Tallest structures by category

Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, is currently the world's tallest building. The Petronas Towers are the tallest twin towers in the world.

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These are the world's tallest structures by category.

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Tethered aerostat | SkyGuard[1] |  |  | 6,096 | 20,000 | 2025 | (movable)
Spar oil platform | Perdido |  United States | Gulf of Mexico | 2,934 | 9,627 | 2011 | 26°7′44″N 94°53′53″W﻿ / ﻿26.12889°N 94.89806°W﻿ / 26.12889; -94.89806﻿ (Perdido)
Floating production storage and offloading unit | Turritella[2] |  United States | Gulf of Mexico | 2,900 | 9,514 | 2016 |
Semi-submersible oil platform | Independence Hub |  United States | Gulf of Mexico | 2,438 | 8,000 | 2007 |
Extended tension-leg oil platform | Big Foot |  United States | Gulf of Mexico | 1,580 | 5,180 | 2018 |
Tallest structure supported by land, also tallest freestanding structure, and tallest building[3] | Burj Khalifa |  United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 829.8 | 2,722 | 2010 | 25°11′50″N 55°16′27″E﻿ / ﻿25.19722°N 55.27417°E﻿ / 25.19722; 55.27417﻿ (Burj Dubai)
Compliant tower (oil platform) | Petronius |  United States | Gulf of Mexico | 640 | 2,100 | 2000 | 29°06′30″N 87°56′30″W﻿ / ﻿29.10833°N 87.94167°W﻿ / 29.10833; -87.94167﻿ (Petronius oil platform)
Self-supporting tower[3] | Tokyo Skytree |  Japan | Tokyo | 634 | 2,080 | 2011 | 35°42′36″N 139°48′39″E﻿ / ﻿35.71000°N 139.81083°E﻿ / 35.71000; 139.81083﻿ (Tokyo Skytree)
Guyed mast | KRDK-TV mast |  United States | Traill County, North Dakota | 628 | 2,060 | 1966 | 47°16′45″N 97°20′26″W﻿ / ﻿47.27917°N 97.34056°W﻿ / 47.27917; -97.34056﻿ (KRDK-TV mast)
Hyperboloid structure | Canton Tower |  China | Guangzhou | 604 | 1,982 | 2010 | 23°6′32″N 113°19′8″E﻿ / ﻿23.10889°N 113.31889°E﻿ / 23.10889; 113.31889﻿ (Canton Tower)
Clock tower (multi-functional structure) | Abraj Al Bait |  Saudi Arabia | Mecca | 601 | 1,972 | 2019 | 21°25′08″N 39°49′35″E﻿ / ﻿21.41889°N 39.82639°E﻿ / 21.41889; 39.82639﻿ (Abraj Al Bait)
Fixed oil platform | Bullwinkle |  United States | Gulf of Mexico | 529 | 1,736 | 1988 | 27°53′01″N 90°54′04″W﻿ / ﻿27.88361°N 90.90111°W﻿ / 27.88361; -90.90111﻿ (Bullwinkle oil platform)
