List of tallest freestanding structures
Freestanding structures (past or present) over 350 metres (1,148 ft)

List of tallest freestanding structures

Section Title: Freestanding structures (past or present) over 350 metres (1,148 ft)
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Name	Pinnacle height (metres / feet)	Year	Type	Main use	Country	City	Remarks	Coordinates

Burj Khalifa	829.8	2,722	2010	Skyscraper	Office, residential apartments, restaurant, hotel	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Topped out in 2009	25°11′50.0″N 55°16′26.6″E / 25.197222°N 55.274056°E

Tokyo Skytree	634	2,080	2012	Communications tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission, restaurant, and cafe	Japan	Tokyo	Tallest structure in Japan. Tallest tower in the world	35°42′36.5″N 139°48′39″E / 35.710139°N 139.81083°E

Shanghai Tower	632	2,073	2016	Skyscraper	Residential, observation, office	China	Shanghai	Topped out in August 2013. Tallest structure in China and second tallest building in the world.	31°14′7.8″N 121°30′3.6″E / 31.235500°N 121.501000°E

Canton Tower	604	1,982	2010	Communications tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission, cafe, restaurant	China	Guangzhou	Topped out in 2009.	23°06′23.3″N 113°19′28.5″E / 23.106472°N 113.324583°E

Abraj Al Bait Towers	601	1,972	2011	Skyscraper	Hotel, shopping mall	Saudi Arabia	Mecca	21°25′08″N 39°49′35″E / 21.41889°N 39.82639°E

Ping An Finance Centre	599.1	1,969	2017	Skyscraper	Office, retail	China	Shenzhen	Topped out in 2015.	22°32′11.03″N 114°3′1.61″E / 22.5363972°N 114.0504472°E

Goldin Finance 117	597	1,959	2018	Skyscraper	Hotel, residential, commercial offices	China	Tianjin	Topped out in 2015, estimated completion in 2018.	39°5′20.65″N 117°4′48.82″E / 39.0890694°N 117.0802278°E

Lotte World Tower	555.65	1,823	2017	Skyscraper	Retail, residential apartments, hotel, offices, observation deck	South Korea	Seoul	Topped out in 2016. Tallest building in the OECD.	37°30′45″N 127°6′10″E / 37.51250°N 127.10278°E

CN Tower	553.3	1,815.4	1976	Communications tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission, restaurant	Canada	Toronto	Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1975–2007. Tallest freestanding structure in the western hemisphere.	43°38′30.67″N 79°23′14.27″W / 43.6418528°N 79.3872972°W

One World Trade Center	546.2	1,792	2014	Skyscraper	Office, observation, communication, cafe, restaurant	United States	New York City	Tallest freestanding structure in the United States. Second tallest in the western hemisphere.	40°42′46.8″N 74°0′48.6″W / 40.713000°N 74.013500°W

Ostankino Tower	540	1,772	1967	Communications tower	Observation, restaurant, UHF/VHF-transmission	Russia	Moscow	Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1967–1975. Tallest structure in Europe. Renovated after a fire in 2000.	55°49′11″N 37°36′42″E / 55.81972°N 37.61167°E

Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre	530	1,740	2016	Skyscraper	Office, residential, hotel	China	Guangzhou	Topped out in July 2014.	23°7′13″N 113°19′14″E / 23.12028°N 113.32056°E

Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower)	527.0	1,729	1974	Skyscraper	Office, observation, UHF/VHF-transmission, later headquarters for United Airlines	United States	Chicago	Tallest building in the world 1974–1998 (by structural height).	41°52′44.1″N 87°38′10.2″W / 41.878917°N 87.636167°W

Taipei 101	509.2	1,671	2004	Skyscraper	Multi-use	Taiwan	Taipei	Tallest skyscraper in the world 2004–2010, first skyscraper to exceed 500 m/1,640 ft in structural height.	25°02′01″N 121°33′52″E / 25.03361°N 121.56444°E

