LIST OF TOWERS
The following fall under the definition of a tower which is a tall man-made structure, always taller than it is wide, and usually much higher. Towers are generally built to take advantage of their height and can stand alone or as part of a larger structure. Towers as defined here are meant for regular but not living access by humans, and are self supporting (no guy wires). Thus apartment buildings (skyscrapers) and radio/tv masts do not qualify. Chimneys, electricity pylons, and most statues allow human access for maintenance, but not as part of their normal operation, and are therefore not considered to be towers.
| Contents |
| Towers by pinnacle height |
| Towers taller than 250 meters |
| Height range between 200 and 250 metres |
| Height range between 100 and 200 metres |
| Height range below 100 metres |
| Partially guyed towers |
| Notes |
Towers by pinnacle height
Towers taller than 250 meters
| Rank | Name | Pinnacle height | Year | Tower type | Country | Town | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower | 2001 ft | 610 m | 2009 | Concrete tower | People’s Republic of China | Guangzhou | The tower is due to be completed at the end of 2009, in order to be fully operational for the 2010 Asian Games. |
| 2 | Jakarta Tower | 1831 ft | 558 m | 2009 | Concrete tower | Indonesia | Jakarta | Under Construction |
| 3 | CN Tower | 1815 ft | 553 m | 1976 | Concrete tower | Canada | Toronto | Is the world's tallest free-standing structure on land |
| 4 | Ostankino Tower | 1772 ft | 540.1 m | 1967 | Concrete tower | Russia | Moscow | 2000 Fire led to renovation |
| 5 | Oriental Pearl Tower | 1535 ft | 467.9 m | 1995 | Concrete tower | People’s Republic of China | Shanghai | |
| 6 | Milad Tower | 1427 ft | 435 m | 2007 | Concrete tower | Iran | Tehran | |
| 7 | Menara Kuala Lumpur | 1381 ft | 421 m | 1995 | Concrete tower | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | |
| 8 | Tianjin Radio and Television Tower | 1362 ft | 415.2 m | 1991 | Concrete tower | People’s Republic of China | Tianjin | |
| 9 | Central Radio and TV Tower | 1329 ft | 405 m | 1992 | Concrete tower | People’s Republic of China | Beijing | |
| 10 | Kiev TV Tower | 1263 ft | 385 m | 1973 | Lattice tower | Ukraine | Kiev | Tallest lattice tower of the world |
| 11 | Tashkent Tower | 1230 ft | 374.9 m | 1985 | Steel tower | Uzbekistan | Tashkent | |
| 12 | Liberation Tower | 1220 ft | 372 m | 1996 | Concrete tower | Kuwait | Kuwait City | Clad in Ceramics |
| 13 | Alma-Ata Tower | 1219 ft | 371.5 m | 1983 | Concrete tower | Kazakhstan | Alma-Ata | |
| 14 | Riga Radio and TV Tower | 1209 ft | 368.5 m | 1987 | Concrete tower | Latvia | Riga | |
| 15 | Berliner Fernsehturm | 1207 ft | 368 m | 1969 | Concrete tower | Germany | Berlin | |
| 16 | Gerbrandytoren Lopik | 1203 ft | 366.8 m | 1961 | Partially guyed concrete tower | Netherlands | Lopik | Original height: 382.5 metres. 1987: height reduction to 375 metres. Further height reduction to 366.8 metres on August 2nd 2007 |
| 17 | Stratosphere Tower | 1149 ft | 350.2 m | 1996 | Concrete tower | U.S. | Las Vegas | |
| 18 | West Pearl Tower | 1109 ft | 339 m | 2004 | Concrete tower | People’s Republic of China | Chengdu | |
| 19 | Macau Tower | 1109 ft | 338 m | 2001 | Concrete tower | People’s Republic of China | Macau | |
| 20 | Europaturm | 1107 ft | 337.5 m | 1979 | Concrete tower | Germany | Frankfurt/Main | |
| 21 | Torrena | 1103 ft | 336.5 m | 2007 | Concrete tower | Mexico | Guadalajara | |
| 22 | Dragon Tower | 1102 ft | 336 m | 2000 | Lattice tower | People’s Republic of China | Harbin | |
| 23 | Tokyo Tower | 1091 ft | 332.6 m | 1958 | Lattice tower | Japan | Tokyo | |
| 24 | Emley Moor TV Tower | 1084 ft | 330.4 m | 1970 | Concrete tower | United Kingdom | Emley Moor, Yorkshire | |
| 25 | WITI TV Tower | 1078 ft | 329 m | 1962 | Lattice tower | U.S. | Shorewood, Wisconsin | |
| 26 | Sky Tower | 1076 ft | 328 m | 1997 | Concrete tower | New Zealand | Auckland | |
| 27 | Vilnius TV Tower | 1073 ft | 327 m | 1980 | Concrete tower | Lithuania | Vilnius | |
| 28 | Eiffel Tower | 1063 ft | 324 m | 1889 | Lattice tower | France | Paris | |
| 29 | Höiåsmasten | 1050 ft | 320 m | ? | Partially guyed concrete tower | Norway | Halden | |
| 30 | Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower | 1045 ft | 318.5 m | 1996 | Concrete tower | People’s Republic of China | Nanjing | |
| 31 | KCTV-Tower | 1042 ft | 317.6 m | 1956 | Lattice tower | U.S. | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| 32 | Tallinn TV Tower | 1025 ft | 312.3 m | 1980 | Concrete tower | Estonia | Tallinn | |
| 33 | TV Tower Yerevan | 1017 ft | 311.7 m | 1977 | Lattice tower | Armenia | Yerevan | |
| 34 | Tortoise Mountain TV Tower | 1017 ft | 311.4 m | ? | Concrete tower | People’s Republic of China | Wuhan | |
| 35 | Azeri TV Tower | 1017 ft | 310 m | 1996 | Concrete tower | Azerbaijan | Baku | |
| 36 | St. Petersburg TV Tower | 1017 ft | 310 m | 1962 | Lattice tower | Russia | St. Petersburg | |
| 37 | Sydney Tower | 1014 ft | 309 m | 1981 | Concrete tower | Australia | Sydney | |
| 38 | Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower | 1002 ft | 305.5 m | 1989 | Concrete tower | People’s Republic of China | Shenyang | |
| 39 | Zendstation Smilde | 996 ft | 303.5 m | 1959 | Partially guyed concrete tower | Netherlands | Smilde | |
| 40 | BRTN Toren | 984 ft | 300 m | 1996 | Concrete tower | Belgium | Sint-Pieters-Leeuw | |
| 41 | Mumbai Television Tower | 984 ft | 300 m | ? | Lattice tower | India | Mumbai | |
| 42 | Odessa TV Tower | 984 ft | 300 m | 2007 | Tower | Ukraine | Odessa | |
| 43 | Eureka Tower | 975 ft | 297 m | 2006 | ? | Australia | ||
| 44 | Sutro Tower | 984 ft | 295 m | 1973 | Steel tower | U.S. | San Francisco | |
