These are the world's tallest structures by category.
This article requires the structure to be "topped out".
By design Among existing structures
+ Category Structure Country Location Height (meters) Height (feet) Year built CoordinatesTethered aerostat SkyGuard 6,096 20,000 2025 (movable)Spar oil platform Perdido Gulf of Mexico 2,934 9,627 2011 Floating production storage and offloading unit Turritella Gulf of Mexico 2,900 9,514 2016 Semi-submersible oil platform Independence Hub Gulf of Mexico 2,438 8,000 2007 Extended tension-leg oil platform Big Foot Gulf of Mexico 1,580 5,180 2018 Tallest structure supported by land, also tallest freestanding structure, and tallest building Burj Khalifa Dubai 829.8 2,722 2010 Compliant tower (oil platform) Petronius Gulf of Mexico 640 2,100 2000 Self-supporting tower Tokyo Skytree Tokyo 634 2,080 2011 Guyed mast KRDK-TV mast Traill County, North Dakota 627.8 2,060 1966 Highest bridge (vs ground below) Huajiang Canyon Bridge Guizhou province 625 2,051 2025 Hyperboloid structure Canton Tower Guangzhou 604 1,982 2010 Clock tower (multi-functional structure) Abraj Al Bait Mecca 601 1,972 2019 Fixed oil platform Bullwinkle Gulf of Mexico 529 1,736 1988 Gravity-based structure Troll A platform North Sea 472 1,549 1996 Mast radiator INS Kattabomman umbrella antenna Vijayanarayanam, Tamil Nadu 471 1,545 1990 Twin buildings Petronas Twin Towers Kuala Lumpur 452 1,483 1998 ; Steel building Willis Tower Chicago, Illinois 442 1,450 1974 Telecommunication, commercial Milad Tower Tehran 435 1,427 2007 Chimney Chimney of GRES-2 Power Station Ekibastuz 419.7 1,377 1987 Steel / Concrete building One World Trade Center New York, New York 417 1,368 2014 Radar Dimona Radar Facility Dimona 400 1,312 2008 ; Partially guyed tower Indosiar TV Tower Jakarta 395 1,296 2006 Electricity pylon Jintang-Cezi Overhead Powerline Link Jintang Island 380 1,247 2019 ; Building designed by women St. Regis Chicago, Illinois 363 1,191 2020 Tallest bridge (vs its supports) Changtai Yangtze River Bridge Jiangsu province 352 1,155 2025 Blaw-Knox tower (diamond cantilever tower) Lakihegy Tower Szigetszentmiklós 314 1,031 1946 Man-made dam Jinping-I Dam Yalong River 305 1,001 2013 Landmark Tower design Star Tower Cincinnati, Ohio 291 954 1991 Wind turbine DEW-18 MW-260 Shantou 274 899 2024 Elevator test tower H1 Tower Guangzhou 273.8 898 2020 Solar power tower Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Saih Al-Dahal 262 860 2020 Ferris wheel Ain Dubai Bluewater Island, Dubai 250 820 2021 Crane LR 13000 248 814 2013 (movable)Aerial tramway support tower Cat Hai – Phu Long cable car towers Hạ Long 214.8 704 2020 Jackup rig Noble Lloyd Noble 214 702 2016 (movable)Cooling tower Pingshan Power Station Huaibei 210 689 2020 Flagpole Cairo Flagpole New Administrative Capital 201.952 662.572 2021 Monument Gateway Arch St. Louis, Missouri 192 630 1965 Water tower Main tower of Kuwait Towers Kuwait City 187 614 1979 Masonry tower Anaconda Smelter Stack Anaconda, Montana 178.3 585 1919 Inclined structure Montreal Tower Montreal 175 574 1976 Obelisk San Jacinto Monument La Porte, Texas 173.7 570 1939 Power station building Niederaussem Power Station Bergheim 172 564 2002 Masonry building Mole Antonelliana Turin 167.5 550 1889 Roller coaster Falcons Flight Qiddiya City 163 535 2025 Industrial hall Vehicle Assembly Building