List of tallest freestanding structures

This is a list of tallest freestanding structures in the world past and present. To be freestanding a structure must not be supported by guy wires, the sea or other types of auxiliary support. It therefore does not include guyed masts, partially guyed towers and drilling platforms but does include towers, skyscrapers (pinnacle height) and chimneys. ^[1]

Tallest freestanding structures in the world	Scale diagram of some of the tallest structures

Freestanding structures (past or present) over 350 metres (1,148 ft)

•   indicates a structure that is no longer standing.
• For all structures the pinnacle height is given, so the height of skyscrapers may be different from the values at List of tallest buildings in the world.
• Structures under construction are included in the main list if their current height is over 350 metres (1,148 ft).

#	Name	Pinnacle height (m / ft)		Ye­ar	Type	Main use	Country	City	Remarks	Coordinates
1	Burj Khalifa	828	2,716	2010	Skyscraper	Office, residential apartments, restaurant, hotel	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Tallest freestanding structure in the world 2007–Present. Topped out in 2009.	25°11′50.0″N55°16′26.6″E / 25.197222°N 55.274056°E / 25.197222; 55.274056
2	Merdeka 118	678.9	2,227	2022	Skyscraper	Shopping complex, office, housing properties, hotel	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Tallest freestanding structure in Southeast Asia. Topped out in 2022.	3°8′30.0″N101°42′2″E / 3.141667°N 101.70056°E / 3.141667; 101.70056
3	Tokyo Skytree	634	2,080	2012	Communi­cations tower	Observation, UHF/VHF transmission, restaurant, cafe	Japan	Tokyo	Tallest structure in the OECD, tallest tower in the world.	35°42′36.5″N139°48′39″E / 35.710139°N 139.81083°E / 35.710139; 139.81083
4	Shanghai Tower	632	2,073	2015	Skyscraper	Residential, observation, office	China	Shanghai	Topped out in August 2013. Tallest structure in China.	31°14′7.8″N121°30′3.6″E / 31.235500°N 121.501000°E / 31.235500; 121.501000
5	Canton Tower	604	1,982	2010	Communi­cations tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission, cafe, restaurant	China	Guangzhou	Topped out in 2009.	23°06′23.3″N113°19′28.5″E / 23.106472°N 113.324583°E / 23.106472; 113.324583
6	Makkah Clock Royal Tower	601	1,972	2012	Skyscraper	Hotel, shopping mall	Saudi Arabia	Mecca	Tallest clock tower in the world	21°25′08″N39°49′35″E / 21.41889°N 39.82639°E / 21.41889; 39.82639
7	Ping An International Finance Center	599.1	1,969	2017	Skyscraper	Office, retail	China	Shenzhen	Topped out in 2015.	22°32′11.03″N114°3′1.61″E / 22.5363972°N 114.0504472°E / 22.5363972; 114.0504472
8	Goldin Finance 117	596.5	1,957	–	Skyscraper	Hotel, residential, commercial offices	China	Tianjin	Topped out in 2015, still uncompleted in 2024. World's tallest unoccupied building. [2]	39°5′20.65″N117°4′48.82″E / 39.0890694°N 117.0802278°E / 39.0890694; 117.0802278
9	Lotte World Tower	555.65	1,823	2017	Skyscraper	Retail, residential, hotel, offices, observation deck	South Korea	Seoul	Topped out in 2016. Tallest building in the OECD.	37°30′45″N127°6′10″E / 37.51250°N 127.10278°E / 37.51250; 127.10278
10	CN Tower	553.3	1,815	1976	Communi­cations tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission, restaurant	Canada	Toronto	World's tallest freestanding structure 1975–2007, tallest freestanding in the Western Hemisphere.	43°38′30.67″N79°23′14.27″W / 43.6418528°N 79.3872972°W / 43.6418528; -79.3872972
11	One World Trade Center	546.2	1,776	2014	Skyscraper	Office, observation, communication, cafe, restaurant	United States	New York City	Tallest freestanding structure in the USA, second in the Western Hemisphere.	40°42′46.8″N74°0′48.6″W / 40.713000°N 74.013500°W / 40.713000; -74.013500
12	Ostankino Tower	540.1	1,772	1967	Communi­cations tower	Observation, restaurant, UHF/VHF-transmission	Russia	Moscow	World's tallest freestanding 1967–75, tallest in Europe. Renovated after a 2000 fire.	55°49′11″N37°36′42″E / 55.81972°N 37.61167°E / 55.81972; 37.61167
13	Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre	530	1,739	2016	Skyscraper	Office, residential, hotel	China	Guangzhou	Topped out in July 2014.	23°7′13″N113°19′14″E / 23.12028°N 113.32056°E / 23.12028; 113.32056
14	Tianjin CTF Finance Centre	530	1,739	2019	Skyscraper	Office, residential, hotel	China	Tianjin		39°1′18.1″N117°41′53.1″E / 39.021694°N 117.698083°E / 39.021694; 117.698083
15	China Zun	527.7	1,731	2018	Skyscraper	Office, observation	China	Beijing	Tallest building in Beijing.
16	Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower)	527	1,729	1974	Skyscraper	Office, observation, UHF/VHF transmission, later United Airlines HQ [3]	United States	Chicago	Tallest building in the world 1974–1998 (by structural height).	41°52′44.1″N87°38′10.2″W / 41.878917°N 87.636167°W / 41.878917; -87.636167
17	1 World Trade Center (1971–2001)	526.7 [4]	1,728	1973	Skyscraper	Office, observation	United States	New York City	Destroyed 11 Sep 2001. Tallest freestanding structure that no longer exists; world's tallest building 1972–74.
