Notes

• Structures no longer standing are in italics.
• For all structures the pinnacle height is given, so the height of skyscrapers may be different from the values at List of tallest buildings in the world.
• Structures under construction are included in main list if its current height is over .

Freestanding structures (past or present) over

Name	Pinnacle height		Year	Structural type	Main use	Country	City	Remarks	Coordinates
Burj Dubai	2,684 feet	818 m || 2009 || Skyscraper || Office, hotel, residential || || Dubai || Topped-out on 17 January 2009, still under construction ||
Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower	2,001 feet	610 m	2009	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Guangzhou	Topped-out in early-2009, still under construction
CN Tower	1,815 feet	553 m	1976	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Toronto, Ontario	Tallest freestanding structure in the World 1975-2007. Tallest in Western Hemisphere. Tallest completed structure
Ostankino Tower	1,772 feet	540.1 m	1967	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Moscow	Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1967-1975, Tallest freestanding structure in Europe, 2000 Fire led to renovation
Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower)	1,729 feet	527 m	1974	Skyscraper	Office, observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Chicago, Illinois	Second tallest freestanding structure in USA, tallest skyscraper in the world 1973-1998 (by structural height)
One World Trade Center	1,727 feet	526.3 m	1973	Skyscraper	Office, UHF/VHF-transmission		New York City	Destroyed on September 11, 2001, tallest freestanding structure in the world that no longer exists
Taipei 101	1,671 feet	509.2 m	2004	Skyscraper	Office, observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Taipei	Tallest skyscraper in the world 2004–2009, first skyscraper to exceed 500 m/1,640 ft in structural height.
Shanghai World Financial Center	1,614 feet	492 m	2008	Skyscraper	Office, hotels, residential		Shanghai	Tallest building in China (including Hong Kong), world's tallest observation deck
International Commerce Center	1590 feet	484 m	2009	Skyscraper	Office		Hong Kong	As of 17 October 2008, under construction
Oriental Pearl Tower	1,535 feet	467.9 m	1994	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Shanghai	Tallest structure in China (including Hong Kong), 1994-2007.
John Hancock Center	1,500 feet	457.2 m	1969	Skyscraper	Office, residential, UHF/VHF-transmission		Chicago, Illinois	World's tallest mixed-use building 1969-2008
Petronas Tower 1	1,483 feet	452 m	1998	Skyscraper	Office, observation		Kuala Lumpur	Tallest twin towers in the world
Petronas Tower 2	1,483 feet	452 m	1998	Skyscraper	Office, observation		Kuala Lumpur
Greenland Square Zifeng Tower	1,476 feet	450 m	2009	Skyscraper	Mixed-use		Nanjing	Topped-out in 2008, expected completion in 2009
Empire State Building	1,454 feet	443.2 m	1931	Skyscraper	Office, observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		New York, City	World's tallest structure 1931–1954. Tallest freestanding structure 1931–1967. Tallest skyscraper 1931–1973. First Skyscraper with 100+ stories
Milad Tower	1,427 feet	435 m	2003	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Tehran
Menara Kuala Lumpur	1,381 feet	421 m	1995	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Kuala Lumpur
Jin Mao Tower	1,380 feet	420.5 m	1998	Skyscraper	Hotel, office, observation		Shanghai	Tallest skyscraper in People's Republic of China, 1998-2007.
GRES-2 Power Station Chimney	1,377 feet	419.7 m	1987	Chimney	Power station		Ekibastusz	Tallest chimney in the world
Two International Finance Centre	1,348 feet	415.8 m	2003	Skyscraper	Office		Hong Kong
Two World Trade Center	1,362 feet	415.3 m	1973	Skyscraper	Office, observation		New York City	Destroyed on September 11, 2001
Tianjin Radio and Television Tower	1,362 feet	415.2 m	1991	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Tianjin
Central Radio and TV Tower	1,329 feet	405 m	1992	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Beijing
CITIC Plaza	1,283 feet	391.1 m	1997	Skyscraper	Office		Guangzhou
Kiev TV Tower	1,263 feet	385 m	1973	Lattice tower	UHF/VHF-transmission		Kiev	Tallest lattice tower of the world
Shun Hing Square	1,259 feet	384 m	1996	Skyscraper	Office		Shenzhen
Inco Superstack	1,246 feet	380 m	1971	Chimney	Nickel smelter		Copper Cliff
Tuntex Sky Tower	1,240 feet	378 m	1997	Skyscraper	Hotel, office, observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Kaohsiung
Tashkent Tower	1,230 feet	374.9 m	1985	Tower	UHF/VHF-transmission, observation		Tashkent
Central Plaza	1,227 feet	374 m	1992	Skyscraper	Office		Hong Kong
Liberation Tower	1,220 feet	372 m	1993	Concrete tower	UHF/VHF-transmission , observation		Kuwait City
Alma-Ata Tower	1,219 feet	371.5 m	1983	Tower	UHF/VHF-transmission , observation		Alma-Ata
Chimney of Homer City Generating Station	1,217 feet	371 m	1977	Chimney	Power station		Homer City, Pennsylvania
Kennecott Smokestack	1,215 feet	370.4 m	1974	Chimney	Copper smelter		Magna, Utah
Chimney of Berezovskaya GRES	1,214 feet	370 m	1985	Chimney	Power station		Sharypovo, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Riga Radio and TV Tower	1,209 feet	368.5 m	1987	Steel tower	UHF/VHF-transmission, observation		Riga	Tallest structure in the European Union
Berliner Fernsehturm	1,207 feet	368 m	1969	Concrete tower	UHF/VHF-transmission , observation		Berlin	Tallest structure in Germany
Chimney of Mitchell Power Plant	1,206 feet	367.6 m	1971	Chimney	Power station		Moundsville, West Virginia
Bank of China Tower	1,205 feet	367.4 m	1990	Skyscraper	Office		Hong Kong	First skyscraper outside the United States to exceed 1,000 ft (305 metres) in height
Bank of America Tower, New York City	1,200 feet	366 m	2008	Skyscraper	Office		New York City	Under construction, topped out
Almas Tower	1,181 feet	360 m	2008	Skyscraper	Office		Dubai	under construction, topped out
Trbovlje Chimney	1,183 feet	360 m	1976	Chimney	Power station		Trbovlje	Tallest chimney in Europe
Endesa Termic	1,168 feet	356 m	1974	Chimney	Power station		As Pontes, Galicia
SEG Plaza	1,167 feet	355.8 m	2000	Skyscraper	Office		Shenzhen
First Canadian Place	1,165 feet	355 m	1975	Skyscraper	Office, UHF/VHF-transmission		Toronto	Tallest skyscraper in Canada
Emirates Office Tower	1,163 feet	354.6 m	2000	Skyscraper	Office		Dubai
Chimney of Phoenix Copper Smelter	1,153 feet	351.5 m	?	Chimney	Copper smelter		Baia Mare
Stratosphere Tower	1,149 feet	350.2 m	1996	Concrete tower	Observation, ride		Las Vegas	Tallest Observation Tower in the United States
Chimney of Syrdarya Power Plant	1,148 feet	350 m	1975	Chimney	Power station		Syrdarya

