World's Tallest Towers
The Towers have been built by the man since ancient times. The walls of ancient Jericho is considered one of the world's first city walls ever built, was complemented by a stone tower. Later on the different civilizations built the watchtowers as part of their fortifications to provide a high, safe and secure place from which a security guard could observe the surrounding area. In the last two millenniums all sorts of towers have been built including bell towers, clock towers, minarets and communication towers.
Following are an overview of the most famous towers in the world:
This below table contains the information about the tallest towers in the world.
Sr. No
|
Name
|
Country
|
Year
|
1
|
Dubai
|
2010
|
|
2
|
Turkey
|
1348
|
|
3
|
Georgia
|
9th century AD
|
|
4
|
Bologna, Italy
|
12th and the 13th century
|
|
5
|
Afghanistan
|
12th
|
|
6
|
Belém Tower
|
Portugal
|
16th century
|
7
|
Qutb Minar
|
Bharat
|
1386.
|
8
|
Three Pagodas
|
China
|
824-840 AD
|
9
|
CN Tower
|
Canada
|
1973 to 1976
|
10
|
Spiral Minaret
|
Iraq
|
848 – 852
|
11
|
Towers of San Gimignano
|
Italy
|
1348
|
12
|
Big Ben
|
UK
|
31 May 1859
|
13
|
Leaning Tower of Pisa
|
Italy
|
1173
|
14
|
Eiffel Tower
|
France
|
1889
|
15
|
Makkah Clock Royal Tower
|
Saudi Arabia
|
2010
|
16
|
Axum Stelae
|
Northern Ethiopia
|
300-500 AD
|
Burj Khalifa Tower
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