| 45 | Zhuzhou Television Tower | 961 ft | 293 m | ? | Concrete tower | People’s Republic of China | Zhuzhou | |
| 46 | Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg | 958 ft | 292 m | 1977 | Concrete tower | Germany | Nuremberg | |
| 47 | Star Tower | 955 ft | 291 m | 1991 | Lattice tower | U.S. | Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| 48 | Olympiaturm | 950 ft | 289.5 m | 1968 | Concrete tower | Germany | Munich | |
| 49 | Torre de Collserola | 946 ft | 288.4 m | 1992 | Concrete tower | Spain | Barcelona | partially guyed |
| 50 | Dudelange Radio Tower | 926 ft | 285 m | 1957 | Lattice tower | Luxembourg | Dudelange | |
| 51 | Telemax | 926 ft | 282.2 m | 1992 | Concrete tower | Germany | Hannover | |
| 52 | Shijiazhuang TV-tower | 919 ft | 280 m | 1998 | Lattice tower | People’s Republic of China | Shijiazhuang | |
| 53 | Heinrich-Hertz-Turm | 918 ft | 279.7 m | 1968 | Concrete tower | Germany | Hamburg | |
| 54 | Central Plains Pearl TV Tower | 912 ft | 278 m | ? | Concrete tower | People’s Republic of China | Luoyang | |
| 55 | Georgia Tbilisi TV Broadcasting Tower | 901 ft | 274.5 m | 1955 | Steel tower | Georgia | Tbilisi | |
| 56 | Hillbrow Tower | 883 ft | 269 m | 1971 | Concrete tower | South Africa | Johannesburg | |
| 57 | Kaifeng TV Tower | 879 ft | 268 m | ? | Concrete tower | People’s Republic of China | Kaifeng | |
| 58 | Colonius | 873 ft | 266 m | 1981 | Concrete tower | Germany | Cologne | |
| 59 | Daqing Radio and Television Tower | 853 ft | 260 m | 1989 | Concrete tower | People’s Republic of China | Daqing | |
| 60 | Moscow Octod Tower | 846 ft | 258 m | 2006 | lattice tower | Russia | Moscow | |
| 61 | Yangtze River Crossing Nanjing | 837 ft | 257 m | 1992 | 2 concrete towers | People’s Republic of China | Nanjing | |
| 62 | Fernmeldeturm Kühkopf | 837 ft | 255 m | 1976 | Concrete tower | Germany | Koblenz-Kühkopf | |
| 63 | Grodno TV Tower | 833 ft | 254 m | 1984 | Lattice tower | Belarus | Grodno | |
| 64 | Donauturm | 827 ft | 252 m | 1964 | Concrete tower | Austria | Vienna | |
| 65 | Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz | 827 ft | 252 m | 1969 | Concrete tower | Germany | Dresden | |
| 66 | Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona | 820 ft | 250 m | 1984 | Concrete tower | Switzerland | St. Chrischona | |
| 67 | Towers of Lafayette transmitter | 820 ft | 250 m | 1920 | Lattice tower | France | Marcheprime | 8 towers, demolished between 1944 and 1953 |
Height range between 200 and 250 metres
Height range between 100 and 200 metres
| Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle height | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven | 1962 | Netherlands | Rotterdam-Waalhaven | 199 m | |
| Zendmast Roermond | 1957 | Netherlands | Roermond | 197.7 m | |
| KPN Tower Hilversum | 1973 | Netherlands | Hilversum | 196 m | |
| Bantiger TV Tower | 1996 | Switzerland | Bolligen | 196 m | |
| Transmission Tower Blessberg | ? | Germany | Blessberg | 195 m | |
| Telstra Tower | 1980 | Australia | Canberra | 195 m | |
| Transmission Tower Mulhouse-Belvédère | 1997 | France | Mulhouse-Belvédère | 194 m | |
| Fernmeldeturm Frauenkopf | 1972 | Germany | Stuttgart-Frauenkopf | 192.4 m | |
| Dalian Radio and TV Tower | ? | China | Dalian | 190.5 m | |
| LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach | ? | United States | Carolina Beach | 190.5 m | Insulated against ground, collapsed in 1963 |
| 380kV Thames Crossing | 1965 | UK | West Thurrock | 190 m | |
| Transmission Tower Mühlacker | 1934 | Germany | Mühlacker | 190 m | Tallest timber-constructed transmission tower in the world, destroyed on 6 April 1945 |
| Transmitter Sottens, old transmission tower | 1948 | Switzerland | Sottens | 190 m | demolished in 1989, insulated against ground |
| Calgary Tower | 1967 | Canada | Calgary | 190 m | |
| Cambridge Bay LORAN Tower | 1948 | Canada | Cambridge Bay | 189 m | |
| BT Tower | 1964 | United Kingdom | London | 188 m | |
| Transmitter Sottens | 1989 | Switzerland | Sottens | 188 m | |
| Cairo Tower | 1961 | Egypt | Cairo | 187 m | |
| Uetliberg TV Tower | 1990 | Switzerland | Zurich-Uetliberg | 186.7 m | |
| Azrieli Center Circular Tower | 1996 | Israel | Tel Aviv | 187 m | |
| Euromast | 1962 | Netherlands | Rotterdam | 186 m | |
| Kuwait Towers | 1976 | Kuwait | Kuwait City | 185 + 145.8 m Three tower | |
| TV tower Decquede | 1959 | Germany | Decquede | 184.5 m | |
| Space Needle | 1962 | United States | Seattle | 184 m | |
| i360 | 2008 | United Kingdom | Brighton | 183m | Construction to begin 2007 |
| Criggion VLF transmitter | 1941 | United Kingdom | Criggion, Powys | 182.9 m | 3 towers, demolished |
| Latinoamericana Tower | 1956 | Mexico | Mexico City | 182 m | |
| Titanium La Portada | 2008 | Chile | Santiago | 181 m | |
| Nagoya TV Tower | 1954 | Japan | Nagoya | 180 m | |
| Telecommunication Tower Bungsberg | 1977 | Germany | Bungsberg | 179 m | |
| Löffelstelz Transmitter | 2000 | Germany | Bad Mergentheim | 179 m | |
| Stade Olympique tower | 1987 | Canada | Montreal | 175.3 m | The highest inclined tower in the world, with its 175-metre elevation and 45-degree angle. |
| Carew Tower | 1929 | United States | Cincinnati, Ohio | 175 m | |
| Odinstårnet | 1935 | Denmark | Odense | 175 m | destroyed on December 14, 1944 |
| Zendstation Markelo | ? | Netherlands | Markelo | 174.4 m | |
| New Brighton Tower | 1900 | United Kingdom | New Brighton | 172.8 m | destroyed |
| Reisenbach Telecommunication Tower | 1972 | Germany | Mudau | 173 m | |
| San Jacinto Monument[2] | 1939 | United States | San Jacinto | 171 m | |
| Reunion Tower | 1978 | United States | Dallas | 170.7 m | |
| Costanera Center Torre 1 | 2010 | Chile | Santiago | 170 m | |
