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This list of the tallest chimneys in the world ranks chimneys by height.
Although many kinds of industrial facilities have tall chimneys, most of the chimneys with heights of 200 m (660 ft) or more are part of thermal, especially coal-fired power stations. This is to increase the stack effect and disperse pollutants. Only a few smelters, steel mills, chemical factories and oil refineries use such tall chimneys.
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, tall chimneys were built, at the beginning with bricks, and later also of concrete or steel. Although chimneys never held the absolute height record, they are among the tallest free-standing architectural structures and often hold national records (as tallest free-standing or as overall tallest structures of a country).[ citation needed ]
Held record | Name and location | Completed | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Notes | |
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1820 | 1835 | Chimney of North Lotts Glass Bottle Company, Dublin, Ireland [1] | 1820 | 30 | 95 | |
1835 | 1842 | Adams' Soap Works Chimney, Smethwick, Birmingham, England, UK [1] | September–October 1836 | 97.5 | 312 | |
1842 | 1859 | Tennant's Stalk, Glasgow, Scotland, UK [1] | 29 June 1842 [2] | 132.7 | 435.5 | Struck by lightning and shortened; demolished in 1922. [3] |
1859 | 1885 | Port Dundas Townsend Chimney, Glasgow, Scotland, UK [1] | 6 October 1859 [2] | 138.3 | 454 | Demolished in 1928. [4] [5] |
1885 | 1889 | Langer Emil, Mechernich, Germany | 19 September 1885 | 134.6 | 442 | Demolished on 28 October 1961. [6] |
1889 | 1908 | Halsbrücker Esse, Halsbrücke, Germany | 28 October 1889 | 140 | 459 | |
1908 | 1914 | The Big Stack, Great Falls, Montana, US | 23 November 1908 | 154.8 | 508 | Demolished in 1982. |
1914 | 1916 | Hitachi Smelter and Refinery Stack, Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan [7] | 13 March 1914 | 155.7 | 511 | Partially collapsed in 1993. |
1916 | 1917 | Saganoseki Smelter and Refinery First Stack, Saganoseki, Ōita, Japan [8] | November 1916 | 167.6 | 550 | Demolished in 2013. |
1917 | 1919 | Ruston Smelter Stack, Ruston, Washington, US | 1917 | 174.0 | 571 | Demolished on 17 January 1993. |
1919 | 1937 | Anaconda Smelter Stack, Anaconda, Montana, US | 5 May 1919 | 178.3 | 585 | Tallest chimney built of bricks. |
1937 | 1951 | Lead Smelter Chimney of American Smelting and Refining Co, Selby, California, US [9] | 1937 | 184.7 | 606 | Possibly demolished in 1972–73. |
1951 | 1954 | Lead Smelter Chimney of American Smelting and Refining Co, El Paso, Texas, US | 1950–51 | 183 or 186 | 600 [10] [11] or 611'8" [12] [13] [14] | Conflicting information on actual height or the chimney's height may have been subsequently reduced. Demolished in April 2013. |
1954 | 1962 | INCO Copper Cliff Nickel Refinery Stack, Sudbury, Ontario, [15] Canada | 1954 | 194 | 637 | |
1962 | 1965 | Chimney of Schilling Power Station, Stade, West Germany (now Germany) | 1962 | 220 | 722 | Demolished in 2006. [16] |
1965 | 1966 | 1st chimney of ASARCO Copper Smelter, El Paso, Texas, US | 1965 | 248 | 813 | Possibly demolished. |
1966 | 1967 | Chimney of Kashira Power Plant, Kashira, USSR (now Russia) | 1966 [17] [18] | 250 | 820 | also used as electricity pylons for a 220 kV-line from the power station to the switchyard |
1967 | 1967 | 2nd chimney of ASARCO Copper Smelter, El Paso, Texas, US [19] | 30 January 1967 | 252.5 | 828 | Demolished in April 2013. |
1967 | 1968 | Chimney of Lippendorf Power Station, Neukieritzsch, East Germany (now Germany) | 1967 | 300 | 984 | Demolished in 2005. |
1968 | 1971 | Chimney of Mitchell Power Plant, Moundsville, West Virginia, US [20] [21] | 26 October 1968 | 367.6 | 1,206 | |
1971 | 1987 | Vale Superstack, Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada | 1971 | 380 | 1,247 | |
1987 | GRES-2 Power Station, Ekibastuz, USSR (now Kazakhstan) | 1987 | 419.7 | 1,377 |
Hamon Custodis claims to have built a 707 ft (215 m) [14] stack in 1953, [22] but there are no references to the location or client of this/these stack(s). Skyscraperpage indicates the 846-foot-tall (258 m) chimney of Omskaya Cogeneration Plant #4 was built in 1965, [23] but it is likely that this date is referring to the construction of the first section of the plant with the smaller chimney. No other references or information can be found to corroborate this claim.
Indicates a structure that is no longer standing.
Name | Pinnacle height | Year | Country | Town | Remarks | |
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Chimney of GRES-2 Power Station | 1,377 ft | 419.7 m | 1987 | Kazakhstan | Ekibastuz | Tallest chimney in the world. [24] |
Inco Superstack | 1,250 ft | 380.1 m | 1971 | Canada | Sudbury, Ontario | Tallest chimney in the Western Hemisphere. [25] Scheduled for demolition. [26] |
Original Unit 3 chimney of Homer City Generating Station | 1,217 ft | 371 m | 1977 | United States | Homer City, Pennsylvania | Tallest chimney in the United States. This chimney is no longer in service, being replaced by one of 860 ft (260 m) that serves the flue gas scrubber retro-fitted to Unit 3 in 2001. |
Kennecott Smokestack | 1,215 ft | 370.4 m | 1974 | United States | Magna, Utah | Tallest chimney west of the Mississippi. |
Chimney of Berezovskaya GRES | 1,214 ft | 370 m | 1985 | Russia | Sharypovo | Tallest chimney in Russia. |
Original chimney of Mitchell Power Plant | 1,206 ft | 367.6 m | 1968 | United States | Moundsville, West Virginia | Tallest chimney in the world from 1968 to 1971. No longer in service, having been replaced by a 1,000 ft (300 m) 2 flue chimney serving the scrubber that was retrofitted to the plant in 2006. |
Trbovlje Chimney | 1,181 ft | 360 m | 1976 (1 June) | Slovenia | Trbovlje | Tallest chimney in Europe. [27] |
Chimney of Endesa Power Station | 1,168 ft | 356 m | 1974 | Spain | As Pontes, Galicia | [28] The tallest multi-flue chimney in the world, and also the most massive chimney in the world by volume of materials used in construction. |
Chimney of Phoenix Copper Smelter | 1,153 ft | 351.5 m | 1995 | Romania | Baia Mare | Tallest structure in Romania. [29] |
3rd chimney of Syrdarya Power Plant | 1,148 ft [30] | 350 m | 1980 | Uzbekistan | Shirin | |
Chimney of Teruel Power Plant | 1,125 ft | 343 m | 1981 | Spain | Teruel | Demolished by explosives on 16 February 2023. Created a new world record as the tallest freestanding structure ever demolished by explosives. |
Chimney of Plomin Power Station | 1,116 ft [31] | 340 m | 1999 | Croatia | Plomin | |
Chimney of Westerholt Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 1981 | Germany | Gelsenkirchen–Westerholt | Demolished on 3 December 2006. Height confirmed as 300 m (980 ft) rather than 337 m (1,106 ft). |
Original chimney of Mountaineer Power Plant | 1103 ft | 336.2 m | 1980 | United States | New Haven, West Virginia | This chimney is no longer in service, having been replaced by one of 1,000 ft (300 m) that serves the flue gas scrubbers retrofitted to the plant. |
Chimney of Kharkiv TEC-5 | 1,083 ft | 330 m | 1991 | Ukraine | Kharkiv | |
3rd chimney of Primorskaya GRES | 1,083 ft | 330 m | 1990 | Russia | Luchegorsk | |
2nd chimney of Gusinoozyorskaya GRES | 1,083 ft | 330 m [32] | 1988 | Russia | Gusinoozyorsk | |
5th chimney of the Cuciurgan power station | 1,083 ft | 330 m [33] | 1987 [34] | Moldova | Dnestrovsc [35] | |
Chimney of Novo-Angrenskaya Power Plant | 1,083 ft | 330 m [36] | 1985 | Uzbekistan | Olmaliq, Angren | |
2 chimneys of Permskaya GRES | 1,083 ft | 330 m | 1982 [37] /1992 [38] | Russia | Dobryanka | |
2nd chimney of Ekibastuz GRES-1 | 1,083 ft | 330 m | 1982 | Kazakhstan | Ekibastuz [39] | |
Chimney of Zuevska thermal power station | 1083 ft | 330 m | 1981 | Ukraine | Zuhres, Donetsk Oblast [39] | |
4th Chimney of Reftinskaya GRES | 1,083 ft | 330 m | 1979 | Russia | Reftinsky | |
Chimney of Pirdop copper smelter and refinery | 1,066 ft | 325 m | 1987 | Bulgaria | Pirdop | |
Chimney of Maritsa Iztok-3 Power Station | 1,065 ft | 324.6 m | 1980 [40] | Bulgaria | Stara Zagora | |
2 chimneys of Maritsa Iztok-2 Power Station | 1,065 ft | 324.6 m | 1977 [41] /1980 [42] | Bulgaria | Stara Zagora | No.2, No.3 |
2 chimneys of Kirishskaya GRES | 1,050 ft | 320 m | 1984/1986 | Russia | Kirishi [39] | |
2 chimneys of Azerbaijan Thermal Power Plant | 1,050 ft | 320 m [43] | 1981/1990 | Azerbaijan | Mingachevir | Tallest free-standing structure west of the South Caucasus. |
3rd chimney of Kostromskaya GRES | 1,050 ft | 320 m | 1980 | Russia | Volgorechensk | |
2 chimneys of Ryazanskaya GRES | 1,050 ft | 320 m | 1973/1980 | Russia | Novomichurinsk | |
2 chimneys of Vuhlehirska thermal power plant | 1,050 ft | 320 m | 1972/1975 [44] /1975 | Ukraine | Svitlodarsk | |
2 chimneys of Zaporozhskaya GRES | 1,050 ft | 320 m | 1972/1977 [45] | Ukraine | Enerhodar [46] | |
Chimney of Rockport Power Plant | 1,038 ft | 316.4 m | 1984 | United States | Rockport, Indiana | |
