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Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world's tallest building
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These are the world's tallest structures by category.

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By design

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Among existing structures

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Warsaw radio mast, the height record holder from 1974 to 1991

Unsurpassed destroyed structures

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Category Structure Country Location Height (metres) Height (feet) Years / Notes Coordinates
Guyed mastWarsaw Radio Mast PolandGąbin646.382,121Completed in 1974, collapsed on August 8, 199152°22′3.74″N 19°48′8.73″E / 52.3677056°N 19.8024250°E / 52.3677056; 19.8024250 (Konstantynow Radio Mast (destroyed))
Scientific research towerBREN Tower[13] United StatesNevada Test Site4621,516Completed in 1962, demolished May 23, 201236°46′50.23″N 116°14′36.9″W / 36.7806194°N 116.243583°W / 36.7806194; -116.243583 (BREN-Tower)
Guyed tubular steel mastShushi-Wan Omega Transmitter JapanTsushima3891,276Completed in 1973, dismantled in 199834°36′53″N 129°27′13″E / 34.61472°N 129.45361°E / 34.61472; 129.45361 (Shushi-Wan Omega Transmitter (dismantled))
Solar updraft towerManzanares Solar Chimney SpainManzanares195640Completed 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.39°02′34.45″N 3°15′12.21″W / 39.0429028°N 3.2533917°W / 39.0429028; -3.2533917 (Manzanares Solar Chimney)
Wooden structureMühlacker Wood Radio Tower GermanyMühlacker190623Completed in 1934, destroyed on April 6, 1945, by the Germans to prevent usage by the Allies, replaced by mast radiator48°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))
Pre-Industrial era buildingLincoln Cathedral United KingdomLincoln160524Completed in 1311, spire blown off in 1549. Held the record until 1884.53°14′3.26″N 0°32′10.54″W / 53.2342389°N 0.5362611°W / 53.2342389; -0.5362611 (Lincoln Cathedral)
TelescopeArecibo Telescope Puerto RicoArecibo, Puerto Rico150492Completed in 1963, collapsed on December 1, 202018°20′39″N 66°45′10″W / 18.34417°N 66.75278°W / 18.34417; -66.75278 (Arecibo Telescope)
GasometerGasometer Zeche Nordstern GermanyGelsenkirchen147482Completed 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 siloHenninger Turm GermanyFrankfurt120394Constructed in 1961, demolished in 201350°05′50.18″N 8°41′36.81″E / 50.0972722°N 8.6935583°E / 50.0972722; 8.6935583 (Henninger Turm)

By use

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Category Structure Country Location Architectural top Year built Coordinates
(metres) (feet)
Mixed-use*Burj Khalifa United Arab EmiratesDubai8302,722201025°11′50.0″N 55°16′26.6″E / 25.197222°N 55.274056°E / 25.197222; 55.274056 (Burj Dubai)
IndustrialPetronius (oil platform) United StatesGulf of Mexico6402,100200029°06′30″N 87°56′30″W / 29.10833°N 87.94167°W / 29.10833; -87.94167 (Petronius oil platform)
OfficePing An Finance Center ChinaShenzhen5551,821201722°32′12″N 114°3′1″E / 22.53667°N 114.05028°E / 22.53667; 114.05028 (Ping An Finance Center)
ResidentialCentral Park Tower United StatesNew York, New York472.41,550202040°45′59″N 73°58′52″W / 40.76639°N 73.98111°W / 40.76639; -73.98111 (Central Park Tower)
MilitaryLarge masts of INS Kattabomman IndiaTirunelveli, Tamil Nadu4711,54519908°23′13″N 77°45′10″E / 8.3870°N 77.7529°E / 8.3870; 77.7529 (Large masts of INS Kattabomman)
HotelCiel Dubai Marina[14] United Arab EmiratesDubai3771,237202525°05′15″N 55°08′40″E / 25.08744°N 55.14454°E / 25.08744; 55.14454 (Ciel Dubai Marina)
Scientific research towerAmazon Tall Tower Observatory[15] BrazilSão Sebastião do Uatumã3251,06620152°08′35″S 59°00′04″W / 2.1430°S 59.0010°W / -2.1430; -59.0010 (Amazon Tall Tower Observatory)
EducationalMoscow State University RussiaMoscow240787195355°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 mosqueDjamaa el Djazaïr AlgeriaAlgiers265870201936°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 Catholic churchSagrada Família SpainBarcelona172.5566202641°24′13″N 2°10′28″E / 41.40361°N 2.17444°E / 41.40361; 2.17444 (Sagrada Família)
Protestant churchUlm Minster GermanyUlm161.5530189048°23′55″N 9°59′30″E / 48.398497°N 9.991797°E / 48.398497; 9.991797 (Ulm Minster)
HospitalOutpatient Center, Houston Methodist Hospital United StatesHouston, Texas156.05511.8??
Eastern Orthodox ChurchNational Cathedral of Romania RomaniaBucharest127417202544°25′34″N 26°04′55″E / 44.426006°N 26.082055°E / 44.426006; 26.082055 (National Cathedral of Romania)
Hindu templeRanganathaswamy Temple IndiaSrirangam73239.501198710°51′45″N 78°41′23″E / 10.86250°N 78.68972°E / 10.86250; 78.68972 (Ranganathaswamy Temple)
Air cleaningXi'an air purification tower (HSALSCS)[16][17] ChinaXi'an2016?

* "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:

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Browne, Jack (April 9, 2025). "Aerostat Systems Help Boost Border Security".
  2. ↑ "Shell starts up Stones in the ultra-deepwater Gulf of Mexico". Offshore. September 6, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "CTBUH Height Criteria for Measuring & Defining Tall Buildings" (PDF). Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
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  8. ↑ "Ten oil industry world records you maybe haven't heard of – equinor.com". Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Tallest flagpole". Guinness World Records. December 26, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Tower West". Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Bollywood Skyflyer: World's tallest swing ride now open in Dubai's Bollywood Parks | CNN Travel". Cnn.com. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Éole, Cap-Chat". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  13. ↑ McCord, Keith (May 23, 2012). "Tallest structure in West demolished". KSL-TV. Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  14. ↑ Tusing, David. "Inside the world's tallest hotel, Ciel Dubai Marina, as it welcomes its first guests". The National. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Brazil builds giant Amazon observation tower". BBC News. September 14, 2014.
  16. ↑ "This skyscraper-sized air purifier is the world's tallest". NBC News. March 21, 2018.
  17. ↑ "China has built the 'world's largest air purifier' to battle smog". February 19, 2018.
  18. ↑ Schwanke D. et al. (2003). Mixed-use Development Handbook, 2nd edition. Washington: Urban Land Institute ISBN 978-0-87420-888-7
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