Tallest structures by category

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File:Burj Khalifa.jpg, in Dubai, is currently the world's tallest building.]]

File:Petronas Twin Towers 2010 April.jpg

These are the world's tallest structures by category.

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By design

=Among existing structures=

class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" \|+
style="background:#ececec;" ! Category ! Structure ! Country ! Location ! Height (meters) ! Height (feet) ! Year built ! Coordinates
Tethered aerostat	SkyGuard{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mwrf.com/news/news/55280920/microwaves-rf-aerostat-systems-help-boost-border-security\|title=Aerostat Systems Help Boost Border Security\|first=Jack\|last=Browne\|date=April 9, 2025}}			6,096	20,000	2025	(movable)
Spar oil platform	Perdido	{{flag\|United States}}	Gulf of Mexico	2,934	9,627	2011	{{coord\|26\|7\|44\|N\|94\|53\|53\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Perdido}}
Floating production storage and offloading unit	Turritella	{{flag\|United States}}	Gulf of Mexico	2,900	9,514	2016
Semi-submersible oil platform	Independence Hub	{{flag\|United States}}	Gulf of Mexico	2,438	8,000	2007
Extended tension-leg oil platform	Big Foot	{{flag\|United States}}	Gulf of Mexico	1,580	5,180	2018
Tallest structure supported by land, also tallest freestanding structure, and tallest building{{cite web \|title=CTBUH Height Criteria for Measuring & Defining Tall Buildings \|url=https://cloud.ctbuh.org/CTBUH_HeightCriteria.pdf \|page=5 \|publisher=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat \|access-date=November 9, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109162341/https://cloud.ctbuh.org/CTBUH_HeightCriteria.pdf \|archive-date=November 9, 2024 \|url-status=live}}	Burj Khalifa	{{flag\|United Arab Emirates}}	Dubai	829.8	2,722	2010	{{coord\|25\|11\|50\|N\|55\|16\|27\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Burj Dubai}}
Compliant tower (oil platform)	Petronius	{{flag\|United States}}	Gulf of Mexico	640	2,100	2000	{{coord\|29\|06\|30\|N\|87\|56\|30\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Petronius oil platform}}
Self-supporting tower	Tokyo Skytree	{{flag\|Japan}}	Tokyo	634	2,080	2011	{{Coord\|35\|42\|36\|N\|139\|48\|39\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Tokyo Skytree}}
Guyed mast	KRDK-TV mast	{{flag\|United States}}	Traill County, North Dakota	628	2,060	1966	{{coord\|display=inline\|47\|16\|45\|N\|97\|20\|26\|W\|type:landmark_region:US\|name=KRDK-TV mast}}
Hyperboloid structure	Canton Tower	{{flag\|China}}	Guangzhou	604	1,982	2010	{{coord\|23\|6\|32\|N\|113\|19\|8\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Canton Tower}}
Clock tower (multi-functional structure)	Abraj Al Bait	{{flag\|Saudi Arabia}}	Mecca	601	1,972	2019	{{coord\|21\|25\|08\|N\|39\|49\|35\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Abraj Al Bait}}
Fixed oil platform	Bullwinkle	{{flag\|United States}}	Gulf of Mexico	529	1,736	1988	{{Coord\|27\|53\|01\|N\|90\|54\|04\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Bullwinkle oil platform}}
Gravity-based structure	Troll A platform	{{flag\|Norway}}	North Sea	472	1,549	1996	{{coord\|60\|40\|N\|3\|40\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Troll A platform}}
Mast radiator	INS Kattabomman umbrella antenna{{citation needed\|date=January 2024}}	{{flag\|India}}	Vijayanarayanam, Tamil Nadu	471	1,545	1990	{{coord\|8\|23\|14\|N\|77\|45\|06\|E\|type:landmark\|name=INS Kattabomman}}
Twin buildings	Petronas Twin Towers	{{flag\|Malaysia}}	Kuala Lumpur	452	1,483	1998	{{coord\|3\|09\|27\|N\|101\|42\|41\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Petronas Tower 1}}; {{coord\|3\|09\|29\|N\|101\|42\|43\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Petronas Tower 2}}
