List of tallest towers


This is a list of extant towers 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 are self-supporting or free-standing, which means no guy-wires for support." The definition means the exclusion from this list of continuously habitable buildings and skyscrapers as well as radio and TV masts. Also excluded from this list 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 February 2012, is, making it the tallest tower, and second-tallest free-standing structure in the world.

Entirely self-supported towers

Towers taller than 250 metres

RankNameYearStructureCountryCityRemarks
1Tokyo Skytree2012Lattice towerTokyoTallest tower in the world 2011-, second-tallest freestanding structure in the world
2Canton Tower2010GuangzhouTallest in the world 2009–11
3CN Tower1976ConcreteTorontoTallest freestanding structure in the world 1975–2007, tallest in the western hemisphere
4Ostankino Tower1967ConcreteMoscowTallest freestanding structure in the world, 1967–75, tallest in Europe
5Oriental Pearl Tower1994ConcreteShanghaiTallest in China 1994–2007
6Milad Tower2008ConcreteTehranTallest in the Middle East
7KL Tower1994ConcreteKuala LumpurTallest in South East Asia
8Tianjin Radio and Television Tower1991ConcreteTianjinTallest in Asia 1991-1994，Tallest in North China
9Central Radio and TV Tower1992ConcreteBeijing
10Zhongyuan Tower2011SteelZhengzhou
11Kiev TV Tower1973Lattice TowerKiev
12Tashkent Tower1985Lattice TowerTashkentTallest in Central Asia
13Liberation Tower1996ConcreteKuwait City
14Almaty Tower1983SteelAlmaty
15Küçük Çamlıca Radio and TV Tower2020ConcreteIstanbul
16Riga Radio and TV Tower1986SteelRigaTallest in the European Union
17Berliner Fernsehturm1969ConcreteBerlinTallest structure in Germany
18Lotus Tower2019ConcreteColomboTallest structure in South Asia
19Stratosphere Tower1996ConcreteLas VegasTallest observation tower in the United States
20West Pearl Tower2004ConcreteChengdu
21Macau Tower2001ConcreteMacau
22Europaturm1979ConcreteFrankfurt
23Dragon Tower2000Lattice TowerHarbin
24Tokyo Tower1958Lattice TowerTokyoTallest in the world 1958–67
25Arqiva Tower1971ConcreteKirkleesTallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom
26Huai'an TV Tower2016ConcreteHuaiyin
27Sky Tower 1997ConcreteAucklandTallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere
28Vilnius TV Tower1980ConcreteVilnius
29=Saint Petersburg TV Tower1962Lattice TowerSaint Petersburg
29=Linyi Radio & TV Tower2010SteelLinyi
31Eiffel Tower1889Lattice TowerParisFirst to surpass 300 metres, tallest tower in the world 1889–1958, oldest in this list
32Rameswaram TV Tower1995ConcreteRameswaram
33Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower1996ConcreteNanjing
34Tallinn TV Tower1980ConcreteTallinn
35Yerevan TV Tower1977Lattice TowerYerevan
36Tortoise Mountain TV Tower1986ConcreteWuhanChina's first self-supported TV tower
37Baku TV Tower1996ConcreteBaku
38Sydney Tower1981ConcreteSydney
39Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower1989ConcreteShenyang
40Jaisalmer TV Tower1993ConcreteJaisalmer
41Samatra TV Tower1999ConcreteBhuj
42VRT Toren1996ConcreteSint-Pieters-Leeuw
43Zhuzhou Television Tower1999ConcreteZhuzhou
44Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg1977ConcreteNuremberg
45Olympiaturm1968ConcreteMunich
47Telemax1992ConcreteHannover
48Shijiazhuang TV Tower1998Lattice towerShijiazhuang
49Heinrich-Hertz-Turm1968ConcreteHamburg
50Central Plains Pearl TV Tower1998SteelLuoyang
51Georgia Tbilisi TV Broadcasting Tower1972SteelTbilisi
52Hillbrow Tower1971ConcreteJohannesburgTallest in Africa
53Kaifeng TV Tower1995ConcreteKaifeng
54Colonius1981ConcreteCologne
55Minaret of Djamaa el Djazaïr2019ConcreteAlgiers
56Novorossiysk TV Tower1996ConcreteNovorossiysk
57Daqing Radio and Television Tower1989Lattice towerDaqing
58Olympic Park Observation Tower2014SteelBeijing
59Fernmeldeturm Kühkopf1976ConcreteKoblenz
60Donauturm1964ConcreteVienna
61Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz1969ConcreteDresden
62Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona1984ConcreteSt. Chrischona
63Jeddah TV Tower2007ConcreteJeddah

