This list includes extant structures 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 which is self-supporting or free-standing, meaning no guy-wires for support."[1] [2] [3] This definition excludes continuously habitable buildings and skyscrapers as well as radio and TV masts. Also excluded, 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 2012, is 634m (2,080feet), making it the tallest tower in the world.
| bold | Denotes tower that is or was once the tallest in the world |
| Rank | Name | Year | Structure | Country | City | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo Skytree | 634m (2,080feet) | 2012 | Steel |  Japan | Tokyo | Tallest tower in the world since 2010 |
| 2 | Canton Tower | 604m (1,982feet) | 2010 | Was briefly the tallest tower in the world in 2010. Second tallest tower in the world. | |||
| 3 | CN Tower | 553.3m (1,815.3feet) | 1976 | Concrete | Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1975–2007, and the world's tallest tower until 2009; tallest in the western hemisphere | ||
| 4 | Ostankino Tower | 540.1m (1,772feet) | 1967 | Tallest freestanding structure in the world, 1967–75; tallest in Europe | |||
| 5 | 468m (1,535feet) | 1994 | Concrete | Tallest in China 1994–2007 | |||
| 6 | 435m (1,427feet) | 2008 | Tallest in the Middle East and West Asia | ||||
| 7 | 421m (1,381feet) | 1994 | Tallest in Malaysia & Southeast Asia. | ||||
| 8 | 415.2m (1,362.2feet) | 1991 |  China | Tallest in Asia 1991–1994, tallest in North China | |||
| 9 | 405m (1,329feet) | 1992 | |||||
| 10 | 388m (1,273feet) | 2011 | Steel | ||||
| 11 | 385m (1,263feet) | 1973 | Lattice Tower | Disabled by a Russian missile strike during the Battle of Kyiv on 1 March 2022. The tower remains standing. Extent of damage unknown. | |||
| 12 | 374.9m (1,230feet) | 1985 | Steel | Tallest in Central Asia | |||
| 13 | 372m (1,220feet) | 1996 | Concrete | ||||
| 14 | 371.5m (1,218.8feet) | 1983 | Steel | ||||
| 15 | 368.5m (1,209feet) | 1986 | Tallest in the European Union | ||||
| 16 | Berliner Fernsehturm | 368.03m (1,207.45feet) | 1969 | Concrete |  Germany | Berlin | Tallest structure in Germany. Built during East-German times |
| 17 | 365.5m (1,199.1feet) | 2020 | |||||
| 18 | Colombo Lotus Tower | 351.5m (1,153.2feet) | 2019 |  Sri Lanka | Colombo | Tallest structure in South Asia | |
| 19 | The Strat | 350.2m (1,149feet) | 1996 |  United States | Las Vegas | Tallest observation tower in the United States | |
| 20 | West Pearl Tower | 339m (1,112feet) | 2004 | China | Chengdu | ||
| 21 | Macau Tower | 338m (1,109feet) | 2001 | China | Macau | ||
| 22 | Europaturm | 337.5m (1,107.3feet) | 1979 | Germany | Frankfurt | ||
| 23 | Dragon Tower | 336m (1,102feet) | 2000 | Lattice Tower | China | Harbin | |
| 24 | Tokyo Tower | 332.6m (1,091.2feet) | 1958 | Lattice Tower | Tallest in the world 1958–67 | ||