Chimney of Ugljevik Power Plant | 1,017 ft | 310 m | 1985 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ugljevik | |
Chimney of Armstrong Power Plant | 1,011 ft | 308.15 m | 1982 | United States | Kittanning, Pennsylvania | |
Chimney of Harllee Branch Power Plant | 1,007 ft | 307 m | 1978 | United States | Milledgeville, Georgia | Demolished on 15 October 2016 by explosives. |
Chimney of Buschhaus Power Station | 1,007 ft | 307 m | 1984 | Germany | Helmstedt, Lower Saxony | |
Chimney of Jaworzno Power Station | 1,004 ft | 306 m | 1977 | Poland | Jaworzno | |
Chimney of Trepça Lead Smelter | 1,004 ft | 306 m | 1972 | Serbia | Trepça | [47] |
2 chimneys of Robert W Scherer Power Plant | 1,001 ft | 305 m | 1983/1985 | United States | Juliette, Georgia | |
Chimney of Independence Power Plant | 1,001 ft | 305 m | 1983 | United States | Newark, Arkansas | |
Chimney of Kyger Creek Power Plant | 1,001 ft | 305 m | 1980 | United States | Cheshire, Ohio | |
Chimney of White Bluff Power Plant | 1,001 ft | 305 m | 1980 | United States | Pine Bluff, Arkansas | |
Chimney of Widows Creek Power Plant | 1,001 ft | 305 m | 1977 | United States | Stevenson, Alabama | Demolished on 3 December 2020 by explosives. |
Chimney of Chvaletice Power Station | 1,001 ft | 305 m | 1977 | Czech Republic | Chvaletice | |
Chimney of Hal B. Wansley Power Plant | 1,001 ft | 305 m | 1976 | United States | Carrollton, Georgia | |
2 chimneys of Kingston Power Plant | 1,001 ft | 305 m | 1976 [48] [49] | United States | Kingston, Tennessee | Units 1–5 & 6–9 |
2 chimneys of Plant Bowen | 1,001 ft | 305 m | 1975 [50] [51] | United States | Cartersville, Georgia | |
3 chimneys of Harrison Power Station | 1,001 ft | 305 m | 1972/1973/1994 [52] [53] | United States | Haywood, West Virginia | Units 1+2 & 2+3 |
2 chimneys of Conemaugh Generating Station | 1,001 ft | 305 m | 1970/1971 [54] [55] | United States | Seward, Pennsylvania | Units 1&2 |
2 chimneys of Cumberland Fossil Plant | 1,001 ft | 305 m | 1970 [56] [57] | United States | Cumberland City, Tennessee | Units 1&2 |
Chimney of W. H. Sammis Power Plant | 1,001 ft | 305 m | 1970 | United States | Stratton, Ohio | Unit 7 |
Chimney of Hayden Smelter | 1,001 ft | 305 m | 197? | United States | Hayden, Arizona | |
2 chimneys of Pleasants Power Plant | 1,000 ft | 304.8 m | 1979/1980 [58] [59] | United States | Belmont, West Virginia | |
Chimney of Cardinal Power Plant | 1,000 ft | 304.8 m | 1977 | United States | Brilliant, Ohio | Unit 3 |
Chimney #2 of Mitchell Power Plant | 1,000 ft | 304.8 m | 2006 [60] | United States | Moundsville, West Virginia | |
Chimney of Power Plant Chemnitz | 990 ft | 301.8 m | 1984 | Germany | Chemnitz | |
Chimney of SASOL III Synthetic Fuel Production Plant | 988 ft | 301 m | 1979 | South Africa | Secunda | Tallest chimney in the Southern Hemisphere. |
Chimney of Volzhskaya TEC-2 | 986 ft | 300.7 m | 1988 | Russia | Volzhsky | |
Chimney of Lippendorf Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 1967 | Germany | Lippendorf, Saxony | Briefly the tallest chimney in the world. Demolished in 2005. |
Chimney of Thierbach Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 1968 | Germany | Espenhain, Saxony | Demolished in 2002. |
Chimney for Units B-E of Power Plant Scholven | 984 ft | 300 m | 1968 | Germany | Gelsenkirchen | also used as electricity pylon for the 220 kV-line leaving Unit D |
Chimney for Units F-H of Power Plant Scholven | 984 ft | 300 m | 1974 | Germany | Gelsenkirchen | |
Chimney of Marl-Chemiepark Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 197? | Germany | Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia | Demolished in 1995. |
Chimney of Vojany Power Station, EVO 2 | 984 ft | 300 m | 1974 | Slovakia | Vojany | Height was reduced to 175 m (574 ft) in 1998. |
Chimney of Tušimice Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 1974 | Czech Republic | Tušimice | Demolished in 2011–2012. |
2nd chimney of Rybnik Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 1974 | Poland | Rybnik | |
Chimney of Novaky Power Plant | 984 ft | 300 m | 1976 | Slovakia | Nováky | |
Chimney of Clifty Creek Power Plant | 984 ft | 300 m | 1978 | United States | Madison, Indiana | |
Chimney of Kozienice Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 1978 | Poland | Kozienice | |
2 chimneys of Bełchatów Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 1979/1982 | Poland | Bełchatów | |
4 chimneys of Boxberg Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 1979 | Germany | Boxberg, Saxony | Demolished in 2000, 2009 [61] [62] and 2012. [63] [64] |
1st chimney of Ekibastuz GRES-1 | 984 ft | 300 m | 1980 | Kazakhstan | Ekibastuz [39] | |
Chimney of Prunéřov Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 1981 | Czech Republic | Kadaň | Unit 2 |
Chimney North of Romag-Termo Power Plant | 984 ft | 300 m | 1981 | Romania | Halanga | |
3 chimneys of Power Station Jänschwalde | 984 ft | 300 m | 1981 | Germany | Jänschwalde | Demolished in 2002–2007. |
Chimney of Duvha Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 1982 | South Africa | Witbank | |
Chimney of Warszawa-Kawęczyn Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 1983 | Poland | Warsaw | |
Chimney of Kemerkoy Power Plant | 984 ft | 300 m | 1983 | Turkey | Mugla | |
Chimney of Kakanj Power Plant [65] | 984 ft | 300 m | 1987 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Čatići | |
Chimney of Walsum Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 1988 | Germany | Duisburg-Walsum, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimney of Bishkek TEC | 984 ft | 300 m [66] | 1989 | Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | |
Chimney of Herne Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 1989 | Germany | Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
3rd chimney of Orot Rabin | 984 ft | 300 m | 1997 | Israel | Hadera | |
Litvínov Chimney | 984 ft | 300 m | ? | Czech Republic | Litvínov | Under construction.[ when? ] |
Stružnice Chimney | 984 ft | 300 m | ? | Czech Republic | Stružnice | |
Chimney of Provence Power Station | 974 ft | 297 m | 1984 | France | Gardanne | |
Chimney of Kostolac Power Station, Unit B | 968 ft | 295 m | 1987 | Serbia | Kostolac | |
2nd chimney of Compostilla II Power Station [ es ] | 951 ft | 290 m | 1984 | Spain | Cubillos del Sil | |
Chimney of Bruce Mansfield Power Plant, Unit 1 + 2 | 950 ft | 289.6 m | 1976 | United States | Shippingport, Pennsylvania | |
Chimney of Bergkamen Power Station | 932 ft | 284 m | 1981 | Germany | Bergkamen, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
3rd chimney of Krasnoyarskaya TEC-3 | 929 ft | 283.2 m | 1991 | Russia | Krasnoyarsk | |
Chimney of Werdohl-Elverlingsen Power Station | 925 ft | 282 m | 1982 | Germany | Werdohl, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimney of Fundidora Mexicana de Cobre | 919 ft | 280 m | 1988 | Mexico | Nacozari | |
Chimney of Nikola Tesla Power Station, Unit B | 918 ft | 280 m | 1983 | Serbia | Obrenovac | |
Chimney of CET Brașov | 918 ft | 280 m | ? | Romania | Brașov | |
4 chimneys of CET Turceni | 918 ft | 280 m | 1978/1980/1983/1987 | Romania | Turceni | |
Chimney of CET Rovinari | 918 ft | 280 m | ? | Romania | Rovinari | |
Chimney of CET Pitești | 918 ft | 280 m | ? | Romania | Pitești | |
2nd chimney of TEC-5 | 910 ft | 277.5 m | 1983 | Russia | Omsk | |
3rd chimney of Matla Power Station Smokestack | 906 ft | 276 m | 1982 | South Africa | Kriel | Destroyed |
Chimney of TEC-6 | 906 ft | 276 m | 1982 | Ukraine | Kyiv | |
Chimney of John E. Amos Power Plant | 904 ft | 275.4 m | 1971/1973 | United States | Winfield, West Virginia | |
Chimney of Dahanu Thermal Power Station | 903 ft | 275.3 m | 1995 | India | Dahanu | Tallest in India. |
4th chimney of Krasnoyarskaya TEC-1 | 902 ft | 275 m | 2020 [67] | Russia | Krasnoyarsk | |
Chimney of Adhunik Power & Natural Resource Ltd | 902 ft | 275 m | 2012 | India | Padampur, Jharkhand | |
Chimney of Korba Power Plant | 902 ft | 275 m | 2009 | India | Korba | |
Chimney of Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station | 902 ft | 275 m | 2008 | India | Yamunanagar | |
Chimneys of Captive Power Plant, Vedanta Aluminium Ltd | 902 ft | 275 m | 2007 | India | Jharsuguda, Odisha | |
Chimney of Sagardighi Thermal Power Station | 902 ft | 275 m | 2004 | India | Sagardighi, Murshidabad | |
2 chimneys of Rihand Thermal Power Station | 902 ft | 275 m | 1988/2005/2012 | India | Sonbhadra district | |
2 chimneys of Kendal Power Station | 902 ft | 275 m | 1988/1991 | South Africa | Kendal | |
2 chimneys of Lethabo Power Station | 902 ft | 275 m | 1985/1988 | South Africa | Vereeniging | |
2 chimneys of Tutuka Power Station | 902 ft | 275 m | 1985/1988 | South Africa | Standerton | |
Chimney of Ibbenbüren Power Station | 902 ft | 275 m | 1985 | Germany | Ibbenbüren, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
2nd chimney of Matla Power Station | 902 ft | 275 m | 1984 | South Africa | Kriel | One stack is a replacement. Original stack was demolished after partial collapse of internal structure during construction. |