Steel building{{cite web\|url=https://www.archdaily.com/73442/worlds-tallest-steel-buildings\|title = World's Tallest Steel Buildings\|date = August 18, 2010}}	Willis Tower	{{flag\|United States}}	Chicago, Illinois	442	1,450	1974	{{coord\|41\|52\|44\|N\|87\|38\|9\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Willis Tower}}
Telecommunication, commercial	Milad Tower	{{flag\|Iran}}	Tehran	435	1,427	2007	{{coord\|35\|44\|41\|N\|51\|22\|31\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Milad Tower}}
Chimney	Chimney of GRES-2 Power Station	{{flag\|Kazakhstan}}	Ekibastuz	419.7	1,377	1987	{{coord\|52\|1\|26\|N\|75\|28\|34\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Chimney of GRES-2 Power Station}}
Steel / Concrete building	One World Trade Center	{{flag\|United States}}	New York, New York	417	1,368	2014	{{coord\|40.7127\|N\|74.0134\|W\|type:landmark\|name=One World Trade Center}}
Radar	Dimona Radar Facility	{{flag\|Israel}}	Dimona	400	1,312	2008	{{coord\|30\|58\|7\|N\|35\|05\|50\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Dimona Radar Facility}} ; {{coord\|30\|58\|32\|N\|35\|05\|55\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Dimona Radar Facility}}
Partially guyed tower	Indosiar TV Tower	{{flag\|Indonesia}}	Jakarta	395	1,296	2006	{{coord\|6\|11\|38\|S\|106\|46\|6\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Indosiar TV Tower}}
Electricity pylon	Jintang-Cezi Overhead Powerline Link	{{flag\|China}}	Jintang Island	380	1,247	2019	{{coord\|30\|05\|1\|N\|121\|53\|11\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Jintang-Cezi Overhead Powerline Link, 380 metres tower}} ; {{coord\|30\|05\|47\|N\|121\|54\|34\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Jintang-Cezi Overhead Powerline Link, 380 metres tower}}
Building designed by women	St. Regis	{{flag\|United States}}	Chicago	363	1,191	2020	{{coord\|41\|53\|14\|N\|87\|37\|02\|W\|type:landmark\|name=St. Regis}}
Bridge	Millau Viaduct	{{flag\|France}}	Millau	342	1,122	2004	{{Coord\|44\|05\|10\|N\|03\|01\|18\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Viaduc de Millau}}
Blaw-Knox tower (diamond cantilever tower)	Lakihegy Tower	{{flag\|Hungary}}	Szigetszentmiklós	314	1,031	1946	{{Coord\|47\|22\|23\|N\|19\|0\|16\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Lakihegy Tower}}
Dam	Jinping-I Dam	{{flag\|China}}	Yalong River	305	1,001	2013	{{coord\|28\|10\|58\|N\|101\|37\|51\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Jinping-I Dam}}
Landmark Tower design	Star Tower	{{flag\|United States}}	Cincinnati	291	954	1991	{{coord\|39\|12\|01\|N\|84\|31\|22\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Star Tower}}
Wind turbine	DEW-18 MW-260	{{flag\|China}}	Shantou	274{{Cite web \|title=Full Power Achieved! The World's Largest 18 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Reaches Maximum Operation!-Dongfang Electric Wind Power Co., Ltd. \|url=https://dew.dongfang.com/en/info/1017/1108.htm \|access-date=2025-04-15 \|website=dew.dongfang.com}}	899	2024	{{coord\|23.248833\|116.748876\|type:landmark\|name=DEW-18 MW-260}}
Elevator test tower	H1 Tower	{{flag\|China}}	Guangzhou	273.8	898	2020	{{coord\|23\|01\|03\|N\|113\|17\|30\|E\|type:landmark\|name=H1 Tower}}
Minaret	Djamaa el Djazaïr	{{flag\|Algeria}}	Algiers	265	870	2019	{{coord\|36\|44\|09\|N\|3\|08\|17\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Djamaa el Djazaïr}}
Solar power tower	Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park	{{flag\|United Arab Emirates}}	Saih Al-Dahal	262	860	2020	{{coord\|24.7547\|55.365\|type:landmark\|name=Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park}}
Ferris wheel	Ain Dubai	{{Nowrap\|{{Flag\|UAE}}}}	Bluewater Island Dubai	250	820	2021	{{coord\|25\|04\|48.4\|N\|55\|07\|26.6\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Ain Dubai}}