| 25 | Arqiva Tower (Emley Moor) | 330.4m (1,084feet) | 1971 | Concrete |  United Kingdom | Emley | Tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom |
| 26 | Eiffel Tower | 330m (1,080feet)[4] | 1889 | Lattice Tower | First to surpass 300 metres; tallest tower in the world 1889–1956 and again from 1957-1958 with the addition of its antennae. | ||
| 27 | Huai'an TV Tower[5] [6] | 329.8m (1,082feet) | 2015 | China | Huaiyin | ||
| 28 | Sky Tower (Auckland) | 328m (1,076feet) | 1997 |  New Zealand | Auckland | Tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere from 1996 to 2022 | |
| 29 | 326.5m (1,071.2feet) | 1980 |  Lithuania | Vilnius | |||
| 30= | Linyi Radio & TV Tower[7] | 326m (1,070feet) | 2010 | Steel | |||
| 30= | 326m (1,070feet) | 1962 | Lattice Tower | ||||
| 34 | 323m (1,060feet) | 1995 | Concrete |  India | |||
| 35 | 318.5m (1,044.9feet) | 1996 | |||||
| 37 | 314m (1,030feet) | 1980 | Concrete | ||||
| 38 | 311.7m (1,022.6feet) | 1977 | Lattice Tower | [8] | |||
| 39 | 311.4m (1,021.7feet) | 1986 | Concrete | China's first self-supported TV tower | |||
| 40 | 310m (1,020feet) | 1996 | |||||
| 41 | 305m (1,001feet) | 1981 | |||||
| 42 | 305.5m (1,002.3feet) | 1989 | |||||
| 44= | 300m (1,000feet) | 1993 | |||||
| 44= | 300m (1,000feet) | 1999 | |||||
| 44= | 300m (1,000feet) | 1996 | |||||
| 48 | 293m (961feet) | 1999 | Lattice Tower | ||||
| 49 | 292m (958feet) | 1977 | Concrete | Germany | |||
| 50 | 289.5m (949.8feet) | 1968 | |||||
| 51 | 282.2m (925.9feet) | 1992 | |||||
| 52 | Shijiazhuang TV Tower[9] | 280m (920feet) | 1998 | Lattice Tower | China | Shijiazhuang | |
| 53 | Heinrich-Hertz-Turm | 279.7m (917.7feet) | 1968 | Concrete | Germany | Hamburg | |
| 54 | Central Plains Pearl TV Tower[10] | 278m (912feet) | 1998 | Steel | |||
| 56 | Georgia Tbilisi TV Broadcasting Tower | 274.5m (900.6feet) | 1972 |  Georgia | Tbilisi | ||
| 57 | Hillbrow Tower | 269m (883feet) | 1971 | Concrete |  South Africa | Johannesburg | Tallest in Africa |
| 58 | Kaifeng TV Tower | 268m (879feet) | 1995 | China | Kaifeng | ||
| 59 | Colonius | 266m (873feet) | 1981 | Germany | Cologne | ||
| 60 | Minaret of Djamaa el Djazaïr | 265m (869feet) | 2019 |  Algeria | Algiers | ||
| 61 | Novorossiysk TV Tower | 261.5m (857.9feet) | 1996 | Novorossiysk | |||
| 62 | Daqing Radio and Television Tower | 260m (850feet) | 1989 | Lattice tower | China | Daqing | |
| 63= | Olympic Park Observation Tower | 258m (846feet) | 2014 | Beijing | |||
| 64 | Endem TV Tower | 257m (843feet) | 2008 | Concrete |  Turkey | Istanbul | |
| 66 | Fernmeldeturm Kühkopf | 255m (837feet) | 1976 | Concrete | Germany | Koblenz | |
| 67= | Donauturm | 252m (827feet) | 1964 |  Austria | Vienna | ||
| 67= | Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz | 252m (827feet) | 1969 | Germany | Dresden |
Please read the list criteria in the introduction before adding any entry.
Please read the list criteria in the introduction before adding any entry.
