Burj Khalifa Tower
List of World's Tallest Buildings
The world's tallest structure is the 828 m (2,717 ft) tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The building gained the official title of "Tallest Building in the World" at its opening on 4 January 2010. It is taller than any other man-made structure ever built.
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, an organization that certifies buildings as the "World’s Tallest", recognizes a building only if at least fifty percent of its height is made up of floor plates containing habitable floor area. Structures that do not meet this criterion, such as the CN Tower, are defined as "towers".
There are dozens of radio and television broadcasting towers which measure over 600 metres (about 2,000 ft) in height, and only the tallest are recorded in publicly available information sources.
Category
|
Structure
|
Country
|
City
|
Height (Met)
|
Height (Feet)
|
Year Build
|
Skyscraper
|
Burj Khalifa
|
UAE
|
Dubai
|
828
|
2,717
|
2010
|
Guyed Mast
|
KVLY-TV mast
|
USA
|
Blanchard, North Dakota
|
628.8
|
2,063
|
1963
|
Concrete tower
|
Canton Tower
|
China
|
Guangzhou
|
600
|
1,968
|
2010
|
Scientific research
|
BREN Tower
|
USA
|
Nevada Test Site
|
462
|
1,516
|
1962
|
Mast radiator
|
Lualualei VLF transmitter
|
USA
|
Lualualei
|
458
|
1,503
|
1962
|
Twin towers
|
Petronas Twin Towers
|
Malaysia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
452
|
1,482
|
1998
|
Chimney
|
GRES-2 Power Station
|
Kazakhstan
|
Ekibastusz
|
419.7
|
1,377
|
1987
|
Radar
|
Dimona Radar Facility
|
Israel
|
Dimona
|
400
|
1,312
|
2008
|
Lattice tower
|
Kiev TV Tower
|
Ukraine
|
Kiev
|
385
|
1,263
|
1973
|
Partially guyed tower
|
Gerbrandy Tower
|
Netherlands
|
IJsselstein
|
366.8
|
1,203
|
1961
|
Guyed tubular steel mast
|
TV Tower Vinnytsia
|
Ukraine
|
Vinnytsia
|
354
|
1,161
|
1961
|
Electricity pylon
|
Yangtze River Crossing
|
China
|
Jiangyin
|
346.5
|
1,137
|
2004
|
Bridge pillar
|
Millau Viaduct
|
France
|
Millau
|
342
|
1,122
|
2004
|
Dam
|
Nurek Dam
|
Tajikistan
|
Nurek
|
300
|
984[7]
|
1980
|
Concrete dam
|
Grande Dixence Dam
|
Switzerland
|
Val d'Hérens
|
285
|
935[8]
|
1965
|
Electricity pylon built of concrete
|
Nanjing Yangtze River Crossing
|
China
|
Nanjing
|
257
|
843
|
1992
|
Clock tower
|
NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building
|
Japan
|
Tokyo
|
240
|
790
|
2000
|
Electricity pylon for DC
|
Wuhan Yangtze River Crossing
|
China
|
Wuhan
|
229
|
751
|
2003
|
Minaret
|
Hassan II Mosque
|
Morocco
|
Casablanca
|
210
|
689
|
1993
|
Wind turbine
|
Wind Turbine Laasow
|
Germany
|
Laasow, Brandenburg
|
205
|
673
|
2006
|
Cooling tower
|
Niederaussem Power Station
|
Germany
|
Niederaussem
|
200
|
656
|
2003
|
Monument
|
Gateway Arch
|
United States
|
St. Louis, Missouri
|
192
|
630
|
1965
|
Masonry tower
|
Anaconda Smelter Stack
|
United States
|
Anaconda, Montana
|
178.3
|
585
|
1919
|
Stadium
|
Olympic Stadium
|
Canada
|
Montreal
|
175
|
574
|
1976
|
Obelisk
|
San Jacinto Monument
|
United States
|
La Porte, Texas
|
173.7
|
570
|
1939
|
Church building
|
Chicago Temple Building
|
United States
|
Chicago
|
173
|
568
|
1924
|
Masonry building
|
Mole Antonelliana
|
Italy
|
Torino
|
167
|
548
|
1889
|
Ferris wheel
|
Singapore Flyer
|
Singapore
|
Singapore
|
165
|
541.3
|
2008
|
Church tower
|
Ulm Minster
|
Germany
|
Ulm
|
162
|
530
|
1890
|
Flagpole, free-standing
|
National Flag Square
|
Azerbaijan
|
Baku
|
162[9]
|
530
|
2010
|
Industrial hall
|
Vehicle Assembly Building
|
United States
|
Kennedy Space Center
|
160
|
525
|
1966
|
Dome
|
Dome of the Basilica
|
Côte d'Ivoire
|
Yamoussoukro
|
158
|
518
|
1990
|
Memorial cross
|
Santa Cruz del Valle de los
|
Spain
|
El Escorial
|
152.4
|
500
|
1957
|
Roller coaster
|
Kingda Ka
|
United States
|
Jackson, New Jersey
|
138.98
|
456
|
2005
|
Tomb
|
Great Pyramid of Giza
|
Egypt
|
Giza, Cairo
|
138.8
|
455.2
|
2560 BCE
|
Air traffic control tower
|
Airport control tower
|
Thailand
|
Bangkok
|
132.2
|
433.7
|
2006
|
Statue (including pedestal)
|
Bronze Buddha Statue
|
Japan
|
Ushiku
|
120
|
394
|
1995
|
Storage silo
|
Henninger Turm
|
Germany
|
Frankfurt
|
120
|
394
|
1961
|
Sculpture
|
Spire of Dublin
|
Ireland
|
Dublin
|
120
|
393
|
2003
|
Wooden structure
|
Gliwice Radio Tower
|
Poland
|
Gliwice
|
118
|
387
|
1935
|
Aerial tramway support tower
|
Pillar of third section
|
Austria
|
Kaprun
|
113.6
|
373
|
1966
|
Electricity pylon for single phase AC
|
Traction Current Powerline
|
Germany
|
Germany
|
111
|
364
|
?
|
Lighthouse
|
Yokohama Marine Tower
|
Japan
|
Yokohama
|
106
|
348
|
1961
|
Sphere
|
Ericsson Globe
|
Sweden
|
Stockholm
|
85
|
279
|
1989
|
Statue
|
The Mamayev Monument
|
Russia
|
Volgograd
|
82
|
269
|
1967
|
Brick lighthouse
|
Lighthouse of Genoa
|
Italy
|
Genoa
|
77
|
253
|
1128
|
Brick minaret
|
Qutub Minar
|
India
|
Delhi
|
72.5
|
237.8
|
1386
|
Electricity pylon,
|
Pylon 310 of powerline
|
Switzerland
|
Littau
|
59.5
|
195.2
|
1990
|
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