Crane	LR 13000{{cite web\|url=https://cranemag.com/crane-news/general-news/liebherr-lr13000-with-max-lattice-boom-the-worlds-tallest-crawler-crane/\|title=Liebherr LR13000 with lattice boom: The world's tallest crawler crane\|work=CraneMag \|date=August 2013}}	{{flag\|Germany}}		248	814	2013	(movable)
Aerial tramway support tower	Cat Hai – Phu Long cable car towers{{cite web \|date=2020-06-06 \|title=Doppelmayr – Garaventa And Sun Group Build Another High-capacity Island Link \|url=https://www.snowindustrynews.com/articles/2020/june/doppelmayr-garaventa-and-sun-group-build-another-high-capacity-island-link/ \|accessdate=2022-02-27 \|publisher=Snowindustrynews.com}}	{{flag\|Vietnam}}	Hạ Long	214.8	704	2020
Jackup rig	Noble Lloyd Noble{{cite web \|title=Ten oil industry world records you maybe haven't heard of – equinor.com \|url=https://www.equinor.com/en/magazine/industry-world-records.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815054550/https://www.equinor.com/en/magazine/industry-world-records.html \|archive-date=August 15, 2020 \|access-date=August 2, 2020}}	{{flag\|Liberia}}		214	702	2016	(movable)
Cooling tower	Pingshan Power Station	{{flag\|China}}	Huaibei	210	689	2020	{{coord\|33\|49\|53.7\|N\|116\|49\|39.7\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Pingshan II Power Station cooling tower}}
Flagpole	Cairo Flagpole	{{flag\|Egypt}}	New Administrative Capital	201.952{{cite web\|title=Tallest flagpole\|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/tallest-unsupported-flagpole\|access-date=2021-12-31\|website=Guinness World Records\|date=December 26, 2021 \|language=en-gb}}	662.572	2021	{{Coord\|30\|00\|48.7\|N\|31\|45\|17.5\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Cairo Flagpole}}
Monument	Gateway Arch	{{flag\|United States}}	St. Louis, Missouri	192	630	1965	{{Coord\|38\|37\|28.62\|N\|90\|11\|5.87\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Gateway Arch}}
Water tower	Main tower of Kuwait Towers	{{flag\|Kuwait}}	Kuwait City	187	614	1979	{{Coord\|29\|23\|22.75\|N\|48\|00\|11.57\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Kuwait Towers}}
Statue	Statue of Unity	{{flag\|India}}	Narmada district, Gujarat	182	597	2018	{{coord\|21.8380\|N\|73.7191\|E\|region:IN_type:landmark	name=Statue of Unity}}
Masonry tower	Anaconda Smelter Stack	{{flag\|United States}}	Anaconda, Montana	178.3	585	1919	{{Coord\|46\|06\|36.53\|N\|112\|54\|48.8\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Anaconda Smelter Stack}}
Inclined structure	Montreal Tower	{{flag\|Canada}}	Montreal	175	574	1976	{{Coord\|45\|33\|33.53\|N\|73\|33\|7.61\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Montreal Tower}}
Obelisk	San Jacinto Monument	{{flag\|United States}}	La Porte, Texas	173.7	570	1939	{{Coord\|29\|44\|59.46\|N\|95\|04\|50.52\|W\|type:landmark\|name=San Jacinto Monument}}
Power station building	Niederaussem Power Station	{{flag\|Germany}}	Bergheim	172	564	2002	{{coord\|50\|59\|44\|N\|06\|40\|09\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Niederaussem Power Station}}
Masonry building	Mole Antonelliana	{{flag\|Italy}}	Torino	167.5	550	1889	{{Coord\|45\|04\|8.45\|N\|7\|41\|35.62\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Mole Antonelliana}}
Church tower	Ulm Minster	{{flag\|Germany}}	Ulm	162	530	1890	{{Coord\|48\|23\|55\|N\|9\|59\|30.78\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Ulmer Münster}}
Industrial hall	Vehicle Assembly Building	{{flag\|United States}}	Kennedy Space Center, Florida	160	525	1966	{{Coord\|28\|35\|9.64\|N\|80\|39\|2.11\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Vehicle Assembly Building}}
Memorial cross	{{lang\|es\|italic=no\|Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos}}	{{flag\|Spain}}	El Escorial	152.4	500	1957	{{Coord\|40\|38\|31.46\|N\|4\|9\|19.6\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos}}