18	Taipei 101	509.2	1,671	2004	Skyscraper	Multi-use	Taiwan	Taipei	World's tallest skyscraper 2004–10, first to exceed 500 m /1,640 ft structural height.	25°02′01″N121°33′52″E / 25.03361°N 121.56444°E / 25.03361; 121.56444
19	Shanghai World Financial Center	494	1,617	2008	Skyscraper	Multi-use	China	Shanghai	Tallest building in China 2007–2009.	31°14′12″N121°30′10″E / 31.23667°N 121.50278°E / 31.23667; 121.50278
20	International Commerce Centre	484	1,588	2010	Skyscraper	Office	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Tallest building in Hong Kong.	22°18′12″N114°9′37″E / 22.30333°N 114.16028°E / 22.30333; 114.16028
21	Central Park Tower	472	1,550	2020	Skyscraper	Residential, retail	United States	New York City	World's tallest residential building	40°45′59″N73°58′52″W / 40.7663°N 73.9810°W / 40.7663; -73.9810
22	Landmark 81	470	1,540	2018	Skyscraper	Hotel, residential, observation	Vietnam	Ho Chi Minh City
23	Oriental Pearl Tower	467.9	1,535	1994	Concrete tower	Communication tower	China	Shanghai	Tallest structure in China (including Hong Kong), 1994–2007.	31°14′30″N121°29′42″E / 31.24167°N 121.49500°E / 31.24167; 121.49500
24	Lakhta Center	462.5	1,517	2019	Skyscraper	Office	Russia	Saint-Petersburg	Russia's tallest building since 2019.
25	John Hancock Center	457.2	1,500	1969	Skyscraper	Office, residential, UHF/VHF-transmission	United States	Chicago	World's tallest mixed-use building 1969–2008.	41°53′55.68″N87°37′22.8″W / 41.8988000°N 87.623000°W / 41.8988000; -87.623000
26	Petronas Tower 1	451.9	1,483	1998	Skyscraper	Office, observation	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Tallest twin towers in the world. Tallest building in the world 1998–2004.	3°09′28.26″N101°42′41.94″E / 3.1578500°N 101.7116500°E / 3.1578500; 101.7116500
27	Petronas Tower 2	451.9	1,483	1998	Skyscraper	Office, observation	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur		3°09′28.26″N101°42′41.94″E / 3.1578500°N 101.7116500°E / 3.1578500; 101.7116500
28	Greenland Square Zifeng Tower	450	1,476	2010	Skyscraper	Mixed-use	China	Nanjing	Topped-out in 2008.	32°03′44.9″N118°46′41″E / 32.062472°N 118.77806°E / 32.062472; 118.77806
29	The Exchange 106	445.5	1,462	2019	Skyscraper	Office, shopping complex	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur		3°08′30.84″N101°43′7.50″E / 3.1419000°N 101.7187500°E / 3.1419000; 101.7187500
30	Empire State Building	443.2	1,454	1931	Skyscraper	Office, observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	United States	New York City	Tallest freestanding structure 1931–1967, tallest skyscraper –1973. First skyscraper with 100+ stories.	40°44′54.0″N73°59′09″W / 40.748333°N 73.98583°W / 40.748333; -73.98583
31	KK100	441.8	1,449	2011	Skyscraper	Mixed use	China	Shenzhen		22°32′47.58″N114°6′6.63″E / 22.5465500°N 114.1018417°E / 22.5465500; 114.1018417
32	Guangzhou West Tower	440	1,444	2009	Skyscraper	Mixed use	China	Guangzhou		23°07′13″N113°19′05″E / 23.12028°N 113.31806°E / 23.12028; 113.31806
33	111 West 57th Street	435	1,428	2020	Skyscraper	Residential	United States	New York City	Thinnest skyscraper in the world	40°45′52″N73°58′40″W / 40.76455°N 73.97765°W / 40.76455; -73.97765
34	Milad Tower	435	1,427	2003	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Iran	Tehran	Tallest structure in Iran.	35°44′40″N51°22′30″E / 35.74444°N 51.37500°E / 35.74444; 51.37500
35	One Vanderbilt	427	1,401	2020	Skyscraper	Office, observation	United States	New York City		40°45′11″N73°58′43″W / 40.7530°N 73.9785°W / 40.7530; -73.9785
36	Marina 101	426.5	1,399	2016	Skyscraper	Hotel and hotel apartments	United Arab Emirates	Dubai		22°05′22.23″N55°08′56.12″E / 22.0895083°N 55.1489222°E / 22.0895083; 55.1489222
37	432 Park Avenue	426	1,396	2015	Skyscraper	Residential	United States	New York City		40°45′40″N73°58′17″W / 40.76111°N 73.97139°W / 40.76111; -73.97139