Other Freestanding structures (past or present): between and

Name	Pinnacle height		Year	Structural type	Main use	Country	Town	Remarks
Conde Nast Building	1,140 ft	348 m	2000	Skyscraper			New York
Yangtze River Crossing	1,138 ft	347 m	2003	Lattice tower	Electricity pylon		Jiangyin	Tallest electricity pylon in the world, second tallest lattice tower in the world (only Kiev TV Tower is taller)
Aon Center	1,136 ft	346 m	1973	Skyscraper			Chicago
The Center	1,135 ft	346 m	1998	Skyscraper			Hong Kong
Chimney of Teruel Power Plant	1125 ft	343 m		Chimney	Power station		Teruel
Chimney of Plomin Power Station	1115 ft	340 m		Chimney	Power station		Plomin
West Pearl Tower	1109 ft	339 m	2004	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Chengdu
Macau Tower	1109 ft	338 m	2001	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Macau
Europaturm	1107 ft	337.5 m	1979	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Frankfurt/Main
Chimney of Power Station Westerholt	1106 ft	337 m	1997	Chimney	Power station		Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia	Demolished on December 3, 2006 by explosives. Tallest free-standing structure ever demolished by explosives in a controlled manner
Chimney of Mountaineer Power Plant	1102 ft	336 m	1980	Chimney	Power station		New Haven, West Virginia
Dragon Tower	1102 ft	336 m	2000	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Harbin
Rose Tower	1,093 ft	333 m	2007	Skyscraper			Dubai
Shimao International Plaza	1,093 ft	333 m	2006	Skyscraper			Shanghai
Tokyo Tower	1091 ft	332.6 m	1958	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Tokyo	Tallest self-supporting steel structure in the world, Tallest structure in Japan.
Minsheng Bank Building	1,087 ft	331 m	2007	Skyscraper			Wuhan
Emley Moor TV Tower	1084 ft	330.4 m	1970	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Emley Moor, Yorkshire
Ryugyong Hotel	1,083 ft	330 m	1992	Skyscraper			Pyongyang	Construction restarted estimated completion 2012
Chimney of Ekibastuz GRES-1	1083 ft	330 m		Chimney	Power station		Ekibastuz
2 Сhimneys of Permskaya GRES	1083 ft	330 m	1987	Chimney	Power station		Dobryanka
2 Сhimneys of Reftinskaya GRES	1083 ft	330 m	1980	Chimney	Power station		Reftinskiy
Chimney of TETs5	1083 ft	330 m	1981	Chimney	Power station		Kharkiv
Chimney of Zuevskaya GRES	1083 ft	330 m		Chimney	Power station		Zuhres, Donetsk Oblast
WITI TV Tower	1078 ft	329 m	1962	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Shorewood (Milwaukee), Wisconsin
Baiyoke Tower II	1076 ft	328 m	1997	Skyscraper			Bangkok
Sky Tower	1076 ft	328 m	1997	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Auckland	Tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere
WSB TV Tower	1075 ft	327.6 m	1957	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Atlanta
Vilnius TV Tower	1073 ft	327 m	1980	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Vilnius
Chimney of Maritza East Power Station	1066 ft	325 m	1977/1980	Chimney	Power station		Stara Zagora
Eiffel Tower	1062 ft	325 m	1889	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Paris	Tallest structure in the world from 1889-1930, First structure to exceed 300 metres in height.
WHDH-TV Tower	1066 ft	323.8 m	1994	Lattice tower	UHF/VHF-transmission		Newton, Massachusetts
Q1	1058 ft	323 m	2005	Skyscraper			Gold Coast	Tallest residential skyscraper in the world. Tallest building in Australia.
Burj Al Arab	1053 ft	321 m	1999	Skyscraper			Dubai
2 Сhimneys of Kirishskya GRES-1	1050 ft	320 m	1984/1986	Chimney	Power station		Kirishi
Chimney of Ryazanskaya GRES	1050 ft	320 m	1973	Chimney	Power station		Novomichurinsk
