 Tallest Man-Made Objects On Earth |
B=Building, A=Antenna/Tower, S=Span (Bridge), F=Flagpole, UC=Under Construction
| Object
| Location
| Year
| Height in Feet/Meters
| Type
|
| Warszawa Radio Mast
| Plock, Poland
| ?-1991 (Collapse)
| 2120/647
| A
|
| KTHI-TV Tower
| Fargo, North Dakota, USA
| 1963
| 2063/629
| A
|
| KXJB-TV Tower
| Galesberg, North Dakota, USA
| ?
| 2060/628
| A
|
| KZFX-TV Tower
| Lake Jackson, Texas, USA
| ?
| 2018/615
| A
|
| WITN-TV Tower
| Grifton, North Carolina, USA
| ?
| 2000/610
| A
|
| KATV-TV Tower
| Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA
| ?
| 2000/610
| A
|
| TV Tower
| Devers, Texas, USA
| ?
| 1992/607
| A
|
| FM Antenna
| Houston, Texas, USA
| ?
| 1977/603
| A
|
| KDUH-TV Tower
| Western Nebraska, USA
| ?
| 1965/599
| A
|
| WFMY-TV Tower
| Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
| ?
| 1912/583
| A
|
| Coweta TV Tower
| Coweta, Oklahoma, USA
| ?
| 1909/582
| A
|
| CN Tower
| Toronto, Canada
| 1976
| 1815/553
| A
|
| Ostankino Tower
| Moscow
| 1967
| 1771/540
| A
|
| Fox FM Tower
| Huschton, Georgia, USA
| 1983
| 1759/536
| A
|
| WRBL-TV3
| Cusseta, Georgia, USA
| 1964
| 1749/533
| A
|
| Taipei 101
| Taiper, Taiwan
| 2004
| 1667/508
| B
|
| World Financial Center
| Shanghai, China
| 2001
| 1507/460
| UC(B)
|
| Petronas Tower 1
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| 1996
| 1476/450
| B
|
| Petronas Tower 2
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| 1996
| 1476/450
| B
|
| Sears Tower
| Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 1974
| 1454/443
| B
|
| Asia Plaza
| Kaoshiung, Taiwan
| 2008
| 1415/431
| UC(B)
|
| Jin Mao Building
| Shangai, China
| 1998
| 1379/420
| UC(B)
|
| One World Trade Center
| New York, NY, USA
| 1972-2001
| 1368/417
| B
|
| Two World Trade Center
| New York, NY, USA
| 1973-2001
| 1362/415
| B
|
| Tianjin Tower
| China
| 1991
| 1362/415
| A
|
| Plaza Rakyat
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| 1999
| 1254/382
| UC(B)
|
| Empire State Building
| New York, NY, USA
| 1931
| 1250/381
| B
|
| Taskkent Tower
| Uzbekistan
| 1985
| 1230/375
| A
|
| Central Plaza
| Hong Kong
| 1992
| 1227/374
| B
|
| Bank of China Tower
| Hong Kong
| 1989
| 1209/369
| B
|
| Fernsehturm
| Berlin
| 1969
| 1198/365
| A
|
| Posts & Telecommunications Bldg.
| Xiamen, China
| ?