38	Trump International Hotel and Tower	423.4	1,389	2009	Skyscraper	Hotel, condominium	United States	Chicago	World's tallest concrete formwork structure upon completion. Originally planned to be the world's tallest building in 2001.	41°53′20″N87°37′36″W / 41.88889°N 87.62667°W / 41.88889; -87.62667
39	Jin Mao Tower	421.5	1,383	1998	Skyscraper	Hotel, office, observation	China	Shanghai	Tallest skyscraper in China, 1998–2007.	31°14′14″N121°30′05″E / 31.23722°N 121.50139°E / 31.23722; 121.50139
40	Kuala Lumpur Tower	421	1,381	1995	Concrete tower	Observation, restaurant, UHF/VHF-transmission	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur		03°09′10″N101°42′12″E / 3.15278°N 101.70333°E / 3.15278; 101.70333
41	GRES-2 Power Station Chimney	419.7	1,377	1987	Chimney	Power station	Kazakhstan	Ekibastusz	Tallest chimney in the world.	52°01′20″N75°28′42″E / 52.02222°N 75.47833°E / 52.02222; 75.47833
42	Two International Finance Centre	415.4	1,363	2003	Skyscraper	Office	Hong Kong	Hong Kong		22°17′06″N114°09′33″E / 22.28500°N 114.15917°E / 22.28500; 114.15917
43	2 World Trade Center (1971–2001)	415.3	1,362	1973	Skyscraper	Office, observation	United States	New York City	Destroyed on 11 September 2001.
44	Tianjin Radio and Television Tower	415.2	1,362	1991	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	China	Tianjin		39°05′31″N117°10′30″E / 39.09194°N 117.17500°E / 39.09194; 117.17500
45	Al Hamra Tower	414	1,358	2012	Skyscraper	Mall, offices	Kuwait	Kuwait City	World's tallest curved concrete tower	29°22′44″N47°59′36″E / 29.379°N 47.9932°E / 29.379; 47.9932
46	Haeundae LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower	411.6	1,350	2019	Skyscraper	Hotel, residential	South Korea	Busan		35°09′35″N129°09′23″E / 35.15972°N 129.15639°E / 35.15972; 129.15639
47	Central Radio and TV Tower	405	1,329	1992	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	China	Beijing		39°55′05″N116°18′01″E / 39.91806°N 116.30028°E / 39.91806; 116.30028
48	CITIC Plaza	391.1	1,283	1997	Skyscraper	Office	China	Guangzhou		23°08′40″N113°19′10″E / 23.14444°N 113.31944°E / 23.14444; 113.31944
49	Zhongyuan Tower	388	1,273	2010	Concrete/ steel tower	UHF/VHF-transmission	China	Zhengzhou		34°43′29″N113°43′22″E / 34.72472°N 113.72278°E / 34.72472; 113.72278
50	30 Hudson Yards	386	1,268	2019	Skyscraper	Office, observation, retail	United States	New York City	Highest outdoor observation deck in the Western Hemisphere.	40°45′17″N74°00′14″W / 40.754661°N 74.003783°W / 40.754661; -74.003783
51	Kyiv TV Tower	385	1,263	1973	Lattice tower	UHF/VHF-transmission	Ukraine	Kyiv	Attacked on 1 March 2022.	50°28′16″N30°27′12″E / 50.47111°N 30.45333°E / 50.47111; 30.45333
52	Shun Hing Square	384	1,259	1996	Skyscraper	Office	China	Shenzhen		22°32′43″N114°06′21″E / 22.54528°N 114.10583°E / 22.54528; 114.10583
53	Inco Superstack	380	1,250	1971	Chimney	Nickel smelter	Canada	Sudbury	Tallest chimney in the western hemisphere, second tallest in world.	46°28′48.2″N81°03′23.43″W / 46.480056°N 81.0565083°W / 46.480056; -81.0565083
54	85 Sky Tower	378	1,240	1997	Skyscraper	Hotel, office, observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Taiwan	Kaohsiung		22°36′42″N120°18′0″E / 22.61167°N 120.30000°E / 22.61167; 120.30000
55	Emirates Park Towers	376	1,233	2012	Skyscraper	Hotel	United Arab Emirates	Dubai		25°11′08″N55°15′24″E / 25.1856°N 55.2566°E / 25.1856; 55.2566
56	Tashkent Tower	374.9	1,230	1984	Concrete/ steel tower	UHF/VHF-transmission, observation	Uzbekistan	Tashkent		41°20′44″N69°17′4.57″E / 41.34556°N 69.2846028°E / 41.34556; 69.2846028
57	Central Plaza	374	1,227	1992	Skyscraper	Office	Hong Kong	Hong Kong		22°16′48″N114°10′25″E / 22.28000°N 114.17361°E / 22.28000; 114.17361
58	Liberation Tower	372	1,220	1993	Concrete tower	UHF/VHF-transmission, observation	Kuwait	Kuwait City		29°22′05.8″N47°58′29.83″E / 29.368278°N 47.9749528°E / 29.368278; 47.9749528
59	Almaty Tower	371.5	1,219	1983	Steel tower	UHF/VHF-transmission	Kazakhstan	Almaty	Tallest free-standing tubular steel structure.	43°13′44″N76°58′34″E / 43.22889°N 76.97611°E / 43.22889; 76.97611
