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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.
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.

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==Towers by pinnacle height==
==Towers by pinnacle height==

Revision as of 19:19, 24 April 2008

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.

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Towers by pinnacle height

Towers taller than 250 meters

Rank Name Pinnacle height Year Tower type Country City Remarks
1 CN Tower 553 m 1815 ft 1976 Concrete tower  Canada Toronto
2 Ostankino Tower 540.1 m 1772 ft 1967 Concrete tower  Russia Moscow 2000 Fire led to renovation
3 Oriental Pearl Tower 467.9 m 1535 ft 1995 Concrete tower  People's Republic of China Shanghai
4 Milad Tower 435 m 1427 ft 2007 Concrete tower  Iran Tehran
5 Menara Kuala Lumpur 421 m 1381 ft 1995 Concrete tower  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
6 Tianjin Radio and Television Tower 415.2 m 1362 ft 1991 Concrete tower  People's Republic of China Tianjin
7 Central Radio and TV Tower 405 m 1329 ft 1992 Concrete tower  People's Republic of China Beijing
8 Kiev TV Tower 385 m 1263 ft 1973 Lattice tower  Ukraine Kiev Tallest free-standing lattice tower of the world
9 Tashkent Tower 374.9 m 1230 ft 1985 Steel tower  Uzbekistan Tashkent
10 Liberation Tower 372 m 1220 ft 1996 Concrete tower  Kuwait Kuwait City Clad in Ceramics
11 Alma-Ata Tower 371.5 m 1219 ft 1983 Steel tower  Kazakhstan Almaty
12 Riga Radio and TV Tower 368.5 m 1209 ft 1987 Concrete tower  Latvia Riga
13 Berliner Fernsehturm 368 m 1207 ft 1969 Concrete tower  Germany Berlin
14 Gerbrandytoren Lopik 366.8 m 1203 ft 1961 Partially guyed concrete tower  Netherlands Lopik Original height: 382.5 metres. 1987: height reduction to 375 metres. Further height reduction to 366.8 metres on August 2nd 2007
15 Stratosphere Tower 350.2 m 1149 ft 1996 Concrete tower  United States Las Vegas
16 West Pearl Tower 339 m 1109 ft 2004 Concrete tower  People's Republic of China Chengdu
17 Macau Tower 338 m 1109 ft 2001 Concrete tower  Macau Macau
18 Europaturm 337.5 m 1107 ft 1979 Concrete tower  Germany Frankfurt/Main
19 Torrena 336.5 m 1103 ft 2007 Concrete tower  Mexico Guadalajara
20 Dragon Tower 336 m 1102 ft 2000 Lattice tower  People's Republic of China Harbin
21 Tokyo Tower 332.6 m 1091 ft 1958 Lattice tower  Japan Tokyo
22 Emley Moor TV Tower 330.4 m 1084 ft 1970 Concrete tower  United Kingdom Emley Moor, Yorkshire
23 WITI TV Tower 329 m 1078 ft 1962 Lattice tower  United States Shorewood, Wisconsin
24 Sky Tower 328 m 1076 ft 1997 Concrete tower  New Zealand Auckland
25 WSB TV Tower 327.6 m 1075 ft 1957 Lattice tower  United States Atlanta
26 Vilnius TV Tower 327 m 1073 ft 1980 Concrete tower  Lithuania Vilnius
27 Eiffel Tower 324 m 1063 ft 1889 Lattice tower  France Paris
28 Höiåsmasten 320 m 1050 ft 1980 Partially guyed concrete tower  Norway Halden
29 Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower 318.5 m 1045 ft 1996 Concrete tower  People's Republic of China Nanjing
30 Aspire Tower 318 1043 ft 2007 Concrete tower  Qatar Doha
31 KCTV-Tower 317.6 m 1042 ft 1956 Lattice tower  United States Kansas City, Missouri
32 Atlanta Turner Broadcasting Tower 314.3 m 1031 ft 1980 Lattice tower  United States Atlanta, Georgia
33 Tallinn TV Tower 312.3 m 1025 ft 1980 Concrete tower  Estonia Tallinn
34 TV Tower Yerevan 311.7 m 1017 ft 1977 Lattice tower  Armenia Yerevan
35 Tortoise Mountain TV Tower 311.4 m 1017 ft ? Concrete tower  People's Republic of China Wuhan
36 St. Petersburg TV Tower 311.2 m 1021 ft 1962 Lattice tower  Russia St. Petersburg
37 Azeri TV Tower 310 m 1017 ft 1996 Concrete tower  Azerbaijan Baku
38 Sydney Tower 309 m 1014 ft 1981 Concrete tower  Australia Sydney
39 Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower 305.5 m 1002 ft 1989 Concrete tower  People's Republic of China Shenyang
40 Zendstation Smilde 303.5 m 996 ft 1959 Partially guyed concrete tower  Netherlands Smilde
41 BRTN Toren 300 m 984 ft 1996 Concrete tower  Belgium Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
42 Mumbai Television Tower 300 m 984 ft ? Lattice tower  India Mumbai
43 Odessa TV Tower 300 m 984 ft planned Tower  Ukraine Odessa planned TV mast
44 Eureka Tower 297 m 975 ft 2006 Skyscraper  Australia
45 Sutro Tower 295 m 984 ft 1973 Steel tower  United States San Francisco
46 Zhuzhou Television Tower 293 m 961 ft ? Concrete tower  People's Republic of China Zhuzhou
47 Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg 292 m 958 ft 1977 Concrete tower  Germany Nuremberg
48 Star Tower 291 m 955 ft 1991 Lattice tower  United States Cincinnati, Ohio
49 Olympiaturm 289.5 m 950 ft 1968 Concrete tower  Germany Munich
50 Torre de Collserola 288.4 m 946 ft 1992 Concrete tower  Spain Barcelona partially guyed
51 Dudelange Radio Tower 285 m 926 ft 1957 Lattice tower  Luxembourg Dudelange
52 Telemax 282.2 m 926 ft 1992 Concrete tower  Germany Hannover
53 Shijiazhuang TV-tower 280 m 919 ft 1998 Lattice tower  People's Republic of China Shijiazhuang
54 Heinrich-Hertz-Turm 279.7 m 918 ft 1968 Concrete tower  Germany Hamburg
55 Central Plains Pearl TV Tower 278 m 912 ft ? Concrete tower  People's Republic of China Luoyang
56 Georgia Tbilisi TV Broadcasting Tower 274.5 m 901 ft 1955 Steel tower  Georgia Tbilisi
57 Hillbrow Tower 269 m 883 ft 1971 Concrete tower  South Africa Johannesburg
58 Kaifeng TV Tower 268 m 879 ft ? Concrete tower  People's Republic of China Kaifeng
59 Colonius 266 m 873 ft 1981 Concrete tower  Germany Cologne
60 Novorossiysk TV Tower 261 m 856 ft 1996 Concrete tower  Russia Novorossiysk
61 Daqing Radio and Television Tower 260 m 853 ft 1989 Concrete tower  People's Republic of China Daqing
62 Moscow Octod Tower 258 m 846 ft 2006 Lattice tower  Russia Moscow
63 Fernmeldeturm Kühkopf 255 m 837 ft 1976 Concrete tower  Germany Koblenz-Kühkopf
64 Grodno TV Tower 254 m 833 ft 1984 Lattice tower Template:BLS Grodno
65 Donauturm 252 m 827 ft 1964 Concrete tower  Austria Vienna
66 Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz 252 m 827 ft 1969 Concrete tower  Germany Dresden
67 Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona 250 m 820 ft 1984 Concrete tower Template:SWS St. Chrischona
68 Towers of Lafayette transmitter 250 m 820 ft 1920 Lattice tower  France Marcheprime 8 towers, demolished between 1944 and 1953