Air traffic control tower	Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 Control Tower	{{flag\|Malaysia}}	Sepang	141.3	463.6	2013{{cite web\|url=http://www.klia2.info/about-klia2/facilities/tower-west\|title=Tower West\|access-date=May 5, 2015}}	{{Coord\|2.740486\|N\|101.679069\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 Control Tower}}
Swing ride	Bollywood Skyflyer{{cite web\|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/bollywood-skyflyer-dubai-tallest-swing-ride-hnk-spc-intl/index.html \|title=Bollywood Skyflyer: World's tallest swing ride now open in Dubai's Bollywood Parks {{pipe}} CNN Travel \|publisher=Cnn.com \|date= February 3, 2021\|accessdate=2022-02-27}}	{{flag\|United Arab Emirates}}	Dubai	140	460	2021	{{coord\|25\|5\|0.0\|N\|55\|18\|0\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Dubailand}}
Roller coaster	Kingda Ka	{{flag\|United States}}	Jackson, New Jersey	138.98	456	2005	{{Coord\|40\|08\|26.54\|N\|74\|25\|59.83\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Kingda Ka}}
Tomb	Great Pyramid of Giza	{{flag\|Egypt}}	Giza	138.8	455.2	2560 BCE	{{Coord\|29\|58\|44.93\|N\|31\|08\|3.09\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Great Pyramid of Giza}}
Drop tower	Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom	{{flag\|United States}}	Jackson Township, NJ	139	456	2014	{{Coord\|40.140623
74.433543\|type:landmark\|name=Zumanjaro}}
Gantry crane	Kockums Crane	{{flag\|South Korea}}	Ulsan	138	453	1974	(movable)
Stupa	Jetavanaramaya	{{flag\|Sri Lanka}}	Anuradhapura	122	400	273–301 CE	{{Coord\|8\|21\|06\|N\|80\|24\|13\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Jetavanaramaya}}
Wooden structure	Gliwice Radio Tower	{{flag\|Poland}}	Gliwice	118	387	1935	{{Coord\|50\|18\|48.12\|N\|18\|41\|20.26\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Gliwice Radio Tower}}
Storage silo	Swissmill Tower	{{flag\|Switzerland}}	Zürich	118	387	2016	{{coord\| 47.389628\|8.527086\|type:landmark\|name=Swissmill Tower}}
Gasometer	Gasometer Oberhausen	{{flag\|Germany}}	Oberhausen	117.5	386	1929	{{coord\|51\|29\|39\|N\|6\|52\|14\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Gasometer Oberhausen}} Currently used as an exhibition and event hall
Dome	Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro	{{flag\|Ivory Coast}}	Yamoussoukro	111	364	1990	{{coord\|6.811126\|N\|5.296918\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro}}
Vertical axis wind turbine	Éole{{cite web\|url=https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1849 \|title=Éole, Cap-Chat \|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com \|date= \|accessdate=2022-02-27}}	{{flag\|Canada}}	Gaspésie	110	361	1987	{{Coord\|49\|04\|35\|N\|66\|44\|06\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Éole}}
Clock tower (single function structure)	Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower	{{flag\|United Kingdom}}	Birmingham	100	328	1908	{{coord\|52.4499
1.9307\|type:landmark\|name=Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower}}
Wooden building	Ascent MKE	{{flag\|United States}}	Milwaukee	87	284	2022	{{coord\|43\|2\|36\|N\|87\|54\|11\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Ascent MKE}}
Sphere	Sphere at the Venetian Resort	{{flag\|United States}}	Las Vegas	112	366	2023	{{coord\|36\|07\|14\|N\|115\|09\|41\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Sphere at the Venetian Resort}}
Lighthouse	Île Vierge Lighthouse	{{flag\|France}}	Finistère	82.5	271	1902	{{coord\|48\|38\|20\|N\|4\|34\|09\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Île Vierge Lighthouse}}
Gopuram	Murudeshwara Temple	{{flag\|India}}	Murudeshwara	76	249	2008	{{Coord\|14\|05\|39.11\|N\|74\|29\|6.59\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Murudeshwara Temple}}
Loam building	Weilburg Pisé House	{{flag\|Germany}}	Weilburg	23.2	76	1828	{{Coord\|50\|29\|13.28\|N\|8\|15\|34.11\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Weilburg Pisé House}}