| Costanera Center Torre 2 | 2010 | Chile | Santiago | 170 m | |
| Riyadh TV Tower | 1981 | Saudi Arabia | Riyad | 170 m | |
| Spinnaker Tower | 2005 | United Kingdom | Portsmouth | 170 m | |
| Washington Monument | 1884 | United States | Washington, DC | 169 m / 555 ft 5 in | |
| Zagreb TV Tower | 1973 | Croatia | Zagreb | 169 m | |
| Azrieli Center Triangular Tower | 1996 | Israel | Tel Aviv | 169 m | |
| Fernmeldeturm Bödefeld | ? | Germany | Schmallenberg-Bödefeld | 168.7 m | |
| Näsinneula Observation Tower | 1971 | Finland | Tampere | 168 m | Located at Särkänniemi amusement park |
| Transmitter Eifel-Bärbelkreuz | 1985 | Germany | Hellenthal-Bärbelkreuz | 167 m | |
| Camlica TV Tower | 1972 | Turkey | Istanbul | 166 m | |
| Transmitter Berlin-Tegel | 1933 | Germany | Berlin | 165 m | Timber construction, demolished on 16 December 1948 |
| Hünenburg Telecommunication Tower | ? | Germany | Bielefeld-Hühnenburg | 165 m | also known as Fernmeldeturm Teutoburger Wald |
| Sendeturm Dobratsch | 1971 | Austria | Dobratsch Mountain | 165 m | partially guyed |
| Heubach Telecommunication Tower | ? | Germany | Heubach | 164.8 m | |
| Las Vegas Eiffel Tower | 1999 | United States | Las Vegas | 164.6 m | Replica of Eiffel Tower |
| Sendeturm Ismaning | 1932 | Germany | Ismaning | 163 m | Timber construction, demolished on 16 March 1983 |
| Ochsenkopf TV Tower | 1958 | Germany | Ochsenkopf Mountain | 163 m | |
| TV Tower Namur-Profondville | ? | Belgium | Namur-Profondville | 163 m | |
| Fernmeldeturm Bremerhaven-Schiffdorf | ? | Germany | Bremerhaven-Schiffdorf | 163 m | |
| Fernmeldeturm Ulm-Ermingen | 1964 | Germany | Ulm-Ermingen | 162 m | |
| Ulm Münster | 1377 – 1890 | Germany | Ulm | 161,5 m | Tallest church tower in the world |
| Fernmeldeturm Langenrehm | ? | Germany | Rosengarten-Langenrehm | 161 m | |
| Nozema TV Tower Lelystad | 1975 | Netherlands | Lelystad | 161 m | |
| Shukhov Tower | 1922 | Russia | Moscow | 160 m | Hyperboloid structure |
| Fernmeldeturm Leer-Nüttermoor | ? | Germany | Leer-Nüttermoor | 160 m | |
| Skylon Tower | 1965 | Canada | Niagara Falls | 160 m | |
| Blackpool Tower | 1894 | United Kingdom | Blackpool | 158 m | |
| Telecommunication Tower Plettenberg | ? | Germany | Plettenberg | 158 m | |
| Fernmeldeturm Essen | ? | Germany | Essen | 157.5 m | |
| Torre Picasso1 | 1982 | Spain | Madrid | 157 m | the tower is similar to World Trade center in New York |
| Cologne Cathedral | 1248-1880 | Germany | Cologne | 157 m | Two towers |
| TV Tower Tournai-Froidmont | ? | Belgium | Tournai-Froidmont | 157 m | |
| Święty Krzyż TV Tower | 1966 | Poland | Lysa Góra | 157 m | |
| Snejanka tower | 1978 | Bulgaria | Pamporovo - Mount Snejanka | 156 m | also known as Pamporovo TV Tower |
| Zendstation Roosendaal | 1986 | Netherlands | Roosendaal | 156 m | |
| Mesquite Tower | 1990 | United States | Mesquite, Texas | 155.3 m | |
| Kaknästornet TV Tower | 1964 | Sweden | Stockholm | 155 m | |
| Funkturm Arsenal | ? | Austria | Vienna | 155 m | |
| Nozema TV Tower Goes | 1957 | Netherlands | Goes | 153.5 m | also known as Nozema TV Tower |
| Telecommunication Tower Willebadessen | 1993 | Germany | Willebadessen | 152.5 m | also known as Fernsehsender Eggegebirge |
| Monumento Nacional de Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caidos2 | 1940 | Spain | El Escorial, Madrid | 152.4 m | Tallest memorial cross in the world |
| Croydon Transmitter | 1962 | United Kingdom | London, Surrey | 152 m | |
| BT Tower | 1967 | United Kingdom | Birmingham | 152 m | |
| RKS Mělník-Chloumek | ? | Czech Republic | Mělník | 152 m | |
| RKS Dobrochov | ? | Czech Republic | Dobrochov | 152 m | |
| Rouen Cathedral | 1145-1876 | France | Rouen | 151 m | |
| Funkturm Berlin | 1926 | Germany | Berlin | 150 m | Only observation tower standing on insulators |
| Fernsehsender Ebbegebirge | 1983 | Germany | Herscheid | 150 m | Also known as Fernmeldeturm Waldberg |
| Longwave transmitter Lahti | 1927 | Finland | Lahti | 150 m | |
| RKS Liblice 1 | ? | Czech Republic | Liblice | 150 m | |
| Sendeturm Wiederau | 1935 | Germany | Wiederau | 150 m | Timber construction, dismantled on 27 October 1953 |
| Mannesmann Tower Vienna | 1954 | Austria | Vienna | 150 m | |
| TV Tower Leglise-Anlier | ? | Belgium | Leglise-Anlier | 150 m | |
| Juche Tower | 1982 | North Korea | Pyongyang | 150 m | |
| Friedrichsberg Television Tower | 2008 | Germany | Waldenburg | 150 m | |
| Zendstation Maastricht | ? | Netherlands | Maastricht | 149.5 m | |
| KPN Tower Haarlem | 1968 | Netherlands | Haarlem | 149 m | |
| KEMA Toren | 1969 | Netherlands | Arnhem | 149 m | also known as Tennet Tower or Tennet Toren |
| 132kV Thames Crossing | 1932 | UK | West Thurrock | 148.4 m | demolished in 1987 |
| Nordschwarzwaldturm | 1974 | Germany | Schömberg-Langenbrand | 148 m | |
| St. Nikolai, Hamburg | 1846-1877 | Germany | Hamburg | 147.3 m | church ruin |
| Sapporo TV Tower | 1957 | Japan | Saporro | 147.2 m | |
| Pasilan linkkitorni | 1983 | Finland | Helsinki | 146 m | |
| Fallturm Bremen | 1990 | Germany | Bremen | 146 m | |
| Kennedy Boulevar (Hotel Marriott) | 1999 | Chile | Santiago | 145 m | |
| Sendeturm Langenberg | 1934 | Germany | Velbert-Langenberg | 145 m | Timber construction, destroyed on 10 October 1935 |
| Sendeturm Hamburg-Billstedt | 1934 | Germany | Hamburg | 145 m | Timber construction, dismantled in September 1949 |
| Waldenburg TV Tower | ? | Germany | Waldenburg | 145 m | partially guyed |
| Funkübertragungsstelle Bergen 1 | ? | Germany | Soltau-Bergen | 145 m | |
| Vasco da Gama Tower | 1998 | Portugal | Lisboa | 145 m | |
| Strasbourg Cathedral | 1176–1439 | France | Strasbourg | 144 m | |
| Nozema Tower Wormer | 1968 | Netherlands | Wormer | 144 m | |
| Zigong TV Tower | 1988 | China | Zigong | 143.6 m | |