| Tower | Pinnacle height | Year | Country | City | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xuzhou TV Tower[17] | 199 m | 1990 | China | Xuzhou | |
| Zendmast Roermond | 197.7 m | 1957 |  Netherlands | Roermond | |
| Dushanbe TV Tower | 197 m | 1970 |  Tajikistan | Dushanbe | |
| KPN Tower Hilversum | 196 m | 1973 | Netherlands | Hilversum | |
| Bantiger TV Tower | 196 m | 1996 |  Switzerland | Bolligen | |
| Sky Tower Nishitōkyō | 195 m | 1988 | Japan | Nishitōkyō, Tokyo | |
| 1980 |  Australia | Canberra | |||
| 194 m | 1975 |  Slovakia | Bratislava | ||
| 191.5 m | 1962 | Netherlands | Rotterdam-Waalhaven | ||
| Funkturm Leipzig | 191 m | 2015 | Germany | Leipzig | |
| Dalian Radio and TV Tower[18] | 190.5 m | 1990 | China | Dalian | |
| Calgary Tower | 190 m | 1967 |  Canada | Calgary | |
| BT Tower | 189 m | 1964 | United Kingdom | London | |
| Kuantan 188 | 188 m | 2020 |  Malaysia | Kuantan | Tallest tower on east coast of Malaysia |
| Cairo Tower | 187 m | 1961 |  Egypt | Cairo | |
| Telecom Italia Tower Rozzano | 1990 |  Italy | Rozzano - Milan | ||
| Kuwait Towers | 1979 |  Kuwait | Kuwait City | ||
| Vitosha Mountain TV Tower | 186 m | 1985 |  Bulgaria | Vitosha Mountain | |
| Euromast | 186 m | 1962 | Netherlands | Rotterdam | |
| Monument to the Constitution | 185 m | 2011 |  Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | [19] |
| TV tower Decquede | 184.5 m | 1959 | Germany | Dequede | |
| 184 m | 1962 | United States | Seattle | ||
| Brasília Digital TV Tower | 182 m | 2012 |  Brazil | Brasília, DF | |
| 180 m | 1954 | Japan | Nagoya | ||
| 1970 | Tondabayashi | ||||
| Hošťálkovice transmitter | 1979 |  Czech Republic | Ostrava | ||
| Samut Prakan Observation Tower | 179.55 m | 2017 |  Thailand | Samut Prakan | |
| Telecommunication Tower Bungsberg | 179 m | 1977 | Germany | Bungsberg | |
| Löffelstelz Transmitter | 2000 | Germany | Bad Mergentheim | ||
| Monte da Virgem Tower | 177 m | ? |  Portugal | Vila Nova de Gaia | |
| Pécs TV Tower | 176 m | 1973 |  Hungary | Pécs | |
| Olympic Stadium tower | 175.3 m | 1987 | Canada | Montreal | Highest inclined tower in the world, with its 45-degree angle. |
| Zendstation Markelo | 174.4 m | ? | Netherlands | Markelo | |
| Fernmeldeturm Bödefeld | 173 m | 1968 | Germany | Schmallenberg-Bödefeld | |
| San Jacinto Monument | 172.92 m / 567.31 ft | 1939 | United States | La Porte, Texas | World's tallest monumental column |
| Reunion Tower | 170.7 m | 1978 | Dallas | ||
| 170 m | 1975 | near Novi Sad | |||
| 1982 | Pyongyang | ||||
| 1981 |  Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | |||
| 2005 | United Kingdom | Portsmouth | |||
| Washington Monument | 169.3 m / 555 ft 5 in | 1884 | United States | Washington, DC | Observation level at 152 m; tallest in the world 1884–1889; oldest in this list |
| Zagreb TV Tower | 169 m | 1973 |  Croatia | Zagreb | |
| 168 m | 1971 |  Finland | Tampere | Located at Särkänniemi amusement park | |
| Menara Alor Setar | 165.5 m | 1997 | Malaysia | Alor Setar | The tallest structure in Alor Setar and Kedah. |
| Hünenburg Telecommunication Tower | 165 m | 1972 | Germany | Bielefeld-Hühnenburg | Also known as Fernmeldeturm Teutoburger Wald |
