Tallest structures by category
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Among existing structures
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Note: The following table is a list of the tallest completed structure in each of the structural categories below.
Unsurpassed destroyed structures
[edit]| Category | Structure | Country | Location | Height (metres) | Height (feet) | Coordinates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guyed mast | Warsaw Radio Mast |  Poland | Gąbin | 646.38 | 2,121 | 52°22′3.74″N 19°48′8.73″E / 52.3677056°N 19.8024250°E | Completed in 1974, collapsed on August 8, 1991 |
| Scientific research tower | BREN Tower |  United States | Nevada Test Site | 462 | 1,516 | 36°46′50.23″N 116°14′36.9″W / 36.7806194°N 116.243583°W | Completed in 1962, demolished May 23, 2012[11] |
| Guyed tubular steel mast | Shushi-Wan Omega Transmitter |  Japan | Tsushima | 389 | 1,276 | 34°36′53″N 129°27′13″E / 34.61472°N 129.45361°E | Completed in 1973, dismantled in 1998 |
| Solar updraft tower | Manzanares Solar Chimney |  Spain | Manzanares | 195 | 640 | 39°02′34.45″N 3°15′12.21″W / 39.0429028°N 3.2533917°W | Completed in 1982, the tower's guy-wires were not protected against corrosion and failed due to rust and storm winds causing the tower to collapse in 1989. Small-scale experimental model of a solar draft tower, newer proposals if built could become the tallest structure on earth. |
| Wooden structure | Mühlacker Wood Radio Tower |  Germany | Mühlacker | 190 | 623 | 48°56′27.67″N 8°51′8.24″E / 48.9410194°N 8.8522889°E | Completed in 1934, destroyed on April 6, 1945, by the Germans to prevent usage by the Allies, replaced by mast radiator |
| Masonry building | Mole Antonelliana |  Italy | Turin | 167.5 | 549.5 | 45°04′8.45″N 7°41′35.62″E / 45.0690139°N 7.6932278°E | Spire destroyed by a tornado in 1953 (rebuilt since then) |
| Pre-Industrial era building | Lincoln Cathedral |  United Kingdom | Lincoln | 160 | 524 | 53°14′3.26″N 0°32′10.54″W / 53.2342389°N 0.5362611°W | Completed in 1311, spire blown off in 1549 |
| Telescope | Arecibo Telescope |  Puerto Rico | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | 150 | 492 | 18°20′39″N 66°45′10″W / 18.34417°N 66.75278°W | Completed in 1963, collapsed on December 1, 2020 |
| Gasometer | Gasometer Zeche Nordstern | Germany | Gelsenkirchen | 147 | 482 | Completed in 1938, damaged at an air raid on May 13, 1940, in such a manner that it was not usable any more and had to be demolished. | |
| Storage silo | Henninger Turm | Germany | Frankfurt | 120 | 394 | 50°05′50.18″N 8°41′36.81″E / 50.0972722°N 8.6935583°E | Constructed in 1961, demolished in 2013 |
By function
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* "Mixed-use" is defined as having three or more real estate uses (such as retail, office, hotel, etc.) that are physically and functionally integrated in a single property and are mutually supporting.[16]
By continent
[edit]Tallest structures on dry land:
| Continent | Structure | Height | Year[17] | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | Burj Khalifa | 830 m (2,723 ft) | 2009 | United Arab Emirates |
| Europe - destroyed | Warsaw radio mast | 646 m (2,119 ft) | 1974 | Poland |
| Europe - existing | Ostankino Tower | 540 m (1,772 ft) | 1967 | Russia |
| North America - shortened | KVLY-TV mast | 628.8 m (2,063 ft) | 1963 | United States |
| North America - current | KRDK-TV mast | 628.0 m (2,060 ft) | 1997 | United States |
| Oceania | VLF transmitter Lualualei | 458 m (1,503 ft) | 1972 | United States (Hawaii) |
| Australia - destroyed | VLF Transmitter Woodside | 432 m (1,417 ft) | 1981 | Australia |
| Australia - existing | Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt | 387 m (1,270 ft) | 1967 | Australia |
| Africa | Iconic Tower | 394 m (1,293 ft) | 2024 | Egypt |
| South America - destroyed | Omega Tower Trelew | 366 m (1,201 ft) | 1971 | Argentina |
| South America - existing | Amazon Tall Tower Observatory | 325 m (1,066 ft) | 2015 | Brazil |
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- ^ Year completed