| Westpoint tower | 2004 | Netherlands | Tilburg | 143.1 m | 49 story apartment tower |
| Zendstation Ugchelen | 1959 | Netherlands | Ugchelen | 142 m | |
| TV Tower Aalen | ? | Germany | Aalen | 142 m | |
| Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower | 1978 | Germany | Porta Westfalica-Jakobsberg | 142 m | |
| Usce tower | 1961, destroyed in 1999 and rebuilt in 2003 | Serbia | Belgrade | 141.1 m | |
| VW-Tower | 1958 | Germany | Hannover | 141 m | |
| Fernmeldeturm Hoherodskopf | ? | Germany | Schotten-Hoherodskopf | 141 m | |
| Sendeturm Jauerling | 1958 | Austria | Jauerling | 141 m | partially guyed |
| Transmitter Żórawina | 1932 | Germany | Żórawina, Poland | 140 m | Timber construction, dismantled in 1990 |
| Monte Mario Tower | ? | Italy | Rome | 140 m | |
| Nozema Zendstation Mierlo | 1957 | Netherlands | Mierlo | 139.5 m | |
| Frémont Point Transmitter | ? | United Kingdom | Fremont Point, Jersey | 139 m | |
| Bredstedt Telecommunication Transmitter | ? | Germany | Bredstedt | 139 m | |
| Colonia-Hochhaus | 1973 | Germany | Colonia | 137.5 m | |
| Fernmeldeturm Ansbach | ? | Germany | Ansbach | 137.5 m | |
| Fernmeldeturm Hamburg-Bergedorf | ? | Germany | Hamburg-Bergedorf | 137.5 m | |
| Hohenstadt Transmission Tower | ? | Hohenstadt | Germany | 137 m | |
| Monas | 1975 | Indonesia | Jakarta | 137 m | |
| Fernsehturm Schwerin-Zippendorf | 1964 | Germany | Schwerin-Zippendorf | 136.5 m | |
| St. Chrischona, old tower | 1962 | Switzerland | St. Chrischona | 136 m | |
| Montjuic Communications Tower | 1992 | Spain | Barcelona | 136 m | |
| Telecommunication Tower Leichlingen | ? | Germany | Leichlingen | 136 m | |
| Mount Ślęża transmitter | 1972 | Poland | Mount Ślęża | 136 m | Additionally guyed |
| Transmission Tower Hardberg | 1951 | Germany | Hardberg | 135 m | |
| Bremen-Farge Weser Powerline Crossing | ? | Germany | Bremen | 135 m | |
| Trollhättan TV Tower | ? | Sweden | Trollhättan | 135 m | |
| Soelvesborg transmitter | 1985 | Sweden | Sölvesborg | 135 m | 2 grounded towers carrying a cage antenna for mediumwave broadcasting |
| Transmission Tower Emley Moor | 1956 | United Kingdom | Emley Moor, Yorkshire | 135 m | dismantled |
| Fernmeldeturm Wahnbeck | 1974 | Germany | Wahnbeck | 134 m | |
| Telecommunication Tower Lohmar-Birk | ? | Germany | Lohmar | 134 m | |
| St. John's Beacon | 1965 | United Kingdom | Liverpool | 133 m | |
| Nozema Zendstation The Hague | 1965 | Netherlands | The Hague | 133 m | |
| Telefónica Chile Tower | 1996 | Chile | Santiago | 132 m | |
| Aufi | 1963 | Germany | Geislingen-Aufhausen | 132 m | |
| TV-toren Ittervoort | ? | Netherlands | Ittervoort | 132 m | |
| Telecommunication Tower Leipzig | ? | Germany | Leipzig | 132 m | |
| Kyoto Tower | 1964 | Japan | Kyoto | 131 m | |
| Wachberg transmitter | ? | Austria | Weitra | 130 m | Partially guyed tower |
| TV Tower Nordhelle | 1984 | Germany | Nordhelle | 130 m | |
| Telecommunication tower Großerlach | 1985 | Germany | Großerlach | 130 m | |
| Zendstation Loon op Zand | 1986 | Netherlands | Loon op Zand | 130 m | |
| Lezarsk TV Tower | ? | Poland | Lezarsk | 130 m | Additionally guyed |
| KPN Tower | 2000 | Netherlands | Rotterdam | 130 m | |
| KUL Control Tower | ? | Malaysia | Kuala-Lumpur | 130 m | tallest air-traffic control tower of the world |
| Schapfen-Mill-Tower[3] | 2005 | Germany | Ulm-Jungingen | 130 m | tallest silo in the world |
| Armstrong Tower | 1938 | United States | Alpine, New Jersey | 129.6 m | site of the first FM broadcasts |
| Telecommunication Tower Hüfingen | 1976 | Germany | Hüfingen | 129 m | |
| Wells Fargo Center | 1998 | United States | Salt Lake City | 129 m | |
| Telecommunication Tower Wuppertal-Westfalenweg | ? | Germany | Wuppertal | 128 m | |
| Piatkowo transmitter, Tower 2 | 1993 | Poland | Poznan | 128 m | |
| Sanctuary of Our Lady of Licheń | 2004 | Poland | Licheń | 128 m | |
| Express Lift Tower | 1980-1982 | United Kingdom | Northampton, Northamptonshire | 127.45 m | |
| Torre Entel | 1974 | Chile | Santiago | 127.4 m | |
| Pirelli Tower | 1959 | Italy | Milan | 127.1 m | |
| VLF transmitter Grimeton | 1923 | Sweden | Grimeton | 127 m | |
| Science Centre Tower | 2001 | United Kingdom | Glasgow | 127 m | |
| Aliant Tower | 1971 | Canada | Moncton | 127 m | |
| Raghadan Flagpole[4] | 2003 | Jordania | Amman | 126.8 m | |
| Sender Inselsberg | 1974 | Germany | Inselsberg Mountain | + 126 m | Was 43.31 when constructed in 1939 |
| Dreamworld Tower | 1997 | Dreamworld, Coomera | Australia | 126.5m | |
| Transmitter Beromünster, backup transmission tower | 1937 | Switzerland | Beromünster | 126 m | Insulated against ground |
| Transmitter Sottens, backup transmission tower | 1931 | Switzerland | Sottens | 125 m | Insulated against ground |
| HBG Prangins | 1931 | Switzerland | Prangins | 125 m | two towers |
| FMT 6 - Brackenheim | ? | Germany | Brackenheim | 125 m | |
| Craigkelly TV Tower | ? | United Kingdom | Craigkelly | 125 m | |
| Atakule Tower | 1989 | Turkey | Ankara | 125 m | |
| OTE Tower | ? | Greece | Thessaloniki | ? | |
| Transmitter Nuremberg-Kleinreuth | 1935 | Germany | Nuremberg | 124 m | Timber construction, dismantled in 1935 |
| Transmitter Geiersberg | ? | Germany | Geiersberg | 124 m | |
| Tyholttårnet | 1985 | Norway | Trondheim | 124 m | |
| Ayer Rajah Telecoms Tower | ? | Singapore | Singapore | ? | |
| Sender Brocken | 1937 and 1974 | Germany | Brocken Mountain | 123 m | 95 m on original tower |
| Mont Pèlerin TV Tower | 1974 | Switzerland | Mont Pèlerin | 122.6 m | |
| Pääskyvuoren linkkitorni | 1964 | Finland | Turku | 122 m | |
| Transmission Tower Lindenfels | ? | Germany | Lindenfels | 122 m | |
| Transmitter Boppard (partially guyed) | ? | Germany | Boppard-Fleckertshöhe, Rhineland-Palatina, Germany | 121 m | |