Shanghai World Financial Center	494	1,617	2008	Skyscraper	Multi-use	China	Shanghai	Tallest building in China 2007-2009.	31°14′12″N 121°30′10″E / 31.23667°N 121.50278°E

International Commerce Centre	484	1,590	2010	Skyscraper	Office	China	Hong Kong	Tallest building in Hong Kong.	22°18′12″N 114°9′37″E / 22.30333°N 114.16028°E

Oriental Pearl Tower	467.9	1,535	1994	Concrete tower	Communication tower	China	Shanghai	Tallest structure in China (including Hong Kong), 1994–2007.	31°14′30″N 121°29′42″E / 31.24167°N 121.49500°E

John Hancock Center	457.2	1,500	1969	Skyscraper	Office, residential, UHF/VHF-transmission	United States	Chicago	World's tallest mixed-use building 1969–2008.	41°53′55.68″N 87°37′22.8″W / 41.8988000°N 87.623000°W

Petronas Tower 1	452	1,483	1998	Skyscraper	Office, observation	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Tallest twin towers in the world. Tallest building in the world 1998–2004.	3°09′28.26″N 101°42′41.94″E / 3.1578500°N 101.7116500°E

Petronas Tower 2	452	1,483	1998	Skyscraper	Office, observation	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	3°09′28.26″N 101°42′41.94″E / 3.1578500°N 101.7116500°E

Greenland Square Zifeng Tower	450	1,476	2010	Skyscraper	Mixed-use	China	Nanjing	Topped-out in 2008.	32°03′44.9″N 118°46′41″E / 32.062472°N 118.77806°E

Empire State Building	449	1,474	1931	Skyscraper	Office, observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	United States	New York City	Tallest freestanding structure 1931–1967. Tallest skyscraper 1931–1973. First Skyscraper with 100+ stories.	40°44′54.0″N 73°59′09″W / 40.748333°N 73.98583°W

KK100	441.8	1,449	2011	Skyscraper	Mixed use	China	Shenzhen	22°32′47.58″N 114°6′6.63″E / 22.5465500°N 114.1018417°E

Guangzhou West Tower	440	1,444	2009	Skyscraper	Mixed use	China	Guangzhou	23°07′13″N 113°19′05″E / 23.12028°N 113.31806°E

Milad Tower	435	1,427	2003	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Iran	Tehran	35°44′40″N 51°22′30″E / 35.74444°N 51.37500°E

Marina 101	426.5	1,399	2016	Skyscraper	Hotel & Hotel Apartments	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Under construction, topped out in 2015.	22°05′22.23″N 55°08′56.12″E / 22.0895083°N 55.1489222°E

432 Park Avenue	426	1,396	2015	Skyscraper	Residential	United States	New York City	40°45′40″N 73°58′17″W / 40.76111°N 73.97139°W

Trump International Hotel and Tower	423.4	1,389	2009	Skyscraper	Hotel, condominium	United States	Chicago	41°53′20″N 87°37′36″W / 41.88889°N 87.62667°W

Jin Mao Tower	421.5	1,383	1998	Skyscraper	Hotel, office, observation	China	Shanghai	Tallest skyscraper in China, 1998–2007.	31°14′14″N 121°30′05″E / 31.23722°N 121.50139°E

Kuala Lumpur Tower	421	1,381	1995	Concrete tower	Observation, restaurant, UHF/VHF-transmission	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	03°09′10″N 101°42′12″E / 3.15278°N 101.70333°E

GRES-2 Power Station Chimney	419.7	1,377	1987	Chimney	Power station	Kazakhstan	Ekibastusz	Tallest chimney in the world.	52°01′20″N 75°28′42″E / 52.02222°N 75.47833°E

One World Trade Center (1973–2001)	417	1,368	1973	Skyscraper	Office, observation	United States	New York City	Destroyed on 11 September 2001. Tallest freestanding structure that no longer exists. Tallest building in the world 1972–1974.