2 Сhimneys of Tobolsk TEC	1050 ft	320 m	1983	Chimney	Power station		Tobolsk
Chimney of Kostromskaya GRES	1050 ft	320 m	?	Chimney	Power station		Volgorechensk
Chimney of Zaporozhskaya GRES	1050 ft	320 m	1972	Chimney	Power station		Enerhodar
Chimney of Mironovskaya GRES	1050 ft	320 m		Chimney	Power station		Debaltseve
Chimney of Uglegorskaya GRES	1050 ft	320 m	197?	Chimney	Power station		Solncedar
Chrysler Building	1046 ft	319 m	1930	Skyscraper			New York City	Tallest structure in the world 1930-1931
Nina Tower I	1046 ft	319 m	2006	Skyscraper			Hong Kong
New York Times Building	1046 ft	319 m	2007	Skyscraper			New York City
Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower	1045 ft	318.5 m	1996	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Nanjing
Aspire Tower	1043 ft	318 m	2007	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Doha
KCTV-Tower	1042 ft	317.6 m	1956	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Kansas City, Missouri
Chimney of Rockport Power Plant	1038 ft	316.4 m		Chimney	Power station		Rockport, Indiana
Atlanta Turner Broadcasting Tower	1031 ft	314.3 m	1980	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Atlanta, Georgia
Tallinn TV Tower	1025 ft	312.3 m	1980	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Tallinn
Bank of America Plaza	1023 ft	312 m	1992	Skyscraper			Atlanta
TV Tower Yerevan	1023 ft	311.7 m	1977	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Yerevan
Tortoise Mountain TV Tower	1022 ft	311.4 m	?	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Wuhan
St. Petersburg TV Tower	1021 ft	311.2 m	1962	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		St. Petersburg
U.S. Bank Tower	1018 ft	311 m	1990	Skyscraper			Los Angeles	Tallest skyscraper in North America located west of the Mississippi River.
Menara Telekom	1017 ft	310 m	2001	Skyscraper			Kuala Lumpur
Azeri TV Tower	1017 ft	310 m	1996	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Baku
Chimney of Ugljevik Power Plant	1017 ft	310 m	1985	Chimney	Power station		Ugljevik
Kingdom Centre	1015 ft	309 m	2002	Skyscraper			Riyadh
Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel	1014 ft	309 m	2000	Skyscraper			Dubai
Sydney Tower	1014 ft	309 m	1981	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Sydney
AT&T Corporate Center	1007 ft	307 m	1989	Skyscraper			Chicago
Chimney of Buschhaus Power Station	1007 ft	307 m	1984	Chimney	Power station		Helmstedt, Lower Saxony
Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower	1002 ft	305.5 m	1989	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Shenyang
JPMorgan Chase Tower	1002 ft	305 m	1982	Skyscraper			Houston	Tallest five-sided skyscraper in the world.
Chimney of Harrison Power Station Scrubber	1001 ft	305 m	1994	Chimney	Power station		Haywood, West Virginia
Chimney of Robert W Scherer Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1983/1985	Chimney	Power station		Macon, Georgia
Chimney of Independence Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1983	Chimney	Power station		Newark, Arkansas
Chimney of Kyger Creek Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1980	Chimney	Power station		Gallipolis, Ohio
Chimney of White Bluff Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1980	Chimney	Power station		Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Chimney of Harllee Branch Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1978	Chimney	Power station		Milledgeville, Georgia
Chimney of Widows Creek Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1977	Chimney	Power station		Stevenson, Alabama
Chimney of Hal B. Wansley Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1976	Chimney	Power station		Carrollton, Georgia