| Zendstation Megen | 1980 | Netherlands | Megen | 121 m | |
| Fernmeldeturm Duisburg | Germany | Duisburg | 121 m | ||
| Longwave transmitter Motala | 1927 | Sweden | Motala | 120 m | |
| Mannesmann Tower Hannover | 1955 | Austria | Hannover | 120 m | |
| Sucha Gora TV Tower | 1962 | Poland | Czamorzeki | 120 m | |
| Henninger Turm | 1961 | Germany | Frankfurt/Main | 120 m | Silo with observation tower |
| Chennevières Transmitter | 1972 | France | Chennevières-sur-Marne | 120 m | |
| Directional Radio Tower Le Chasseral | 1983 | Switzerland | Le Chasseral | 120 m | |
| Makarki Directional Radio Tower | ? | Poland | Makarki | 120 m | lattice tower as basement |
| Torre de la Industria | 1994 | Chile | Santiago | ||
| Spire of Dublin | 2003 | Ireland | Dublin | 120 m | Ireland's tallest sculpture |
| High Point Place | 2006 | United States | Florida | 120 m | |
| Transmission Tower Hesselberg | ? | Germany | Hesselberg | 119 m | |
| Gibloux Radio Tower | ? | Switzerland | Sorens | 118.7 m | |
| Charwelton BT Tower | ? | United Kingdom | Charwelton | 118.3 m | |
| Transmitter Kalundborg | 1927 | Denmark | Kalundborg | 118 m | |
| Radio Tower Gliwice | 1935 | Poland | Gliwice | 118 m | Tallest existing timber-constructed transmission tower |
| Bayer Cross Leverkusen[5] | 1958 | Germany | Leverkusen | 118 m | Tallest light advertisement in the world |
| Tryvannstårnet | 1962 | Norway | Oslo | 118 m | |
| Kvitsoy-Tower | 1981 - 1982 | Norway | Kvitsoy | 117.5 m | |
| Bullenhausen Elbe Powerline Crossing | ? | Germany | Bullenhausen | 117 m | |
| Silistra TV Tower | 1979 | Bulgaria | Silistra | 117 m | |
| Lisebergstornet | 1990 | Sweden | Göteborg | 116.1 m | |
| Transmitter Heilsberg | 1935 | Germany | Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland | 115 m | Timber construction, dismantled in 1940 |
| Observation tower of la Cité de l'Énergie | ? | Canada | Shawinigan, Quebec | 115 m | |
| Bernauer Birzel | ? | Germany | Bernau | 115 m | |
| Jagodnik transmitter | ? | Poland | Jagodnik | 115 m | |
| Genex tower | 1980 | Serbia | Belgrade | 115 m | |
| Pollonius | 1992 | Germany | Köln-Porz | 115 m | |
| Puerta de Europa | 1996 | Spain | Madrid | 115 m | Two buildings with an inclination of 15º |
| Helgoland Radio Tower | 2000 | Germany | Helgoland | 115 m | Additionally guyed |
| Torre CCU | 2007 | Chile | Santiago | 115 m | |
| Wilhelmshaven Nautical Office Antenna Tower | 1977 | Germany | Wilhelmshaven | 114.1 m | |
| Torrazzo of Cremona | 1309 | Italy | Cremona | 112.7 m | |
| Domtoren | 1328 | Netherlands | Utrecht | 112.5 m | Free standing medieval church tower, see also List of tallest churches |
| Torre Centenario | 2000 | Chile | Santiago | 112 m | |
| Transmission Tower La Dole | 1958 | Switzerland | La Dole | 112 m | |
| Swingate Transmitter | ? | United Kingdom | Swingate, Kent | 111 m | 3 towers |
| AWA Tower | 1938-39 | Australia | Sydney, NSW | 111 m | 46m antenna tower atop building |
| Carlsberg Sky Tower | 2004 | Singapore | Sentosa Island | 110 m | Tallest free standing observation tower in Asia |
| Bytkow TV Tower | ? | Poland | Siemianowice Śląskie | 110 m | |
| Fleckendorf Radio Tower | 1955 | Austria | Ansfelden | 110 m | |
| Exelberg Telecommunication Tower | Austria | Vienna | 109 m | ||
| Transmitter Witthoh | 1951 | Germany | Emmingen-Liptingen | 108 m | |
| Kobe Port Tower | 1963 | Japan | Kobe | 108 m | |
| Radio Tower of School for Radiotechnology Nuremberg | ? | Deutschland | Nuremburg | 108 m | |
| Vitosha Mountain TV Tower | 1985 | Bulgaria | Vitosha Mountain | 108 m | |
| Tour Hertzienne TDF de Romainville | 1984 | France | Paris-Romainville | 108 m | also known as Tour Relais TDF |
| Torre BBVA[6] | 1979 | Spain | Madrid | 107 m | |
| Torre Jaume I | 1931 | Spain | Barcelona | 107 m | connected with Torre Sant Sebastia by an aerial tramway |
| Transmitter Koblenz | 1934 | Germany | Koblenz | 107 m | Timber construction, dismantled in 1965 |
| Transmitter Trier | 1935 | Germany | Trier | 107 m | Timber construction, dismantled in 1948 |
| Yokosuka Microwave Communications Site | ? | Japan | Yokosuka | 106.7 m | demolished |
| Bremerhaven Radar Tower | 1965 | Germany | Bremerhaven | 106.1 m | |
| Torre Windsor | 1975 | Spain | Madrid | 106 m | the tower had a carasteristic gold shine |
| Iglica | 1948 | Wroclaw | 106 m | ||
| Zendstation Amsterdam | 2002 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 106 m | |
| Wannenberg Transmission Tower | ? | Germany | Wannenberg | 103 m | |
| Scream | 1992 | Germany | Soltau - Heidepark | 103 m | Gyro-Drop Tower |
| Kitzbühl Horn transmitter | ? | Austria | Kitzbühl | 102 m | |
| Telecom Telecommunication Tower Heidelberg | ? | Germany | Heidelberg | 102 m | |
| Zakopane-Gubałówka transmitter | ? | Poland | Zakopane | 102 m | |
| Transmitter Heilsberg | 1930 | Germany | Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland | 102 m | Twin timber construction, dismantled in 1940 |
| Telecommunication Tower of Munich postal destrict | 1956 | Germany | Munich | 101.6 m | |
| Beogradjanka | 1974 | Serbia | Belgrade | 101 m | |
| Brotjacklriegl TV Tower | 1960 | Germany | Brotjacklriegel | 100.3 m | |
| El Bosque 500 | 2001 | Chile | Santiago | 100 m | |
| Central Tower Deutsch-Altenburg Radio Station[7] | 1925 | Austria | Dutsch-Altenburg | 100 m | demolished |
| Tour Perret | 1925 | France | Grenoble | 100 m | |
| Puckeridge DECCA tower | 194? | United Kingdom | Puckeridge | 100 m | Insulated against ground |
| Golm transmitter | 1948 | Germany | Golm | 100 m | Timber construction, dismantled on 25 October 1979 |
| Ještěd TV Tower | 1968 | Czech Republic | Jested | 100 m | |
| Holstein Tower | 1988 | Germany | Sierksdorf | 100 m | additionally guyed Gyro-Tower |
