List of tallest towers
The Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo, Japan has been the tallest tower since 2012. This list includes extant structures that fulfill the engineering definition of a tower : "a tall human structure, always taller than it is wide, for public or regular operational access by humans, but not for living in or office work, and which is self-supporting or free-standing , meaning no guy-wires for support."[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] buildings and skyscrapers as well as radio and TV masts . Also excluded, because they are not designed for public or regular operational access, are bridge towers or pylons, wind turbines , chimneys , transmission towers , sculptures and most large statues and obelisks .
Towers are most often built to use their height for various purposes, and can stand alone or as part of a larger structure. Some common purposes are for telecommunications , and as a viewing platform.
The Tokyo Skytree , completed in 2012, is 634 m (2,080 ft), making it the tallest tower in the world.
Spinnaker Tower
Entirely self-supported towers
Tianjin Radio and Television Tower ↙︎
Central Radio & TV Tower →
Towers taller than 400 m (1,300 ft) and their locations
Towers taller than 250 meters
bold
Denotes tower that is or was once the tallest in the world
Rank
Name
Pinnacle height
Year
Structure
Country
City
Remarks
1
Tokyo Skytree 634 m (2,080 ft)
2012
Steel
Japan Tokyo Tallest tower in the world since 2010
2
Canton Tower 604 m (1,982 ft)
2010
Steel & concrete China Guangzhou Was briefly the tallest tower in the world in 2010. Second tallest tower in the world.
3
CN Tower 553.3 m (1,815 ft)
1976
Concrete
Canada Toronto Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1975–2007, and the world's tallest tower until 2009; tallest in the western hemisphere
4
Ostankino Tower 540.1 m (1,772 ft)
1967
Russia Moscow Tallest freestanding structure in the world, 1967–75; tallest in Europe
5
Oriental Pearl Tower 468 m (1,535 ft)
1994
Concrete
China Shanghai Tallest in China & Asia 1994–2007
6
Milad Tower 435 m (1,427 ft)
2008
Iran Tehran Tallest in the Middle East and West Asia
7
Kuala Lumpur Tower 421 m (1,381 ft)
1994
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Tallest in Malaysia & Southeast Asia .
8
Tianjin Radio and Television Tower 415.2 m (1,362 ft)
1991
China Tianjin Tallest in Asia 1991–1994, tallest in China
9
Central Radio and TV Tower 405 m (1,329 ft)
1992
Beijing
10
Zhongyuan Tower 388 m (1,273 ft)
2011
Steel
Zhengzhou
11
Kyiv TV Tower 385 m (1,263 ft)
1973
Lattice Tower
Ukraine Kyiv Disabled by a Russian missile strike during the Battle of Kyiv on 1 March 2022. The tower remains standing. Extent of damage unknown.
12
Tashkent Tower 374.9 m (1,230 ft)
1985
Steel
Uzbekistan Tashkent Tallest in Central Asia
13
Liberation Tower 372 m (1,220 ft)
1996
Concrete
Kuwait Kuwait City
14
Almaty Tower 371.5 m (1,219 ft)
1983
Steel
Kazakhstan Almaty
15
Riga Radio and TV Tower 368.5 m (1,209 ft)
1986
Latvia Riga Tallest in the European Union
16
Berliner Fernsehturm 368.03 m (1,207.4 ft)
1969
Concrete
Germany Berlin Tallest structure in Germany. Built during East-German times
17
Çamlıca Tower 365.5 m (1,199 ft)
2020
Turkey Istanbul
18
Colombo Lotus Tower 351.5 m (1,153 ft)
2019
Sri Lanka Colombo Tallest structure in South Asia
19
The Strat 350.2 m (1,149 ft)
1996
United States Las Vegas Tallest observation tower in the United States
20
West Pearl Tower 339 m (1,112 ft)
2004
China Chengdu
21
Macau Tower 338 m (1,109 ft)
2001
China Macau
22
Europaturm 337.5 m (1,107 ft)
1979
Germany Frankfurt
23
Dragon Tower 336 m (1,102 ft)
2000
Lattice Tower
China Harbin
24
Tokyo Tower 332.6 m (1,091 ft)
1958
Lattice Tower
Japan Tokyo Tallest in the world 1958–67
25
Arqiva Tower (Emley Moor)330.4 m (1,084 ft)
1971
Concrete
United Kingdom Emley Tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom
26
Eiffel Tower 330 m (1,080 ft)[ 4]
1889
Lattice Tower
France Paris First to surpass 300 metres; tallest tower in the world 1889–1956 and again from 1957-1958 with the addition of its antennae.