Image:Maszt radiowy w Konstantynowie.jpg, the height record holder from 1974 to 1991]]

=Unsurpassed destroyed structures=

class="sortable wikitable"
style="background:#ececec;" ! Category ! Structure ! Country ! Location ! Height (metres) ! Height (feet) ! Coordinates ! Remarks
Guyed mast	Warsaw Radio Mast	{{flag\|Poland}}	Gąbin	646.38	2,121	{{Coord\|52\|22\|3.74\|N\|19\|48\|8.73\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Konstantynow Radio Mast (destroyed)}}	Completed in 1974, collapsed on August 8, 1991
Scientific research tower	BREN Tower	{{flag\|United States}}	Nevada Test Site	462	1,516	{{coord\|36\|46\|50.23\|N\|116\|14\|36.9\|W\|type:landmark\|name=BREN-Tower}}	Completed in 1962, demolished May 23, 2012{{cite web\|url=http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=20529906#ooid=IxM2NzNDq-3scQFzvksIo4PNHBh50cXG \|title=Tallest structure in West demolished\|last=McCord\|first=Keith\|date=May 23, 2012\|work=KSL-TV\|access-date=September 29, 2012\|location=Salt Lake City, UT}}
Guyed tubular steel mast	Shushi-Wan Omega Transmitter	{{flag\|Japan}}	Tsushima	389	1,276	{{Coord\|34\|36\|53\|N\|129\|27\|13\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Shushi-Wan Omega Transmitter (dismantled)}}	Completed in 1973, dismantled in 1998
Solar updraft tower	Manzanares Solar Chimney	{{flag\|Spain}}	Manzanares	195	640	{{Coord\|39\|02\|34.45\|N\|3\|15\|12.21\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Manzanares Solar Chimney}}	Completed 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.
Wooden structure	Mühlacker Wood Radio Tower	{{flag\|Germany}}	Mühlacker	190	623	{{Coord\|48\|56\|27.67\|N\|8\|51\|8.24\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Mühlacker Wood Radio Tower (replaced by guyed mast)}}	Completed in 1934, destroyed on April 6, 1945, by the Germans to prevent usage by the Allies, replaced by mast radiator
Masonry building	Mole Antonelliana	{{flag\|Italy}}	Turin	167.5	549.5	{{Coord\|45\|04\|8.45\|N\|7\|41\|35.62\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Mole Antonelliana}}	Spire destroyed by a tornado in 1953 (rebuilt since then)
Pre-Industrial era building	Lincoln Cathedral	{{flag\|United Kingdom}}	Lincoln	160	524	{{Coord\|53\|14\|3.26\|N\|0\|32\|10.54\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Lincoln Cathedral}}	Completed in 1311, spire blown off in 1549
Telescope	Arecibo Telescope	{{flag\|Puerto Rico}}	Arecibo, Puerto Rico	150	492	{{Coord\|18\|20\|39\|N\|66\|45\|10\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Arecibo Telescope}}	Completed in 1963, collapsed on December 1, 2020
Gasometer	Gasometer Zeche Nordstern	{{flag\|Germany}}	Gelsenkirchen	147	482		Completed 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 silo	Henninger Turm	{{flag\|Germany}}	Frankfurt	120	394	{{Coord\|50\|05\|50.18\|N\|8\|41\|36.81\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Henninger Turm}}	Constructed in 1961, demolished in 2013