Gravity-based structure | Troll A platform |  Norway | North Sea | 472 | 1,549 | 1996 | 60°40′N 3°40′E﻿ / ﻿60.667°N 3.667°E﻿ / 60.667; 3.667﻿ (Troll A platform)
Mast radiator | INS Kattabomman umbrella antenna[citation needed] |  India | Vijayanarayanam, Tamil Nadu | 471 | 1,545 | 1990 | 8°23′14″N 77°45′06″E﻿ / ﻿8.38722°N 77.75167°E﻿ / 8.38722; 77.75167﻿ (INS Kattabomman)
Twin buildings | Petronas Twin Towers |  Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 452 | 1,483 | 1998 | 3°09′27″N 101°42′41″E﻿ / ﻿3.15750°N 101.71139°E﻿ / 3.15750; 101.71139﻿ (Petronas Tower 1); 3°09′29″N 101°42′43″E﻿ / ﻿3.15806°N 101.71194°E﻿ / 3.15806; 101.71194﻿ (Petronas Tower 2)
Steel building[4] | Willis Tower |  United States | Chicago, Illinois | 442 | 1,450 | 1974 | 41°52′44″N 87°38′9″W﻿ / ﻿41.87889°N 87.63583°W﻿ / 41.87889; -87.63583﻿ (Willis Tower)
Telecommunication, commercial | Milad Tower |  Iran | Tehran | 435 | 1,427 | 2007 | 35°44′41″N 51°22′31″E﻿ / ﻿35.74472°N 51.37528°E﻿ / 35.74472; 51.37528﻿ (Milad Tower)
Chimney | Chimney of GRES-2 Power Station |  Kazakhstan | Ekibastuz | 419.7 | 1,377 | 1987 | 52°1′26″N 75°28′34″E﻿ / ﻿52.02389°N 75.47611°E﻿ / 52.02389; 75.47611﻿ (Chimney of GRES-2 Power Station)
Steel / Concrete building | One World Trade Center |  United States | New York, New York | 417 | 1,368 | 2014 | 40°42′46″N 74°00′48″W﻿ / ﻿40.7127°N 74.0134°W﻿ / 40.7127; -74.0134﻿ (One World Trade Center)
Radar | Dimona Radar Facility |  Israel | Dimona | 400 | 1,312 | 2008 | 30°58′7″N 35°05′50″E﻿ / ﻿30.96861°N 35.09722°E﻿ / 30.96861; 35.09722﻿ (Dimona Radar Facility) ; 30°58′32″N 35°05′55″E﻿ / ﻿30.97556°N 35.09861°E﻿ / 30.97556; 35.09861﻿ (Dimona Radar Facility)
Partially guyed tower | Indosiar TV Tower |  Indonesia | Jakarta | 395 | 1,296 | 2006 | 6°11′38″S 106°46′6″E﻿ / ﻿6.19389°S 106.76833°E﻿ / -6.19389; 106.76833﻿ (Indosiar TV Tower)
Electricity pylon | Jintang-Cezi Overhead Powerline Link |  China | Jintang Island | 380 | 1,247 | 2019 | 30°05′1″N 121°53′11″E﻿ / ﻿30.08361°N 121.88639°E﻿ / 30.08361; 121.88639﻿ (Jintang-Cezi Overhead Powerline Link, 380 metres tower) ; 30°05′47″N 121°54′34″E﻿ / ﻿30.09639°N 121.90944°E﻿ / 30.09639; 121.90944﻿ (Jintang-Cezi Overhead Powerline Link, 380 metres tower)