Chimney of Wilhelmshaven Power Station (E.ON) | 902 ft | 275 m | 1976 | Germany | Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony | |
Chimney of Orhaneli Power Plant | 902 ft | 275 m | ? | Turkey | Orhaneli | |
Chimney of Killen Station | 901 ft | 274.5 m | 1982 | United States | Manchester, Ohio | In January 2017, DP&L announced plans to close Killen Station in an agreement with the Sierra Club and several unnamed parties. The closure was planned for mid-2018. [68] |
Chimney of Kammer Power Plant | 901 ft | 274.5 m | 1978 | United States | Moundsville, West Virginia | |
2nd chimney of TEC-2 | 899 ft | 274 m [69] | 1989 | Russia | Volgodonsk | |
Chimney of Power Plant Łódź | 899 ft | 274 m | 1977 | Poland | Łódź | |
Dětmarovice Chimney | 899 ft | 274 m | ? | Czech Republic | Dětmarovice | |
Chimney of Talimarjan Power Plant | 896 ft | 273 m [70] | 1989 | Uzbekistan | Nuristan, Qashqadaryo Province | |
Chimney of Cardinal Power Plant | 895 ft | 272.8 m | 1977 | United States | Brilliant, Ohio | Unit 3 |
Chimney of Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant | 886 ft | 270 m [71] | 1990 | Armenia | Hrazdan | Unit 5 |
3rd chimney of Tbilisi GRES | 886 ft | 270 m [72] | 1990 | Georgia | Gardabani | |
2nd chimney of TEC-1 | 886 ft | 270 m [73] | 1987 | Russia | Kurgan | |
3 chimneys of Surgut-2 Power Station | 896 ft | 270 m [74] | 1985/1986/1991 | Russia | Surgut | |
Large chimney of Tobolskaya TEC | 886 ft | 270 m | 1986 | Russia | Tobolsk | also used as electricity pylon for two 220 kV-lines leaving Tobolskaya TEC |
4th chimney of Krasnoyarskaya GRES-2 | 787 ft | 270 m [75] | 1983 | Russia | Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai | |
2nd chimney of Stavropolskaya GRES | 886 ft | 270 m | 1983 | Russia | Solnechnodolsk | |
Chimney of MIM Smelter (MIM Smelter Stack) | 886 ft | 270 m | 1978 | Australia | Mount Isa, Queensland | |
3rd chimney of Karmanovskaya GRES | 886 ft | 270 m [76] | 1973 | Russia | Energetik | |
Chimney of Mělník Power Station | 886 ft | 270 m | 1971 | Czech Republic | Horní Počaply | |
1st chimney of Kostromskaya GRES | 886 ft | 270 m | 1970 | Russia | Volgorechensk | |
1st chimney of Compostilla II Power Station [ es ] | 886 ft | 270 m | 1972 | Spain | Cubillos del Sil | |
Chimneys of Shengtou Power Station 2 | 886 ft | 270 m | China | Shuozhou | together with Chimney South of Suizhong Power Station the tallest chimneyd of China | |
Suizhong Power Station, Chimney South | 886 ft | 270 m | China | Qinhuangdao | together with chimneys of Shengtou Power Station 2 the tallest chimney of China | |
3rd chimney of Naberezhnochelninskaya TEC | 869 ft | 265 m [77] | 1976 | Russia | Naberezhnye Chelny | |
Chimney of Power Plant Kraków-Leg | 853 ft | 262 m | 1970 | Poland | Kraków | |
Chimney of Siersza Power Station | 853 ft | 262 m | 1970 | Poland | Siersza | |
Chimney of TEC-5 | 853 ft | 260 m | 1985 | Russia | Novosibirsk | |
Chimney of Loy Yang Power Station, Unit B | 853 ft | 260 m | 1993 | Australia | Traralgon | |
1st himney of Rybnik Power Station | 853 ft | 260 m | 1972 | Poland | Rybnik | |
Chimney of Dětmarovice Power Station | 850 ft | 259 m | 1975 | Czech Republic | Dětmarovice | |
Chimney of Shawville Generating Station | 850 ft | 259 m | 1976 | United States | Shawville, Pennsylvania | |
Chimney of R. E. Burger Power Plant | 850 ft | 259 m | 1972 | United States | Shadyside, Ohio | Demolished on 29 July 2016. |
2 chimneys of W. H. Sammis Power Plant, Unit 5 + 6 | 850 ft | 259 m | 1967 | United States | Stratton, Ohio | |
Chimney of Drax Power Station | 850 ft | 259 m | 1969 [78] | United Kingdom | Drax, North Yorkshire, England | Tallest industrial chimney in the UK. [79] |
2nd chimney of TEC-4 | 848 ft | 258.5 m | 198? | Russia | Omsk | |
Chimney of Robert W Scherer Power Plant New Units 3&4 | 847 ft | 258 m | 2010 | United States | Juliette, Georgia | |
2nd chimney of Zapadno-Sibirskaya TEC | 843 ft | 257 m | 198? | Russia | Novokuznetsk | |
Chimney of Unit 6 of Bremen-Hafen Power Station | 840 ft | 256 m | 1979 | Germany | Bremen | |
Chimney Hamburg-Port | 840 ft | 256 m | ? | Germany | Hamburg | Demolished. During its demolition by explosives in April 2004, further damage occurred caused by miscalculation of debris trajectories. |
Chimney of Pruszków Power Plant | 830 ft | 256 m | ? | Poland | Moszna-Parcela, Pruszków | Power plant was never commissioned. |
2nd chimney of Kostromskaya GRES | 838 ft | 255.4 m [80] | 1972 | Russia | Volgorechensk | |
2 сhimneys of Loy Yang Power Station, Unit A | 853 ft | 255 m | 1984/1988 | Australia | Traralgon | |
Chimney of Gen. J. M. Gavin Power Plant | 830 ft | 253 m | 1994 | United States | Cheshire, Ohio | |
2 chimneys of Yates Power Plant | 830 ft | 253 m | 1974 | United States | Newnan, Georgia | One of the chimneys was demolished on 21 January 2017. |
2nd chimney of ASARCO El Paso Smelter | 828 ft | 252.5 m | 1967 | United States | El Paso, Texas | Very briefly the tallest chimney in the world. Demolished in April 2013. |
Chimney of Aramon Power Plant | 826.5 ft | 252 m | 1977 | France | Aramon | |
2 chimneys of Eesti Power Plant | 825 ft | 251.5 m | 1973 | Estonia | Narva | |
3rd chimney of Aksu GRES | 825 ft | 251.5 m [81] | 1973 [82] | Kazakhstan | Aksu | |
New Chimney of Kuznetskaya TEC | 823.5 ft | 251 m | 198? | Russia | Novokuznetsk | |
Chimney of Hudbay Minerals Flin Flon Smelter | 823.5 ft | 251 m | 1973 | Canada | Flin Flon, Manitoba | No longer in operation after smelter was shut down in 2010 |
2nd chimney of Volzhskaya TEC-1 | 823.5 ft | 251 m | 197? | Russia | Volzhsky | |
Chimney of Esbjerg Power Station | 821 ft | 250.2 m | 1992 | Denmark | Esbjerg | |
2 chimneys of Majuba Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1996/2000 | South Africa | Volksrust | |
2 chimneys of Orot Rabin | 820 ft | 250 m | 1993 | Israel | Hadera | No.1, No.2 |
Chimney of Nizhnevartovsk GRES | 820 ft | 250 m | 1992 | Russia | Izluchinsk | |
2nd chimney of Novo-Ziminskaya TEC | 820 ft | 250 m [83] | 1990 | Russia | Zima | Never entered in service [84] |
2 chimneys of Rutenberg Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1990/2000 | Israel | Ashkelon | |
2 chimneys of Matimba Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1987/1990 | South Africa | Ellisras | |
4 chimneys of Taichung Power Plant | 820 ft | 250 m | 1991/1992/1996/1997 | Taiwan | Taichung | Tallest industrial chimney in Taiwan. |
2 chimneys of Bayswater Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1985/1986 | Australia | Hunter Valley | |
Chimney of Mount Piper Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1993 | Australia | Lithgow | |
2nd chimney of Voerde Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1982 | Germany | Voerde, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimney South of Romag-Termo Power Plant | 820 ft | 250 m | 1981 | Romania | Halanga | |
Chimney of Stráž pod Ralskem | 820 ft | 250 m | 1979 | Czech Republic | Stráž pod Ralskem | |
TE Rijeka | 820 ft | 250 m | 1978 | Croatia | Kostrena | |
Bakar Eurco Chimney TE Rijeka | 820 ft | 250 m | 1978 | Croatia | Bakar | Demolished in 2005. |
Chimney of Grosskrotzenburg Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1992 | Germany | Großkrotzenburg, Hesse | |
Chimney of Lünen Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1984 | Germany | Lünen, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
2 chimneys of Altbach Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1985/1997 | Germany | Altbach, Baden-Württemberg | |
Chimneys of Heilbronn Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1986 | Germany | Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg | |
2 chimneys of Duisburg-Schwelgern Sinterplant | 820 ft | 250 m | ? | Germany | Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimney of Fina Refinery of Duisburg | 820 ft | 250 m | 1981 | Germany | Duisburg–Neuenkamp, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimney of DK Recycling und Roheisen GmbH | 820 ft | 250 m | ? | Germany | Duisburg-Hochfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimney of Mehrum Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1979 | Germany | Hohenhameln, Lower Saxony | |
Chimney of AES Tisza 2 Power Plant | 820 ft | 250 m | 1974 | Hungary | Tiszaújváros | |
Chimneys of Porto Tolle Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1977 | Italy | Porto Tolle | |
2 chimneys of Połaniec Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1979/1983 | Poland | Połaniec | |
Chimney of Katowice Sinterplant | 820 ft | 250 m | 1975 | Poland | Katowice | |
2 chimneys of Dolna Odra Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1973/1976 | Poland | Nowe Czarnowo | One 250 m (820 ft) chimney was demolished after construction of a smoke cleaning facility. |
Chimney of Power Plant Opole | 820 ft | 250 m | 1993 | Poland | Opole | |
Chimney of artificial fibre factory "WISKORD" | 820 ft | 250 m | 1979 | Poland | Szczecin | |