60	4th Chimney of Homer City Generating Station	371	1,217	1977	Chimney	Power station	United States	Homer City, Pennsyl­vania	Demolished March 22, 2025	40°30′39″N79°11′37″W / 40.51083°N 79.19361°W / 40.51083; -79.19361
61	Kennecott Garfield Smelter Stack	370.4	1,215	1974	Chimney	Copper smelter	United States	Magna, Utah	Tallest free-standing structure west of the Mississippi.	40°43′18″N112°11′52″W / 40.72167°N 112.19778°W / 40.72167; -112.19778
62	Zhoushan Island Overhead Powerline Tie North tower	370	1,214	2010	Lattice tower	Transmission tower	China	Zhoushan Island	Tallest set of electricity pylons in the world.	29°56′2.78″N122°2′10.12″E / 29.9341056°N 122.0361444°E / 29.9341056; 122.0361444
63	Zhoushan Island Overhead Powerline Tie South tower	370	1,214	2010	Lattice tower	Transmission tower	China	Zhoushan Island	Tallest set of electricity pylons in the world.	29°54′41.39″N122°1′26.38″E / 29.9114972°N 122.0239944°E / 29.9114972; 122.0239944
64	Chimney of Beryozovskaya GRES	370	1,214	1985	Chimney	Power station	Russia	Sharypovo	Tallest chimney in Russia.	55°34′46″N89°04′21″E / 55.57944°N 89.07250°E / 55.57944; 89.07250
65	Riga Radio and TV Tower	368.5	1,209	1987	Steel tower	UHF/VHF-transmission, observation	Latvia	Riga	Tallest structure in the European Union.	56°55′26″N24°08′14″E / 56.92389°N 24.13722°E / 56.92389; 24.13722
66	Berliner Fernsehturm	368	1,207	1969	Concrete tower	Restaurant, UHF/VHF-transmission, observation	Germany	Berlin	Tallest structure in Germany.	52°31′15″N13°24′34″E / 52.52083°N 13.40944°E / 52.52083; 13.40944
67	2nd Chimney of Mitchell Power Plant	367.6	1,206	1968	Chimney	Power station	United States	Moundsville, West Virginia		39°54′32.16″N80°45′41.53″W / 39.9089333°N 80.7615361°W / 39.9089333; -80.7615361
68	Bank of China Tower	367.4	1,205	1990	Skyscraper	Office	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	First skyscraper outside the USA to exceed 1,000 ft (305 metres).	22°16′45″N114°09′41″E / 22.27917°N 114.16139°E / 22.27917; 114.16139
69	Bank of America Tower (Manhattan)	366	1,200	2009	Skyscraper	Office	United States	New York City		40°45′19″N73°59′03″W / 40.75528°N 73.98417°W / 40.75528; -73.98417
70	Aon Center	362.5	1,189	1973	Skyscraper		United States	Chicago		41°53′07″N87°37′17″W / 41.88528°N 87.62139°W / 41.88528; -87.62139
71	Trbovlje Power Station	360	1,183	1976	Chimney	Power station	Slovenia	Trbovlje	Tallest chimney in Europe.	46°07′33.37″N15°03′43.23″E / 46.1259361°N 15.0620083°E / 46.1259361; 15.0620083
72	Almas Tower	360	1,181	2008	Skyscraper	Office	UAE	Dubai		25°4′8.25″N55°8′28.34″E / 25.0689583°N 55.1412056°E / 25.0689583; 55.1412056
73	The Pinnacle	360	1,181	2011	Skyscraper	Mixed use	China	Guangzhou		23°07′40″N113°19′05″E / 23.1278°N 113.3180°E / 23.1278; 113.3180
74	Endesa Termic	356	1,168	1974	Chimney	Power station	Spain	As Pontes, Galicia		43°26′29″N7°51′45.50″W / 43.44139°N 7.8626389°W / 43.44139; -7.8626389
75	SEG Plaza	355.8	1,167	2000	Skyscraper	Office	China	Shenzhen		22°32′39.5″N114°04′57.5″E / 22.544306°N 114.082639°E / 22.544306; 114.082639
76	First Canadian Place	355	1,165	1975	Skyscraper	Office, UHF/VHF-transmission	Canada	Toronto	Tallest skyscraper in Canada.	43°38′55″N79°22′54″W / 43.64861°N 79.38167°W / 43.64861; -79.38167
77	Emirates Office Tower	354.6	1,163	2000	Skyscraper	Office	UAE	Dubai		25°07′49″N55°09′57″E / 25.13028°N 55.16583°E / 25.13028; 55.16583
78	Chimney of Phoenix Copper Smelter	351.5	1,153	1995	Chimney	Copper smelter	Romania	Baia Mare	Tallest structure in Romania.	47°39′10″N23°36′19″E / 47.65278°N 23.60528°E / 47.65278; 23.60528
79	Stratosphere Tower	350.2	1,149	1996	Concrete tower	Observation, ride	United States	Las Vegas	Tallest observation tower in the USA.	36°08′50″N115°9′19″W / 36.14722°N 115.15528°W / 36.14722; -115.15528
80	Colombo Lotus Tower	350	1,150	2018	Concrete tower	Communication, Observation	Sri Lanka	Colombo	Tallest structure in South Asia.	06°55′37″N79°51′30″E / 6.92694°N 79.85833°E / 6.92694; 79.85833
