Tallest Building Records
Category |
Structure |
Country |
City |
Height |
Height |
Skyscraper |
United Arab Emirates |
Dubai |
818 |
2,684 |
|
Guyed Mast |
KVLY-TV mast |
United States |
Blanchard, N.D. |
628.8 |
2,063 |
Concrete Tower |
CN Tower |
Canada |
Toronto |
553.3 |
1,815 |
Skyscraper |
United States |
Chicago |
527.3 |
1,730 |
|
Skyscraper |
Taiwan |
Taipei |
509.2 |
1,671 |
|
Skyscraper |
People's Republic of China |
Shanghai |
492 |
1,614 |
|
Tower for scientific research |
BREN Tower |
United States |
Nevada Test Site |
462 |
1,516 |
Mast radiator, insulated against ground |
VLF transmitter Lualualei |
United States |
Lualualei, Hawaii |
458.11 |
1,503 |
Twin towers |
Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur |
452 |
1,482 |
|
Chimney |
GRES-2 Power Station |
Kazakhstan |
Ekibastusz |
419.7 |
1,377 |
Radar |
Dimona Radar Facility |
Israel |
Dimona |
400 |
1,312 |
Guyed tubular steel mast |
Belmont transmitting station |
United Kingdom |
Donington on Bain |
387.7 |
1,272 |
Lattice tower |
Kiev TV Tower |
Ukraine |
Kiev |
385 |
1,263 |
Partially guyed tower |
Gerbrandy Tower |
Netherlands |
IJsselstein |
366.8 |
1,203 |
Electricity pylon |
Yangtze River Crossing, Jiangyin |
China |
Jiangyin |
346.5 |
1,137 |
Bridge pillar |
Millau Viaduct |
France |
Millau |
342 |
1,122 |
Iron tower |
Tokyo Tower |
Japan |
Tokyo |
333 |
1,092 |
Five-sided building |
JPMorgan Chase Tower |
United States |
Houston |
305 |
1,002 |
Dam |
Nurek Dam |
Tajikistan |
Nurek |
300 |
984 |
Concrete dam |
Grande Dixence Dam |
Switzerland |
Val d'Hérens |
285 |
935 |
Electricity pylon built of concrete |
Yangtze River Crossing, Nanjing |
China |
Nanjing |
257 |
843 |
Clock tower |
NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building |
Japan |
Tokyo |
240 |
790 |
Electricity pylon of HVDC-powerline |
Yangtze River Crossing, Wuhu |
China |
Wuhu |
229 |
751 |
Minaret |
Hassan II Mosque |
Morocco |
Casablanca |
210 |
689 |
Wind turbine |
Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Laasow |
Germany |
Laasow, Brandenburg |
205 |
673 |
Cooling tower |
Niederaussem Power Station |
Germany |
Niederaussem |
200 |
656 |
Monument |
Gateway Arch |
United States |
St. Louis, Missouri |
192 |
630 |
90° twisted building |
Turning Torso |
Sweden |
Malmö |
190 |
623 |
Masonry tower |
Anaconda Smelter Stack |
United States |
Anaconda, Montana |
178.3 |
585 |
Inclined structure, |
Le Stade Olympique |
Canada |
Montreal |
175 |
574 |
Obelisk |
San Jacinto Monument |
United States |
La Porte, Texas |
173.7 |
570 |
Church building |
Chicago Temple Building |
United States |
Chicago |
173 |
568 |
Masonry building |
Mole Antonelliana |
Italy |
Torino |
167 |
548 |
Masonry building |
Philadelphia City Hall |
United States |
Philadelphia |
167 |
548 |
Ferris wheel |
Singapore Flyer |
Singapore |
Singapore |
165 |
541.3 |
Church tower |
Ulm Cathedral |
Germany |
Ulm |
162 |
530 |
Industrial hall |
Vehicle Assembly Building |
United States |
Kennedy Space Center |
160 |
525 |
Memorial cross |
Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos |
Spain |
El Escorial |
152.4 |
500 |
Roller coaster |
Kingda Ka |
United States |
Jackson, New Jersey |
138.98 |
456 |
Tomb |
Great Pyramid of Giza |
Egypt |
Giza, Cairo |
138.8 |
455.2 |
Dome |
St Peter's Basilica dome |
Vatican City |
Vatican City, Rome |
136.57 |
448.06 |
Air traffic control tower |
Suvarnabhumi Airport control tower |
Thailand |
Bangkok |
132.2 |
433.7 |
Flagpole, free-standing |
Ashgabat Flagpole |
Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat |
133 |
436.4 |
Equilateral Pentagon |
Baltimore World Trade Center |
United States |
Baltimore |
123.5 |
405 |
Statue (including pedestal) |
Ushiku Daibutsu Bronze Buddha Statue |
Japan |
Ushiku |
120 |
394 |
Storage silo |
Henninger Turm |
Germany |
Frankfurt |
120 |
394 |
Sculpture |
Spire of Dublin |
Ireland |
Dublin |
120 |
393 |
Light advertisement |
Bayer Cross Leverkusen |
Germany |
Leverkusen |
118 |
387 |
Wooden structure |
Gliwice Radio Tower |
Poland |
Gliwice |
118 |
387 |
Aerial tramway support tower |
Pillar of third section of Gletscherbahn Kaprun |
Austria |
Kaprun |
113.6 |
373 |
Electricity pylon of powerline for single phase AC |
Bremen-Industriehafen Weser Powerline Crossing |
Germany |
Bremen |
111 |
364 |
Lighthouse |
Yokohama Marine Tower |
Japan |
Yokohama |
106 |
324 |
Sphere |
Ericsson Globe |
Sweden |
Stockholm |
85 |
279 |
Pre-modern Chinese pagoda |
Liaodi Pagoda |
China |
Ding County, Hebei |
84 |
275 |
Lantern Tower |
Boston Stump |
United Kingdom |
Boston, Lincolnshire |
83.05 |
272 |
Statue (not including pedestal) |
The Mamayev Monument |
Russia |
Volgograd |
82 |
269 |
Brick lighthouse |
Torre della Lanterna |
Italy |
Genoa |
77 |
253 |
Brick minaret |
Qutub Minar |
India |
Delhi |
72.5 |
237.8 |
Electricity pylon (concrete, prefabricated) |
Pylon 310 of powerline Innertkirchen-Littau-Mettlen |
Switzerland |
Littau |
59.5 |
195 |
Monolithic obelisk |
Tuthmosis II Obelisk |
Italy |
San Giovanni in Laterano |
36 |
118.1 |