Height range between 200 and 250 metres

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
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 Template:SWS 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

Height range between 100 and 200 metres

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 Template:SWS 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 Template:SWS 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 Template:SWS Sottens 188 m
Cairo Tower 1961  Egypt Cairo 187 m
Uetliberg TV Tower 1990 Template:SWS Zurich-Uetliberg 186.7 m
Euromast 1962  Netherlands Rotterdam 186 m
Santa Palomba transmitter, Main tower ?  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
Latinoamericana 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
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, and there is an international campaign to save it.
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
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 Template:SWS 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
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 tallest air-traffic control tower of 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 Template:SWS Beromünster 126 m Insulated against ground
Transmitter Sottens, backup transmission tower 1931 Template:SWS Sottens 125 m Insulated against ground
HBG Prangins 1931 Template:SWS 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 Template:SWS 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 Template:SWS 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 ? Template:SWS 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 Template:SWS 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
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

Height range between 50 and 100 metres

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 Template:SWS 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 Template:SWS 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 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 ? Template:SWS 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 Template:SWS 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 Mountain 65.8 m
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 Template:SWS Hinwil 60 m
Transmission Tower Ravoire ? Template:SWS 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 ? Template:SWS 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 ? Template:SWS Sion 50 m
TV Tower Henley on Thames ?  United Kingdom Henley on Thames, Berkshire 50 m