3rd chimney of TEC-2 | 820 ft | 250 m [85] | 1986 | Russia | Cheboksary | |
2nd chimney of Ust-Ilimskaya TEC | 820 ft | 250 m [86] | 1984 | Russia | Ust-Ilimsk | |
Chimney of Vilnius TEC-3 | 820 ft | 250 m | 1983 | Lithuania | Vilnius | |
4th chimney of Krasnoyarsk GRES-2 | 820 ft | 250 m | 1981 | Russia | Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai | |
Chimney of Novo-Sterlitamakskaya TEC | 820 ft | 250 m | 1981 | Russia | Sterlitamak | |
2nd chimney of TEC-3 | 820 ft | 250 m | 1980 | Russia | Novocheboksarsk | |
3rd chimney of Iriklinskaya Power Plant | 820 ft | 250 m [87] | 1979 | Russia | Energetik, Orenburg Oblast | |
2 chimneys of TEC-2 | 820 ft | 250 m | 1978/1982 [88] | Russia | Nizhnekamsk | |
Chimney of TEC-2 | 820 ft | 250 m | 1978 [89] | Russia | Lipetsk | |
3rd chimney of TEC-1 | 820 ft | 250 m | 1977 [90] | Russia | Nizhnekamsk | |
Chimney of Cherepovetskaya GRES | 820 ft | 250 m | 1976 | Russia | Kaduy | |
4th chimney of Troitskaya GRES | 820 ft | 250 m | 1976 | Russia | Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast | |
2 chimneys of Northern TEC | 820 ft | 250 m | 1975/1980 | Russia | Saint Petersburg | |
1st chimney of Stavropolskaya GRES | 820 ft | 250 m | 1974 | Russia | Solnechnodolsk | |
2 chimneys of Naberezhnochelninskaya TEC | 820 ft | 250 m [77] | 1973/1976 | Russia | Naberezhnye Chelny | No.1, No.2 |
2nd chimney of Karmanovskaya GRES | 820 ft | 250 m [76] | 1973 | Russia | Energetik | |
2 chimneys of Reftinskaya GRES | 820 ft | 250 m | 1972/1975 | Russia | Reftinsky | No.2, No.3 |
2 chimneys of Kurakhove Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1972 | Ukraine | Kurakhove | No.5, No.6 |
3 chimneys of Novocherkassk Power Plant | 820 ft | 250 m | 1970/1971/1972 | Russia | Novocherkassk | No.2, No.3, No.4 |
2 chimneys of TEC-2 | 820 ft | 250 m [91] | 198? | Kazakhstan | Temirtau | Other sources gives 253m [92] |
3 chimneys of Lukoml power station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1969/1971/1973 | Belarus | Novolukoml | also used as electricity pylons for the 330 kV-lines from the power station to the switchyard |
3rd chimney of Konakovo Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1970 [93] | Russia | Konakovo | |
2 chimneys of Elektrėnai Power Plant | 820 ft | 250 m | 1968/1973 | Lithuania | Elektrėnai | No.2, No.3, No.2 is used as electricity pylon for a 330 kV-line from the power station to the switchyard |
4th chimney of Nazarovo power station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1968 | Russia | Nazarovo | |
2 chimneys of Kashirskaya GRES | 820 ft | 250 m | 1966/1983 | Russia | Kashira | Briefly the tallest chimney in the world, also used as electricity pylons for a 220 kV-line from the power station to the switchyard |
Chimney of TEC-27 | 819 ft | 249.6 m | 1992 | Russia | Chelobityevo | |
Chimney of Severstal Power Plant | 817 ft | 249 m | 1985 | Russia | Cherepovets | |
Chimney of TEC-2 | 815 ft | 248.5 m [94] | 1980 [95] | Russia | Ulyanovsk | |
1st chimney of ASARCO El Paso Smelter | 814 ft | 248 m | 1965 | United States | El Paso, Texas | Briefly the tallest chimney in the world. Possibly demolished. |
2nd chimney of TEC-23 | 811 ft | 247.3 m | 1980 | Russia | Moscow | |
1st chimney of TEC-23 | 806 ft | 245.6 m | 1975 | Russia | Moscow | |
Chimney of Yates Power Plant | 805 ft | 245.4 m | 1971/1973 | United States | Newnan, Georgia | |
Chimneys of Monroe Power Plant | 801 ft | 244.1 m | 1974 | United States | Monroe, Michigan | |
Chimney of Grain Power Station | 801 ft | 244 m | 1979 [96] | United Kingdom | Isle of Grain, England | Demolished on September 7, 2016, by explosives. [97] |
2 chimneys of Shawnee Fossil Plant | 801 ft | 244 m | 1979/1980 | United States | Paducah, Kentucky | |
2 chimneys of Miami Fort Power Station | 801 ft | 244 m | 1975/1978 | United States | North Bend, Ohio | |
4 chimneys of J.M. Stuart Station | 801 ft | 244 m | 1970/1971/1972/1974 | United States | Aberdeen, Ohio | |
3rd chimney of Paradise Fossil Plant | 801 ft | 244 m | 1970 | United States | Drakesboro, Kentucky | |
2 chimneys of Homer City Generating Station | 801 ft | 244 m | 1969 | United States | Homer City, Pennsylvania | Units 1&2 |
2 chimneys of Keystone Generating Station | 801 ft | 244 m | 1967/68 | United States | Shelocta, Pennsylvania | Units 1&2 |
Chimney of Bull Run Fossil Plant | 801 ft | 244 m | 1967 | United States | Oak Ridge, Tennessee | |
Stack#1 of New Madrid Powerplant | 800 ft | 243.8 m | ? | United States | New Madrid, Missouri | |
Chimney of Marl-Chemiepark Power Station | 791 ft | 241 m | ? | Germany | Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimney of Scholven A Power Station | 789 ft | 240.5 m | ? | Germany | Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimney of Duslo Šaľa | 788 ft | 240.4 m | 1992 | Slovakia | Šaľa | |
Small chimney of Tobolskaya TEC | 787 ft | 240 m | 1980 | Russia | Tobolsk | also used as electricity pylon for two 220 kV-lines leaving Tobolskaya TEC |
5th chimney of Troitskaya GRES | 787 ft | 240 m | 2013 [98] | Russia | Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast | |
Chimney of Minskaya TEC-5 | 787 ft | 240 m [99] | 1992 | Belarus | Rudensk | |
2nd chimney of Sosnovoborsk TEC | 787 ft | 240 m [100] [101] | 1990 | Russia | Sosnovoborsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai | |
Chimney of Kharanorskaya Power Station | 821 ft | 240 m [102] | 1991 | Russia | Yasnogorsk, Zabaykalsky Krai | |
2 chimneys of Luohuang Power Station | 787 ft | 240 m | 1989/2005 | People's Republic of China | Chongqing | |
Chimney of TEC-2 | 821 ft | 240 m [103] | 1986 | Russia | Tyumen | |
Chimneys of Bexbach Power Station | 787 ft | 240 m | 1983 | Germany | Bexbach, Saarland | |
2nd chimney of TEC-3 | 787 ft | 240 m [90] | 1983 | Russia | Kazan | |
2nd chimney of Samarskaya TEC | 787 ft | 240 m [104] | 1972 | Russia | Samara | |
Chimneys of Le Havre coal power plant | 787.4 ft | 240 m | 1969/1984 | France | Le Havre, Haute Normandie | |
Chimney of Allen S King Generating Station | 786 ft | 239.5 m | 1968 [105] | United States | Bayport, Minnesota | |
3rd chimney of Novo-gorkovskaya TEC | 781 ft | 238 m [106] | 1988 | Russia | Kstovo | |
4th chimney of TEC-3 | 780 ft | 237.3 m | 198? | Russia | Omsk | |
3 chimneys of Navajo Generating Station | 775 ft | 236.2 m | 1997/1998/1999 | United States | Page, Arizona | The three smokestacks were demolished on 18 December 2020. |
Chimney of Mažeikių Nafta Power Plant | 820 ft | 236 m | 1979 | Lithuania | Mažeikiai | |
Chimney of Inverkip Power Station | 774 ft | 236 m | 1976 [107] | United Kingdom | Inverkip, Scotland | Demolished on July 28, 2013. [108] |
Chimney of Fyn Power Station | 771 ft | 235 m | 1991 | Denmark | Odense | |
Chimney of Power Station Schwandorf | 771 ft | 235 m | ? | Germany | Schwandorf, Bavaria | Demolished in 2005. |
Chimney of Petrogal Sines | 768 ft | 234 m | ? | Portugal | Sines | |
3rd chimney of Balakovo TEC | 766 ft | 233.5 m | 1983 | Russia | Balakovo | |
Chimney Heating Power Station Karlsruhe | 764 ft | 233 m | 1985 | Germany | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg | Block 7 |
Chimneys Weiher Power Station | 761 ft | 232 m | 1976 | Germany | Quierschied, Saarland | |
Chimneys of Kashima Thermal power station | 758 ft | 231 m | 1971 | Japan | Ibaraki | |
Chimney of E. C. Gaston Power Station | 755 ft | 230 m | 2009 | United States | Wilsonville, Alabama | |
Chimney of W. C. Gorgas | 755 ft | 230 m | 2007 | United States | Parrish, Alabama | |
Chimney of Callide Power Station, Unit 'C' | 755 ft | 230 m | 2000 | Australia | Callide | |
2nd chimney of TEC-3 | 755 ft | 230 m | 1980 | Russia | Barnaul | |
Chimney of Cheswick Power Station | 755 ft | 230 m | 1970 | United States | Springdale, Pennsylvania | |
Chimney of Castrop-Rauxel Power Station | 755 ft | 230 m | 1966 | Germany | Castrop-Rauxel, North Rhine-Westphalia | Demolished in 2008 |
3rd chimney of Voerde Power Station | 755 ft | 230 m | 2005 | Germany | Voerde, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimney of Power Plant Lubin | 755 ft | 230 m | ? | Poland | Lubin | |
Chimney of Šoštanj Power Station | 755 ft | 230 m | 1977 | Slovenia | Šoštanj | |
Chimney Heating Power Station Karlsruhe | 689 ft | 230 m | 2008 | Germany | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg | Block 8 |
Chimney of New Castle Power Plant | 750 ft | 228.6 m | 1977 | United States | New Castle, Pennsylvania | |
Chimney of Heyden Power Station | 745 ft | 227 m | 1987 | Germany | Petershagen, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimneys of Heating Power Station Gera-Nord | 738 ft | 225 m | 1984/1986 | Germany | Gera, Thuringia | Demolished 2008–2010. |
Chimney Power Station Jena | 738 ft | 225 m | 1981 | Germany | Jena, Thuringia | |
Chimney of Power Plant Bielsko Biala | 738 ft | 225 m | 1975 | Poland | Czechowice-Dziedzice | |
Chimney of Power Plant Kraków-Leg | 738 ft | 225 m | 1970 | Poland | Kraków | |
Počerady Chimney | 735 ft | 224 m | ? | Czech Republic | Počerady | |
Kunčice Chimney | 728 ft | 222 m | ? | Czech Republic | Kunčice | |