Towers between 200 and 250 metres tall

TowerPinnacle heightYearCountryCityRemarks
Shaanxi Provincial TV Tower245 m1987Xi'an
Rheinturm Düsseldorf240.5 m1981DüsseldorfWas 234.2 m before another antenna was mounted in 2004
Pattaya Park Tower240 m?Pattaya
N Seoul Tower239.7 m1975Seoul
Foshan TV Tower238 m1995Foshan
Sentech Tower237 m1962Johannesburg
Endem TV Tower236 m2002Istanbul
Bremen-Walle Telecommunication Tower235.7 m1986Bremen-Walle
Pitampura TV Tower235 m1988Delhi
Fukuoka Tower234 m1989Fukuoka
Qingdao TV Tower232 m1994Qingdao
Torrespaña231 m1982Madrid
Tower of the Americas228.6 m1968San Antonio, Texas
Torre Espacial228 m1980Buenos Aires
Katanga TV Tower225 m1992Jabalpur
Brasilia TV Tower224 m1965Brasilia
Buková hora TV Tower223 m1975Bukova hora
Fernmeldeturm Münster 42222.5 m1986Münster
Florianturm219.6 m1959Dortmund
Ptv Tower Sahiwal219.4 m1970Sahiwal
Jilin Radio and TV Tower218 m1997Jilin
Guangzhou TV Tower218 m1991Guangzhou
Fernsehturm Stuttgart216.8 m1956Stuttgart-DegerlochWorld's first concrete TV tower
Prague - Žižkov Television Tower216 m1992Prague
Fernmeldeturm Mannheim212.8 m1975Mannheim
Fernmeldeturm Berlin212 m1964Berlin
Turkmenistan Broadcasting Centre211 m2011Ashgabat
Minaret of Hassan II Mosque210 m1993Casablanca
Transmitter Hornisgrinde206 m1972Hornisgrinde
Ujudvar TV Tower206 m1972Ujudvar
Baghdad Tower205 m1994BaghdadFormerly International Saddam Tower
Donnersberg TV Tower204.82 m1962Donnersberg
Avala TV Tower204.5 m1965Avala, near BelgradeDestroyed in NATO bombing on 29 April 1999; reconstruction completed October 2009; tallest in the Balkans
Rousse TV Tower204 m1987Rousse
TV tower Helpterberge 203.2 m1981Helpterberge
UNTV Broadcast Center
202.5 m2022 est.Quezon CityUnder construction.
Woobang Tower202 m1992Daegu