Kennedy Space Center, Florida 160 525 1966 Air traffic control tower Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 Control Tower Sepang 141.3 463.6 2013 Swing ride Stars Flyer Dubai 140 460 2021 Drop tower Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom Jackson Township, New Jersey 139 456 2014 Tomb Great Pyramid of Giza Giza 138.8 455.2 2560 BCE Gantry crane Kockums Crane Ulsan 138 453 1974 (movable)Storage silo Swissmill Tower Zurich 118 387 2016 Gasometer Gasometer Oberhausen Oberhausen 117.5 386 1929 Currently used as an exhibition and event hallWooden structure Gliwice Radio Tower Gliwice 112 367 1935 Sphere Sphere at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, Nevada 112 366 2023 Vertical axis wind turbine Éole Gaspésie 110 361 1987 Clock tower (single function structure) Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower Birmingham 100 328 1908 Wooden building Ascent MKE Milwaukee, Wisconsin 87 284 2022 Lighthouse Île Vierge Lighthouse Finistère 82.5 271 1902 Loam building Weilburg Pisé House Weilburg 23.2 76 1828
Unsurpassed destroyed structures Category Structure Country Location Height (metres) Height (feet) Years / Notes Coordinates Guyed mast Warsaw Radio Mast Gąbin 646.38 2,121 Completed in 1974, collapsed on August 8, 1991 Scientific research tower BREN Tower Nevada Test Site 462 1,516 Completed in 1962, demolished May 23, 2012 Guyed tubular steel mast Shushi-Wan Omega Transmitter Tsushima 389 1,276 Completed in 1973, dismantled in 1998 Solar updraft tower Manzanares Solar Chimney Manzanares 195 640 Completed in 1982, the tower's guy-wires were not protected against corrosion and failed due to rust and storm winds causing the tower to collapse in 1989. Small-scale experimental model of a solar draft tower, newer proposals if built could become the tallest structure on earth. Wooden structure Mühlacker Wood Radio Tower Mühlacker 190 623 Completed in 1934, destroyed on April 6, 1945, by the Germans to prevent usage by the Allies, replaced by mast radiator Pre-Industrial era building Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln 160 524 Completed in 1311, spire blown off in 1549. Held the record until 1884. Telescope Arecibo Telescope Arecibo, Puerto Rico 150 492 Completed in 1963, collapsed on December 1, 2020 Gasometer Gasometer Zeche Nordstern Gelsenkirchen 147 482 Completed in 1938, damaged at an air raid on May 13, 1940, in such a manner that it was not usable any more and had to be demolished. Storage silo Henninger Turm Frankfurt 120 394 Constructed in 1961, demolished in 2013
By use CategoryStructureCountryLocationArchitectural topYear builtCoordinates(metres)(feet)Mixed-use* Burj Khalifa Dubai 830 2,722 2010 Industrial Petronius (oil platform) Gulf of Mexico 640 2,100 2000 Office Ping An Finance Center Shenzhen 555 1,821 2017 Residential Central Park Tower New York, New York 472.4 1,550 2020 Military Large masts of INS Kattabomman Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu 471 1,545 1990 Hotel Ciel Dubai Marina Dubai 377 1,237 2025 Scientific research tower Amazon Tall Tower Observatory São Sebastião do Uatumã 325 1,066 2015 Educational Moscow State University Moscow 240 787 1953 Hospital Outpatient Center, Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, Texas 156.05 511.8 ? ?Air cleaning Xi'an air purification tower (HSALSCS) Xi'an 2016 ?
