List of the tallest structures of their time

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This list consists of three parts. In the list of each category, all buildings are listed chronologically that were the tallest structure in the world or the tallest building in the world at a given time .

High-rise buildings according to the official height

time height Surname construction time city country Remarks
since 2007 828 m Burj Khalifa 2004-2010 Dubai United Arab Emirates Higher than Taipei 101 since July 2007, final height reached on January 17, 2009, record only recognized when opening on January 4, 2010
800 m
700 m
600 m
2004-2007 508 m Taipei 101 1999-2004 Taipei Taiwan Up to the roof 448 m high, official height is only reached with a tip
500 m
1998-2004 452 m Petronas Towers 1992-1998 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia The official height is only reached by peaks, up to the roof 378 m high
1974-1998 442 m Sears Tower 1971-1974 Chicago United States The official height only applies to the roof, a total of 527 m high (with antenna)
1972-1974 417 m World Trade Center 1 (north tower) 1966-1972 New York City United States Official height only applies to the roof, including antenna 527 m; Destroyed in a terrorist attack in 2001
400 m
1931-1972 381 m Empire State Building 1930-1931 New York City United States Height only applies to the roof, with antenna 443 m high. It was also the first building to have more than 100 floors.
1930-1931 319 m Chrysler Building 1928-1930 New York City United States
300 m
1930 (April - May) 283 m Bank of Manhattan Company Building 1929-1930 New York City United States
1913-1930 241 m Woolworth Building 1910-1913 New York City United States
1909-1913 213 m Metropolitan Life Tower 1907-1909 New York City United States
200 m
1908-1909 187 m Singer Building 1906-1908 New York City United States Demolished in 1968
1899-1908 119 m Park Row Building 1896-1899 New York City United States
1894-1899 106 m Manhattan Life Insurance Building 1893-1894 New York City United States Demolished in 1964
1883–1894 (longer if necessary) clear> 100 m Palace of Justice 1866-1883 Brussels Belgium The height of the structure at that time was between more than 100 and about 125 m, depending on the measurement method. There is no contemporary information on the total height.
100 m
1875-1883 70 m Western Union Telegraph Building 1872-1875 New York City United States Demolished in 1914
1869-1875 60 m Fat college 1863-1869 Edinburgh Scotland
1864-1869 59 m Old Courthouse 1839-1864 St. Louis United States
1620-1864 57 m Augsburg City Hall 1615-1620 augsburg Germany

Non-guyed structures according to absolute height

time height Surname construction time city country comment
since 2007 830 m Burj Khalifa 2004-2010 Dubai United Arab Emirates Higher than CN Tower since September 2007, reaching final height on January 17th, 2009. Opened in January 2010. Height without antenna is 828 m.
800 m
700 m
600 m
1975-2007 553 m CN Tower 1973-1975 Toronto Canada  
1967-1975 537 m Ostankino tower 1963-1967 Moscow Russia In 2003 consideration was given to equipping the tower with a new antenna. After that the height would have been 577 m
500 m
1931-1967 443 m Empire State Building 1930-1931 New York City United States Most famous building in the city, without antenna 381 m, after antenna renovation in 1984 the antenna height is 443 m
400 m
1930-1931 319 m Chrysler Building 1928-1930 New York City United States  
1889-1930 300 m Eiffel Tower 1887-1889 Paris France since 1959 with antenna 324 m
300 m
200 m
1884-1889 169.3 m Washington Monument 1848-1884 Washington, DC United States Built according to plans by Robert Mills (1781–1855)
1880-1884 157 m Cologne cathedral 1248-1880 Cologne Germany  
1876-1880 151 m Rouen Cathedral around 1200–1876 Rouen France The crossing tower made of cast iron
1874-1876 147 m St. Nikolai 1846-1874 Hamburg Germany A previous building at roughly the same location had a tower 135 m high from 1517 to 1589
1647? -1874 142 m Strasbourg Cathedral 1176–1439 (?) Strasbourg France / Germany From 1647 at the latest, the Strasbourg Cathedral was the tallest building for 230 years. If the unsecured heights of the sunken towers in Lincoln and Stralsund are incorrect, Strasbourg had been the tallest building since the completion of its tower (1439 or the end of the 15th century).
1549? –1647? 151 m (?) St. Mary's Church 1382-1485 Stralsund Germany According to an unsecured tradition, the gothic pointed helmet from 1485, which is 151 m high, was destroyed by lightning in 1647 and replaced by a baroque hood in 1708, which gives the tower its current height of 104 m.
1311? -1549? 159.7 m (?) Lincoln Cathedral 1072-1311 Lincoln England According to unsecured tradition, the helmet of the tower, which is 159.7 m high, was destroyed by a storm in 1549 and was later replaced by a flat end.
around 2570 BC Chr.
- 1311		 147 m
137 m		 Cheops pyramid around 2600 BC Chr. Giza Egypt Due to partial removal, the originally 146.70 m high pyramid is now only 137 m high. However, sometimes the pyramid is not viewed as a free-standing building. Then from 280 BC Until 1311 the lighthouse of Alexandria with approx. 115-135 m as the highest structure on earth. Compare also: Kanischka Stupa (details go up to 200 m)
around 2600 BC BC
- around 2570 BC Chr.
 104-105 m Red pyramid of Sneferu around 2600 BC Chr. Dahshur Egypt
around 2600 BC Chr. 101-105 m Bent pyramid of Sneferu around 2600 BC Chr. Dahshur Egypt
around 2600 BC Chr. 92 m Meidum pyramid of Sneferu around 2600 BC Chr. Meidum Egypt
around 2690 BC BC
- around 2600 BC Chr.
 62.5 m Djoser pyramid around 2690 BC Chr. Saqqara Egypt