81	3rd Chimney of Syrdarya Power Plant	350	1,148	1980	Chimney	Power station	Uzbekistan	Shirin		40°13′41″N69°6′2″E / 40.22806°N 69.10056°E / 40.22806; 69.10056

Other freestanding structures (past or present): between 300 metres (984 ft) and 350 metres (1,148 ft)

Name	Pinnacle height (metres / feet)		Year	Structural type	Main use	Country	City	Remarks
Yangtze River Crossing North Tower	347	1,138	2003	Lattice tower	Electricity pylon	China	Jiangyin	Second tallest set of electricity pylons in the world
Yangtze River Crossing South Tower	347	1,138	2003	Lattice tower	Electricity pylon	China	Jiangyin	Second tallest set of electricity pylons in the world
The Center	346	1,135	1998	Skyscraper		Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Neva tower 2	345	1,132	2019	Skyscraper		Russia	Moscow
Chimney of Teruel Power Plant	343	1,125	1981	Chimney	Power station	Spain	Teruel
Chimney of Teruel Power Plant	343	1,125	1981	Chimney	Power station	Spain	Teruel
4 Times Square	340.7	1,118	2000	Skyscraper		United States	New York City
Chimney of Plomin Power Station	340	1,115	?	Chimney	Power station	Croatia	Plomin
Mercury City Tower	338.8	1,112	2012	Skyscraper		Russia	Moscow
West Pearl Tower	338	1,109	2004	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	China	Chengdu
Macau Tower	338	1,109	2001	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Macau, China	Macau
Europaturm	337.5	1,107	1979	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Germany	Frankfurt/Main
Chimney of Power Station Westerholt	337	1,106	1981	Chimney	Power station	Germany	Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia	Demolished on 3 December 2006. Tallest free-standing structure ever demolished in a controlled manner.
The Marina Torch	336.1	1,105	2011	Skyscraper	Residential	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Damaged by fire in 2015.
Wilshire Grand Center	336	1,102	2017	Skyscraper	Office / Hotel	United States	Los Angeles	Tallest skyscraper in North America located west of the Mississippi River.
Chimney of Mountaineer Power Plant	336	1,102	1980	Chimney	Power station	United States	New Haven, West Virginia
Dragon Tower	336	1,102	2000	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	China	Harbin
Chimney of the Cuciurgan power station	335	1,099	1980	Chimney	Power plant	Republic of Moldova	Nezavertailovca [5]
Rose Tower	333	1,093	2007	Skyscraper		United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Shimao International Plaza	333	1,093	2006	Skyscraper		China	Shanghai
Parc1 Tower A	333	1,093	2020	Skyscraper	Office	South Korea	Seoul
Tokyo Tower	332.6	1,091	1958	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Japan	Tokyo	Second tallest structure in Japan.
Minsheng Bank Building	331	1,087	2007	Skyscraper		China	Wuhan
Emley Moor TV Tower	330.4	1,084	1970	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	United Kingdom	Huddersfield, Yorkshire	Tallest structure in the United Kingdom.
Eiffel Tower	330	1,083	1889	Lattice tower	Observation, restaurant, UHF/VHF-transmission	France	Paris	Tallest structure in the world from 1889 to 1930; first structure to exceed 300 metres in height.
Ryugyong Hotel	330	1,083	1992	Skyscraper		North Korea	Pyongyang
Chimney of Ekibastuz GRES-1	330	1,083	1982	Chimney	Power station	Kazakhstan	Ekibastuz [6]
2 Chimneys of Permskaya GRES	330	1,083	1987/1990	Chimney	Power station	Russia	Dobryanka
2 Chimneys of Reftinskaya GRES	330	1,083	1980	Chimney	Power station	Russia	Reftinskiy
Chimney of Kharkiv TEC-5	330	1,083	1981	Chimney	Power station	Ukraine	Podvirky, Kharkiv Oblast
Chimney of Zuevska thermal power station	330	1,083	1982	Chimney	Power station	Ukraine	Zuhres, Donetsk Oblast [6]
WITI TV Tower	329.4	1,081	1962	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	United States	Shorewood (Milwaukee), Wisconsin
Three World Trade Center	328.9	1,079	2018	Skyscraper	Office	United States	New York City
Sky Tower	328	1,076	1997	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	New Zealand	Auckland	Tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere.