By use

rowspan=2\|Category ! rowspan=2\|Structure ! rowspan=2\|Country ! rowspan=2\|Location ! colspan=2\|Architectural top ! rowspan=2\|Year built ! rowspan=2\|Coordinates
class="sortable wikitable"
(metres) !(feet)
Mixed-use*	Burj Khalifa	{{flag\|United Arab Emirates}}	Dubai	830	2,722	2010	{{coord\|25\|11\|50.0\|N\|55\|16\|26.6\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Burj Dubai}}
Industrial	Petronius (oil platform)	{{flag\|United States}}	Gulf of Mexico	640	2,100	2000	{{coord\|29\|06\|30\|N\|87\|56\|30\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Petronius oil platform}}
Office	Ping An Finance Center	{{flag\|China}}	Shenzhen	555	1,821	2017	{{coord\|22\|32\|12\|N\|114\|3\|1\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Ping An Finance Center}}
Residential	Central Park Tower	{{flag\|United States}}	New York City	472.4	1,550	2020	{{coord\|40\|45\|59\|N\|73\|58\|52\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Central Park Tower}}
Military	Large masts of INS Kattabomman	{{flag\|India}}	Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu	471	1,545	1990	{{coord\|8.3870\|N\|77.7529\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Large masts of INS Kattabomman}}
Hotel	Gevora Hotel{{cite web\|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/tallest-hotel\|title = Tallest hotel\| date=February 9, 2018 }}	{{flag\|United Arab Emirates}}	Dubai	356.3	1,169	2018	{{coord\|25\|12\|44.6\|N\|55\|16\|37.5\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Gevora Hotel}}
Scientific research tower	Amazon Tall Tower Observatory	{{flag\|Brazil}}	São Sebastião do Uatumã	325{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-29199728\|title=Brazil builds giant Amazon observation tower\|work=BBC News\|date=September 14, 2014}}	1,066	2015	{{coord\|2.1430\|S\|59.0010\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Amazon Tall Tower Observatory}}
Educational	Moscow State University	{{flag\|Russia}}	Moscow	240	787	1953	{{coord\|55.7039\|N\|37.5286\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Moscow State University}}
Tallest religious building overall, also tallest mosque	Djamaa el Djazaïr	{{flag\|Algeria}}	Algiers	265	870	2019	{{coord\|36\|44\|09\|N\|3\|08\|17\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Djamaa el Djazaïr}}
Tallest church overall, also tallest Protestant church	Ulm Minster	{{flag\|Germany}}	Ulm	161.5	530	1890	{{coord\|48.398497\|N\|9.991797\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Ulm Minster}}
Catholic church	Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro	{{flag\|Ivory Coast}}	Yamoussoukro	158	518	1989	{{coord\|6.811126\|N\|5.296918\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro}}
Hospital	Outpatient Center, Houston Methodist Hospital	{{flag\|United States}}	Houston	156.05	511.8	?	?
Eastern Orthodox Church	Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral	{{flag\|Russia}}	St. Petersburg	122.5	402	1733	{{coord\|59.950128\|N\|30.316035\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg}}
Hindu temple	Ranganathaswamy Temple	{{flag\|India}}	Srirangam	73	239.501	1987	{{coord\|10\|51\|45\|N\|78\|41\|23\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Ranganathaswamy Temple}}
Air cleaning	Xi'an air purification tower (HSALSCS){{cite web \| url=https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/skyscraper-sized-air-purifier-world-s-tallest-ncna858436 \| title=This skyscraper-sized air purifier is the world's tallest\| website=NBC News\| date=March 21, 2018}}{{cite web \| url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/02/china-has-built-the-world-s-largest-air-purifier-to-battle-smog/ \| title=China has built the 'world's largest air purifier' to battle smog\| date=February 19, 2018}}	{{flag\|China}}	Xi'an			2016	?

* "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.Schwanke D. et al. (2003). Mixed-use Development Handbook, 2nd edition. Washington: Urban Land Institute {{ISBN|978-0-87420-888-7}}

By continent

Tallest structures supported by land:

class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" font=90%"
style="background-color:#cccccc !Continent !! Structure !! Height !! YearYear completed !! Country
Asia	Burj Khalifa	{{convert\|830\|m\|ft\|0\|abbr=on}}	2009	United Arab Emirates
Europe - destroyed	Warsaw radio mast	{{convert\|646\|m\|ft\|0\|abbr=on}}	1974	Poland
Europe - existing	Ostankino Tower	{{convert\|540\|m\|ft\|0\|abbr=on}}	1967	Russia
North America	KRDK-TV mast (previously 629.1 m with flagpole)	628.0 m (2,060 ft)	1998	United States
Oceania	VLF transmitter Lualualei	{{convert\|458\|m\|ft\|0\|abbr=on}}	1972	United States (Hawaii)
Australia - destroyed	VLF Transmitter Woodside	{{convert\|432\|m\|ft\|0\|abbr=on}}	1981	Australia
Australia - existing	Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt	{{convert\|387\|m\|ft\|0\|abbr=on}}	1967	Australia
Africa	Iconic Tower	394 m (1,293 ft)	2024	Egypt
South America - destroyed	Omega Tower Trelew	{{convert\|366\|m\|ft\|0\|abbr=on}}	1971	Argentina
South America - existing	Amazon Tall Tower Observatory	{{convert\|325\|m\|ft\|0\|abbr=on}}	2015	Brazil

References

External links

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Structures

Tallest