Claim: Zendstation Smilde when completed, was one of the highest structures in Europe towering at 270 m and after the fire in 2011 the collapsed tower was rebuilt in 2012 to a height of 303 m.
Evidence: When first built, the tower, including the mast, was 270 metres high. The structure is similar to the Gerbrandy Tower (IJsselstein), and consists of an 80-metre-high reinforced concrete tower and, until a fire accident on July 15, 2011, had a guyed tubular mast mounted on top. After rebuilding the collapsed tower in 2012, the new height is 303 metres. 1889 1933 1939 1946 1949 1961 1963 1967 1974 1991 312 m (1,024 ft) 314 m (1,030 ft) 337 m (1,106 ft) 314 m (1,030 ft) 335 m (1,099 ft) 382.5 m (1,255 ft) 412 m (1,352 ft) 540.1 m (1,772 ft) 646.38 m (2,120.7 ft) 540.1 m (1,772 ft) 350 m (1,150 ft) 350 m (1,150 ft) 350 m (1,150 ft) 350 m (1,150 ft) 350 m (1,150 ft) 1991 Galich TV Mast Polykovichi TV Mast Novaya Strazha TV Mast Smetanichi TV Mast HWU transmitter, central mast Eiffel Tower Lakihegy Tower Deutschlandsender Herzberg/Elster Lakihegy Tower Raszyn radio transmitter Gerbrandy Tower Longwave radio mast Hellissandur Ostankino Tower Warsaw Radio Mast Ostankino Tower The following is a list of structures that were historically the tallest in Europe. This list of tallest buildings in Europe ranks skyscrapers in Europe by height exceeding 150 meters. Zendstation Smilde, also known as the CJ2 Data tower (Dutch: CJ2 Datatoren) is a tall partially guyed tower in Hoogersmilde, the Netherlands, built in 1959, for directional radio services and TV and FM-transmissions. Architectural details do not include antenna masts. This article contains data about Dutch buildings of 100 meters and taller. A non-exhaustive list of the tallest completed structures in the Netherlands.