List of tallest buildings and structures
Tallest destroyed structures by category, not surpassed by existing structures
There are some destroyed architectural structures which were taller than the tallest existing structure of their type. There are also destroyed structures omitted from this list that had been surpassed in height prior to being destroyed.

List of tallest buildings and structures

Section Title: Tallest destroyed structures by category, not surpassed by existing structures
Table Section Text: There are some destroyed architectural structures which were taller than the tallest existing structure of their type. There are also destroyed structures omitted from this list that had been surpassed in height prior to being destroyed.

Category	Structure	Country	City	Height (metres)	Height (feet)	Coordinates	Remarks

Guyed mast	Warsaw Radio Mast	Poland	Gąbin	646.38	2,121	52°22′3.74″N 19°48′8.73″E / 52.3677056°N 19.8024250°E	Completed in 1974, collapsed on August 8, 1991

Scientific research tower	BREN Tower	United States	Nevada Test Site	462	1,516	36°46′50.23″N 116°14′36.9″W / 36.7806194°N 116.243583°W	Completed in 1962, demolished May 23, 2012

Guyed tubular steel mast	Shushi-Wan Omega Transmitter	Japan	Tsushima	389	1,276	34°36′53″N 129°27′13″E / 34.61472°N 129.45361°E	Completed in 1973, dismantled in 1998

Structure for scientific experiment	Smokey Shot Tower	United States	Nevada Test Site	213	700	37°11′13.63″N 116°4′7.93″W / 37.1871194°N 116.0688694°W	Guyed mast, which carried 44 kt yield nuclear bomb "Smokey" (part of operation Plumbbob) on top until its explosion on August 31, 1957

Wooden structure	Mühlacker Wood Radio Tower	Germany	Mühlacker	190	623	48°56′27.67″N 8°51′8.24″E / 48.9410194°N 8.8522889°E	Completed in 1934, destroyed on April 6, 1945, by the Germans to prevent usage by the Allies, replaced by mast radiator

Masonry building	Mole Antonelliana	Italy	Turin	167.5	549.5	45°04′8.45″N 7°41′35.62″E / 45.0690139°N 7.6932278°E	Spire destroyed by a tornado in 1953 (rebuilt since then)

Pre-Industrial era building	Lincoln Cathedral	United Kingdom	Lincoln	160	524	53°14′3.26″N 0°32′10.54″W / 53.2342389°N 0.5362611°W	Completed in 1311, spire blown off in 1549

Gasometer	Gasometer Zeche Nordstern	Germany	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	Germany	Frankfurt	120	394	50°05′50.18″N 8°41′36.81″E / 50.0972722°N 8.6935583°E	Constructed in 1961, demolished in 2013

Sentence(s)

Guyed mast surpassed Poland's 646.38 m Warsaw radio mast, which stood from 1974 to 1991, to become the tallest structure.

final_sentence: Guyed mast surpassed Poland's 646.38 m Warsaw radio mast, which stood from 1974 to 1991, to become the tallest structure.