Towers between 150 and 200 metres tall

TowerPinnacle heightYearCountryCityRemarks
KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven199 m1962Rotterdam-Waalhaven
Xuzhou TV Tower199 m1990Xuzhou
Zendmast Roermond197.7 m1957Roermond
KPN Tower Hilversum196 m1973Hilversum
Bantiger TV Tower196 m1996Bolligen
Sky Tower Nishitōkyō195 m1988Nishitōkyō, Tokyo
Telstra Tower195 m1980Canberra
Kamzik TV Tower194 m1975Bratislava
Gateway Arch192 m1965St. Louis
Orissaare TV Tower191 m1965Orissaare
Dalian Radio and TV Tower190.5 m?Dalian
Calgary Tower190 m1967Calgary
BT Tower188 m1964London
Cairo Tower188 m1961Cairo
Telecom Italia Tower Rozzano187 m1990Rozzano - Milan
Kuwait Towers187 m1979Kuwait City
Vitosha Mountain TV Tower186 m1985Vitosha Mountain
Euromast186 m1962Rotterdam
TV tower Decquede184.5 m1959Dequede
Space Needle184 m1962Seattle
Brasilia Digital TV Tower182 m2012Brasília, DF
Nagoya TV Tower180 m1954Nagoya
PL Peace Tower180 m1970Tondabayashi
Hošťálkovice transmitter180 m1979Ostrava
Samut Prakan Observation Tower179.552017Samut Prakan
Telecommunication Tower Bungsberg179 m1977Bungsberg
Löffelstelz Transmitter179 m2000Bad Mergentheim
Monte da Virgem Tower177 m?Vila Nova de Gaia
Pécs TV Tower176 m1973Pécs
Olympic Stadium tower
175.3 m1987MontrealHighest inclined tower in the world, with its 45-degree angle.
Zendstation Markelo174.4 m?Markelo
San Jacinto Monument172.92 m / 567.31 ft1939La Porte, Texas
Reunion Tower170.7 m1978Dallas
Iriški Venac TV Tower170 m1975near Novi Sad
Juche Tower170 m1982Pyongyang
Riyadh TV Tower170 m1981Riyadh
Spinnaker Tower170 m2005Portsmouth
Washington Monument169.3 m / 555 ft 5 in1884Washington, DCObservation level at 152 m
Zagreb TV Tower169 m1973Zagreb
Fernmeldeturm Bödefeld168.7 m?Schmallenberg-Bödefeld
Näsinneula Observation Tower168 m1971TampereLocated at Särkänniemi amusement park
Menara Alor Star165.5 m1998Alor Star
Hünenburg Telecommunication Tower165 m?Bielefeld-HühnenburgAlso known as Fernmeldeturm Teutoburger Wald
Heubach Telecommunication Tower164.8 m?Heubach
Las Vegas Eiffel Tower164.6 m1999Las VegasReplica of Eiffel Tower
Praděd TV Tower162 m1983Praděd Mountain
Ulm Münster161.5 m1377–1890UlmTallest church tower in the world
British Airways i360161 m2016BrightonThinnest tall tower in the world
Osaka Tower160 m1966Osaka
Skylon Tower160 m1965Niagara Falls
Blackpool Tower158 m1894Blackpool
Gold Tower158 m1988Utazu, Kagawa
Pylons of Cádiz158 m1960CádizHyperboloid pylons
Cologne Cathedral157.4 m1248–1880CologneTwin spires
Snejanka tower156 m1978Pamporovo - Mount SnejankaAlso known as Pamporovo TV Tower
Kaknästornet TV Tower155 m1964Stockholm
Funkturm Arsenal155 m?Vienna
Kaikyo Yume Tower153 m1996Shimonoseki
BT Tower152 m1967Birmingham
Rouen Cathedral151 m1145–1876Rouen
Cuyahoga Falls Cathedral Tower150.57 m1971Cuyahoga Fallsunfinished TV tower
Funkturm Berlin150 m1926BerlinOnly observation tower standing on insulators
Cruz de los Caídos150 m1956San Lorenzo de El EscorialTallest cross in the world
Galaţi TV Tower150 m1978Galaţi
SM Seaside City Cebu Tower150 m2016Cebu City, Philippines