Chimney of Power Plant Głogów | 728 ft | 222 m | ? | Poland | Głogów | |
Chimney of Asnæs Power Station | 723 ft | 220.1 m | 1981 | Denmark | Kalundborg | |
Chimney of TEC-2 | 723 ft | 220 m [109] | 1977 [110] | Russia | Astrakhan | |
Chimney of Moneypoint power station | 722 ft | 220 m | 1985 | Ireland | Kilrush | Designed to have a height of 225 m (738 ft), but built to a height of 220 m (720 ft) after changes during construction. Tallest freestanding structure in Ireland. |
Chimney of Cuno Power Station | 787 ft | 220 m | 1982 | Germany | Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimney of Počerady Power Station | 722 ft | 220 m | 1977 | Czech Republic | Počerady | |
2 chimneys of Trmice Power Plant | 722 ft | 220 m | ? | Czech Republic | Trmice | |
Chimney of Schilling Power Station | 722 ft | 220 m | 1962 | Germany | Stade, Lower Saxony | Tallest chimney in the world upon completion in 1962 until 1966. Demolished. |
Chimney of Chita Power Station Units 1–4 | 722 ft | 220 m | 1966 | Japan | Chita | |
Chimney of Mittal Steel Ostrava | 722 ft | 220 m | ? | Czech Republic | Ostrava | |
Chimney of Power Plant Polkowice | 722 ft | 220 m | ? | Poland | Polkowice | |
Chimney of Power Plant Toruń | 722 ft | 220 m | ? | Poland | Toruń | |
Chimney of Sual Power Station | 720 ft | 220 m | ? | Philippines | Sual | [111] [112] |
Chimney of Nikola Tesla Power Station, Unit A | 718 ft | 220 m | 1970 | Serbia | Obrenovac | |
2 chimneys of Cordemais Power Station | 718 ft | 220 m | 1976/1983 | France | Cordemais | |
2 chimneys of Porcheville Power Station | 718 ft | 220 m | 1968/1975 | France | Porcheville | Stopped since 1 January 2017. |
Chimneys of Morgantown Generating Station | 718 ft | 218.85 m | 1970/1971 | United States | Newburg, Maryland | |
1st Chimney of Voerde Power Station | 715 ft | 218 m | 1970 | Germany | Voerde, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimney of Teplárny Brno-sever | 714 ft | 217.5 m | 1982 | Czech Republic | Brno | Crooked chimney due to problem during erection in winter 1981. |
Chimney of Pembroke Power Station | 713 ft | 217.3 m | 1968 [113] | United Kingdom | Pembroke, Wales | Demolished on 25 November 2000. [114] |
Chimney of Shell Pernis | 712 ft | 216 m | 1974 | Netherlands | Rotterdam | |
Chimney of Littlebrook Power Station, Unit 'D' | 705 ft | 215 m | 1981 [115] | United Kingdom | Dartford, Kent | Demolished on 15 December 2019. [116] |
3 сhimneys of the Lamma Power Station | 705 ft | 215 m | 1982 | Hong Kong | Po Lo Tsui, Lamma Island, New Territories | [117] |
Chimney of Richard L. Hearn Thermal Generating Station | 705 ft | 214.9 m | 1971 | Canada | Toronto, Ontario | |
Chimney of Intermountain Power Plant | 701 ft | 213.67 m | 1987 | United States | Delta, Utah | |
1st chimney of Matla Power Station | 700 ft | 213.5 m | 1979 | South Africa | Kriel | |
2 сhimneys of J. H. Miller Power Station | 700 ft | 213.5 m | 2010/2009 | United States | West Jefferson, Alabama | Units 1&2 + Units 3&4 |
Chimney of Rush Island Power Station | 700 ft | 213.5 m | 1975 | United States | Festus, Missouri | |
2 сhimneys of Lacygne Power Plant | 700 ft | 213.5 m | 1973/1977 | United States | Lacygne, Kansas | |
Chimney of Iatan Power Plant | 700 ft | 213.5 m | 1980 | United States | Iatan, Missouri | |
Chimney of Oswego Generating Station | 700 ft | 213.5 m | 1980 | United States | Oswego, New York | |
Chimney of Nebraska City Power Station | 700 ft | 213.5 m | 1978 | United States | Nebraska City, Nebraska | |
Chimney of Oswego Generating Station, Unit 5 | 700 ft | 213.5 m | 1976 | United States | Oswego, New York | |
Chimneys of Labadie Power Station | 700 ft | 213.5 m | 1970/1972 | United States | Labadie, Missouri | |
Chimney of Alma Power Station | 700 ft | 213.5 m | 1960 [118] | United States | Alma, Wisconsin | Demolished on October 1, 2018, by explosives [119] |
Chimney of Sibley Generating Station | 700 ft | 213.3 m | 1967 | United States | Sibley, Missouri | |
Chimney of Kielce Power Station | 699 ft | 213 m | 1992 | Poland | Kielce | |
Chimney of Tarong North Power Station | 689 ft | 210 m | 2001 | Australia | Tarong | |
Chimney of Stanwell Power Station | 689 ft | 210 m | 1993 | Australia | Stanwell | |
Chimney of Callide Power Station, Unit 'B' | 689 ft | 210 m | 1988 | Australia | Callide | |
Chimney of Tarong Power Station | 689 ft | 210 m | 1986 | Australia | Tarong | |
Chimney of Toshima Incinerator | 689 ft | 210 m | 1999 | Japan | Ikebukuro, Tokyo | |
Chimney of Guangdong Yudean Jinghai Power Generation Station | 689 ft | 210 m | 2007 | People's Republic of China | Jieyang | |
Chimney of Guangdong Red Bay Generation Powerplant | 689 ft | 210 m | 2006 | People's Republic of China | Shanwei | |
Chimney of Zhanjiang Aoliyou Powerplant | 689 ft | 210 m | 2005 | People's Republic of China | Zhanjiang | |
Chimney of Huaneng Shantou Powerplant | 689 ft | 210 m | 1996 | People's Republic of China | Shantou | |
Chimney Power Station Moers-Meerbeck | 689 ft | 210 m | ? | Germany | Moers–Meerbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia | Demolished early 1990s. |
Chimney Power Station Dortmund-Derne | 689 ft | 210 m | ? | Germany | Dortmund-Derne, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimney Heating Power Station Karlsruhe | 689 ft | 210 m | 1978 | Germany | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg | Block 5 |
Main chimney of the MiRO refinery | 689 ft | 210 m | ? | Germany | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg | |
Chimney of Gustav Knepper Power Station | 689 ft | 210 m | 1971 | Germany | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimney of CET Bacău | 689 ft | 210 m | 1990 | Romania | Bacău | |
Chimney of Wesleyville Power Station | 682 ft | 208 m | Canada | Toronto, Ontario | Power plant idled, unused stack. | |
2 chimneys of Poolbeg Generating Station | 680 ft | 207.3 m | 1970/1978 | Ireland | Dublin | |
Vřesová Chimney | 676 ft | 206 m | ? | Czech Republic | Vřesová | |
Chimney of Plant Hammond | 675 ft | 205.8 m | 2008 | United States | Coosa, Georgia | |
Chimney of Plant Bowen Units 1&2 | 675 ft | 205.8 m | 2008 | United States | Cartersville, Georgia | |
Chimney of Plant Bowen Units 3&4 | 675 ft | 205.8 m | 2007 | United States | Cartersville, Georgia | |
Chimney of Hal B. Wansley Power Plant | 675 ft | 205.8 m | 2007 | United States | Roopville, Georgia | |
Chimney of Zinifex Smelter (Zinifex Smelter Stack) | 673 ft | 205 m | ? | Australia | Port Pirie | |
Stahl- und Hartgusswerk Bösdorf | 673 ft | 205 m | ? | Germany | Leipzig, Saxony | |
Chimney of Ironbridge B Power Station | 673 ft | 205 m | 1969 [120] | United Kingdom | Ironbridge, Shropshire | Demolished on 3 September 2021. [121] |
Chimney of Počerady Power Station | 673 ft | 205 m | ? | Czech Republic | Počerady | |
Chimney of Slovalco | 669 ft | 204 m | ? | Slovakia | Žiar nad Hronom | |
Chimney of Mondi Business Paper SCP | 669 ft | 204 m | Slovakia | Ružomberok | ||
Chimney of MVM Észak-Buda Power Station | 666 ft | 203 m | 1974 | Hungary | Budapest | |
Chimney of Iru Thermal Power Plant | 664 ft | 202.4 m | 1978 | Estonia | Maardu | |
Chimney of Savica Power Plant | 663 ft | 202 m | ? | Croatia | Zagreb | |
Chimney Power Station Franken II | 663 ft | 202 m | 1963/1964 | Germany | Erlangen, Bavaria | Demolished in 2001. |
Chimney of Považská Bystrica Old Power Station | 659 ft | 201 m | Slovakia | Považská Bystrica | Demolished in 2016. [122] | |
Křivenice Chimney | 659 ft | 201 m | Czech Republic | Křivenice | ||
Neratovice Chimney | 659 ft | 201 m | Czech Republic | Neratovice | ||
Chimney of Thermal Power Plant Frederick II | 656 ft | 200 m | ? | Italy | Brindisi | |
Chimney of Tresnjevka Power Plant | 656 ft | 200 m | Croatia | Zagreb | ||
Chimney of Amyntaio Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | 1987 | Greece | Amyntaio | |
Chimneys of Eraring Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | 1982/1983 | Australia | Eraring | |
3 chimneys of Manjung Coal Fired Power Plant | 656 ft | 200 m | 2002/2015/2017 | Malaysia | Manjung | Tallest chimneys in Malaysia. |
Chimney of Simmering Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | 1990 | Austria | Vienna | Unit 3 |
Chimney of TEC-3 | 659 ft | 200 m [123] | 1979 | Russia | Volgograd | |
Chimney of Škoda Auto | 656 ft | 200 m | Czech Republic | Mladá Boleslav | ||
Chimney of Mělník Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | 1980 | Czech Republic | Horní Počaply | |
Chimney of Ledvice Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | 1969 | Czech Republic | Ledvice | |
Chimney of Počerady Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | Czech Republic | Počerady | ||
Chimney of Spolana Neratovice | 656 ft | 200 m | Czech Republic | Neratovice | ||
Stadtwerketurm | 656 ft | 200 m | 1967 | Germany | Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimney Power Station Mannheim-Neckar | 656 ft | 200 m | 198? | Germany | Mannheim–Neckarau, Baden-Württemberg | |