27
Huai'an TV Tower [ 5] [ 6] 329.8 m (1,082 ft)
2015
China Huaiyin
28
Sky Tower (Auckland) 328 m (1,076 ft)
1997
New Zealand Auckland
Tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere from 1996 to 2022
29
Vilnius TV Tower 326.5 m (1,071 ft)
1980
Lithuania Vilnius
30=
Linyi Radio & TV Tower [ 7] [ 8] 326 m (1,070 ft)
2010
Steel
China Linyi
30=
Saint Petersburg TV Tower 326 m (1,070 ft)
1962
Lattice Tower
Russia Saint Petersburg
32
Rameswaram TV Tower 323 m (1,060 ft)
1995
Concrete
India Rameswaram
33
Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower 318.5 m (1,045 ft)
1996
China Nanjing
34
Tallinn TV Tower 314 m (1,030 ft)
1980
Concrete
Estonia Tallinn
35
Yerevan TV Tower 311.7 m (1,023 ft)
1977
Lattice Tower
Armenia Yerevan [ 9]
36
Tortoise Mountain TV Tower 311.4 m (1,022 ft)
1986
Concrete
China Wuhan China's first self-supported TV tower
37
Baku TV Tower 310 m (1,020 ft)
1996
Azerbaijan Baku
38
Sydney Tower 305 m (1,001 ft)
1981
Australia Sydney
39
Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower 305.5 m (1,002 ft)
1989
China Shenyang
40=
Jaisalmer TV Tower 300 m (984 ft)
1993
India Jaisalmer
40=
Samatra TV Tower 300 m (984 ft)
1999
India Bhuj
40=
VRT Toren 300 m (984 ft)
1996
Belgium Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
43
Zhuzhou Television Tower 293 m (961 ft)
1999
Lattice Tower
China Zhuzhou
44
Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg 292 m (958 ft)
1977
Concrete
Germany Nuremberg
45
Olympiaturm 289.5 m (950 ft)
1968
Munich
46
Torre de Collserola 288.4 m (946 ft)
1992
Concrete
Spain Barcelona
47
Telemax 282.2 m (926 ft)
1992
Concrete
Germany Hanover
48
Shijiazhuang TV Tower [ 10] 280 m (920 ft)
1998
Lattice Tower
China Shijiazhuang
49
Heinrich-Hertz-Turm 279.7 m (918 ft)
1968
Concrete
Germany Hamburg
50
Central Plains Pearl TV Tower [ 11] [ 12] 278 m (912 ft)
1998
Steel
China Luoyang
51
Georgia Tbilisi TV Broadcasting Tower 274.5 m (901 ft)
1972
Georgia Tbilisi
52
Hillbrow Tower 269 m (883 ft)
1971
Concrete
South Africa Johannesburg Tallest in Africa
53
Kaifeng TV Tower 268 m (879 ft)
1995
China Kaifeng
54
Colonius 266 m (873 ft)
1981
Germany Cologne
55
Minaret of Djamaa el Djazaïr
265 m (869 ft)
2019
Algeria Algiers
56
Novorossiysk TV Tower 261.5 m (858 ft)
1996
Russia Novorossiysk
57
Daqing Radio and Television Tower 260 m (850 ft)
1989
Lattice tower
China Daqing
58
Olympic Park Observation Tower 258 m (846 ft)
2014
China Beijing
59
Endem TV Tower 257 m (843 ft)
2008
Concrete
Turkey Istanbul
60
Fernmeldeturm Kühkopf 255 m (837 ft)
1976
Concrete
Germany Koblenz
61=
Donauturm 252 m (827 ft)
1964
Austria Vienna
61=
Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz 252 m (827 ft)
1969
Germany Dresden
Towers between 200 and 250 metres tall
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Towers between 150 and 200 metres tall
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Towers between 100 and 150 metres tall
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Towers proposed or under construction
This is a list of towers that are proposed or under construction with a minimum height of 250m
Diagram
Timeline of tallest towers
See also
References
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