| Faro de Moncloa | 1992 | Spain | Madrid | 100 m | |
| Transmitter Truc de Fortunio | ? | France | Truc de Fortunio | 100 m | |
| Osmolin Radio Tower | ? | Polen | Osmolin | 100 m | |
| Schöckl Transmitter | 1956 | Austria | Schöckl Mountain | 100 m | Additionally guyed |
| Gaisberg Transmitter | 1956 | Austria | Gaisberg Mountain | 100 m | |
| Beppu Tower | 1957 | Japan | Beppu | 100 m | |
| Edifico Telefónica | 1926 | Spain | Madrid | 100 m |
Height range below 100 metres
| Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle height | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minolta Tower | 1962 | Canada | Niagara Falls | 99 m | ||
| Vodafone-Funkturm Stuttgart-Vaihingen | 1998 | Germany | Stuttgart-Vaihingen | 98.6 m | ||
| Telecommunication Tower Wuppertal-Küllenhahn | ? | Germany | Wuppertal | 98.5 m | ||
| Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren | 1470 | Netherlands | Amersfoort | 98.3 m | ||
| Mount Ślęża transmitter | 1958 | Poland | Mount Ślęża | 98 m | Replaced in 1972 by 136 metre tall tower | |
| Stokenchurch BT Tower | 1968 | United Kingdom | Stokenchurch | 97.5 m | ||
| Asinelli Tower | 1109-1119 | Italy | Bologna | 97.2 m | ||
| Torii-Tower | 1972 | Germany | Gusborn | 97 m | Double tower | |
| Cholfirst Radio Tower | 1973 | Switzerland | Flurlingen | 96 m | ||
| Top of the World | ? | Germany | Geiselwind | 95 m | Was former world's tallest transportable ride | |
| Pfänder Transmitter | 1956 | Austria | Pfänder Mountain | 94.7 m | ||
| Fernsehturm Kulpenberg | 1964 | Germany | Kulpenberg Mountain | 94 m | ||
| Schlemmin TV Tower | 1967 | Germany | Bernritt | 94 m | ||
| Transmitter Santa Maria di Galeria | ? | Italy | Santa Maria di Galeria | 94 m | exclave of Vatican City | |
| Pillar of Gant Hohtaelli Aerial Tramway | 1998 | Switzerland | Zermatt | 94 m | ||
| Funkturm Stuttgart | 1966 | Germany | Stuttgart | 93 m | ||
| Directional Radio Tower Stuttgart-Möhringen | 1975 | Germany | Stuttgart | 93 m | ||
| Directional Radio Tower Ansfelden | 1978 | Austria | Ansfelden | 93 m | ||
| Directional Radio Tower Mühlacker | 2004 | Germany | Mühlacker | 93 m | ||
| Grünten Transmission Tower | 1951 | Germany | Grünten Mountain | 92 m | ||
| Eric Williams Plaza | 1986 | Trinidad and Tobago | Port-of-Spain | 92 m | ||
| 55 Public Square | 1958 | United States | Cleveland, Ohio | 91 m | ||
| Utbremen Radio Tower | 1933 | Germany | Bremen | 90 m | wood tower, destroyed by lightning | |
| Schorni | ? | Germany | Schorndorf | 90 m | ||
| TVP 3 Katowice | 1966 | Poland | Katowice | 90 m | ||
| TV Tower Słupsk | 1991 | Poland | Słupsk | 90 m | ||
| Zendstation Zwollerkerspel | 1985 | Netherlands | Zwollerkerpsel | 90 m | ||
| Transmitter Puy de Dôme | 1956 | France | Puy de Dôme | 89 m | ||
| Hermesturm | 1958 | Germany | Hannover | 88.8 m | ||
| Sud Radio Transmitter Pic Blanc | 1972 | Andorra | Pic Blanc | 86 m | two towers | |
| Tour metallique de Fourviere | 1894 | France | Lyon | 85.9 m | ||
| Hoover Tower | 1941 | United States | Stanford University | 85.5 m | ||
| Beyazit Fire Tower | 1828 | Turkey | Istanbul | 85 m | ||
| Laboe Naval Memorial | 1936 | Germany | Laboe | 85 m | ||
| Pillar II of Eibsee Aerial Tramway | 1962 | Deutschland | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 85 m | ||
| 380kV-Ems-Overhead Powerline Crossing | ? | Germany | Mark (south of Weener) | 84 m | ||
| Cruz Del Tercer Milenio | 2001 | Chile | Coquimbo | 83 m | ||
| Fremersberg Tower | ? | Germany | Baden-Baden | 83 m | ||
| Fernsehturm Heidelberg | 1958 | Germany | Heidelberg | 82 m | ||
| Mamayev Kurgan | Russia | Wolgograd | 82 m | Tallest statue in the world | ||
| Sender Feldberg/Black Forest | 195?/2003 | Germany | Feldberg/Black Forest | 82 m + 75 m | Two towers built of concrete | |
| Sunsphere | 1982 | United States | Knoxville | 81.07 m | ||
| Transmission site Landespolizeidirektion Karlsruhe | 1976 | Germany | Wildberg-Deckenpfronn | 81 m | ||
| Clifton Hill Shot Tower | 1882 | Australia | Melbourne | 80.16 m | ||
| Fair Tower Cologne | ? | Germany | Cologne | 80 m | ||
| Telecommunication Tower of US-Forces Heidelberg | ? | Germany | Heidelberg | 80 m | ||
| Transmission Tower Les Ordons | ? | Switzerland | Les Ordons | 80 m | ||
| AFNORTH Radio Tower | ? | Netherlands | Brunssum | 80 m | ||
| Torre Sant Sebastia | 1931 | Spain | Barcelona | 78 m | connected with Torre Jaume I by an aerial tramway | |
| Torre dos Clérigos | 1763 | Portugal | Porto | 76 m | Granite stone | |
| Piatkowo transmitter, Tower 1 | 1963 | Poland | Poznan | 76 m | ||
| Directional Radio Tower Konstantynow | 1974 | Poland | Gabin-Konstantynow | 76 m | ||
| Bell tower Olympic Stadium Berlin | 1962 | Germany | Berlin | 75 m | ||
| El Escorial | 1584 | Spain | Madrid | 75 m | ||
| Rhyl Skytower | 1986 | United Kingdom | Rhyl | 75 m | ||
| Stadelheim Transmitter | 1926 | Germany | Munich-Stadelheim | 75 m | Twin timber construction, disused after December 1933 | |
| Torre del Reformador | 1935 | Guatemala | Guatemala City | 75 m | ||
| Pylon in the artificial lake of Santa Maria | 1959 | Switzerland | Lake of Santa Maria | 75 m | Pylon in an artificial lake | |
| Puijo tower | 1963 | Finland | Kuopio | 75 m | ||
| Victoria Tower | 1886 | United Kingdom | Greenock | 74.7 m | ||
| Gräbersberg Observation Tower | 1998 | Germany | Alpenrod | 73 m | ||
| Water Tower Leverkusen-Bürrig | 1978 | Germany | Leverkusen | 72.45 m | ||
| Gonbad-e Qabus | 1006 | Iran | Golestan | 72 m | Built as a tomb for a King | |
| Ashton Moss Transmitter | ? | UK | Ashton-under-Lyne | ? | 3 towers, insulated against ground | |
| Radio Tower Colmar | ? | France | Colmar | 72 m | ||
| Radio Tower Bonhoure | ? | France | Toulouse | 72 m | ||