* "Mixed-use" is defined as having three or more real estate uses (such as retail, office, hotel, etc.) that are physically and functionally integrated in a single property and are mutually supporting.Schwanke D. et al. (2003). Mixed-use Development Handbook, 2nd edition. Washington: Urban Land Institute
Religious + Category Structure Country Location Height (meters) Height (feet) Year built CoordinatesTallest religious building overall, also tallest mosque Djamaa el Djazaïr Algiers 265 870 2019 Tallest church (Catholic) Sagrada Família Barcelona 172.5 566 2026 Tallest Protestant church (Lutheran) Ulm Minster Ulm 161.5 530 1890 Buddhist building Tianning Temple Changzhou 153.79 505 2007 Memorial cross El Escorial 152.4 500 1957 Eastern Orthodox Church National Cathedral of Romania Bucharest 127 417 2025 Buddhist Stupa Shwemawdaw Pagoda Bago 125 410 1954 Anglican / Episcopal church Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury 123.1 404 1330 Dome Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro Yamoussoukro 111 364 1990 Hindu temple Chaturbhuj Temple Orchha 105 344 1500s Mormon temple Washington D.C. Temple Washington, D.C. 88 288 1974 Hindu Gopuram Murudeshwara Temple Murudeshwara 76 249 2008 Baháʼí House of Worship Baháʼí House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois Wilmette, Illinois 58.2 191 1951
Statues
Category Statue Image Location Country Completed Height of statue Height of statue + base Coordinates Tallest statue overall (of Vallabhbhai Patel) Statue of UnityOfficial Blog site of Narendra Modi Chief Minister Government of Gujarat Statue of Unity Sardar Sarovar Dam, Gujarat 2018 Tallest Buddhist statue (of Vairocana) Spring Temple Buddha 中国佛山金佛-153米卢舍那佛 – 墨宝斋 Lushan, Henan 2008 Tallest statue of Gautama Buddha Laykyun Sekkya Khatakan Taung, near Monywa, Sagaing Division 2008 Tallest Hindu statue excluding base (of Shiva) Statue of Belief Nathdwara, Rajasthan 2020 Tallest Christian statue (of Mary) Mother of All Asia – Tower of Peace Pagkilatan, Batangas City 2021 Tallest Hindu statue including base (of Vishnu and Garuda) Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park, Bali 2018 Tallest statue of Confucius Mount Ni, Shandong 2016 Tallest statue of Yang'asha Yang'asha of Guizhou Guizhou 2017 Tallest statue of Jesus Jesus Blessed Sibea-bea Sibea-bea, North Sumatra 2024 61 m (200 ft) 69 m (226 ft)
By continent Tallest structures supported by land:
Category Structure Country Location Height Years CoordinatesAsian structure, also tallest Asian building Burj Khalifa Dubai 2009 European structure (destroyed) Warsaw radio mast Gąbin 1974-1991 North American structure KRDK-TV mast (previously 629 m with flagpole) Traill County, North Dakota 627.8 m (2,060 ft) 1998 North American building One World Trade Center New York, New York 541 m (1,776 ft) 2014 European existing structure Ostankino Tower Moscow 1967 European building Lakhta Center Saint Petersburg 2019 Oceanian structure VLF transmitter Lualualei Lualualei, Hawaii 1972 Australian structure (destroyed) VLF Transmitter Woodside Woodside, Victoria 1981-2015 African structure (destroyed) Chabrier OMEGA Transmitter Saint-Paul, Réunion 1974-1999 African existing structure, also tallest African building Iconic Tower The New Capital 394 m (1,293 ft) 2024 Australian existing structure Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt Exmouth, Western Australia 1967 South American structure (destroyed) Omega Tower Trelew Golfo Nuevo 1971-1998 South American existing structure Amazon Tall Tower Observatory São Sebastião do Uatumã 2015 Oceanian building Q1 Gold Coast 2005 South American building Gran Torre Santiago Santiago 2014
See also List of tallest buildings List of tallest structures History of the world's tallest buildings History of the world's tallest structures
References
External links
Collection of many record holders on Skyscraperpage