Vilnius TV Tower	327	1,073	1980	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Lithuania	Vilnius
St. Petersburg TV Tower	326	1,070	1962	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Russia	St. Petersburg
Salesforce Tower	326	1,070	2018	Skyscraper	Commercial offices, retail	United States	San Francisco
Chimney of Pirdop copper smelter and refinery	325.4	1,068	1982	Chimney	Copper smelter	Bulgaria	Pirdop
Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower	325	1,066	2023	Skyscraper	Commercial offices, retail, residences	Japan	Tokyo	Tallest building in Japan.
Chimney of Maritza East Power Station	325	1,066	1977/1980	Chimney	Power station	Bulgaria	Stara Zagora
WHDH-TV Tower	323.8	1,062	1994	Lattice tower	UHF/VHF-transmission	United States	Newton, Massachusetts
Rameswaram TV Tower	323	1,059.7	1995	Concrete and lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	India	Tamil Nadu	Tallest structure in India.
Q1	323	1,058	2005	Skyscraper		Australia	Gold Coast	Tallest building (architectural top) in Australia.
Burj Al Arab	321	1,053	1999	Skyscraper		United Arab Emirates	Dubai
2 Chimneys of Kirishskaya GRES	320	1,050	1984/1986	Chimney	Power station	Russia	Kirishi [6]
Chimney of Ryazanskaya GRES	320	1,050	1973	Chimney	Power station	Russia	Novomichurinsk
2 Chimneys of Tobolsk TEC	320	1,050	1983	Chimney	Power station	Russia	Tobolsk
Chimney of Kostromskaya GRES	320	1,050	1980	Chimney	Power station	Russia	Volgorechensk
Chimney of Zaporozhskaya GRES	320	1,050	1972	Chimney	Power station	Ukraine	Enerhodar
Chimney of Vuhlehirska thermal power plant	320	1,050	197?	Chimney	Power station	Ukraine	Svitlodarsk
Chrysler Building	319	1,046	1930	Skyscraper		United States	New York City	Tallest structure in the world 1930–1931.
Nina Tower I	319	1,046	2006	Skyscraper		Hong Kong	Hong Kong
New York Times Building	319	1,046	2007	Skyscraper		United States	New York City
Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower	318.5	1,045	1996	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	China	Nanjing
Grand Hyatt Manila	318	1,043	2017	Skyscraper	Residential	Philippines	Taguig, Metro Manila	The tallest building in the Philippines.
KCTV-Tower	317.6	1,042	1956	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	United States	Kansas City
Chimney of Rockport Power Plant	316.4	1,038	1984	Chimney	Power station	United States	Rockport, Indiana
Magnolias Waterfront Residences at Iconsiam	316	1,038	2018	Skyscraper	Residential, Hotel	Thailand	Bangkok
Atlanta Turner Broadcasting Tower	314.3	1,031	1967	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	United States	Atlanta, Georgia	Disassembled in 2010.
MahaNakhon	314	1,031	2018	Skyscraper	Residential, Retail, Hotel, Observation	Thailand	Bangkok
Tallinn TV Tower	312.3	1,025	1980	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Estonia	Tallinn
Bank of America Plaza	312	1,023	1992	Skyscraper		United States	Atlanta
TV Tower Yerevan	311.7	1,023	1977	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Armenia	Yerevan
Tortoise Mountain TV Tower	311.4	1,022	1986	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	China	Wuhan
U.S. Bank Tower	311	1,018	1990	Skyscraper		United States	Los Angeles
Menara Telekom	310	1,017	2001	Skyscraper		Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
Azeri TV Tower	310	1,017	1996	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Azerbaijan	Baku
Chimney of Ugljevik Power Plant	310	1,017	1985	Chimney	Power station	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ugljevik
Varso	310	1,017	2022	Skyscraper	Office	Poland	Warsaw	Tallest skyscraper in the European Union.
The Shard	309.6	1,016	2012	Skyscraper		United Kingdom	London	Tallest skyscraper in the United Kingdom
Kingdom Centre	309	1,015	2002	Skyscraper		Saudi Arabia	Riyadh
Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel	309	1,014	2000	Skyscraper		United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Sydney Tower	309	1,014	1981	Concrete tower	Observation, restaurant, UHF/VHF-transmission	Australia	Sydney
Eurasia	308.9	1,013	2013	Skyscraper		Russia	Moscow
AT&T Corporate Center	307	1,007	1989	Skyscraper		United States	Chicago
Chimney of Harllee Branch Power Plant	307	1,007	1978	Chimney	Power station	United States	Milledgeville, Georgia	Demolished on 15 October 2016
Chimney of Buschhaus Power Station	307	1,007	1984	Chimney	Power station	Germany	Helmstedt, Lower Saxony
Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower	305.5	1,002	1989	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	China	Shenyang
JPMorgan Chase Tower	305	1,002	1982	Skyscraper		United States	Houston	Tallest five-sided skyscraper in the world.