Height range below 50 metres

Tower Year Country Town Pinnacle height Remarks
Colossus of Eislingen 1980  Germany Eislingen/Fils 47 m
Technoturm 1989  Germany Stuttgart 47 m
Watkins' Tower 1891  United Kingdom London 46 m never completed, dismantled
Bierpinsel 1976  Germany Berlin-Steglitz 46 m
Towers of triangle antenna Langenberg 1935  Germany Velbert-Langenberg 45 m Timber-built triangle, destroyed on 12 April 1945
Phare de la méditerranée ?  France Palavas les flots 45 m
Gyrotour 1990  France Futuroscope park, Poitiers 45 m
Linsentower 2005  Germany Linsengericht 45 m Timber construction
Observation Tower Blumenthal 2004  Germany Blumenthal 45 m Timber construction
Ypsilanti Water Tower 1890  United States Ypsilanti, Michigan 45 m Joliet limestone
de Young Museum tower 2005  United States San Francisco, California 44 m in Golden Gate Park
Zoo Tower Copenhagen 1905  Denmark Copenhagen 43.5 m Timber construction
Goethe Tower 1931  Germany Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen 43 m Timber construction
Drochtersen Shot Tower ?  Germany Drochtersen 42 m
Watertower Mühlacker 1973  Germany Mühlacker 42 m
Chuderhüsi Tower 2001 Template:SWS Röthenbach 42 m Timber construction
Hidden Radio Tower 2002  Germany Stuttgart 42 m
Chester Shot Tower 1799  United Kingdom Chester 41.2 m Oldest remaining shot tower in the UK
Eichberg Tower 2005  Germany Emmendingen 41.19 m
Teltschik Tower 2001  Germany Wilhelmsfeld 41 m Timber construction
Veitsch Oil Mountain Pilgrim Cross 2004  Austria Veitsch 40.6 m Timber construction
Hünenburg Observation Tower 1952  Germany Bielefeld 40 m
Salbert Transmission Tower ?  France Evette-Salbert 40 m
Joseph's Cross 1896  Germany Stolberg 38 m
Wil Tower 2006 Template:SWS Wil 38 m Wood Tower
Solar Observatory Tower Meudon 1964-1965  France Meudon 36.47 m
Hakenberg Victory Column 1975-1879  Germany Fehrbellin 36 m
Raiffeisen Observation Tower 1990  Germany Aldorf 35 m Timber construction
Observation Tower Castle Mountain 2002  Germany Freiburg 35 m Timber construction
Oberpfalz Tower 2000  Germany Platte 35 m Timber construction
Toren de Vlinder 2003  Netherlands Wageningen 35 m brick and glass
Lemberg Tower 1899  Germany Lemberg Mountain 33 m
Loorenkopf Observation Tower 1954 Template:SWS Zurich 33 m Timber construction
Longinus Tower 1901  Germany Nottuln 40 m
Poppenberg Observation Tower 1897  Germany Ilfeld 33 m
BT Exchange Building 1974  United Kingdom Newbury, Berkshire 32 m Earmarked for possible demolition
Berlin-Müggelberge TV Tower 1955  Germany Berlin-Müggelberge 31 m incomplete
Eugen-Keidel Tower ?  Germany Schauinsland mountain 31 m Timber construction
Water Tower Boeblingen-Waldburg 1928  Germany Böblingen 31 m
Atzelberg Tower 1980  Germany Kelkheim 30.39 m Timber construction
Wanne Observation Tower 1888  Germany Villingen-Schwenningen 30 m
Gehrenberg Tower 1903  Germany Deggenhausertal 30 m
Fire observation Tower Rennbeck ?  Germany Oer 30 m Timber construction
Watts Towers 19211954  United States Watts, California 30 m steel & mortar
Tower of Unity 1962  Germany Heldrastein 30 m Former additionally guyed lattice tower, which was transformed into observation tower
The Endless Column 1938  Romania Târgu Jiu 29.33 m cast iron
Müggelturm 1961  Germany Berlin-Müggelberge 29 m
King-Friedrich-August-Tower 1854  Germany Löbau 28 m World's oldest iron tower
Holzberg Tower 20042005  Germany Malente 28 m Timber-constructed observation tower
Idarkopfturm 1980  Germany Idarkopf 28 m Timber construction
Portland Observatory 1807  United States Portland, Maine 26.2 m Timber construction
Fruit Column  Germany Stuttgart 26 m Demountable monument
Observation Tower Height of Goetzingen 1883  Germany Neustadt/Saxony 25 m
Eckenweiler Water Tower 197?  Germany Rottenburg am Neckar 25 m
Loth Tower 2003 Template:SWS Magglingen 25 m Timber construction
Hochfirst Tower 1890  Germany Titisee-Neustadt 25 m Additionally guyed
Büchenbronn Observation Tower 1883  Germany Büchenbronn 24.75 m Additionally guyed
Salzkopfturm 1975  Germany Salzkopf 24 m Timber construction
Observation Tower Burgstall ?  Austria Kirchberg/Donau 24 m Timber construction
Ostlandkreuz 1950  Germany Geislingen/Steige 22.7 m
Tour du Belvédère 1898  France Mulhouse-Belvédère 20 m
NKR Ochsenbach 1970s  Germany Leimen-Ochsenbach 20 m Insulated against ground
Nave Espacial de Varginha 2001  Brazil Varginha 20 m
Mount Gorbea Summit Cross 1900  Spain Mount Gorbea 17 m
Salzgitter Bismarck Tower 1900  Germany Salzgitter 17 m
Gillerberg Observation Tower 1892  Germany Hilchenbach 15 m
Krawutschke Tower 1972  Germany Burgberg 13 m wood tower
Aljažev stolp 1895  Slovenia Triglav 1.9 m Additionally guyed