| 1193/363
| UC(B)
|
| Stratosphere
| Las Vegas, NV, USA
| 1996
| 1149/350
| A
|
| T&C Tower
| Kaoshiung, Taiwan
| 1997
| 1140/347
| B
|
| Amoco Building
| Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 1973
| 1136/346
| B
|
| John Hancock Center
| Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 1969
| 1127/344
| B
|
| Tokyo Tower
| Japan
| 1958
| 1092/333
| A
|
| Shun Hing Square
| Shenzen, China
| 1996
| 1066/325
| B
|
| Sky Central Plaza
| Guangzhou, China
| 1996
| 1056/322
| B
|
| Chicago Beach Resort Hotel
| Dubai, UAE
| 1998
| 1056/322
| UC(B)
|
| Baiyoke Tower II
| Bangkok, Thailand
| 1997
| 1050/320
| B
|
| Chrysler Building
| New York, NY, USA
| 1930
| 1046/319
| B
|
| BNDI Center
| Jakarta, Indonesia
| 1999
| 1048/320
| UC(B)
|
| Nations Bank Plaza
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1992
| 1023/312
| B
|
| First Interstate World Center
| Los Angeles, CA, USA
| 1990
| 1018/310
| B
|
| Texas Commerce Tower
| Houston, Texas, USA
| 1982
| 1000/305
| B
|
| Sydney Tower
| Australia
| 1981
| 1000/305
| A
|
| Eifel Tower
| Paris, France
| 1889
| 986/301
| A
|
| Ryugyong Hotel
| Pyongyang
| 1995
| 984/300
| B
|
| Two Prudential Plaza
| Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 1990
| 978/298
| B
|
| First Interstate Bank Plaza
| Houston, Texas, USA
| 1983
| 972/296
| B
|
| Landmark Tower
| Yokohama
| 1993
| 971/296
| B
|
| 311 South Wacker Drive
| Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 1990
| 959/292
| B
|
| Jubilee St./Queens Road Central
| Hong Kong
| 1997
| 958/292
| B
|
| First Canadian Plaza
| Toronto, Canada
| 1975
| 952/290
| B
|
| American International Building
| New York, NY, USA
| 1932
| 950/290
| B
|
| Barcelona Tower
| Spain
| 1992
| 945/288
| A
|
| One Liberty Place
| Philadelphia, PA, USA
| 1987
| 945/288
| B
|
| Columbia Seafirst Center
| Seattle, Wash., USA
| 1985
| 943/287
| B
|
| 40 Wall St. (Bank of Manhattan)
| New York, NY, USA
| 1930
| 927/283
| B
|
| NationsBank Plaza
| Dallas, Texas, USA
| 1985
| 921/281
| B
|
| Overseas Union Bank Centre
| Singapore
| 1986
| 919/280
| B
|
| United Overseas Bank Plaza
| Singapore
| 1992
| 919/280
| B
|
| Republic Plaza
| Singapore
| 1995
| 919/280
| B
|
| Citicorp Center
| New York, NY, USA
| 1977
| 915/279
| B
|
| Scotia Plaza
| Toronto, Canada
| 1989
| 902/275
| B
|
| Transco Tower
| Houston, Texas, USA
| 1983
| 901/275
| B
|
| Society Center
| Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 1991
| 888/271
| B
|
| AT&T Corporate Center
| Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 1989
| 885/270
| B
|
| New River Gorge Bridge
| Fayetteville, WV, USA
| 1977
| 876/267
| S
|
| 900 North Michigan
| Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 1989
| 871/265
| B
|
| Nations Bank Corporate Center
| Charlotte, NC, USA
| 1992
| 871/265
| B
|
| One Peachtree Center
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1992
| 867/264
| B
|
| Canada Trust Tower
| Toronto, Canada
| 1990
| 863/263
| B
|
| Water Tower Place
| Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 1976
| 859/262
| B
|
| First Interstate Tower
| Los Angeles, CA, USA
| 1974
| 858/262
| B
|
| Transamerica Pyramid
| San Francisco, CA, USA
| 1972
| 853/260
| B
|
| G.E. Rockefeller Center
| New York, NY, USA
| 1933
| 850/259
| B
|
| One First National Plaza
| Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 1969
| 850/259
| B
|
| Commerzbank Tower
| Frankfurt, Germany
| 1997
| 850/259
| B
|
| Messeturm
| Frankfurt, Germany
| 1990
| 850/259
| B
|
| Two Liberty Place
| Philadelphia, PA, USA
| 1990
| 848/258
| B
|
| USX Tower
| Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| 1970
| 841/256
| B
|
| Gate Tower
| Osaka
| 1996
| 833/254
| B
|
| World Trade Center
| Osaka
| 1994
| 827/252
| B
|
| Donauturm
| Vienna
| 1964
| 827/252
| A
|
| Canary Wharf Tower
| London, England
| 1991
| 826/252
| B
|
| One Atlantic Center
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1988
| 820/250
| B
|
| BNI City Tower
| Jakarta, Indonesia
| 1995
| 820/250
| B
|
| Korea Life Insurance Company
| Seoul, Korea
| 1985
| 817/249
| B
|
| City-Spire
| New York, NY, USA
| 1989
| 814/248
