TOWERING MAN MADE STRUCTURES

TALLEST PARTIALLY GUYED TOWER

GERBRANDY TOWER (NETHERLANDS)

Since the bottom of the tower is free standing and the top is guyed,

the tower falls into the “partially guyed” category. It is 366.8 metres

high (1,203ft) and is used for radio and TV broadcasting.

TALLEST LATTICE TOWER

KIEV TV TOWER (UKRAINE)

Used for radio and TV broadcasting this is the tallest

freestanding lattice steel construction in the world.

It is 385 metres high (1,263ft).

TALLEST RADAR TOWER

DIMONA RADAR FACILITY (ISRAEL)

Although located in Israel, these radio towers are owned by the

United States government and track ballistic missiles through

space in order to intercept them.

They are 400 metres (1,312ft) tall.

TALLEST CHIMNEY

EKIBASTUZ GRES-2 POWER STATION (KAZAKHSTAN)

Referred to as the “cigarette lighter” by locals, this 419.7 metre

high (1,377ft) tower is the tallest chimney ever built.

TALLEST TWIN TOWERS

PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS (MALAYSIA)

A landmark of Kuala Lumpur, these twin towers were also the

tallest buildings in the world between 1998 and 2004.

They are 452 metres high (1,482ft).

TALLEST RADIO MAST

KVLY-TV MAST (UNITED STATES)

The tallest structure in the world until the Burj Khalifa took

over in 2010, this radio mast is 628.8 metres high (2,063ft).

TALLEST SELF SUPPORTING TOWER

(NOT A SKYSCRAPER)

TOKYO SKYTREE (JAPAN)

A broadcast and observation tower in Tokyo, Japan, the tower

has seismic proofing to make it resistant against earthquakes.

It is 634 metres (2,080ft) tall.

TALLEST SKYSCRAPER

BURJ KHALIFA (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)

Standing at 829.8 metres (2,722ft), the Burj Khalifa is currently the

tallest man made structure in the world.