List of tallest chimneys

This is a list of the tallest chimneys of the world.

Use

Although many kinds of industrial facilities have tall chimneys most of the chimneys with heights of 200 metres and more are part of thermal, especially coal-fired power stations. Only a few smelters, steel mills, chemical factories and oil refineries use such tall chimneys.

Timeline of world's tallest chimney

Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, tall chimneys were built, at the beginning with bricks, and later also of concrete or steel. Although chimneys never held the absolute height record, they are among the tallest free-standing architectural structures and often hold national records (as tallest free-standing or as overall tallest structure of a country).

Held record Name and location Completed Height (m) Height (ft) Notes
FromTo
18201835Chimney of North Lotts Glass Bottle Company, Dublin, Ireland[1]18203095
18351842Adams' Soap Works Chimney, Smethwick, Birmingham, England, UK[1]SepOct 183697.5312
18421859Tennant's Stalk, Glasgow, Scotland, UK[1]29 June 1842132.7435.5Destroyed by lightning in 1922
18591889Port Dundas Townsend Chimney, Glasgow, Scotland, UK[1]6 October 1859132.5435
18851889Langer Emil, Mechernich, Germany19 September 1885134.6442demolished on October 28th, 1961
18891908Halsbrücker Esse, Halsbrücke, Germany28 October 1889140459
19081914The Big Stack, Great Falls, Montana, USA23 November 1908154.8508Demolished in 1982
19141916Hitachi Smelter and Refinery Stack, Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan[2]13 March 1914155.7511Partially collapsed in 1993
19161917Saganoseki Smelter and Refinery First Stack, Saganoseki, Ōita, Japan[3]November 1916167.6550Demolished in 2013
19171919Ruston Smelter Stack, Ruston, Washington, USA1917174.0571Demolished 17 January 1993
19191937Anaconda Smelter Stack, Anaconda, Montana, USA5 May 1919178.3585Tallest chimney built of bricks
19371951Lead Smelter Chimney of American Smelting and Refining Co, Selby, California, USA[4]1937184.7606Possibly Demolished in 1972-73
19511954Lead Smelter Chimney of American Smelting and Refining Co, El Paso, Texas, USA1950-51183 or 186600[5][6] or 611'8"[7][8][9]Conflicting information on actual height or the chimney's height may have been subsequently reduced. Demolished in April 2013
19541962INCO Copper Cliff Nickel Refinery Stack, Sudbury, Ontario,[10] Canada1954194637
19621966Chimney of Schilling Power Station, Stade, Germany1962220722Demolished in 2006[11]
19661967Chimney of Kashira Power Plant, Kashira, USSR (now Russia)1966[12][13]250820
19671967Chimney of American Smelting and Refining Co, El Paso, Texas, USA[14]30 January 1967252.5828Demolished in April 2013
19671968Chimney of Lippendorf Power Station, Neukieritzsch, Germany1967300984Demolished in 2005
19681971Chimney of Mitchell Power Plant, Moundsville, West Virginia, USA[15][16]26 October 1968367.61206
19711987Inco Superstack, Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada19713801247
1987GRES-2 Power Station, Ekibastuz, USSR (now Kazakhstan)1987419.71377

Hamon Custodis claims to have built a 707-foot[9] 215.5 meter stack in 1953[17] but there are no references to the location or client of this/these stack(s). Skyscraperpage indicates the 846 ft 258 m Chimney of Omskaya Cogeneration Plant #4 was built in 1965[18] but it's likely that this date is referring to the construction of the first section of the plant with the smaller chimney. No other references or information can be found to corroborate this claim.