| B
|
| One Chase Manhattan Plaza
| New York, NY, USA
| 1961
| 813/248
| B
|
| 200 Park Avenue
| New York, NY, USA
| 1963
| 808/246
| B
|
| Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak
| Penang
| 1985
| 804/245
| B
|
| MayBank Headquarters
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| 1988
| 799/244
| B
|
| Tokyo Metropolitan Gov't Bldg
| Tokyo, Japan
| 1991
| 797/243
| B
|
| Rialto Towers
| Melbourne, Australia
| 1985
| 794/242
| B
|
| Woolworth Building
| New York, MY, USA
| 1913
| 792/241
| B
|
| Mellon Bank Center
| Philadelphia, PA, USA
| 1990
| 792/241
| B
|
| John Hancock Tower
| Boston, Mass., USA
| 1976
| 788/240
| B
|
| Bank One Center
| Dallas, Texas, USA
| 1987
| 787/240
| B
|
| JR Central Towers
| Nagoya
| 1999
| 787/240
| B
|
| Commerce Court West
| Toronto, Canada
| 1973
| 784/239
| B
|
| Moscow State University
| Moscow, Russia
| 1953
| 784/239
| B
|
| NationsBank Center
| Houston, Texas, USA
| 1984
| 780/238
| B
|
| Bank of America Center
| San Francisco, CA, USA
| 1969
| 779/237
| B
|
| One Worldwide Plaza
| New York, NY, USA
| 1989
| 778/237
| B
|
| Seoul Tower
| South Korea
| 1980
| 777/237
| A
|
| IDS Center
| Minneapolis, MN, USA
| 1972
| 775/236
| B
|
| Norwest Center
| Minneapolis, MN, USA
| 1988
| 774/236
| B
|
| First Bank Place
| Minneapolis, MN, USA
| 1992
| 774/236
| B
|
| Singapore Treasury Building
| Singapore
| 1986
| 771/235
| B
|
| 191 Peachtree
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1990
| 770/235
| B
|
| Shinjuku Park Tower
| Tokyo, Japan
| 1994
| 764/233
| B
|
| Heritage Plaza
| Houston, Texas, USA
| 1987
| 762/232
| B
|
| Palace of Culture and Science
| Warsaw, Poland
| 1955
| 758/231
| B
|
| Carnegie Hall Tower
| New York, NY, USA
| 1991
| 757/231
| B
|
| Three First National Plaza
| Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 1981
| 753/230
| B
|
| Equitable Plaza
| New York, NY, USA
| 1985
| 752/229
| B
|
| One Penn Plaza
| New York, NY, USA
| 1972
| 750/229
| B
|
| 1251 Avenue of the Americas
| New York, NY, USA
| 1972
| 750/229
| B
|
| Prudential Center
| Boston, Mass., USA
| 1964
| 750/229
| B
|
| Two California Plaza
| Los Angeles, CA, USA
| 1992
| 750/229
| B
|
| Tower of the Americas
| San Antonio, TX, USA
| 1968
| 750/229
| B
|
| Gas Company Tower
| Los Angeles, CA, USA
| 1991
| 749/228
| B
|
| MLC Center
| Sydney, Australia
| 1978
| 748/228
| B
|
| Two Pacific Place/Shangri-La Hotel
| Hong Kong
| 1991
| 748/228
| B
|
| 1100 Louisiana Building
| Houston, Texas, USA
| 1980
| 748/228
| B
|
| Korea World Trade Center
| Seoul, Korea
| 1988
| 748/228
| B
|
| Wing Lok St./Queens Road Central
| Hong Kong
| 1997
| 748/228
| B
|
| Governor Philip Tower
| Sydney, Australia
| 1993
| 745/227
| B
|
| J.P. Morgan Headquarters
| New York, NY, USA
| 1989
| 745/227
| B
|
| Two Union Square
| Seattle, Wash., USA
| 1989
| 743/226
| B
|
| 333 South Hope Building
| Los Angeles, CA, USA
| 1975
| 743/226
| B
|
| One Liberty Plaza
| New York, NY, USA
| 1973
| 743/226
| B
|
| Westin Peachtree Plaza
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1973
| 723/220
| B
|
| Bank One Tower
| Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
| 1990
| 710/216
| B
|
| Terminal Tower
| Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| ?
| 708/216
| B
|
| Georgia Pacific Tower
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1981
| 697/212
| B
|
| Promenade II/AT&T
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1989
| 691/210
| B
|
| Montparnasse Tower
| Paris, France
| ?
| 689/210
| B
|
| Southern Bell Telephone
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1980
| 677/206
| B
|
| 1000 de la Gauchetière
| Montreal, Canada
| ?
| 669/204
| B
|
| Marathon
| Montreal, Canada
| ?
| 640/195
| B
|
| Telecom Tower
| Canberra
| 1980
| 640/195
| A
|
| Gateway Arch
| St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| ?
| 630/192
| B?
|
| GLG Grand/Occidental Hotel
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1992
| 629/192
| B
|
| Place Victoria
| Montreal, Canada
| ?
| 624/191
| B
|
| BT Tower
| London, England
| 1965
| 620/189
| A
|
| Place Ville-Marie
| Montreal, Canada
| ?