Two World Trade Center	415.3	1,362	1973	Skyscraper	Office, observation	United States	New York City	Destroyed on 11 September 2001.

Tianjin Radio and Television Tower	415.2	1,362	1991	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	China	Tianjin	39°05′31″N 117°10′30″E / 39.09194°N 117.17500°E

Al Hamra Tower	414	1,358	2012	Skyscraper	Mall, offices	Kuwait	Kuwait City	Tallest carved concrete tower in the world	29°22′44″N 47°59′36″E / 29.379°N 47.9932°E

Two International Finance Centre	412.5	1,353	2003	Skyscraper	Office	China	Hong Kong	22°17′06″N 114°09′33″E / 22.28500°N 114.15917°E

Central Radio and TV Tower	405	1,329	1992	Concrete tower	Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	China	Beijing	39°55′05″N 116°18′01″E / 39.91806°N 116.30028°E

CITIC Plaza	391.1	1,283	1997	Skyscraper	Office	China	Guangzhou	23°08′40″N 113°19′10″E / 23.14444°N 113.31944°E

Zhongyuan Tower	388	1,273	2010	Concrete/steel tower	UHF/VHF-transmission	China	Zhengzhou	34°43′29″N 113°43′22″E / 34.72472°N 113.72278°E

Kiev TV Tower	385	1,263	1973	Lattice tower	UHF/VHF-transmission	Ukraine	Kiev	Tallest lattice tower in the world.	50°28′16″N 30°27′12″E / 50.47111°N 30.45333°E

Shun Hing Square	384	1,259	1996	Skyscraper	Office	China	Shenzhen	22°32′43″N 114°06′21″E / 22.54528°N 114.10583°E

Inco Superstack	380	1,250	1971	Chimney	Nickel smelter	Canada	Sudbury	Tallest chimney in the western hemisphere.	46°28′48.23″N 81°03′23.43″W / 46.4800639°N 81.0565083°W

Tuntex Sky Tower	378	1,240	1997	Skyscraper	Hotel, office, observation, UHF/VHF-transmission	Taiwan	Kaohsiung	22°36′42″N 120°18′0″E / 22.61167°N 120.30000°E

Emirates Park Towers	376	1,233	2010	Skyscraper	Residential	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	25°11′08″N 55°15′24″E / 25.1856°N 55.2566°E

Tashkent Tower	374.9	1,230	1984	Concrete/steel tower	UHF/VHF-transmission, observation	Uzbekistan	Tashkent	41°20′44.05″N 69°17′4.57″E / 41.3455694°N 69.2846028°E

Central Plaza	374	1,227	1992	Skyscraper	Office	China	Hong Kong	22°16′48″N 114°10′25″E / 22.28000°N 114.17361°E

Liberation Tower	372	1,220	1993	Concrete tower	UHF/VHF-transmission, observation	Kuwait	Kuwait City	29°22′05.8″N 47°58′29.83″E / 29.368278°N 47.9749528°E

Almaty Tower	371.5	1,219	1983	Steel tower	UHF/VHF-transmission	Kazakhstan	Alma-Ata	Tallest free-standing tubular steel structure.	43°13′44″N 76°58′34″E / 43.22889°N 76.97611°E

4th Chimney of Homer City Generating Station	371	1,217	1977	Chimney	Power station	United States	Homer City, Pennsylvania	40°30′39″N 79°11′37″W / 40.51083°N 79.19361°W

Kennecott Smokestack	370.4	1,215	1974	Chimney	Copper smelter	United States	Magna, Utah	Tallest free-standing structure west of the Mississippi River.	40°43′18″N 112°11′52″W / 40.72167°N 112.19778°W

Chimney of Beryozovskaya GRES	370	1,214	1985	Chimney	Power station	Russia	Sharypovo, Krasnoyarsk Krai	Tallest chimney in Russia.	55°34′46″N 89°04′21″E / 55.57944°N 89.07250°E

