List of towers
Towers by height
This page currently lists the top 50 towers. As a non-technical definition, the term tower describes structures having limited floor space as compared to more regular buildings. They are usually used for communications (large antenna), and often have a few floors for a observation deck or restaurant, but not continuous floors below. They operate in a niche between traditional skyscrapers and other extremely tall structures like guyed masts. They tend to offer the usefulness of unmanned TV and radio masts but with the added appeal of some high floor space for a observation deck or restaurant like many skyscrapers. Their low-floor space compared to a traditional building and higher cost compared to a mast, does offers some drawbacks however. Towers are also built for a few other purposes as well, such as for air traffic control or as a monument.
Note: list not guaranteed to be accurate or up to date, and includes structures traditionally thought of as a tower, although towers with guylines for their main structure or antenna are currently included. (For a masts listing see List of masts)
Note: includes up to 2004, this list ranked by pinnacle.
Famous towers
More Misc. Towers (loosely in order of height, incomplete)
(May be non-continuous)
| Tower | Year | Country | Pinnacle (meters \ feet)
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| Endem Broadcasting Center
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| Fernmeldeturm Bremen-Walle
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| Pitampura TV Tower
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| Rheinturm Düsseldorf
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| Sentech Tower
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| Qingdao TV Tower
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| Torre España
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| Fernmeldeturm Kiel
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| Friedrich-Clemens-Gerke Turm
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| Fernmeldeturm Münster 42
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Fernsehturm Schwerin-Zippendorf
| Tower of the Americas
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| Tortoise Mountain TV Tower
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| Torre Espacial
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| Jilin Broadcast&Television Tower
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| Guangzhou TV Tower
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| Fernsehturm Stuttgart
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| Prague - Žižkov Television Tower
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| Fernmeldeturm Mannheim
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| Fernmeldeturm Schäferberg
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| Florianturm
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| Rousse TV Tower
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| Fernsehturm auf der Hornisgrinde
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| International Saddam Tower(renamed)
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| Kherson TV Tower
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| Guangdong TV Tower
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| KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven
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| John Vorster Tower
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| KPN-tower
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| Fernmeldeturm Frauenkopf
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| Telstra Tower
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| Kamzik TV Tower
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| Dalian Radio and TV Tower
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| Calgary Tower
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| Guiyang TV Tower
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| BT Tower
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| Kuwait Towers
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| Uetlibergturm TV-tower
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| Euromast
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| Cairo Tower
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| Space Needle
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| Riyadh TV Tower
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| Zendmast Roermond
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| Zendstation Markelo
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| Reunion Tower
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| The Tower of JuChe idea
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| Washington Monument
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| Fernmeldeturm Bödefeld
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| Näsinneula Observation Tower
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| Fernmeldeturm Teutoburger Wald
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| Fernmeldeturm Heubach
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| Skylon Tower
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| Nozema TV Tower
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| Blackpool Tower
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| Fernmeldeturm Essen
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| Pamporovo TV Tower
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| Funkturm Berlin
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| Fernsehsender Eggegebirge
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| Kaknästornet TV Tower]
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| Funkturm Arsenal
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| Nozema TV Tower Goes
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| British Telecom Tower
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| Zendstation Roosendaal
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| KPN Tower
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| Tennet Tower
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| Fallturm UNI Bremen
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| Pasilan linkkitorni
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| Nozema Tower Wormer
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| Zigong TV Tower
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| Fernmeldeturm Bremerhaven-Schiffdorf
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| Tour Relais TDF
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| Fernmeldeturm Hoherodskopf,
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| VW-Tower
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| Zendstation Loon op Zand
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| Monas
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| La Cité de l'Énergie
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| Kyoto Tower
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| Funkturm Stuttgart
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| KUL Control Tower
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| Torre Entel
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| NBTel Tower
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| Radio City Tower
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| FMT 6 - Brackenheim
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| Atakule Tower
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| Pääskyvuoren linkkitorni
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| Fernmeldeturm Duisburg
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| TV-toren Ittervoort
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| Tryvannstårnet
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| Nozema Zendstation Mierlo,
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| Zendstation Megen
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| Blosenbergturm
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| Technoturm
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| Eric Williams Plaza
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| Milad Tower
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Some high rises that call themselves a tower or use "tower" in their name
Submerged free standing towers
There are many other very tall structures such as bridges and dams that are not towers. However, there are many submerged towers such as for oil platforms. The large number of towers/masts for large wind tubines are also of a unclear classification and are not listed.
Note: The term tower has a more general usage for use with many skyscrapers such as the Twin Towers.
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