Towers between 100 and 150 metres tall

TowerPinnacle heightYearCountryCityRemarks-
St. Nikolai, Hamburg147.3 m1846–77HamburgChurch ruin-
Sapporo TV Tower147.2 m1957Sapporo-
Menara TVRI147.2 m1977Jakarta-
Dobrich TV Tower146 m1979Dobrich-
Fallturm Bremen146 m1990Bremen-
Vasco da Gama Tower145 m1998Lisboa-
Strasbourg Cathedral144 m1176–1439Strasbourg-
Nozema Tower Wormer144 m1968Wormer-
Zigong TV Tower143.6 m1988Zigong-
Akita Port Tower Selion143.6 m1994Akita
Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower142 m1978Porta Westfalica-Jakobsberg-
Monte Mario Tower140 m?Rome-
Nozema Zendstation139.5 m1957Mierlo-
Twin Arch 138138 m1995Ichinomiya-
Goes TV Tower137 m1957GoesAlso known as Nozema TV Tower Goes. Between 1957 and 2007 153 m tall.-
Hohenstadt Transmission Tower137 m?Hohenstadt-
Monas137 m1975Jakarta-
St. Chrischona, old tower136 m1962St. Chrischona-
Montjuic Communications Tower136 m1992Barcelona-
Higashiyama Sky Tower134 m1989Nagoya-
Radio City Tower134 m1969Liverpool-
KLIA2 Control Tower133.8m2013Kuala LumpurTallest air-traffic control tower in the world-
Mulleklenkes133 m1984AachenRadio-DVB-T Transmission Tower :de:Mulleklenkes-
Nozema Zendstation The Hague133 m1965The Hague-
BKK Control Tower132.2 m2006Bang PhliSecond-tallest air-traffic control tower in the world-
Telefónica Chile Tower132 m1996Santiago-
TV-toren Ittervoort132 m?Ittervoort-
Telecommunication Tower Leipzig132 m?Leipzig-
Kyoto Tower131 m1964Kyoto-
1000 Islands SkyDeck130 m1965Hill Island, Ontario-
TV Tower Nordhelle130 m1984Nordhelle-
Telecommunication tower Großerlach130 m1985Großerlach-
Zendstation Loon op Zand130 m1986Loon op Zand-
Shiraz Tower130 m2011Shiraz-
KUL Control Tower130 m1998Kuala-Lumpur-
Piątkowo transmitter, Tower 2128 m1993Poznań-
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Licheń128 m2004Licheń-
Express Lift Tower127.45 m1980–82Northampton-
Torre Entel127.4 m1974Santiago-
Glasgow Tower127 m2001Glasgow-
Aliant Tower127 m1971Moncton-
Sender Inselsberg+ 126 m1974Inselsberg MountainWas 43.31 when constructed in 1939-
Dreamworld Tower126.5m1997Dreamworld, Coomera-
Grobal Tower125 m1995Beppu-
FMT 6 - Brackenheim125 m?Brackenheim-
Chiba Port Tower125 m1986Chiba-
Atakule Tower125 m1989Ankara-
Riga Radio Station125 m?Riga-
Gatlinburg Space Needle124 m1970Gatlinburg-
Tyholttårnet124 m1985Trondheim-
Banharn-Jamsai Tower123.25 m1994Suphan Buri-
Salisbury Cathedral123 m1220–1320Salisbury-
Sender Brocken123 m1937 &
1974		Brocken Mountain95 m on original tower-
Mont Pèlerin TV Tower122.6 m1974Mont Pèlerin-
Pääskyvuoren linkkitorni122 m1964Turku-
Ginosa Water Tower122 m?Ginosa-
Zendstation Megen121 m1980Megen-
Fernmeldeturm Duisburg121 mDuisburg-
Gibloux Radio Tower118.7 m?Sorens-
Crossland Tower118 m1994Oyabe, Toyama-
Silistra TV Tower117 m1979Silistra-
Lisebergstornet116.1 m1990Göteborg-
Observation tower of la Cité de l'Énergie115 m?Shawinigan, Quebec-
Bernauer Birzel115 m?Bernau-
Torrazzo of Cremona112.7 m1309Cremona-
Domtoren112.5 m1328UtrechtFree-standing medieval church tower, see also list of tallest churches-
Bytków TV Tower110 m?Siemianowice Śląskie-
Tiger Sky Tower110 m2004Sentosa Island-
Taming Sari Tower110 m2008Melaka-
Terminal 21 Korat Tower110 m2016Nakhon Ratchasima-
Exelberg Telecommunication Tower109 mVienna-
Torre Branca108.6 m1933Milan-
Kobe Port Tower108 m1963Kobe-
Tour Hertzienne TDF de Romainville108 m1984Paris-RomainvilleAlso known as Tour Relais TDF-
Goryokaku Tower107 m2006Hakodate-
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial107 m1915Put-in-Bay, OhioWorld's most massive Doric column; fourth-tallest memorial in the U.S.-
Torre Jaume I107 m1931BarcelonaConnected with Torre Sant Sebastia by Port Vell Aerial Tramway-
Bremerhaven Radar Tower106.1 m1965Bremerhaven-
Yokohama Marine Tower106 m1961Yokohama-
Borisova Gradina TV Tower106 m1959Sofia-
Tsutenkaku103 m1956Osaka-
Scream103 m1992Soltau - HeideparkGyro-Drop Tower-
Total Tower102.4 m1994Denver-
Roi Et Observation Tower101 m2020Roi Et-
Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower100 m1908Birmingham, England-
Beppu Tower100 m1957Beppu-
Hakata Port Tower100 m1964Fukuoka-
Ještěd TV Tower100 m1968Jested-
Hokkaido Centennial Monument100 m1970Sapporo-
Bazita Peak TV Tower100 m1975Zalaegerszeg-
Holstein Tower100 m1988SierksdorfAdditionally guyed Gyro-Tower-
Faro de Moncloa100 m1992Madrid-

Towers proposed or under construction

This is a list of towers that are proposed or under construction with a minimum height of 250m
Tower
Year
Country
City
Pinnacle height
Status
Function
Ref
Dubai Creek Tower2021Dubai828 munder constructionobservation
Princesa Tower?Puerto Princessa680 mproposedobservation
Hanoi Broadcast Tower2021Hanoi636 mproposedobservation / telecommunications
Huanghe Landmark Tower?Lanzhou588 mproposedobservation / telecommunications
Icon Siam Tower2017Bangkok459 mproposedobservation / telecommunications
Tower Infinity2024Incheon448 munder constructionobservation / leisure / exhibition
Holy Mosque Twin Minarets?Mecca420 munder constructionreligious
Tulip?London305 mproposedobservation
SkyRise Miami2023Miami301 munder constructionobservation

Diagram

Timeline of tallest towers