| Pohorje transmitter | ? | Slovenia | Maribor | 72 m | Additionally guyed | |
| Miskolc-Avas TV Tower | 1966 | Hungary | Miskolc | 72 m | ||
| Torres Blancas | 1964 | Spain | Madrid | 71 m | the tower was premied in 1979 | |
| Transmission Tower Morschwiller | ? | France | Morschwiller-le-Bas | 70.50 m | ||
| Zeesen short-wave transmitter (1931) | 1931 | Germany | Zeesen | 70 m | Timber construction, dismantled in 1939 | |
| Ionosonde Juliusruh | 1961 | Germany | Juliusruh | 70 m | ||
| Transmission Tower Engelskirchen | 1992 | Germany | Engelskirchen | 70 m | ||
| Florida Citrus Tower | 1956 | USA | Claremont | 69 m | ||
| Coburg-Eckardtsberg Radio Tower | ? | Germany | Coburg | 68 m | partially guyed | |
| Hot Springs Mountain Tower | 1983 | United States | Hot Springs Mountain | 65.8 m | ||
| Phoenix Shot Tower | 1828 | United States | Baltimore | 65.53 m | ||
| Campen Lighthouse | 1889 | Germany | Krummhörn | 65.3 m | ||
| Reception Tower Utlandshörn | 1935 | Germany | Utlandshörn | 65 m | Timber construction, demolished in 1977 | |
| Pylon test facility Mannheim | 1959 | Germany | Mannheim | 65 m | ||
| Pillar I of Eibsee Aerial Tramway | 1962 | Deutschland | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 65 m | ||
| Windpark Holtriem | 1998 | Germany | Holtriem | 65 m | ||
| Radio Tower Rottenbuch | 2002 | Germany | Peiting | 62.5 m | Timber construction | |
| Wroclaw Water Tower | 1904 | Poland | Wroclaw | 62 m | ||
| Fernmeldeturm Dissen | ? | Germany | Dissen | 61 m | ||
| Transmitter Brookmans Park | 1929 | UK | Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire | 60.96 m | ||
| Minar-i-Pakistan | 1968 | Pakistan | Lahore | 60 m | ||
| Petřínská rozhledna | 1891 | Czech Republic | Prague | 60 m | ||
| Towers of KWG | 1921 | USA | Stockton, California | 60 m | 2 wooden poles, carrying a T-antenna. Were after replacement by mast radiator in Mid 1990ies scrapped and afterwards removed. | |
| Tour hertzienne Sainte Foy la Grande | ? | France | Sainte Foy la Grande | 60 m | ||
| Bachtel Tower | 1986 | Switzerland | Hinwil | 60 m | ||
| Transmission Tower Ravoire | ? | Switzerland | Martigny | 60 m | ||
| Jahrtausendturm | 1999 | Germany | Magdeburg | 60 m | Tallest timber-constructed observation tower | |
| Tour du Millénaire | 2001 | Belgique | Gedinne | 60 m | Timber-constructed observation tower | |
| Gross Reken Melchenberg Radio Tower | ? | Germany | Reken | 60 m | ||
| Schomberg Observation Tower | 2005/2006 | Germany | Sundern | 60 m | ||
| Wardenclyffe Tower | 1899 | United States | Shoreham | 57 m | Timber construction, dismantled | |
| Grunewaldturm | 1897-1899 | Germany | Berlin | 56 m | ||
| Leaning Tower of Pisa | 1173-1372 | Italy | Pisa | 55 m | ||
| Transmission Tower Wendelstein | 1964 | Germany | Wendelstein Mountain | 55 m | ||
| Aalborgtårnet | 1933 | Denmark | Aalborg | 54.9 m | ||
| Pyramidenkogel Tower | Austria | Pyramidenkogel | 54 m | |||
| Aerial test facility Brück | 1963 | Germany | Brück | 54 m | Twin timber construction | |
| TV Tower Mont du Chat | ? | France | Mont du Chat | 54 m | ||
| Potzbergturm | 1951 | Germany | Föckelberg | 53.5 m | ||
| McGraw Tower | 1891 | United States | Ithaca, New York | 53 m | ||
| Panoraama Linnanmäki | 1987 | Finland | Helsinki | 53 m | Located at Linnanmäki amusement park | |
| Silo Tower Basel | ? | Switzerland | Basel | 52 m | ||
| The Wrekin Transmitter | ? | UK | The Wrekin, Shropshire | 52 m | ||
| Goldbergturm | 1963 | Germany | Sindelfingen | 51 m | ||
| Gauss Tower | 1964 | Germany | Dransfeld | 51 m | ||
| Sahlenburg Marine Radio Station | 1937 | Germany | Cuxhaven | 50 m | 3 towers, 2 demolished in 1967, third tower demolished in 1970 | |
| Parachute Tower Katowice | 1937 | Poland | Katowice | 50 m | ||
| Patscherkofel Transmitter[8] | 1958 | Austria | Patscherkofel Mountain | 50 m | ||
| Azadi Tower | 1971 | Iran | Teheran | 50 m | ||
| Transmission Tower Haute-Nendaze | ? | Switzerland | Sion | 50 m | ||
| TV Tower Henley on Thames | ? | UK | Henley on Thames, Berkshire | 50 m | ||
| Colossus of Eislingen | 1980 | Germany | Eislingen/Fils | 47 m | ||
| Funkturm Stuttgart-Burgholzhof | 1989 | Germany | Stuttgart | 47 m | ||
| Watkins' Tower | 1891 | UK | London | 46 m | never completed, dismantled | |
| Bierpinsel | 1976 | Germany | Berlin-Steglitz | 46 m | ||
| Towers of triangle antenna Langenberg | 1935 | Germany | Velbert-Langenberg | 45 m | Timber-built triangle, destroyed on 12 April 1945 | |
| Phare de la méditerranée | ? | France | Palavas les flots | 45 m | ||
| Gyrotour | 1990 | France | Futuroscope park, Poitiers | 45 m | ||
| Linsentower | 2005 | Germany | Linsengericht | 45 m | Timber construction | |
| Observation Tower Blumenthal | 2004 | Germany | Blumenthal | 45 m | Timber construction | |
| Ypsilanti Water Tower | 1890 | United States | Ypsilanti, Michigan | 45 m | Joliet limestone | |
| Zoo Tower Copenhagen | 1905 | Denmark | Copenhagen | 43.5 m | Timber construction | |
| Goethe Tower | 1931 | Germany | Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen | 43 m | Timber construction | |
| Drochtersen Shot Tower | ? | Germany | Drochtersen | 42 m | ||
| Watertower Mühlacker | 1973 | Germany | Mühlacker | 42 m | ||
| Chuderhüsi Tower | 2001 | Switzerland | Röthenbach | 42 m | Timber construction | |
| Hidden Radio Tower | 2002 | Germany | Stuttgart | 42 m | ||
| Chester Shot Tower | 1799 | United Kingdom | Chester | 41.2 m | Oldest remaining shot tower in the UK | |
| Eichberg Tower | 2005 | Germany | Emmendingen | 41.19 m | ||
| Teltschik Tower | 2001 | Germany | Wilhelmsfeld | 41 m | Timber construction | |
| Veitsch Oil Mountain Pilgrim Cross | 2004 | Austria | Veitsch | 40.6 m | Timber construction | |
| Hünenburg Observation Tower | 1952 | Germany | Bielefeld | 40 m | ||