Building designed by women | St. Regis |  United States | Chicago | 363 | 1,191 | 2020 | 41°53′14″N 87°37′02″W﻿ / ﻿41.88722°N 87.61722°W﻿ / 41.88722; -87.61722﻿ (St. Regis)
Bridge | Millau Viaduct |  France | Millau | 342 | 1,122 | 2004 | 44°05′10″N 03°01′18″E﻿ / ﻿44.08611°N 3.02167°E﻿ / 44.08611; 3.02167﻿ (Viaduc de Millau)
Blaw-Knox tower (diamond cantilever tower) | Lakihegy Tower |  Hungary | Szigetszentmiklós | 314 | 1,031 | 1946 | 47°22′23″N 19°0′16″E﻿ / ﻿47.37306°N 19.00444°E﻿ / 47.37306; 19.00444﻿ (Lakihegy Tower)
Dam | Jinping-I Dam |  China | Yalong River | 305 | 1,001 | 2013 | 28°10′58″N 101°37′51″E﻿ / ﻿28.18278°N 101.63083°E﻿ / 28.18278; 101.63083﻿ (Jinping-I Dam)
Landmark Tower design | Star Tower |  United States | Cincinnati | 291 | 954 | 1991 | 39°12′01″N 84°31′22″W﻿ / ﻿39.20028°N 84.52278°W﻿ / 39.20028; -84.52278﻿ (Star Tower)
Wind turbine | DEW-18 MW-260 |  China | Shantou | 274[5] | 899 | 2024 | 23°14′56″N 116°44′56″E﻿ / ﻿23.248833°N 116.748876°E﻿ / 23.248833; 116.748876﻿ (DEW-18 MW-260)
Elevator test tower | H1 Tower |  China | Guangzhou | 273.8 | 898 | 2020 | 23°01′03″N 113°17′30″E﻿ / ﻿23.01750°N 113.29167°E﻿ / 23.01750; 113.29167﻿ (H1 Tower)
Minaret | Djamaa el Djazaïr |  Algeria | Algiers | 265 | 870 | 2019 | 36°44′09″N 3°08′17″E﻿ / ﻿36.73583°N 3.13806°E﻿ / 36.73583; 3.13806﻿ (Djamaa el Djazaïr)
Solar power tower | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park |  United Arab Emirates | Saih Al-Dahal | 262 | 860 | 2020 | 24°45′17″N 55°21′54″E﻿ / ﻿24.7547°N 55.365°E﻿ / 24.7547; 55.365﻿ (Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park)
Ferris wheel | Ain Dubai |  UAE | Bluewater Island Dubai | 250 | 820 | 2021 | 25°04′48.4″N 55°07′26.6″E﻿ / ﻿25.080111°N 55.124056°E﻿ / 25.080111; 55.124056﻿ (Ain Dubai)
Crane | LR 13000[6] |  Germany |  | 248 | 814 | 2013 | (movable)
Aerial tramway support tower | Cat Hai – Phu Long cable car towers[7] |  Vietnam | Hạ Long | 214.8 | 704 | 2020 |
Jackup rig | Noble Lloyd Noble[8] |  Liberia |  | 214 | 702 | 2016 | (movable)
Cooling tower | Pingshan Power Station |  China | Huaibei | 210 | 689 | 2020 | 33°49′53.7″N 116°49′39.7″E﻿ / ﻿33.831583°N 116.827694°E﻿ / 33.831583; 116.827694﻿ (Pingshan II Power Station cooling tower)
Flagpole | Cairo Flagpole |  Egypt | New Administrative Capital | 201.952[9] | 662.572 | 2021 | 30°00′48.7″N 31°45′17.5″E﻿ / ﻿30.013528°N 31.754861°E﻿ / 30.013528; 31.754861﻿ (Cairo Flagpole)