Riga Radio and TV Tower	368.5	1,209	1987	Steel tower	UHF/VHF-transmission, observation	Latvia	Riga	Tallest structure in the European Union.	56°55′26″N 24°08′14″E / 56.92389°N 24.13722°E

Berliner Fernsehturm	368	1,207	1969	Concrete tower	Restaurant, UHF/VHF-transmission, observation	Germany	Berlin	Tallest structure in Germany.	52°31′15″N 13°24′34″E / 52.52083°N 13.40944°E

2nd Chimney of Mitchell Power Plant	367.6	1,206	1968	Chimney	Power station	United States	Moundsville, West Virginia	39°54′32.16″N 80°45′41.53″W / 39.9089333°N 80.7615361°W

Bank of China Tower	367.4	1,205	1990	Skyscraper	Office	China	Hong Kong	First skyscraper outside the United States to exceed 1,000 ft (305 metres) in height.	22°16′45″N 114°09′41″E / 22.27917°N 114.16139°E

Bank of America Tower (New York City)	366	1,200	2009	Skyscraper	Office	United States	New York City	40°45′19″N 73°59′03″W / 40.75528°N 73.98417°W

Trbovlje Chimney	360	1,183	1976	Chimney	Power station	Slovenia	Trbovlje	Tallest chimney in Europe.	46°07′33.37″N 15°03′43.23″E / 46.1259361°N 15.0620083°E

Almas Tower	360	1,181	2008	Skyscraper	Office	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	25°4′8.25″N 55°8′28.34″E / 25.0689583°N 55.1412056°E

The Pinnacle	360	1,181	2011	Skyscraper	Mixed use	China	Guangzhou	23°07′40″N 113°19′05″E / 23.1278°N 113.3180°E

Endesa Termic	356	1,168	1974	Chimney	Power station	Spain	As Pontes, Galicia	43°26′29″N 7°51′45.50″W / 43.44139°N 7.8626389°W

SEG Plaza	355.8	1,167	2000	Skyscraper	Office	China	Shenzhen	22°32′39.5″N 114°04′57.5″E / 22.544306°N 114.082639°E

First Canadian Place	355	1,165	1975	Skyscraper	Office, UHF/VHF-transmission	Canada	Toronto	Tallest skyscraper in Canada.	43°38′55″N 79°22′54″W / 43.64861°N 79.38167°W

Emirates Office Tower	354.6	1,163	2000	Skyscraper	Office	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	25°07′49″N 55°09′57″E / 25.13028°N 55.16583°E

Chimney of Phoenix Copper Smelter	351.5	1,153	1995	Chimney	Copper smelter	Romania	Baia Mare	Tallest structure in Romania.	47°39′10.5″N 23°36′19.4″E / 47.652917°N 23.605389°E

Stratosphere Tower	350.2	1,149	1996	Concrete tower	Observation, ride	United States	Las Vegas	Tallest Observation Tower in the United States.	36°08′50.59″N 115°9′19.4″W / 36.1473861°N 115.155389°W

Colombo Lotus Tower	350	1,150	2018	Concrete tower	Communication, Observation	Sri Lanka	Colombo	Tallest structure in Sri Lanka.	06°55′37″N 79°51′30″E / 6.92694°N 79.85833°E

3rd Chimney of Syrdarya Power Plant	350	1,148	1980	Chimney	Power station	Uzbekistan	Shirin	40°13′41″N 69°6′2″E / 40.22806°N 69.10056°E

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Ostankino Tower surpassed the Empire State Building to become the tallest free-standing structure in the world.
Ostankino Tower surpassed the Empire State Building to become the tallest free-standing structure in the world.
Ostankino Tower surpassed the Empire State Building to become the tallest free-standing structure in the world.

final_sentence: Ostankino Tower surpassed the Empire State Building to become the tallest free-standing structure in the world.
final_sentence: Ostankino Tower surpassed the Empire State Building to become the tallest free-standing structure in the world.
final_sentence: Ostankino Tower surpassed the Empire State Building to become the tallest free-standing structure in the world.