List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
Timeline of world's tallest freestanding structures
Columns: Name | Country | Town | Height metres / ft | Structural type | Held record
Great Pyramid of Giza | Egypt | Giza | 146 / 480 | Mausoleum | 2570 BC–1311 | Lincoln Cathedral | England | Lincoln | 159.7 / 524 | Church | 1311–1549 | St. Mary's Church | Germany | Stralsund | 151 / 500 | Church | 1549–1647 | Strasbourg Cathedral | Germany and/or France (today France) | Strasbourg | 142 / 470 | Church | 1647–1874 | St Nikolai | Germany | Hamburg | 147.3 / 483 | Church | 1874–1876 | Notre-Dame Cathedral | France | Rouen | 151 / 500 | Church | 1876–1880 | Cologne Cathedral | Germany | Cologne | 157.4 / 516 | Church | 1880–1884 | Washington Monument | United States | Washington, D.C. | 169.3 / 555 | Monument | 1884–1889 | Eiffel Tower | France | Paris | 300.6 / 986 | Tower | 1889–1930 | Chrysler Building | United States | New York City | 319 / 1,046 | Skyscraper | 1930–1931 | Empire State Building | United States | New York City | 448 / 1,472 | Skyscraper | 1931–1967 | Ostankino Tower | Russia | Moscow | 540 / 1,772 | Tower | 1967–1976 | CN Tower | Canada | Toronto | 553 / 1,815 | Tower | 1976–2007 | Burj Khalifa | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 829.8 / 2,722 | Skyscraper | 2007–present