| Las Vegas Eiffel Tower | 164.6 m | 1999 | United States | Las Vegas | Replica of Eiffel Tower |
| Praděd TV Tower | 162 m | 1983 | Czech Republic | Praděd Mountain | |
| 2016 | United Kingdom | Brighton | Thinnest tall tower in the world[20] | ||
| 160 m | 1966 | Osaka | |||
| Skylon Tower | 1965 | Canada | Niagara Falls | ||
| Blackpool Tower | 158 m | 1894 | United Kingdom | Blackpool | |
| Gold Tower | 1988 | Japan | Utazu, Kagawa | ||
| 156 m | 1978 | Bulgaria | Pamporovo - Mount Snejanka | Also known as Pamporovo TV Tower | |
| Kaknäs TV Tower | 155 m | 1964 |  Sweden | Stockholm | |
| 1975 | Austria | Vienna | |||
| Kaikyo Yume Tower | 153 m | 1996 | Japan | Shimonoseki | |
| BT Tower | 152 m | 1967 | United Kingdom | Birmingham | |
| Cathedral Tower | 151 m (494 ft) | 1971 | United States | Cuyahoga Falls | |
| Dubai Frame | 150.24 m | 2017 |  United Arab Emirates | Dubai | [21] |
| Funkturm Berlin | 150 m | 1926 | Germany | Berlin | Only observation tower standing on insulators |
| Pyongyang TV Tower | 1968 | Pyongyang | |||
| 1978 | Galaţi | ||||
| SM Seaside City Cebu Tower | 2016 | Cebu City, Philippines |
Please read the list criteria in the introduction before adding any entry.
| Tower | Pinnacle height | Year | Country | City | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo TV Tower | 147.2 m | 1957 | Japan | Sapporo | |
| Dobrich TV Tower | 146 m | 1979 | Bulgaria | Dobrich | |
| Pasilan linkkitorni | 1983 | Finland | Helsinki | ||
| Fallturm Bremen | 1990 | Germany | Bremen | ||
| 145 m | 1998 | Portugal | Lisbon | ||
| Strasbourg Cathedral | 144 m | 1176–1439 |  France | Strasbourg | |
| TVRI Tower | 1982 |  Indonesia | Jakarta | ||
| Nozema Tower Wormer | 1968 | Netherlands | Wormer | ||
| Zigong TV Tower | 143.6 m | 1988 | China | Zigong | |
| Akita Port Tower Selion | 1994 | Japan | Akita | ||
| Heubach Telecommunication Tower | 142.8 m | 1965 | Germany | Heubach | |
| Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower | 142 m | 1978 | Germany | ||
| Monte Mario Tower | 140 m | ? | Italy | Rome | |
| Nozema Zendstation | 139.5 m | 1957 | Netherlands | Mierlo | |
| MAHA Tower Langkawi | 138 m | 2021 | Malaysia | Langkawi | The tallest structure on the island of Langkawi. |
| Twin Arch 138 | 1995 | Japan | Ichinomiya | ||
| Goes TV Tower | 137 m | 1957 | Netherlands | Goes | Also known as Nozema TV Tower Goes. Between 1957 and 2007 153 m tall. |
| Hohenstadt Transmission Tower | ? | Germany | Hohenstadt | ||
| Monas | 1975 | Indonesia | Jakarta | ||
| Higashiyama Sky Tower | 134 m | 1989 | Japan | Nagoya | |
| Radio City Tower | 1969 | United Kingdom | Liverpool | ||
| KLIA2 Control Tower | 133.8 m | 2013 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Tallest air-traffic control tower in the world[22] |
| Mulleklenkes | 133 m | 1984 | Germany | Aachen | Radio-DVB-T Transmission Tower |
| Nozema Zendstation The Hague | 1965 | Netherlands | The Hague | ||
| BKK Control Tower | 132.2 m | 2006 | Thailand | Bang Phli | Second-tallest air-traffic control tower in the world |
| TV-toren Ittervoort | ? | 1989 | Netherlands | Ittervoort | [23] |
| Kyoto Tower | 131 m | 1964 | Japan | Kyoto | |