Chimney of Harrison Power Station Scrubber	305	1,001	1994	Chimney	Power station	United States	Haywood, West Virginia
Chimney of Robert W Scherer Power Plant	305	1,001	1983/1985	Chimney	Power station	United States	Macon, Georgia
Chimney of Independence Power Plant	305	1,001	1983	Chimney	Power station	United States	Newark, Arkansas
Chimney of Kyger Creek Power Plant	305	1,001	1980	Chimney	Power station	United States	Gallipolis, Ohio
Chimney of White Bluff Power Plant	305	1,001	1980	Chimney	Power station	United States	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Chimney of Widows Creek Power Plant	305	1,001	1977	Chimney	Power station	United States	Stevenson, Alabama	Demolished on 3 December 2020
Chimney of Hal B. Wansley Power Plant	305	1,001	1976	Chimney	Power station	United States	Carrollton, Georgia
Chimney of Kingston Power Plant	305	1,001	1976	Chimney	Power station	United States	Kingston, Tennessee
Chimney of Harrison Power Station	305	1,001	1972/1973	Chimney	Power station	United States	Haywood, West Virginia
Chimney of Cumberland Fossil Plant	305	1,001	1970	Chimney	Power station	United States	Cumberland City, Tennessee
Chimney of W. H. Sammis Power Plant, Unit 7	305	1,001	1970	Chimney	Power station	United States	Stratton, Ohio
Chimney of Conemaugh Generating Station	305	1,001	1970	Chimney	Power station	United States	Seward, Pennsylvania
Chimney of Hayden Smelter	305	1,001	?	Chimney	Power station	United States	Hayden, Arizona
Chimney of Plant Bowen Coal	305	1,001	1975	Chimney	Power station	United States	Taylorsville, Georgia
Chimney of Chvaletice Power Station	305	1,001	1977	Chimney	Power station	Czech Republic	Chvaletice
Posco Tower-Songdo	305	1,001	2014	Skyscraper	Office, Hotel	South Korea	Incheon
Chimney of Pleasants Power Plant	304.8	1,000	1980	Chimney	Power station	United States	Belmont, West Virginia
Fazilka TV Tower	304.8	1,000	2007	Lattice tower	FM-/TV-broadcasting	India	Fazilka
Baiyoke Tower II	304	997	1997	Skyscraper	Hotel	Thailand	Bangkok
Two Prudential Plaza	303	995	1990	Skyscraper		United States	Chicago
Wells Fargo Plaza	302	992	1983	Skyscraper		United States	Houston
Chimney of Power Plant Scholven	302	991	?	Chimney	Power station	Germany	Gelsenkirchen
Chimney of Power Plant Chemnitz	301.8	990	1984	Chimney	Power station	Germany	Chemnitz
Chimney of SASOL III Synthetic Fuel Production Plant	301	988	1979	Chimney	Synthetic fuel plant	South Africa	Secunda	Tallest freestanding structure in Africa.
Four Season Private Residences	301	988	2018	Skyscraper	Residential	Thailand	Bangkok
Haeundae Doosan We've the Zenith 101-dong	301	988	2011	Skyscraper	Residential	South Korea	Busan
Commerzbank Tower	300.1	984	1997	Skyscraper		Germany	Frankfurt/Main	Tallest skyscraper in Europe, 1997–2005. Tallest skyscraper in European Union, 1997-2011, 2020-2021.
Gran Torre Santiago	300	984	2013	Skyscraper	Observation, Commercial offices, retail	Chile	Santiago de Chile	Tallest skyscraper in Chile, 2011–present. Tallest skyscraper in South America, 2013-present.
Eureka Tower	300	984	2006	Skyscraper	Residential	Australia	Melbourne
Mumbai Television Tower	300	984	?	Lattice tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	India	Mumbai
Chimney of Volzhskaya TEC-2	300	984	1988	Chimney		Russia	Volzhsky
Thermal power station Kakanj	300	984	1987	Chimney		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Čatići
Chimney of Prunéřov Power Station	300	984	1981	Chimney	Power station	Czech Republic	Prunéřov
Chimney of Tušimice Power Station	300	984	1974	Chimney	Power station	Czech Republic	Tušimice
Chimney of Lippendorf Power Station	300	984	1967	Chimney	Power station	Germany	Lippendorf, Saxony	Demolished in 2005.
3 Chimneys of Power Plant Jänschwalde	300	984	1981	Chimney	Power station	Germany	Jänschwalde	Demolished in 2002–2007.
Chimney of Walsum Power Station	300	984	1988	Chimney	Power station	Germany	Walsum, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Herne Power Station	300	984	1989	Chimney	Power station	Germany	Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Thierbach Power Station	300	984	1968	Chimney	Power station	Germany	Espenhain, Saxony	Demolished.
4 Chimneys of Boxberg Power Station	300	984	1979	Chimney	Power station	Germany	Boxberg, Saxony	Demolished in 2000–2012.
Chimney of Marl-Chemiepark Power Station	300	984	?	Chimney	Power station	Germany	Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia	Demolished in 1995.