| Salbert Transmission Tower | ? | France | Evette-Salbert | 40 m | ||
| Joseph's Cross | 1896 | Germany | Stolberg | 38 m | ||
| Wil Tower | 2006 | Switzerland | Wil | 38 m | Wood Tower | |
| Solar Observatory Tower Meudon | 1964-1965 | France | Meudon | 36.47 m | ||
| Hakenberg Victory Column | 1975-1879 | Germany | Fehrbellin | 36 m | ||
| Raiffeisen Observation Tower | 1990 | Germany | Aldorf | 35 m | Timber construction | |
| Observation Tower Castle Mountain | 2002 | Germany | Freiburg | 35 m | Timber construction | |
| Oberpfalz Tower | 2000 | Germany | Platte | 35 m | Timber construction | |
| Toren de Vlinder | 2003 | Netherlands | Wageningen | 35 m | brick and glass | |
| Lemberg Tower | 1899 | Germany | Lemberg Mountain | 33 m | ||
| Loorenkopf Observation Tower | 1954 | Switzerland | Zurich | 33 m | Timber construction | |
| Longinus Tower | 1901 | Germany | Nottuln | 40 m | ||
| Poppenberg Observation Tower | 1897 | Germany | Ilfeld | 33 m | ||
| BT Exchange Building | 1974 | UK | Newbury, Berkshire | 32 m | Earmarked for possible demolition | |
| Berlin-Müggelberge TV Tower | 1955 | Germany | Berlin-Müggelberge | 31 m | incomplete | |
| Eugen-Keidel Tower | ? | Germany | Schauinsland mountain | 31 m | Timber construction | |
| Water Tower Boeblingen-Waldburg | 1928 | Germany | Böblingen | 31 m | ||
| Atzelberg Tower | 1980 | Germany | Kelkheim | 30.39 m | Timber construction | |
| Wanne Observation Tower | 1888 | Germany | Villingen-Schwenningen | 30 m | ||
| Gehrenberg Tower | 1903 | Germany | Deggenhausertal | 30 m | ||
| Fire observation Tower Rennbeck | ? | Germany | Oer | 30 m | Timber construction | |
| Watts Towers | 1921–1954 | United States of America | Watts, California | 30 m | steel & mortar | |
| Tower of Unity | 1962 | Germany | Heldrastein | 30 m | Former additionally guyed lattice tower, which was transformed into observation tower | |
| The Endless Column | 1938 | Romania | Târgu Jiu | 29.33 m | cast iron | |
| Müggelturm | 1961 | Germany | Berlin-Müggelberge | 29 m | ||
| King-Friedrich-August-Tower | 1854 | Germany | Löbau | 28 m | World's oldest iron tower | |
| Holzberg Tower | 2004–2005 | Germany | Malente | 28 m | Timber-constructed observation tower | |
| Idarkopfturm | 1980 | Germany | Idarkopf | 28 m | Timber construction | |
| Portland Observatory | 1807 | United States | Portland, Maine | 26.2 m | Timber construction | |
| Fruit Column | – | Germany | Stuttgart | 26 m | Demountable monument | |
| Observation Tower Height of Goetzingen | 1883 | Germany | Neustadt/Saxony | 25 m | ||
| Eckenweiler Water Tower | 197? | Germany | Rottenburg am Neckar | 25 m | ||
| Loth Tower | 2003 | Switzerland | Magglingen | 25 m | Timber construction | |
| Hochfirst Tower | 1890 | Germany | Titisee-Neustadt | 25 m | Additionally guyed | |
| Büchenbronn Observation Tower | 1883 | Germany | Büchenbronn | 24.75 m | Additionally guyed | |
| Salzkopfturm | 1975 | Germany | Salzkopf | 24 m | Timber construction | |
| Observation Tower Burgstall | ? | Austria | Kirchberg/Donau | 24 m | Timber construction | |
| Ostlandkreuz | 1950 | Germany | Geislingen/Steige | 22.7 m | ||
| Tour du Belvédère | 1898 | France | Mulhouse-Belvédère | 20 m | ||
| NKR Ochsenbach | 1970s | Germany | Leimen-Ochsenbach | 20 m | Insulated against ground | |
| Gillerberg Observation Tower | 1892 | Germany | Hilchenbach | 15 m | ||
| Krawutschke Tower | 1972 | Germany | Burgberg | 13 m | wood tower | |
| Aljažev stolp | 1895 | Slovenia | Triglav | 1.9 m | Additionally guyed |
Partially guyed towers
The following towers consist of a free standing basement tower with a guyed radio mast on the top. The basement can be made of reinforced concrete or of lattice steel.
| Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle height | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerbrandy Tower | 1961 | Netherlands | Lopik | 366.8 m | ||
| Höiåsmasten | ? | Norway | Halden | 320 m | ||
| Zendstation Smilde | 1959 | Netherlands | Smilde | 303.5 m | ||
| TV Tower Brest - Roc Trédudon | 1974 | France | Roc Trédudon | 220 m | lattice tower as basement | |
| Telecommunication Tower Arhus | 1956 | Denmark | Arhus | 216.1 m | ||
| Brudaremossen TV Tower | ? | Sweden | Goetheborg | 172 m | ||
| Sendeturm Dobratsch | 1971 | Austria | Dobratsch Mountain | 165 m | ||
| Waldenburg TV Tower | ? | Germany | Waldenburg | 145 m | ||
| Sendeturm Jauerling | 1958 | Austria | Jauerling | 141 m | lattice tower as basement | |
| Wachberg transmitter | ? | Austria | Weitra | 130 m | ||
| Transmitter Geiersberg | ? | Germany | Geiersberg | 124 m | lattice tower as basement | |
| Transmission Tower Lindenfels | ? | Germany | Lindenfels | 122 m | lattice tower as basement | |
| Transmitter Boppard | ? | Germany | Boppard-Fleckertshöhe | 121 m | lattice tower as basement | |
| Makarki Directional Radio Tower | ? | Poland | Makarki | 120 m | lattice tower as basement | |
| Transmission Tower Hesselberg | ? | Germany | Hesselberg | 119 m | lattice tower as basement | |
| Coburg-Eckardtsberg Radio Tower | ? | Germany | Coburg | 68 m | prefabricated concrete tower as basement | |
| Old TV-Tower Inselberg | 1939 | Germany | Inselsberg Mountain | 43.31 m | aerial mast removed |
Notes
1. Not a tower per definition on this page but a skyscraper. Will be removed from list soon
2. This is not a tower but a tall statue or monument not intended for human access. This entry will be deleted.
3. This is not a true tower but an industrial silo
4. This structure is a flagpole, not a tower
5. This is not a tower but a neon-commercial
6. Unsourced ''tower'' probably a skyscraper
7. Unsourced tower
8. This is a fully unremarkable tower of little height (<50 meters) and will be removed
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