| 1000 Islands SkyDeck | 130 m | 1965 | Hill Island, Ontario | ||
| TV Tower Nordhelle | 1984 | Germany | Nordhelle | ||
| Telecommunication tower Großerlach | 1985 | Großerlach | |||
| Zendstation Loon op Zand | 1986 | Netherlands | Loon op Zand | ||
| KUL Control Tower | 1998 | Malaysia | Kuala-Lumpur | ||
| Independence Monument | 128 m | Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | [24] | |
| Sanctuary of Our Lady of Licheń | 128 m | 2004 |  Poland | Licheń | |
| Express Lift Tower | 127.45 m | 1980–82 | United Kingdom | Northampton | |
| Torre Entel | 127.4 m | 1974 |  Chile | Santiago | |
| Glasgow Tower | 127 m | 2001 | United Kingdom | Glasgow | |
| Aliant Tower | 127 m | 1971 | Canada | Moncton | |
| Dreamworld Tower | 126.5m | 1997 | Australia | Dreamworld, Coomera | |
| Sender Inselsberg | 126 m | 1974 | Germany | Inselsberg Mountain | Was 43.31 when constructed in 1939 |
| Global Tower | 125 m | 1995 | Japan | Beppu | |
| FMT 6 - Brackenheim | ? | Germany | Brackenheim | ||
| Chiba Port Tower | 1986 | Japan | Chiba | ||
| Atakule Tower | 1989 | Turkey | Ankara | ||
| Riga Radio Station | ? |  Latvia | Riga | ||
| Gatlinburg Space Needle | 124 m | 1970 | United States | Gatlinburg | |
| Tyholttårnet | 1985 |  Norway | Trondheim | ||
| Banharn-Jamsai Tower | 123.25 m | 1994 | Thailand | Suphan Buri | |
| Salisbury Cathedral | 123 m | 1220–1320 | United Kingdom | Salisbury | |
| Mont Pèlerin TV Tower | 122.6 m | 1974 | Switzerland | Mont Pèlerin | |
| Pääskyvuoren linkkitorni | 122 m | 1964 | Finland | Turku | |
| Ginosa Water Tower | ? | Italy | Ginosa | ||
| Zendstation Megen | 121 m | 1980 | Netherlands | Megen | |
| Fernmeldeturm Duisburg | Germany | Duisburg | |||
| Busan Tower | 120 m | 1973 | Busan | ||
| Gibloux Radio Tower | 118.7 m | ? | Switzerland | Sorens | |
| Crossland Tower | 118 m | 1994 | Japan | Oyabe, Toyama | |
| Silistra TV Tower | 117 m | 1979 | Bulgaria | Silistra | |
| 116.1 m | 1990 | Sweden | Göteborg | ||
| Observation tower of la Cité de l'Énergie | 115 m | ? | Canada | Shawinigan, Quebec | |
| Bernauer Birzel | 115 m | ? | Germany | Bernau | |
| ArcelorMittal Orbit | 114.001 m | 2012 | United Kingdom | London | [25] |
| Torrazzo of Cremona | 112.7 m | 1309 | Italy | Cremona | |
| Domtoren | 112.5 m | 1328 | Netherlands | Utrecht | Free-standing medieval church tower, see also list of tallest churches |
| Bytków TV Tower | 110 m | ? | Poland | Siemianowice Śląskie | |
| Tiger Sky Tower | 2004 |  Singapore | Sentosa Island | ||
| Taming Sari Tower | 2008 | Malaysia | Melaka | First gyro tower in Malaysia, also the tallest gyro tower in Malaysia. | |
| Exelberg Telecommunication Tower | 109 m | Austria | Vienna | ||
| Torre Branca | 108.6 m | 1933 | Italy | Milan | |
| Casino Tower | 108.2 m | 1964 | Canada | Niagara Falls | [26] |
| Kobe Port Tower | 108 m | 1963 | Japan | Kobe | |
| Tour Hertzienne TDF de Romainville | 108 m | 1984 | France | Paris-Romainville | Also known as Tour Relais TDF |
| Goryokaku Tower | 107 m | 2006 | Japan | Hakodate | |
| Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial | 1915 | United States | Put-in-Bay, Ohio | World's most massive Doric column; fourth-tallest memorial in the U.S. | |