Monument | Gateway Arch |  United States | St. Louis, Missouri | 192 | 630 | 1965 | 38°37′28.62″N 90°11′5.87″W﻿ / ﻿38.6246167°N 90.1849639°W﻿ / 38.6246167; -90.1849639﻿ (Gateway Arch)
Water tower | Main tower of Kuwait Towers |  Kuwait | Kuwait City | 187 | 614 | 1979 | 29°23′22.75″N 48°00′11.57″E﻿ / ﻿29.3896528°N 48.0032139°E﻿ / 29.3896528; 48.0032139﻿ (Kuwait Towers)
Statue | Statue of Unity |  India | Narmada district, Gujarat | 182 | 597 | 2018 | 21°50′17″N 73°43′09″E﻿ / ﻿21.8380°N 73.7191°E﻿ / 21.8380; 73.7191﻿ (Statue of Unity)
Masonry tower | Anaconda Smelter Stack |  United States | Anaconda, Montana | 178.3 | 585 | 1919 | 46°06′36.53″N 112°54′48.8″W﻿ / ﻿46.1101472°N 112.913556°W﻿ / 46.1101472; -112.913556﻿ (Anaconda Smelter Stack)
Inclined structure | Montreal Tower |  Canada | Montreal | 175 | 574 | 1976 | 45°33′33.53″N 73°33′7.61″W﻿ / ﻿45.5593139°N 73.5521139°W﻿ / 45.5593139; -73.5521139﻿ (Montreal Tower)
Obelisk | San Jacinto Monument |  United States | La Porte, Texas | 173.7 | 570 | 1939 | 29°44′59.46″N 95°04′50.52″W﻿ / ﻿29.7498500°N 95.0807000°W﻿ / 29.7498500; -95.0807000﻿ (San Jacinto Monument)
Power station building | Niederaussem Power Station |  Germany | Bergheim | 172 | 564 | 2002 | 50°59′44″N 06°40′09″E﻿ / ﻿50.99556°N 6.66917°E﻿ / 50.99556; 6.66917﻿ (Niederaussem Power Station)
Masonry building | Mole Antonelliana |  Italy | Torino | 167.5 | 550 | 1889 | 45°04′8.45″N 7°41′35.62″E﻿ / ﻿45.0690139°N 7.6932278°E﻿ / 45.0690139; 7.6932278﻿ (Mole Antonelliana)
Church tower | Ulm Minster |  Germany | Ulm | 162 | 530 | 1890 | 48°23′55″N 9°59′30.78″E﻿ / ﻿48.39861°N 9.9918833°E﻿ / 48.39861; 9.9918833﻿ (Ulmer Münster)
Industrial hall | Vehicle Assembly Building |  United States | Kennedy Space Center, Florida | 160 | 525 | 1966 | 28°35′9.64″N 80°39′2.11″W﻿ / ﻿28.5860111°N 80.6505861°W﻿ / 28.5860111; -80.6505861﻿ (Vehicle Assembly Building)
Memorial cross | Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos |  Spain | El Escorial | 152.4 | 500 | 1957 | 40°38′31.46″N 4°9′19.6″W﻿ / ﻿40.6420722°N 4.155444°W﻿ / 40.6420722; -4.155444﻿ (Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos)
Air traffic control tower | Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 Control Tower |  Malaysia | Sepang | 141.3 | 463.6 | 2013[10] |