Chimney of Provence Power Station	300	984	1984	Chimney	Power station	France	Gardanne
Chimney of Orot Rabin	300	984	1981	Chimney	Power station	Israel	Hadera
Chimney of Bishkek TEC	300	984	1989	Chimney	Power station	Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek
Chimney of Rybnik Power Station	300	984	1974	Chimney	Power station	Poland	Rybnik
Chimney of Jaworzno Power Station	300	984	1977	Chimney	Power station	Poland	Jaworzno
Chimney of Bełchatów Power Station	300	984	?	Chimney	Power station	Poland	Bełchatów
Chimney of Kozienice Power Station	300	984	1978	Chimney	Power station	Poland	Kozienice
Chimney of Warszawa-Kawęczyn Power Station	300	984	1983	Chimney	Power station	Poland	Warsaw
Chimney of Novaky Power Plant	300	984	1976	Chimney	Power station	Slovakia	Nováky
Chimney of Duvha Power Station	300	984	1982	Chimney	Power station	South Africa	Witbank
Chimney of Clifty Creek Power Plant	300	984	1978	Chimney	Power station	United States	Madison, Indiana
BRTN Toren	300	984	1996	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Belgium	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
Abeno Harukas	300	984	2014	Skyscraper	Observation	Japan	Osaka	Tallest skyscraper in Japan. [7]
Aspire Tower	300	984	2007	Skyscraper	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Qatar	Doha

Timeline of world's tallest freestanding structures

Name	Height (metres / feet)		Held record	Structural type	Country	City	Notes
Göbekli Tepe	5–6	16–20	10000 BC–8000 (2000 years)	Temple	Turkey	Anatolia	The earliest known temple built by humans
Tower of Jericho	8.5	28	8000 BC–4000 (4000 years)	Monument	Palestine	Jericho	One of the earliest ever stone monuments
Anu Ziggurat	13	40	4000 BC–2650 (1350 years)	Temple	Iraq	Uruk
Pyramid of Djoser	62.5	205	2650 BC–2610 (40 years)	Mausoleum	Egypt	Saqqara	First Egyptian pyramid, formed of six stacked mastabas
Meidum pyramid	92	300	2610 BC–2605 (5 years)	Mausoleum	Egypt	Meidum	Collapsed during construction, now 65m
Bent Pyramid	104.74	344	2605 BC–2600 (5 years)	Mausoleum	Egypt	Dashur	Slope angle changed during construction
Red Pyramid	105	344	2600 BC– 2570 (30 years)	Mausoleum	Egypt	Dashur	First true pyramid
Great Pyramid of Giza	146	480	2570 BC–1311 (3,881 years)	Mausoleum	Egypt	Giza	Due to erosion today it stands at the height of 138.8 metres (455 ft).
Lincoln Cathedral	159.7	524	1311–1549 (238 years)	Church	England	Lincoln	Spire collapsed in 1549; today, stands at a height of 83 metres (272 ft).
St. Mary's Church	151	500	1549–1569 (20 years)	Church	Germany	Stralsund
Beauvais Cathedral	153	502	1569–1573 (4 years)	Church	France	Beauvais	Spire collapsed in 1573; today, the church stands at a height of 67.2 metres (220.5 ft).
St. Mary's Church	151	500	1573–1647 (74 years)	Church	Germany	Stralsund	Spire destroyed by lightning in 1647; today stands at a height of 104 metres (341 ft).
Strasbourg Cathedral	142	470	1647–1874 (227 years)	Church	Germany (1647, 1871–1874) and/or France (1648–1870, 1918-today)	Strasbourg
St Nikolai	147.3	483	1874–1876 (2 years)	Church	Germany	Hamburg	The nave was demolished by aerial bombing during World War II; only the spire remains.
Rouen Cathedral	151	500	1876–1880 (4 years)	Church	France	Rouen
Cologne Cathedral	157.4	516	1880–1884 (4 years)	Church	Germany	Cologne
Washington Monument	169.3	555	1884–1889 (5 years)	Monument	United States	Washington, D.C.
Eiffel Tower	300.6	986	1889–1930 (41 years)	Tower	France	Paris	Currently stands at a height of 330 metres (1,080 ft).
Chrysler Building	319	1,046	1930–1931 (1 year)	Skyscraper	United States	New York City
Empire State Building	443.2	1,454	1931–1967 (36 years)	Skyscraper	United States	New York City
Ostankino Tower	540.1	1,772	1967–1975 (8 years)	Tower	Soviet Union	Moscow
CN Tower	553.3	1,815	1975–2007 (32 years)	Tower	Canada	Toronto
Burj Khalifa	829.8	2,722	2007–present (16 years)	Skyscraper	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Topped-out on 17 January 2009

See also

• List of tallest structures by country
• List of tallest demolished freestanding structures
• List of tallest towers
• List of tallest chimneys
• List of tallest buildings and structures
• List of tallest freestanding steel structures
• List of cities with the most skyscrapers
• Lattice tower

References

1. See Tallest freestanding structures by skyscraperpage.com
2. "Guinness world records tallest building unoccupied" . Retrieved 13 May 2022.
3. Karp, Gregory (23 July 2013). "United completed HQ move to Willis Tower". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2 May 2014.
4. "See One World Trade Center by skyscrapercenter.com" . Retrieved 3 July 2020.
5. Photo of Молдавская ГРЭС 5-я очередь. Panoramio. Retrieved on 2013-08-16.
6. "List of chimneys built by "Energovisotspechstroy"" (in Russian).
7. "Tallest high-rise nears completion". The Japan Times . 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.