TALLEST MAN MADE STRUCTURES

TALLEST SPHERE

ERICSSON GLOBE (SWEDEN)

Located in Stockholm, the national indoor arena of Sweden doubles as

the Sun in the Sweden Solar System, a scaled down replica of the real

solar system that covers most of the country. The sphere is

85 metres tall (279 feet).

TALLEST LIGHTHOUSE

JEDDAH LIGHT (SAUDI ARABIA)

With a height of 133 metres (436 feet) the Jeddah light is the tallest

lighthouse in the world.

TALLEST TOMB

GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA (EGYPT)

The oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza metropolis,

the Great Pyramid is 138.8 metres high (455.2 feet).

TALLEST ROLLER COASTER

KINGDA KA (UNITED STATES)

Found at Six Flags in New Jersey, at 138.98 metres (456 feet) this roller

coaster is not only the tallest in the world but also the second fastest.

TALLEST TELESCOPE

ARECIBO OBSERVATORY

(UNITED STATES)

A radio telescope located in Puerto Rico, it is 150 metres high (492 feet).

TALLEST MEMORIAL CROSS

SANTA CRUZ DEL VALLE DE LOS CAÍDOS (SPAIN)

Built to honour those who fell during the Spanish Civil War, this cross

is the world’s highest memorial cross at 152.4 metres (500 feet).

TALLEST DOME

BASILICA OF OUR LADY OF PEACE (COTE D'IVOIRE)

Inspired by the Basilica of Saint Peter in Vatican City, this basilica is

also listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest

church in the world. The dome is 158 metres high (518 feet).

TALLEST INDUSTRIAL HALL

NASA VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING (UNITED STATES)

So big that it requires special air conditioning to prevent rain clouds

from forming on the inside, the NASA Vehicle Assembly Building

is 160 metres high (525 feet).

TALLEST FERRIS WHEEL

HIGH ROLLER (UNITED STATES)

Found on the Las Vegas Strip, the High Roller is the tallest

Ferris Wheel in the world at 167.6 metres (550 feet).