Buildings in total according to absolute height

time height Surname construction time city country comment
since 2008 830 m Burj Khalifa 2004-2010 Dubai United Arab Emirates The tallest structure in the world since March 2008, its final height reached on January 17, 2009.
800 m
700 m
1991-2008 628.8 m KVLY mast 1963 Fargo United States After the collapse of the Warsaw Radio mast, it became the tallest structure in the world for 17 years
1974-1991 646.38 m Radio tower in Warsaw 1974 Konstantynów Poland Collapsed in 1991 while renovating
1963-1974 628.8 m KVLY mast 1963 Fargo United States  
600 m
1963-1963 534 m WIMZ-FM transmission mast (WBIR transmission mast) 1963 Knoxville, Tennessee United States
1962-1963 533 m WTVM television broadcast mast (WTVM / WRBL mast) 1962 Cusseta, Georgia United States
1960–1962 511.1 m KFVS transmission mast 1960 Cape Girardeau, Missouri United States
500 m
1959-1960 493.5 m WGME transmission mast (WGAN transmission mast) 1959 Raymond, Maine United States
1956-1959 490.7 m KSWS / KOBR transmission mast 1956 Caprock, New Mexico United States Collapsed during a storm in 1960 and was rebuilt that same year
1954-1956 480.5 m KWTV transmission mast 1954 Oklahoma City , Oklahoma United States
1931-1954 449 m Empire State Building 1930-1931 New York City United States Without the antenna built in 1951, 381 m
400 m
1930-1931 319 m Chrysler Building 1928-1930 New York City United States  
1889-1930 300 m Eiffel Tower 1887-1889 Paris France since 1959 with antenna 324 m
300 m
200 m
1884-1889 169.3 m Washington Monument 1848-1884 Washington, DC United States Built according to plans by Robert Mills (1781–1855)
1880-1884 157 m Cologne cathedral 1248-1880 Cologne Germany  
1876-1880 151 m Rouen Cathedral around 1200–1874 Rouen France  
1874-1876 147 m St. Nikolai 1846-1874 Hamburg Germany 1517–1589 owned a tower 135 m high  
1647-1874 142 m Strasbourg Cathedral 1176-1439 Strasbourg France / Germany From 1647 at the latest, perhaps as early as the 15th century, the Strasbourg Cathedral was the tallest building for 230 years.
1625? –1647? 151 m (?) St. Mary's Church 1382-1485 Stralsund Germany According to an unsecured tradition, the gothic pointed helmet from 1485, which is 151 m high, was destroyed by lightning in 1647 and replaced by a baroque hood in 1708, which gives the tower its current height of 104 m.
1311? -1549? 159.7 m (?) Lincoln Cathedral 1072-1311 Lincoln England According to unsecured records, the 159.7 m high tower collapsed in 1549.
around 2570 BC Chr.
- 1311		 147 m
137 m		 Cheops pyramid around 2600 BC Chr. Giza Egypt Due to partial removal, the originally 146.70 m high pyramid is now only 137 m high. (see also above )
around 2600 BC BC
- around 2570 BC Chr.
 104-105 m Red pyramid of Sneferu around 2600 BC Chr. Dahshur Egypt
around 2600 BC Chr. 101-105 m Bent pyramid of Sneferu around 2600 BC Chr. Dahshur Egypt
around 2600 BC Chr. 92 m Meidum pyramid of Sneferu around 2600 BC Chr. Meidum Egypt
around 2690 BC BC
- around 2600 BC Chr.
 62.5 m Djoser pyramid around 2690 BC Chr. Saqqara Egypt

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