2°44′26″N 101°40′45″E﻿ / ﻿2.740486°N 101.679069°E﻿ / 2.740486; 101.679069﻿ (Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 Control Tower)

Swing ride | Bollywood Skyflyer[11] |  United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 140 | 460 | 2021 | 25°5′0.0″N 55°18′0″E﻿ / ﻿25.083333°N 55.30000°E﻿ / 25.083333; 55.30000﻿ (Dubailand)
Roller coaster | Kingda Ka |  United States | Jackson, New Jersey | 138.98 | 456 | 2005 | 40°08′26.54″N 74°25′59.83″W﻿ / ﻿40.1407056°N 74.4332861°W﻿ / 40.1407056; -74.4332861﻿ (Kingda Ka)
Tomb | Great Pyramid of Giza |  Egypt | Giza | 138.8 | 455.2 | 2560 BCE | 29°58′44.93″N 31°08′3.09″E﻿ / ﻿29.9791472°N 31.1341917°E﻿ / 29.9791472; 31.1341917﻿ (Great Pyramid of Giza)
Drop tower | Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom |  United States | Jackson Township, NJ | 139 | 456 | 2014 | 40°08′26″N 74°26′01″W﻿ / ﻿40.140623°N 74.433543°W﻿ / 40.140623; -74.433543﻿ (Zumanjaro)
Gantry crane | Kockums Crane |  South Korea | Ulsan | 138 | 453 | 1974 | (movable)
Stupa | Jetavanaramaya |  Sri Lanka | Anuradhapura | 122 | 400 | 273–301 CE | 8°21′06″N 80°24′13″E﻿ / ﻿8.35167°N 80.40361°E﻿ / 8.35167; 80.40361﻿ (Jetavanaramaya)
Wooden structure | Gliwice Radio Tower |  Poland | Gliwice | 118 | 387 | 1935 | 50°18′48.12″N 18°41′20.26″E﻿ / ﻿50.3133667°N 18.6889611°E﻿ / 50.3133667; 18.6889611﻿ (Gliwice Radio Tower)
Storage silo | Swissmill Tower |  Switzerland | Zürich | 118 | 387 | 2016 | 47°23′23″N 8°31′38″E﻿ / ﻿47.389628°N 8.527086°E﻿ / 47.389628; 8.527086﻿ (Swissmill Tower)
Gasometer | Gasometer Oberhausen |  Germany | Oberhausen | 117.5 | 386 | 1929 | 51°29′39″N 6°52′14″E﻿ / ﻿51.49417°N 6.87056°E﻿ / 51.49417; 6.87056﻿ (Gasometer Oberhausen) Currently used as an exhibition and event hall
Dome | Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro |  Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro | 111 | 364 | 1990 | 6°48′40″N 5°17′49″W﻿ / ﻿6.811126°N 5.296918°W﻿ / 6.811126; -5.296918﻿ (Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro)
Vertical axis wind turbine | Éole[12] |  Canada | Gaspésie | 110 | 361 | 1987 | 49°04′35″N 66°44′06″W﻿ / ﻿49.07639°N 66.73500°W﻿ / 49.07639; -66.73500﻿ (Éole)
Clock tower (single function structure) | Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower |  United Kingdom | Birmingham | 100 | 328 | 1908 | 52°27′00″N 1°55′51″W﻿ / ﻿52.4499°N 1.9307°W﻿ / 52.4499; -1.9307﻿ (Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower)
Wooden building | Ascent MKE |  United States | Milwaukee | 87 | 284 | 2022 | 43°2′36″N 87°54′11″W﻿ / ﻿43.04333°N 87.90306°W﻿ / 43.04333; -87.90306﻿ (Ascent MKE)
Sphere | Sphere at the Venetian Resort |  United States | Las Vegas | 112 | 366 | 2023 | 36°07′14″N 115°09′41″W﻿ / ﻿36.12056°N 115.16139°W﻿ / 36.12056; -115.16139﻿ (Sphere at the Venetian Resort)
Lighthouse | Île Vierge Lighthouse |  France | Finistère | 82.5 | 271 | 1902 | 48°38′20″N 4°34′09″W﻿ / ﻿48.63889°N 4.56917°W﻿ / 48.63889; -4.56917﻿ (Île Vierge Lighthouse)
Gopuram | Murudeshwara Temple |  India | Murudeshwara | 76 | 249 | 2008 | 14°05′39.11″N 74°29′6.59″E﻿ / ﻿14.0941972°N 74.4851639°E﻿ / 14.0941972; 74.4851639﻿ (Murudeshwara Temple)
Loam building | Weilburg Pisé House |  Germany | Weilburg | 23.2 | 76 | 1828 | 50°29′13.28″N 8°15′34.11″E﻿ / ﻿50.4870222°N 8.2594750°E﻿ / 50.4870222; 8.2594750﻿ (Weilburg Pisé House)
Warsaw radio mast, the height record holder from 1974 to 1991