Chimney Ludwigshafen | 656 ft | 200 m | Germany | Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate | Demolished in November 2002. | |
Chimneys of Bayer-Power Station Leverkusen | 722 ft | 200 m | ? | Germany | Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia | Some sources give 220 m (720 ft). |
Chimney of Incineration Plant Essen-Karnap | 656 ft | 200 m | 1987 | Germany | Essen–Karnap, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimney Power Station Westfalen | 656 ft | 200 m | 1989 | Germany | Hamm–Schmehausen, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimney of Frimmersdorf Power Station, Unit P | 656 ft | 200 m | 1966 | Germany | Frimmersdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Chimneys of Irsching Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | 1969/1974 | Germany | Vohburg an der Donau | |
Chimney Power Station Breitungen | 656 ft | 200 m | 1986 | Germany | Breitungen, Thuringia | Demolished in 2005. |
Chimney of Schkopau Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | 1995 | Germany | Schkopau, Saxony-Anhalt | |
Chimney of Schwedt PCK-refinery | 656 ft | 200 m | Germany | Schwedt, Brandenburg | Demolished in 2003. | |
Chimney of Hekinan Power Plant, Units 1–3 | 656 ft | 200 m | 1990 | Japan | Hekinan | |
Chimney of Sakaide Power Plant, Units 2–4 | 656 ft | 200 m | 1971 | Japan | Sakaide | |
Saganoseki Smelter and Refinery Second Stack | 656 ft | 200 m | 1972 | Japan | Saganoseki, Ōita | |
Chimney of Anan Power Plant | 656 ft | 200 m | Japan | Anan | ||
Chimney of Atsumi Power Plant | 656 ft | 200 m | Japan | Atsumi | ||
Chimney of Chita Daini Power Plant | 656 ft | 200 m | Japan | Chita | ||
Chimney of Chita Power Station Units 5–6 | 656 ft | 200 m | Japan | Chita | ||
Chimney of New Plymouth Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | 1972 | New Zealand | New Plymouth | |
Chimney of Katowice Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | ? | Poland | Katowice | |
Chimney of Power Plant Zabrze | 656 ft | 200 m | ? | Poland | Zabrze | |
Chimney of Power Station Kozienice | 656 ft | 200 m | ? | Poland | Kozienice | |
Chimney of Łagisza Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | ? | Poland | Będzin–Łagisza | |
Chimney of Pątnów Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | ? | Poland | Pątnów | Demolished in 2008. |
Chimney of Power Station Poznań-Karolin | 656 ft | 200 m | ? | Poland | Poznań–Karolin | |
3 chimneys of Siekierki Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | ? | Poland | Warsaw–Siekierki | Chimneys n°2, 3 and 4 |
Chimney of Gdańsk Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | Poland | Gdańsk | ||
Chimney of Żerań Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | Poland | Warsaw–Żerań | ||
Chimney of Sant Adrià de Besòs Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | 1976 | Spain | Sant Adrià de Besòs | |
Chimney of Strážske Chemko Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | Slovakia | Strážske | ||
Chimney of Vojany Power Station, EVO 1 | 656 ft | 200 m | Slovakia | Vojany | ||
Large Chimney of Krompachy Kovohuty Copper Smelter | 656 ft | 200 m | Slovakia | Krompachy | ||
Chimney of Power Station Vranov nad Topľou Bukóza Holding Works | 656 ft | 200 m | Slovakia | Vranov nad Topľou | ||
Chimney of Prunéřov Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | 1976 | Czech Republic | Kadaň | Unit 1. |
Chimney of Mělník Power Station III | 656 ft | 200 m | Czech Republic | Horní Počaply | ||
Manušice Chimney | 656 ft | 200 m | Czech Republic | Česká Lípa | Demolished ? | |
Chimney of Skalice u České Lípy | 656 ft | 200 m | Czech Republic | Skalice u České Lípy | Demolished? | |
Chimney of Candiota III Generating Station | 656 ft | 200 m | 2010 | Brazil | Candiota | |
Chimney of Fiddlers Ferry Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | 1971 [124] | United Kingdom | Widnes, Cheshire | |
Chimney of Eggborough Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | 1966 [125] | United Kingdom | Eggborough, North Yorkshire | Demolished on 24 July 2022. [126] |
Chimneys of West Burton A Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | Original: 1966 [127] Replacement: 2003 [128] [129] | United Kingdom | West Burton, Nottinghamshire | Twin chimneys. Original stacks demolished in 2003. [128] |
Chimney of Gibson Generating Station | 655 ft | 199.7 m | 2005 | United States | Owensville, Indiana | |
Chimney of Didcot A Power Station | 654 ft | 199.5 m | 1968 [130] | United Kingdom | Didcot, Oxfordshire | Demolished on 9 February 2020. [131] |
Chimney of Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station | 653 ft | 199 m | 1967 [132] | United Kingdom | Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire | |
Chimneys of Ferrybridge C Power Station | 650 ft | 198 m | 1966 [133] | United Kingdom | Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire | Twin chimneys, demolished on 22 August 2021. [134] |
Chimney of Cottam Power Station | 650 ft | 198 m | 1968 [135] | United Kingdom | Cottam, Nottinghamshire | |
Chimney of Kingsnorth Power Station | 650 ft | 198 m | 1970 [136] | United Kingdom | Hoo St Werburgh, Kent | Demolished on 22 March 2018. [136] |
Chimney of Fawley Power Station | 650 ft | 198 m | 1969 [137] | United Kingdom | Fawley, Hampshire | Demolished on 31 October 2021. [138] |
Chimney of Kilroot Power Station | 650 ft | 198 m | 1981 [139] | United Kingdom | Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland | |
Chimney of Consumers Energy B.C. Cobb Plant | 650 ft | 198 m | ? | United States | Muskegon, Michigan | Ceased operations in 2016. It was completely demolished along with the B.C. Cobb plant in January 2020 after a gradual demolition process over two years. [140] [141] |
Chimney of Nanticoke Generating Station Units 1–4 | 650 ft | 198 m | Canada | Nanticoke, Ontario | Demolished on February 28, 2018, by explosives | |
Chimney of Nanticoke Generating Station Units 5–8 | 650 ft | 198 m | Canada | Nanticoke, Ontario | Demolished on February 28, 2018, by explosives | |
Chimney of Lennox Generating Station Units 1–2 | 650 ft | 198 m | Canada | Lennox County, Ontario | ||
Chimney of Lennox Generating Station Units 3–4 | 650 ft | 198 m | Canada | Lennox County, Ontario | ||
Chimney of Thunder Bay Generating Station Units 3–4 | 650 ft | 198 m | Canada | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Demolished on 9 September 2021 by explosives. | |
Port Kembla Copper Stack | 650 ft | 198 m | 1965 | Australia | Port Kembla | Demolished on 20 February 2014 by explosives. |
Chimney of Tušimice Power Station | 643 ft | 196 m | 1964 | Czech Republic | Tušimice | Demolished on 27 November 2005 by explosives. |
Chimney of Gibson Generating Station | 626 ft | 195.6 m | 2006 | United States | Owensville, Indiana | |
Large Chimney of Žilina Heat Power Station | 640 ft | 195 m | 1982 | Slovakia | Žilina | |
Copper Cliff Nickel Refinery smokestack | 637 ft | 194 m | 1954 | Canada | Sudbury, Ontario | Tallest chimney in the world upon completion. [15] |
Chimney of Jablonec nad Nisou | 627 ft | 191 m | Czech Republic | Jablonec nad Nisou | ||
Chimney of Tepláreň | 620 ft | 190 m | Slovakia | Zvolen | ||
Chimneys of Otto E. Eckert Power Plant | 615 ft | 187.5 m | 1981 | United States | Lansing, Michigan | |
Lead Smelter Chimney of American Smelting and Refining Co | 611"8" ft | 186 m | 1951 | United States | El Paso, Texas | Briefly the tallest chimney in the world from 1951 to 1952. [12] [13] [14] Demolished in April 2013. |
Chimney of pl:Elektrociepłownia Wrocław | 611 ft | 186 m | 1978 | Poland | Wrocław, Poland | |
Chimney of Doe Run primary lead smelter | 610 ft | 186 m [142] | 1968 | United States | Glover, Missouri | Idle since 2003. |
Amercentrale | 607 ft [143] | 185 m | 1980 | Netherlands | Geertruidenberg | |
Chimney of Ashbridges Bay Sewage Treatment Plant | 607 ft | 185 m | ? | Canada | Toronto, Ontario | |
Lead Smelter Chimney of American Smelting and Refining Co | 606 ft | 184.7 m | 1937 | United States | Selby, California | Tallest chimney in the world from 1937 to 1951. [9] Demolished in 1972–73. |
Chimney of Komořany Power Station | 604 ft | 184 m | 1963 | Czech Republic | Komořany u Mostu | |
Chimney of Longannet Power Station | 600 ft | 183 m | 1969 [144] | United Kingdom | Fife, Scotland | Demolished on 9 December 2021. [145] |
Chimney of Rugeley B Power Station | 600 ft | 183 m | Original: 1970 [146] Replacement: 2009 | United Kingdom | Rugeley, Staffordshire | Replacement chimney demolished on 24 January 2021. [147] |
Chimney of Plant Barry | 600 ft | 183 m | 2009 | United States | Bucks, Alabama | |
Chimney of Brunner Island Power Plant | 600 ft | 183 m | 2008 | United States | York Haven, Pennsylvania | |
Chimney of Coleson Cove Generating Station | 600 ft | 183 m | 2004 | Canada | Saint John, New Brunswick | |
Chimney of Seward Power Plant | 600 ft | 183 m | 1921 | United States | Seward, Pennsylvania | 1921 is the date the power plant was constructed. There is no references to indicate the current 600 ft (180 m) stack was built at that time and the plant itself has been reconstructed multiple times over its history. Furthermore, the stack is built of concrete, which was not known to have been used in chimney construction until the 1930s. |