Chimney of Kingston Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1976	Chimney	Power station		Kingston, Tennessee
Chimney of Harrison Power Station	1001 ft	305 m	1972/1973	Chimney	Power station		Haywood, West Virginia
Chimney of Cumberland Power Plant	1001 ft	305 m	1970	Chimney	Power station		Cumberland City, Tennessee
Chimney of W. H. Sammis Power Plant, Unit 7	1001 ft	305 m	1970	Chimney	Power station		Stratton, Ohio
Chimney of Conemaugh Generating Station	1001 ft	305 m		Chimney	Power station		Seward, Pennsylvania
Chimney of Hayden Smelter	1001 ft	305 m		Chimney	Power station		Hayden, Arizona
Chimney of Plant Bowen Coal	1001 ft	305 m		Chimney	Power station		Taylorsville, Georgia
Chimney of Chvaletice Power Station	1001 ft	305 m	1977	Chimney	Power station		Chvaletice
Two Prudential Plaza	995 ft	303 m	1990	Skyscraper			Chicago
Wells Fargo Plaza	992 ft	302 m	1983	Skyscraper			Houston
Chimney of Power Plant Scholven	991 ft	302 m		Chimney	Power station		Gelsenkirchen
Chimney of Power Plant Chemnitz	991 ft	302 m		Chimney	Power station		Chemnitz
Chimney of SASOL III Synthetic Fuel Production Plant	988 ft	301 m	1979	Chimney	Synthetic fuel plant		Secunda	Tallest freestanding structure in Africa
Commerzbank Tower	984 ft	300.1 m	1997	Skyscraper			Frankfurt/Main	Tallest skyscraper in Europe, 1997-2005
Eureka Tower	984 ft	300 m	2006	Skyscraper	Residential		Melbourne
Chimney of Prunéřov Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1981	Chimney	Power station		Prunéřov
Chimney of Tušimice Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1974	Chimney	Power station		Tušimice
Chimney of Lippendorf Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1967	Chimney	Power station		Lippendorf, Saxony	Demolished in 2005
Chimney of Power Plant Jänschwalde	984 ft	300 m	1981	Chimney	Power station		Jänschwalde
Chimney of Walsum Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1988	Chimney	Power station		Walsum, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Herne Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1989	Chimney	Power station		Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Thierbach Power Station	984 ft	300 m		Chimney	Power station		Espenhain, Saxony	Demolished
Chimneys of Boxberg Power Station	984 ft	300 m		Chimney	Power station		Boxberg, Saxony
Chimneys of Marl-Chemiepark Power Station	984 ft	300 m		Chimney	Power station		Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia	Dismantled
Chimney of Provence Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1984	Chimney	Power station		Gardanne
Chimney of Orot Rabin	984 ft	300 m	1981	Chimney	Power station		Hadera
Chimney of Bishkek TEC	984 ft	300 m	1989	Chimney	Power station		Bishkek
Chimney of Rybnik Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1974	Chimney	Power station		Rybnik
Chimney of Jaworzno Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1977	Chimney	Power station		Jaworzno
Chimney of Bełchatów Power Station	984 ft	300 m		Chimney	Power station		Bełchatów
Chimney of Kozienice Power Station	984 ft	300 m		Chimney	Power station		Kozienice
Chimney of Warszawa-Kawęczyn Power Station	984 ft	300 m		Chimney	Power station		Warsaw-Kawcyn
Chimney of Novaky Power Plant	984 ft	300 m	1976	Chimney	Power station		Nováky
Chimney of Duvha Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1982	Chimney	Power station		Witbank
Chimney of Clifty Creek Power Plant	984 ft	300 m	1978	Chimney	Power station		Madison, Indiana
BRTN Toren	984 ft	300 m	1996	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
Mumbai Television Tower	984 ft	300 m	?	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission		Mumbai