### Unsurpassed destroyed structures

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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 / 52.3677056; 19.8024250﻿ (Konstantynow Radio Mast (destroyed)) | 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 / 36.7806194; -116.243583﻿ (BREN-Tower) | Completed in 1962, demolished May 23, 2012[13]
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 / 34.61472; 129.45361﻿ (Shushi-Wan Omega Transmitter (dismantled)) | 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 / 39.0429028; -3.2533917﻿ (Manzanares Solar Chimney) | 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 / 48.9410194; 8.8522889﻿ (Mühlacker Wood Radio Tower (replaced by guyed mast)) | 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 / 45.0690139; 7.6932278﻿ (Mole Antonelliana) | 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 / 53.2342389; -0.5362611﻿ (Lincoln Cathedral) | 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 / 18.34417; -66.75278﻿ (Arecibo Telescope) | 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 / 50.0972722; 8.6935583﻿ (Henninger Turm) | Constructed in 1961, demolished in 2013

## By use

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Mixed-use* | Burj Khalifa |  United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 830 | 2,722 | 2010 | 25°11′50.0″N 55°16′26.6″E﻿ / ﻿25.197222°N 55.274056°E﻿ / 25.197222; 55.274056﻿ (Burj Dubai)
Industrial | Petronius (oil platform) |  United States | Gulf of Mexico | 640 | 2,100 | 2000 | 29°06′30″N 87°56′30″W﻿ / ﻿29.10833°N 87.94167°W﻿ / 29.10833; -87.94167﻿ (Petronius oil platform)
Office | Ping An Finance Center |  China | Shenzhen | 555 | 1,821 | 2017 | 22°32′12″N 114°3′1″E﻿ / ﻿22.53667°N 114.05028°E﻿ / 22.53667; 114.05028﻿ (Ping An Finance Center)
Residential | Central Park Tower |  United States | New York City | 472.4 | 1,550 | 2020 | 40°45′59″N 73°58′52″W﻿ / ﻿40.76639°N 73.98111°W﻿ / 40.76639; -73.98111﻿ (Central Park Tower)
Military | Large masts of INS Kattabomman |  India | Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu | 471 | 1,545 | 1990 | 8°23′13″N 77°45′10″E﻿ / ﻿8.3870°N 77.7529°E﻿ / 8.3870; 77.7529﻿ (Large masts of INS Kattabomman)
Hotel | Gevora Hotel[14] |  United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 356.3 | 1,169 | 2018 | 25°12′44.6″N 55°16′37.5″E﻿ / ﻿25.212389°N 55.277083°E﻿ / 25.212389; 55.277083﻿ (Gevora Hotel)
Scientific research tower | Amazon Tall Tower Observatory |  Brazil | São Sebastião do Uatumã | 325[15] | 1,066 | 2015 | 2°08′35″S 59°00′04″W﻿ / ﻿2.1430°S 59.0010°W﻿ / -2.1430; -59.0010﻿ (Amazon Tall Tower Observatory)
Educational | Moscow State University |  Russia | Moscow | 240 | 787 | 1953 | 55°42′14″N 37°31′43″E﻿ / ﻿55.7039°N 37.5286°E﻿ / 55.7039; 37.5286﻿ (Moscow State University)
Tallest religious building overall, also tallest mosque | Djamaa el Djazaïr |  Algeria | Algiers | 265 | 870 | 2019 | 36°44′09″N 3°08′17″E﻿ / ﻿36.73583°N 3.13806°E﻿ / 36.73583; 3.13806﻿ (Djamaa el Djazaïr)
Tallest church overall, also tallest Protestant church | Ulm Minster |  Germany | Ulm | 161.5 | 530 | 1890 | 48°23′55″N 9°59′30″E﻿ / ﻿48.398497°N 9.991797°E﻿ / 48.398497; 9.991797﻿ (Ulm Minster)
Catholic church | Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro |  Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro | 158 | 518 | 1989 | 6°48′40″N 5°17′49″W﻿ / ﻿6.811126°N 5.296918°W﻿ / 6.811126; -5.296918﻿ (Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro)
Hospital | Outpatient Center, Houston Methodist Hospital |  United States | Houston | 156.05 | 511.8 | ? | ?
Eastern Orthodox Church | Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral |  Russia | St. Petersburg | 122.5 | 402 | 1733 | 59°57′00″N 30°18′58″E﻿ / ﻿59.950128°N 30.316035°E﻿ / 59.950128; 30.316035﻿ (Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg)
Hindu temple | Ranganathaswamy Temple |  India | Srirangam | 73 | 239.501 | 1987 | 10°51′45″N 78°41′23″E﻿ / ﻿10.86250°N 78.68972°E﻿ / 10.86250; 78.68972﻿ (Ranganathaswamy Temple)
Air cleaning | Xi'an air purification tower (HSALSCS)[16][17] |  China | Xi'an |  |  | 2016 | ?

* "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.[18]

## By continent

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Tallest structures supported by land:

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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 | KRDK-TV mast (previously 629.1 m with flagpole) | 628.0 m (2,060 ft) | 1998 | 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

## See also

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* List of tallest buildings
* List of tallest structures
* History of the world's tallest buildings
* History of the world's tallest structures

## References

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