2 Chimneys of Coleson Cove Generating Station | 600 ft | 183m | Canada | Saint John, New Brunswick | ||
Syncrude Mildred Lake Chimney | 600 ft | 183 m | 1969 | Canada | Mildred Lake, Alberta | |
2 Higher Chimneys of Balti Power Plant | 599 ft | 182.6 m | 1965 | Estonia | Narva | |
Chimney of Power Station Senoko III | 597 ft | 182 m | 1976 | Singapore | Singapore | |
Sokolov Chimney | 597 ft | 182 m | Czech Republic | Sokolov | ||
Chomutov Chimney | 594 ft | 181 m | Czech Republic | Chomutov | ||
Chimney of Tychy CHP Power Plant | 591 ft | 180 m | 1976 | Poland | Tychy | |
3rd Chimney of Svetlogorsk TEC | 591 ft | 180 m | 1991 | Belarus | Svetlogorsk | |
Chimney of Spalovna Malešice | 591 ft | 180 m | 1996 | Czech Republic | Malešice | |
Chimney of Sezimovo Ústí | 591 ft | 180 m | Czech Republic | Sezimovo Ústí | ||
Chimney of Česká Lípa | 591 ft | 180 m | Czech Republic | Česká Lípa | ||
East chimney of the MiRO refinery | 591 ft | 180 m | ? | Germany | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg | |
Chimney of Duck Creek Power Plant | 588 ft | 179.3 m | 2008 | United States | Canton, Illinois | |
Praha Chimney | 587 ft | 179 m | Czech Republic | Prague | ||
Anaconda Smelter Stack | 585 ft | 178.3 m | 1919 | United States | Anaconda, Montana | Tallest brick chimney in the world. |
Chimney of Monroe Power Plant | 580 ft | 176.8 m | 2007 | United States | Monroe, Michigan | |
Chimney of Amercentrale | 577 ft | 176 m | 1980 | Netherlands | Geertruidenberg | |
Chimney of EON-centrale Maasvlakte | 574 ft | 175 m | 2010 | Netherlands | Rotterdam | |
Chimney of Vojany Power Station, EVO 2 | 574 ft | 175 m | 1974 | Slovakia | Vojany | Height reduced from 300 m (980 ft) to 175 m (574 ft) in 1998. |
Chimney of Ruston Copper Smelter | 571 ft | 174.0 m | 1917 | United States | Ruston, Washington | Owned by ASARCO. "[O]nce the world's tallest smokestack" Reduced to 562 ft (171 m) after an earthquake in 1937. Demolished on 17 January 1993. [148] [149] |
Chimney of Agios Dimitrios Power Station | 571 ft | 174.0 m | Greece | Agios Dimitrios | ||
Chimney of Liquichimica Biosintesi | 571 ft | 174.0 m | Italy | Montebello Ionico | ||
Chimney of Kerncentrale Borssele | 570 ft | 173 m | 1973 | Netherlands | Borssele | |
2 chimneys of Harding Street Station | 565 ft | 172 m | 1973 | United States | Indianapolis, Indiana | [150] Owned by AES Indiana. |
Plzeň Chimney | 561 ft | 171 m | Czech Republic | Plzeň | ||
Chimney of Peterhead Power Station | 560 ft | 170.6 m | 1980 [151] | United Kingdom | Boddam, Scotland | |
Chimneys of Blyth B Power Station | 557 ft | 170 m | 1962 [152] | United Kingdom | Blyth, Northumberland | Twin chimneys, demolished on 7 December 2003. [153] |
Považská Bystrica Chimney | 557 ft | 170 m | Slovakia | Považská Bystrica | ||
Otrokovice Chimney | 557 ft | 170 m | Czech Republic | Otrokovice | ||
Lambton Generating Station Chimney 1 | 557 ft | 170 m | 1969 | Canada | Corunna, Ontario | |
Lambton Generating Station Chimney 2 | 557 ft | 170 m | 1969 | Canada | Corunna, Ontario | |
St. Lawrence Cement Chimney | 556 ft | 169.4 m | 1956 [154] | Canada | Mississauga, Ontario | |
Děčín Chimney | 554 ft | 169 m | Czech Republic | Děčín | ||
Chimneys of Tilbury B Power Station | 551 ft [155] | 168 m | 1968 [155] | United Kingdom | Tilbury, Essex | Twin chimneys, demolished on 28 September 2017. [156] |
Lambton Generating Station Chimney 3 | 550 ft | 168 m | Canada | Corunna, Ontario | ||
Chimneys of Drakelow A Power Station | 548 ft | 167 m | 1957 [157] [158] | United Kingdom | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire | Twin chimneys, demolished in 2005. [157] [158] |
Kunčice Chimney | 548 ft | 167 m | Czech Republic | Kunčice | ||
La Oroya Smelter Chimney | 548 ft | 167 m | Peru | La Oroya | ||
Chimney of Tepláreň Martin | 539 ft | 165 m | 1980 | Slovakia | Martin | |
Chimney of Electriciteitscentrale Gelderland | 537 ft | 164 m | 1980 | Netherlands | Nijmegen | |
Štětí Chimney | 535 ft | 163 m | Czech Republic | Štětí | ||
Chimney of Kralupy nad Vlatvou | 531 ft | 162 m | Czech Republic | Kralupy nad Vltavou | ||
České Budějovice Chimney | 531 ft | 162 m | Czech Republic | České Budějovice | ||
Praha Chimney | 531 ft | 162 m | Czech Republic | Prague | ||
Kopřivnice Chimney | 531 ft | 162 m | Czech Republic | Kopřivnice | ||
Štúrovo Chimney | 528 ft | 161 m | Slovakia | Štúrovo | ||
Příbram Chimney | 528 ft | 161 m | Czech Republic | Příbram | ||
Chimney of Jablonec nad Nisou | 528 ft | 161 m | Czech Republic | Jablonec nad Nisou | ||
Snina Chimney | 524 ft | 160 m | Slovakia | Snina | ||
Chimney of Devínska Nová Ves | 524 ft | 160 m | Slovakia | Devínska Nová Ves | ||
Chimney of Suginami Incinerator | 524 ft | 160 m | 1982 | Japan | Suginami, Tokyo | |
Chimney of Kralupy nad Vlatvou | 524 ft | 160 m | Czech Republic | Kralupy nad Vltavou | ||
Chimney of Býnina | 524 ft | 160 m | 1960 | Czech Republic | Valašské Meziříčí | |
Chimney of Praha Heat Power Station | 524 ft | 160 m | 1961 | Czech Republic | Prague | |
Chimney of Aberthaw B Power Station | 524 ft | 160 m | 1971 [159] | United Kingdom | Vale of Glamorgan, Wales | |
Chimney of Petrochema | 524 ft | 160 m | 1989 | Slovakia | Dubová | |
Chimney of Leipzig-North Cogeneration Plant | 512 ft | 156 m | 1929 | Germany | Leipzig, Saxony | was at time of completion tallest chimney in Europe, demolished in 1995 |
Postřelmov Chimney | 512 ft | 156 m | Czech Republic | Postřelmov | ||
Štětí Chimney | 508 ft | 155 m | Czech Republic | Štětí | ||
Chimney of ASARCO | 508.5 ft | 155 m | 1929 | Mexico | Nueva Rosita | Chimney built of bricks. |
The Big Stack | 508 ft | 154.8 m | 1908 | United States | Great Falls, Montana | Completed on 23 November 1908. Demolished on 18 September 1982. [160] |
2 Chimneys of Moss Landing Power Plant | 500 ft | 153 m | 1964 | United States | Moss Landing, California | |
Praha Chimney | 500 ft | 152 m | Czech Republic | Prague | ||
Chimneys of Cockenzie Power Station | 500 ft | 152 m | 1966 [161] | United Kingdom | Cockenzie, Scotland | Twin chimneys, demolished on 26 September 2015. [162] |
INCO Nickel Smelter Chimney | 500 ft | 152 m | 1929 | Canada | Sudbury, Ontario | |
INCO Copper Smelter Chimney | 500 ft | 152 m | 1936 | Canada | Sudbury, Ontario | |
INCO Nickel Smelter Chimney | 500 ft | 152 m | 1937 | Canada | Port Colborne, Ontario | |
INCO Thompson Smelter Chimney | 500 ft | 152 m | 1958 | Canada | Thompson, Manitoba | |
Tema Volca Aluminium Smelter Chimney | 500 ft | 152 m | Ghana | Tema | ||
Ostrava Chimney | 499 ft | 152 m | Czech Republic | Ostrava | ||
Bridgeport Chimney | 498 ft | 152 m | 1969 [163] | United States | Bridgeport, Connecticut | To be discontinued by 1 July 2021, [164] the last coal fired power plant in Connecticut. [163] |
Litvínov Chimney | 495 ft | 151 m | Czech Republic | Litvínov | ||
Křivenice Chimney | 495 ft | 151 m | Czech Republic | Křivenice | ||
Paskov Chimney | 495 ft | 151 m | Czech Republic | Paskov | ||
Chimney of Bánovce nad Bebravou | 495 ft | 151 m | Slovakia | Bánovce nad Bebravou | ||
Chimney of Västerås Power Plant | 494 ft | 150.6 m | 1963 | Sweden | Västerås | |
Chimney of Jaslovské Bohunice Power Station | 492 ft | 150 m | Slovakia | Jaslovské Bohunice | ||
Chimneys of Mochovce Nuclear Power Station | 492 ft | 150 m | Slovakia | Mochovce | ||
Chimneys of Huntly Power Station | 492 ft | 150 m | New Zealand | Huntly, New Zealand | ||
Chimney of Bali Refuse Incineration Plant | 492 ft | 150 m | 1998 | Taiwan | New Taipei | [165] |
Chimney of Volkswagen | 492 ft | 150 m | Slovakia | Bratislava | ||
Chimney of Novaky Power Plant-B, Units 1 + 2 | 492 ft | 150 m | 1963 | Slovakia | Nováky | |
2 Chimneys of Senoko Incineration Plant | 492 ft | 150 m | 1992 | Singapore | Singapore | |
4 Lower Chimneys of Balti Power Plant | 492 ft | 150 m | 1959/1963 | Estonia | Narva | Demolished 2005–2011 [166] [167] |
Příbram Chimney | 492 ft | 150 m | Czech Republic | Příbram | ||
Chimney of Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant | 492 ft | 150 m | 2000 | Taiwan | Taipei | Public observation deck at a height of 116 m (381 ft) and restaurant at a height of 120 m (390 ft) [168] |
Kladno Chimney | 492 ft | 150 m | Czech Republic | Kladno | ||
Chimney of Hranice Cement Works | 492 ft | 150 m | Czech Republic | Hranice | ||
Chimney of Mělník Power Station | 492 ft | 150 m | Czech Republic | Horní Počaply | ||
Chimney of Mittal Steel | 492 ft | 150 m | 1986 | Czech Republic | Kunčičky | |
Přívoz Chimney | 492 ft | 150 m | Czech Republic | Přívoz | ||
Čelechovice Chimney | 492 ft | 150 m | Czech Republic | Čelechovice | ||
Neratovice Chimney | 492 ft | 150 m | Czech Republic | Neratovice | ||
Chimney of Skalice u České Lípy | 492 ft | 150 m | Czech Republic | Skalice u České Lípy | ||
Chimney of Michle Heat Power Station | 492 ft | 150 m | Czech Republic | Michle | ||