| Torre Jaume I | 1931 |  Spain | Barcelona | Connected with Torre Sant Sebastia by Port Vell Aerial Tramway | |
| Bremerhaven Radar Tower | 106.1 m | 1965 | Germany | Bremerhaven | |
| Yokohama Marine Tower | 106 m | 1961 | Japan | Yokohama | |
| Borisova Gradina TV Tower | 1959 | Bulgaria | Sofia | ||
| Baiterek | 105 m | 2002 |  Kazakhstan | Nur-Sultan | [27] |
| Tsutenkaku | 103 m | 1956 | Japan | Osaka | |
| Scream | 1992 | Germany | Soltau - Heidepark | Gyro-Drop Tower | |
| Total Tower | 102.4 m | 1994 | United States | Denver | |
| Atomium | 102 m | 1958 |  Belgium | Brussels | [28] |
| Roi Et Observation Tower | 101 m | 2020 | Thailand | Roi Et | |
| Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower | ~100 m | 1908 | United Kingdom | Birmingham, England | |
| Beppu Tower | 1957 | Japan | Beppu | ||
| Hakata Port Tower | 1964 | Japan | Fukuoka | ||
| Ještěd TV Tower | 1968 | Czech Republic | Jested | ||
| Hokkaido Centennial Monument | 1970 | Japan | Sapporo | ||
| Bazita Peak TV Tower | 1975 | Hungary | Zalaegerszeg | ||
| Holstein Tower | 1988 | Germany | Sierksdorf | Additionally guyed Gyro-Tower | |
| Faro de Moncloa | 1992 | Spain | Madrid |
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 Tower | ? | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 828+ m | on-hold | observation | [29] | |
| Hanoi Broadcast Tower | ? | Hanoi | 636 m | vision | observation / telecommunications | [30] | ||
| Huanghe Landmark Tower | ? | China | Lanzhou | 588 m | proposed | observation / telecommunications | [31] | |
| The Constellation | ? |  Qatar | Doha | 500 m | vision | observation | ||
| Icon Siam Tower | ? | Thailand | Bangkok | 459 m | proposed | observation / telecommunications | [32] | |
| Tower Infinity | ? | Incheon | 448 m | under construction | observation | [33] | ||
| Holy Mosque Twin Minarets | ? | Saudi Arabia | Mecca | 420 m | under construction | religious | [34] | |
| Vodno Telecommunication Tower | 2024 | Skopje | 155 m | under construction | observation / telecommunications | [35] | ||
| Malacca Tower | ? | Malaysia | Malacca City | 135 m | proposed | observation / telecommunications |
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| From | To | Tower | Country | City | Pinnacle height | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 BC | 1180 AD | 122m (400feet) | ||||
| 1180 | 1240 | Malmesbury Abbey Tower | 131.3m (430.8feet) | |||
| 1240 | 1311 | 150m (490feet) | ||||
| 1311 | 1549 | 159.7m (524feet) | ||||
| 1549 | 1647 | 151m (495feet) | ||||
| 1647 | 1874 | 142m (466feet) | ||||
| 1874 | 1876 | 147m (482feet) | ||||
| 1876 | 1880 | 151m (495feet) | ||||
| 1880 | 1884 | 157.38m (516.34feet) | ||||
| 1884 | 1889 | 169.3m (555.4feet) | ||||
| 1889 | 1956 | 312.27m (1,024.51feet) | ||||
| 1956 | 1957 | 317.6m (1,042feet) | ||||
| 1957 | 1958 | 320.75m (1,052.33feet) | ||||
| 1958 | 1967 | 332.6m (1,091.2feet) | ||||
| 1967 | 1975 | 540.1m (1,772feet) | ||||
| 1975 | 2009 | 553.33m (1,815.39feet) | ||||
| 2009 | 2011 | 604m (1,982feet) | ||||
| 2011 | present | 634m (2,080feet) |
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