| 616/188
| B
|
| Euromast
| Rotterdam
| 1960
| 607/185
| A
|
| Space Needle
| Seattle, Washington, USA
| 1962
| 605/184
| A
|
| Canadian Imperial Bank
| Montreal, Canada
| ?
| 604/184
| B
|
| Erastus Corning II Tower
| Albany, NY, USA
| ?
| 589/180
| B
|
| Southwestern Bell Telephone
| St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| ?
| 587/179
| B
|
| Montreal Tower
| Canada
| 1987
| 575/175
| A
|
| Concourse Tower #5
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1988
| 570/174
| B
|
| San Jacinto Monument
| San Jacinto, Texas, USA
| 1988
| 570/174
| ?
|
| State of Georgia Tower
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1968
| 556/169
| B
|
| Washington Monument
| Washington D.C., USA
| ?
| 555/169
| B
|
| Marriott Marquis
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1985
| 554/169
| B
|
| Concourse Tower #6
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1991
| 553/169
| B
|
| Näsinneula Tower
| Tampere, Finland
| ?
| 551/168
| B
|
| American United Life Tower
| Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
| 1982
| 530/162
| B
|
| Blackpool Tower
| England
| 1894
| 519/158
| A
|
| NBD Bank Tower
| Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
| 1978
| 510/155
| B
|
| Equitable Building, 100 Peachtree
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1967
| 453/138
| B
|
| 101 Marietta Tower, 101 Marietta
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1975
| 446/136
| B
|
| Ravinia #3
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1991
| 444/135
| B
|
| AT&T Long Line Building
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1975
| 433/132
| B
|
| Bell South Enterprises
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1990
| 428/130
| B
|
| Atlanta Plaza I
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1986
| 425/130
| B
|
| Park Place, 2660 Peachtree
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1986
| 420/128
| B
|
| Club Towers Apts.
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1989
| 410/125
| B
|
| 34 Peachtree Bldg.
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1961
| 409/125
| B
|
| Peachtree Summit/Federal Bldg.
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1975
| 406/124
| B
|
| North Avenue Tower
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1979
| 403/123
| B
|
| Tower Place, 3361 Piedmont Rd.
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1974
| 401/122
| B
|
| First Union Bank
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1987
| 396/121
| B
|
| One American Center
| Austin, Texas, USA
| 1982
| 395/120
| B
|
| One Congress Plaza
| Austin, Texas, USA
| 1987
| 391/119
| B
|
| State Office Building
| Albany, NY, USA
| ?
| 388/118
| B
|
| Richard B. Russell, Federal Bldg.
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1978
| 383/117
| B
|
| Atlanta Hilton Hotel
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1974
| 383/117
| B
|
| Peachtree Center, Harris Bldg.
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1975
| 382/116
| B
|
| HP Bldg.
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1995
| 381/116
| B
|
| Marquis One
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1985
| 378/115
| B
|
| Marquis Two
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1987
| 378/115
| B
|
| Trust Company Bank
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1968
| 377/115
| B
|
| 260 Peachtree
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1971
| 377/115
| B
|
| Peachtree Center Cain Building
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1972
| 376/115
| B
|
| Peachtree Center Building
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1966
| 374/114
| B
|
| One Georgia Center
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1966
| 371/113
| B
|
| Mayfair Apts. Tower
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1990
| 370/113
| B
|
| Cheddar Gorge
| Avon, England
| N/A
| 370/113
| E
|
| The Campanile, 1145 Peachtree
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1987
| 367/112
| B
|
| Riverwood Tower
| Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 1989
| 362/110
| B
|
| NCNB Tower
| Austin, Texas, USA
| 1975
| 328/100
| B
|
| Statue of Liberty
| New York, NY, USA
| 1876
| 305/93
| B
|
| Hilton Hotel
| London, England
| ?
| 300/91
| B
|
| Riley Towers
| Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
| ?
| 290/88
| B
|
| Clifton Suspension Bridge
| Avon, England
| 1836-1864
| 260/79
| S
|
| Interior Dome Height of the Old Courthouse from the Floor of the Rotunda to the top of the Lantern
| England?
| ?
| 161/49
| B
|
| Whispering Gallery St. Paul's Cathederal
| London, England
| ?
| 102/31
| B
|
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Heights are measured from sidewalk level to structural top for buildings (not including television masts, radio antennas, and flag poles, which can be categorized in many ways). Note that data errors are possible and you may feel free to email me with corrections. This list is always under construction....
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