Chimney of Dolní Jiřetín | 492 ft | 150 m | Czech Republic | Dolní Jiřetín | Under construction.[ when? ] | |
Chimney of Mondi Štětí | 492 ft | 150 m | Czech Republic | Štětí | ||
Lakvijaya Power Station Chimney No:1 | 492 ft | 150 m | 2010 | Sri Lanka | Norochcholai | |
Lakvijaya Power Station Chimney No:2 | 492 ft | 150 m | 2010 | Sri Lanka | Norochcholai | |
Lakvijaya Power Station Chimney No:3 | 492 ft | 150 m | 2010 | Sri Lanka | Norochcholai | |
Třeboradice Chimney | 492 ft | 150 m | Czech Republic | Třeboradice | ||
Radio City Tower | 486 ft | 148 m | 1965 | United Kingdom | Liverpool, England | built as chimney for the heating system of a nearby mall |
Strakonice Chimney | 486 ft | 148 m | Czech Republic | Strakonice | ||
Chimney of Muzha Refuse Incineration Plant | 482 ft | 147 m | 1991 | Taiwan | Taipei | [169] |
Chimneys of Zouk Power Station | 476 ft | 145 m | Lebanon | Jounieh | ||
Zlín Chimney | 469 ft | 143 m | Czech Republic | Zlín | ||
Písek Chimney | 466 ft | 142 m | Czech Republic | Písek | ||
Opatovice Chimney | 466 ft | 142 m | Czech Republic | Opatovice | ||
Teplice Chimney | 463 ft | 141 m | Czech Republic | Teplice | ||
Křivenice Chimney | 463 ft | 141 m | Czech Republic | Křivenice | ||
Michle Chimney | 463 ft | 141 m | Czech Republic | Michle | ||
ZDA Chimney | 459 ft | 140 m | 1967 | Slovakia | Partizánske | |
Myjava Chimney | 459 ft | 140 m | Slovakia | Myjava | ||
Halsbrücker Esse | 459 ft | 140 m | 1889 | Germany | Halsbrücke | Chimney built of bricks |
Kladno K7 Stack | 459 ft | 140 m | Czech Republic | Kladno | ||
Nymburk Chimney | 459 ft | 140 m | Czech Republic | Nymburk | ||
DSM-Chimney | 459 ft | 140 m | Switzerland | Eiken | ||
Horní Počaply Chimney | 459 ft | 140 m | Czech Republic | Horní Počaply | ||
Chimney of Zlín Power Station | 459 ft | 140 m | Czech Republic | Zlín | ||
West chimney of the MiRO refinery | 459 ft | 140 m | ? | Germany | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg | |
Port Dundas Townsend Chimney | 454 ft | 138.4 m | 1859 [170] | United Kingdom | Glasgow, Scotland | Chimney built of bricks. Tallest in the world from 1859 to 1889. Demolished in 1964. [5] |
3 Chimneys of Morro Bay Power Plant [171] | 450 ft | 137.1 m | 1955 | United States | Morro Bay, California | |
Chimneys of High Marnham Power Station | 449 ft | 137 m | 1959 [172] | United Kingdom | Marnham, Nottinghamshire | Twin chimneys, demolished on 15 December 2004. [173] |
Trebišov Chimney | 449 ft | 137 m | Slovakia | Trebišov | ||
Reckitt's Chimney | 449 ft | 137m | Mid 1970s | United Kingdom | Hull, England | Not in use now. |
Liberec Chimney | 436 ft | 133 m | Czech Republic | Liberec | ||
Tennant's Stalk | 435.5 ft | 132.7 m | 1842 [174] | United Kingdom | Glasgow, Scotland | Tallest in the world from 1842 to 1859. Destroyed by lightning in 1922. [174] |
Trenčín Chimney | 433 ft | 132 m | Slovakia | Trenčín | ||
Chimney of Nováky Power Station | 430 ft | 131 m | Slovakia | Zemianske Kostoľany | ||
Chimney of Vojany Power Station | 430 ft | 131 m | Slovakia | Vojany | ||
Litvínov Chimney | 430 ft | 131 m | Czech Republic | Litvínov | ||
Poštorná Chimney | 430 ft | 131 m | Czech Republic | Poštorná | ||
Novosedlice Chimney | 427 ft | 130 m | Czech Republic | Novosedlice | ||
Chimney of Komárno | 430 ft | 130 m | 1981 | Slovakia | Komárno | |
Chimney of Hnúšťa | 430 ft | 130 m | Slovakia | Hnúšťa | ||
Chimney of Humenné | 430 ft | 130 m | Slovakia | Humenné | ||
Žiar nad Hronom Chimney | 430 ft | 130 m | Slovakia | Žiar nad Hronom | ||
Rohožník Chimney | 430 ft | 130 m | Slovakia | Rohožník | ||
Heleneholmsverket [175] | 427 ft | 130 m | 1991 | Sweden | Malmö | |
Cheminée du Front de Seine | 427 ft | 130 m | 1973 | France | Paris | |
New Chimney of Borregaard Boilerhouse | 427 ft | 130 m | 2008 | Norway | Sarpsborg | |
Adachi Incineration Plant Chimney | 427 ft | 130 m | 2005 | Japan | Tokyo | |
Minato Incineration Plant Chimney | 427 ft | 130 m | 1999 | Japan | Tokyo | |
Chinose Incineration Plant Chimney | 427 ft | 130 m | 1996 | Japan | Tokyo | |
Koeltoren Amercentrale | 427 ft | 130 m | 1952 | Netherlands | Geertruidenberg | |
Chimney of Otrokovice Heat Power Station | 427 ft | 130 m | Czech Republic | Otrokovice | ||
Komin Kotlowni | 423 ft | 129 m | Poland | Wałbrzych | ||
Milevsko Chimney | 420 ft | 128 m | Czech Republic | Milevsko | ||
Enstedværket Unit 2 Chimney | 419 ft | 127.7 m | 1969 | Denmark | Aabenraa | |
Štětí Chimney | 417 ft | 127 m | Czech Republic | Štětí | ||
2 chimneys of Fort Howard Paper Mill | 415 ft | 126.5 m | Stack 10 – 1984, Stack 11 – 1992 | United States | Green Bay, Wisconsin | |
2 chimneys of Jaslovské Bohunice Power Station | 413 ft | 126 m | Slovakia | Jaslovské Bohunice | ||
3 chimneys of Ballylumford B Power Station | 413 ft | 126 m [176] | 1974 [177] | United Kingdom | Larne, Northern Ireland | |
Čížkovice Chimney | 413 ft | 126 m | Czech Republic | Čížkovice | ||
Chimney of České Budějovice | 413 ft | 126 m | Czech Republic | České Budějovice | ||
Brno Chimney | 413 ft | 126 m | Czech Republic | Brno | ||
Přerov Heating Plant | 413 ft | 126 m | Czech Republic | Přerov | ||
Chimney of Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 413 ft | 126 m | Czech Republic | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | ||
New chimney of Akmenės Cementas | 410 ft | 125 m | 2014 | Lithuania | Naujoji Akmenė | |
Polomka Chimney | 410 ft | 125 m | Slovakia | Polomka | ||
Chimney of Atherinolakkos Power Station | 410 ft | 125 m | 2004 | Greece | Goudouras | |
Chimney of Bay of Biscay Power Plant | 410 ft | 125 m | 2003 | Spain | Zierbena | |
Chimney of Šiauliai Power Plant | 410 ft | 125 m | 1966 | Lithuania | Šiauliai | |
Chimney of Aqaba Power Plant Units 1+2 | 410 ft | 125 m | 1986 | Jordan | Aqaba | |
Chimney of Aqaba Power Plant Units 3+4 | 410 ft | 125 m | 1986 | Jordan | Aqaba | |
Chimney of Aqaba Power Plant Unit 5 | 410 ft | 125 m | 1998 | Jordan | Aqaba | |
5 Chimneys of Aleppo Thermal Power Station | 410 ft | 125 m | 1997 | Syria | Aleppo | |
Es Murterar Power Station Chimney | 410 ft | 125 m | Spain | Alcudia | ||
Kamin der Jura-Zement | 410 ft | 125 m | Switzerland | Möriken-Wildegg | ||
KWK Katowice Chimney 2 | 410 ft | 125 m | Poland | Katowice | ||
Vřesová Chimney | 410 ft | 125 m | Czech Republic | Vřesová | ||
Krnov Chimney | 410 ft | 125 m | Czech Republic | Krnov | ||
Chimneys of Mustamäe Boiler House | 410 ft | 125 m | ? | Estonia | Tallinn |
Japanese Steel Smokestacks This is a list of Japanese smokestacks built from large sections of steel pipe. The majority of tall steel chimneys in the world are located in Japan. Unlike other modern developed countries which use reinforced concrete to build tall chimneys, Japan has historically used steel until recently in smokestack construction.[ citation needed ]
Tower | Year | Country | Town | Height m | Height ft | Remarks |
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Mitsubishi Chemical Kashima Plant, stack 1 [178] (pg.40) | 2001 | Japan | Kashima | 230 m | 755 ft | 35°54′11″N140°41′23″E / 35.90306°N 140.68972°E |
Chita Thermal Power Station, stack 1 [179] | Japan | Chita | 220 m | 722 ft | ||
Kimitsu Steel Works | Japan | Kimitsu | 220 m | 722 ft | ||
Kyushudenryoku Shinkokura Power Station, Stack 2 | Japan | Kitakyushu | 200 m | 656 ft | ||
Sakaide Power Plant [180] | 1971 | Japan | Sakaide | 200 m | 656 ft | |
Hekinan Thermal Power Station, stack 1 [181] | Japan | Hekinan | 200 m | 656 ft | ||
Hekinan Thermal Power Station, stack 2 [181] | Japan | Hekinan | 200 m | 656 ft | ||
Atsumi Thermal Power Station [182] | Japan | Atsumi | 200 m | 656 ft | ||
Chita Thermal Power Station, stack 2 [183] | Japan | Chita | 200 m | 656 ft | ||
Chita Daini Thermal Power Station [184] | Japan | Chita | 200 m | 656 ft | ||
Anan Power Plant [185] | Japan | Anan | 200 m | 656 ft | ||
Kawagoe Power Station, stack 1 | 1983 | Japan | Kawagoe | 200 m | 656 ft | |
Kawagoe Power Station, stack 2 | 1983 | Japan | Kawagoe | 200 m | 656 ft | |
Yokkaichi Power Station, stack 1 | Japan | Yokkaichi | 200 m | 656 ft | ||
Yokkaichi Power Station, stack 2 | Japan | Yokkaichi | 200 m | 656 ft | ||
Showa Yokkaichi Oil Plant | Japan | Yokkaichi | 200 m | 656 ft | ||
Mitsubishi Chemical Kashima Plant, stack 2 | Japan | Kashima | 197 m | 646 ft | 35°54′11″N140°41′23″E / 35.90306°N 140.68972°E | |
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Kurosaki Plant Site, Stack 1 [186] | Japan | Yahatanishi | 190 m | 624 ft | ||
Mie Plant of Mitsubishi Chemical | Japan | Yokkaichi | 174 m | 572 ft | ||
South Processing Factory, Yokosuka City | Japan | Yokosuka City | 170 m | 558 ft | ||
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Kurosaki Plant Site, Stack 2 [186] | Japan | Yahatanishi | 170 m | 558 ft | ||
Mitsubishi Chemical Kashima Plant, stack 3 | Japan | Kashima | 151 m | 495 ft | 35°54′11″N140°41′23″E / 35.90306°N 140.68972°E | |
Atsumi Thermal Power Station | Japan | Atsumi | 150 m | 492 ft |
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