Timeline of world's tallest freestanding structures

Name	Country	Town	Height metres / ft	Structural type	Held record	Notes
Great Pyramid of Giza	Egypt	Giza	146 / 480	Mausoleum	2570 BCE–1311	Due to erosion today it stands at the height of .
Lincoln Cathedral	England	Lincoln	159.7 / 524	Church	1311–1549	Spire collapsed in 1549; today, stands at a height of .
St. Olaf's church, Tallinn	Estonia	Tallinn	158.4 / 525	Church	1549–1625	Spire destroyed by lightning in 1625; today stands at a height of .
St. Mary's church	Germany	Stralsund	151 / 500	Church	1625–1647	Spire destroyed by lightning in 1647; today stands at a height of .
Strasbourg Cathedral	Germany and France (today France)	Strasbourg	142 / 470	Church	1647–1874
St Nikolai	Germany	Hamburg	147.3 / 483	Church	1874–1876
Notre-Dame Cathedral	France	Rouen	151 / 500	Church	1876–1880
Cologne Cathedral	Germany	Cologne	157.4 / 516	Church	1880–1884
Washington Monument	United States	Washington, D.C.	169.3 / 555	Monument	1884–1889
Eiffel Tower	France	Paris	312 / 1,020	Tower	1889–1930	Currently stands at a height of .
Chrysler Building	United States	New York	319 / 1,046	Skyscraper	1930–1931
Empire State Building	United States	New York	448 / 1,472	Skyscraper	1931–1967
Ostankino Tower	Russia	Moscow	540 / 1,772	Tower	1967–1976
CN Tower	Canada	Toronto	553 / 1,815	Tower	1976–2007
Burj Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	818 / 2,684	Skyscraper	2007–present	Topped-out on 17 January 2009

See also

• List of towers
• List of tallest buildings in the world
• List of chimneys
• List of tallest buildings and structures in the world

References

1. See Tallest freestanding structures by skyscraperpage.com