Partially guyed towers

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.

Tower Year Country Town Pinnacle height Remarks
Gerbrandy Tower 1961  Netherlands Lopik 366.8 m
Höiåsmasten 1980  Norway Halden 320 m
Zendstation Smilde 1959  Netherlands Smilde 303.5 m
Cutler Naval Station 1960  United States Cutler, Maine ? m
Lyngdal transmitter 1954  Norway Lyngdal ? m [1]
Geitfjellet transmitter 1962  Norway Grong ? m [2]
Greipstad transmitter 1958  Norway Greipstad ? m [3]
TV Tower Brest - Roc Trédudon 1974  France Roc Trédudon 220 m lattice tower as basement
Telecommunication Tower Arhus 1956  Denmark Arhus 216.1 m
Brudaremossen masts 1980  Sweden Gothenburg 172 m
Sendeturm Dobratsch 1971  Austria Dobratsch Mountain 165 m
Shchyolkovo Radio Mast ?  Russia Shchyolkovo 150 m Mast radiator on small lattice tower[4],[5]
Waldenburg TV Tower ?  Germany Waldenburg 145 m antenna mast will be dismantled in 2008
Sendeturm Jauerling 1958  Austria Jauerling 141 m lattice tower as basement
Hoherodskopf old telecommunication tower ?  Germany Hoherodskopf ? lattice tower as basement, replaced by Hoherodskopf telecommunication tower, [6]
Pietricica transmitter ?  Romania Piatra Neamţ ? [7]
Wachberg transmitter ?  Austria Weitra 130 m
Transmitter Geiersberg ?  Germany Geiersberg 124 m lattice tower as basement
Transmission Tower Lindenfels ?  Germany Lindenfels 122 m lattice tower as basement
Transmitter Boppard ?  Germany Boppard-Fleckertshöhe 121 m lattice tower as basement
Makarki Directional Radio Tower ?  Poland Makarki 120 m lattice tower as basement
Transmission Tower Hesselberg ?  Germany Hesselberg 119 m lattice tower as basement
Reichenhain Transmission Tower ?  Germany Chemnitz 99 m lattice tower as basement, was before June 2007 free-standing
Old Fontbonne Mediumwave Transmission Mast 1946  France Fontbonne ? m mast radiator with lattice tower as basement, demolished [8]
Coburg-Eckardtsberg Radio Tower ?  Germany Coburg 68 m prefabricated concrete tower as basement
Kvasovka Radio Tower ?  Russia Kvasovka ? m Pinnacle guyed on ground and on 4 crossbars mounted on the lower part of the tower[9]
Alfândega da Fé Transmitter ?  Portugal Alfândega da Fé ? [10] [11]
Monte do Faro transmitter ?  Portugal Valença ? [12], [13]
Valença Rádio Comercial transmitter ?  Portugal Valença ? [14], [15]
Shabla transmitter ?  Bulgaria Shabla ? m [16]
Old TV-Tower Inselberg 1939  Germany Inselsberg Mountain 43.31 m aerial mast removed
Windisch Bleiberg Transmission Tower ?  Austria Windisch Bleiberg ?
Campobasso Transmitter 1959  Italy Campobasso ? mast radiator on castle
Transmission Tower Tokaj 1960  Hungary Tokaj ?
Hegyhátsál TV Tower ?  Hungary Hegyhátsál ?
Wrights Hill Radio Tower ?  New Zealand Wellington ? [17]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Not a tower per definition on this page but a skyscraper. Will be removed from list soon
  2. ^ a b c This is not a tower but a tall statue or monument not intended for human access. This entry will be deleted.
  3. ^ This is not a true tower but an industrial silo
  4. ^ This structure is a flagpole, not a tower
  5. ^ This is not a tower but a neon-commercial
  6. ^ Unsourced tower probably a skyscraper
  7. ^ a b Unsourced tower
  8. ^ This is a fully unremarkable tower of little height (<50 meters) and will be removed