Holtriem |
65 m |
| Coit Tower |
1933 |
United States |
San Francisco, California |
64 m |
| Beate-Uhse-Turm |
1994 |
Germany |
Waldbronn |
64 m |
| Radio Tower Rottenbuch |
2002 |
Germany |
Peiting |
62.5 m |
Timber construction |
| Wroclaw Water Tower |
1904 |
Poland |
Wroclaw |
62 m |
| Fernmeldeturm Dissen |
? |
Germany |
Dissen |
61 m |
| The Monument |
1677 |
United Kingdom |
The City of London, England |
61 m |
| Transmitter Brookmans Park |
1929 |
United Kingdom |
Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire |
60.96 m |
| Minar-i-Pakistan |
1968 |
Pakistan |
Lahore |
60 m |
| Petřínská rozhledna |
1891 |
Czech Republic |
Prague |
60 m |
| Towers of KWG |
1921 |
United States |
Stockton, California |
60 m |
2 wooden poles, carrying a T-antenna. Were later replaced by a mast radiator in the mid 1990s. Scrapped and afterwards removed. |
| Tour hertzienne Sainte Foy la Grande |
? |
France |
Sainte Foy la Grande |
60 m |
| Bachtel Tower |
1986 |
Switzerland |
Hinwil |
60 m |
| Transmission Tower Ravoire |
? |
Switzerland |
Martigny |
60 m |
| Jahrtausendturm |
1999 |
Germany |
Magdeburg |
60 m |
Tallest timber-constructed observation tower |
| Tour du Millénaire |
2001 |
Belgium |
Gedinne |
60 m |
Timber-constructed observation tower |
| Gross Reken Melchenberg Radio Tower |
? |
Germany |
Reken |
60 m |
|
| Schomberg Observation Tower |
2005/2006 |
Germany |
Sundern |
60 m |
|
| Pylon 310 of powerline Innertkirchen-Littau-Mettlen |
1990 |
Switzerland |
Littau |
59.5 m |
Tallest pylon of prefabricated concrete |
| Hochheideturm |
2002 |
Germany |
Willingen |
58 m |
|
| Wardenclyffe Tower |
1899 |
United States |
Shoreham |
57 m |
Timber construction, dismantled |
| Chōshi Port Tower |
1991 |
Japan |
Chōshi, Chiba |
57 m |
| Grunewaldturm |
1897-1899 |
Germany |
Berlin |
56 m |
| Leaning Tower of Pisa |
1173-1372 |
Italy |
Pisa |
55 m |
| Tojimbo Tower |
1964 |
Japan |
Sakai, Hukui |
55 m |
| Transmission Tower Wendelstein |
1964 |
Germany |
Wendelstein Mountain |
55 m |
| Green Tower Sagamihara |
1992 |
Japan |
Sagamihara |
55 m |
| Aalborgtårnet |
1933 |
Denmark |
Aalborg |
54.9 m |
| Pyramidenkogel Tower |
|
Austria |
Pyramidenkogel |
54 m |
| Aerial test facility Brück |
1963 |
Germany |
Brück |
54 m |
Twin timber construction |
| TV Tower Mont du Chat |
? |
France |
Mont du Chat |
54 m |
| Potzbergturm |
1951 |
Germany |
Föckelberg |
53.5 m |
| McGraw Tower |
1891 |
United States |
Ithaca, New York |
53 m |
| Panoraama Linnanmäki |
1987 |
Finland |
Helsinki |
53 m |
Located at Linnanmäki amusement park |
| Silo Tower Basel |
? |
Switzerland |
Basel |
52 m |
| The Wrekin Transmitter |
? |
United Kingdom |
The Wrekin, Shropshire |
52 m |
| Okhotsk Sky Tower |
1993 |
Japan |
Monbetsu, Hokkaido |
51.9 m |
| Goldbergturm |
1963 |
Germany |
Sindelfingen |
51 m |
| Gauss Tower |
1964 |
Germany |
Dransfeld |
51 m |
| Wiesbaden Bismarck Tower |
1910 |
Germany |
Wiesbaden |
50 m |
wood tower, demolished in 1918 |
| Sahlenburg Marine Radio Station |
1937 |
Germany |
Cuxhaven |
50 m |
3 towers, 2 demolished in 1967, third tower demolished in 1970 |
| Parachute Tower Katowice |
1937 |
Poland |
Katowice |
50 m |
| Patscherkofel Transmitter[8] |
1958 |
Austria |
Patscherkofel Mountain |
50 m |
| Azadi Tower |
1971 |
Iran |
Teheran |
50 m |
| Gorō Sky Tower |
1995 |
Japan |
Maizuru |
50 m |
| St. Nicolas Sightseeing Tower |
1996 |
Japan |
Asahikawa, Hokkaido |
50 m |
| Transmission Tower Haute-Nendaze |
? |
Switzerland |
Sion |
50 m |
| TV Tower Henley on Thames |
? |
United Kingdom |
Henley on Thames, Berkshire |
50 m |
The following towers consist of a free standing basement tower with a guyed radio mast on the top. The basement can be made of reinforced concrete or of lattice steel.