Current

Name Pinnacle height Year Country Town Remarks
Chimney of GRES-2 Power Station1377 ft419.7 m1987 KazakhstanEkibastuzTallest chimney in the world[19]
Inco Superstack1250 ft380.1 m1971 CanadaSudbury, OntarioTallest chimney in the Western Hemisphere[20]
4th Chimney of Homer City Generating Station1217 ft371 m1977 United StatesHomer City, PennsylvaniaTallest chimney in the United States
Kennecott Smokestack1215 ft370.4 m1974 United StatesMagna, UtahTallest chimney west of the Mississippi
Chimney of Berezovskaya GRES1214 ft370 m1985 RussiaSharypovoTallest chimney in Russia
2nd Chimney of Mitchell Power Plant1206 ft367.6 m1968 United StatesMoundsville, West VirginiaTallest chimney in the world upon completion from 1968 to 1972 when the INCO superstack was built.
Trbovlje Chimney1181 ft360 m1976 SloveniaTrbovljeTallest chimney in Europe[21]
Chimney of Endesa Power Station1168 ft356 m1974 SpainAs Pontes, Galicia[22]
Chimney of Phoenix Copper Smelter1153 ft351.5 m1995 RomaniaBaia MareTallest structure in Romania[23]
3rd Chimney of Syrdarya Power Plant1148 ft[24]350 m1980 UzbekistanShirin
Chimney of Teruel Power Plant1125 ft343 m1981 SpainTeruel
Chimney of Plomin Power Station1116 ft[25]340 m1999 CroatiaPlomin
Chimney of Mountaineer Power Plant1103 ft336.2 m1980 United StatesNew Haven, West Virginia
4th Сhimney of Reftinskaya GRES1083 ft330 m1979 RussiaReftinsky
Chimney of Zuevska thermal power station1083 ft330 m1981 UkraineZuhres, Donetsk Oblast[26]
2nd chimney of Ekibastuz GRES-11083 ft330 m1982 KazakhstanEkibastuz[26]
Chimney of Novo-Angrenskaya Power Plant1083 ft330 m[27]1985 UzbekistanOlmaliq, Angren
Chimney of Moldavskaya GRES-51083 ft330 m1987[28] MoldovaDnestrovsc[29]
2 Chimneys of Permskaya GRES1083 ft330 m1982[30]/1990[31] RussiaDobryanka
Chimney of Kharkiv TEC-51083 ft330 m1991 UkraineKharkiv
3rd Сhimney of Primorskaya GRES1083 ft330 m1990 RussiaLuchegorsk
Chimney of Pirdop copper smelter and refinery1066 ft325 m1987 BulgariaPirdop
Chimney of Maritsa Iztok-3 Power Station1065 ft324.6 m1980[32] BulgariaStara Zagora
2 Chimneys of Maritsa Iztok-2 Power Station1065 ft324.6 m1977[33]/1980[34] BulgariaStara Zagora№2, №3
2 Chimneys of Vuhlehirska thermal power plant1050 ft320 m1971[35]/1975 UkraineSvitlodarsk
2 Chimneys of Zaporozhskaya GRES1050 ft320 m1972/1975[36] UkraineEnerhodar[37][37]
2 Chimneys of Ryazanskaya GRES1050 ft320 m1973/1980 RussiaNovomichurinsk
3rd Chimney of Kostromskaya GRES1050 ft320 m1980 RussiaVolgorechensk
2 Chimneys of Azerbaijan Thermal Power Plant1050 ft320 m[38]1981/1990 AzerbaijanMingachevirTallest free-standing structure west of the South Caucasus
2 Chimneys of Kirishskaya GRES1050 ft320 m1984/1986 RussiaKirishi[26]
Chimney of Rockport Power Plant1038 ft316.4 m1984 United StatesRockport, Indiana
Chimney of Ugljevik Power Plant1017 ft310 m1985 Bosnia and HerzegovinaUgljevik
Chimney of Armstrong Power Plant1011 ft308.15 m1982 United StatesKittanning, Pennsylvania
Chimney of Buschhaus Power Station1007 ft307 m1984 GermanyHelmstedt, Lower Saxony
Chimney of Jaworzno Power Station1004 ft306 m1977 PolandJaworzno
Chimney of Trepça Lead Smelter1004 ft306 m1972 KosovoTrepça[39]
Chimney of Harrison Power Station Scrubber1001 ft305 m1994 United StatesHaywood, West Virginia
Chimney of Robert W Scherer Power Plant1001 ft305 m1983/1985 United StatesJuliette, Georgia
Chimney of Independence Power Plant1001 ft305 m1983 United StatesNewark, Arkansas
Chimney of Kyger Creek Power Plant1001 ft305 m1980 United StatesCheshire, Ohio
Chimney of White Bluff Power Plant1001 ft305 m1980 United StatesPine Bluff, Arkansas
Chimney of Harllee Branch Power Plant1001 ft305 m1978 United StatesMilledgeville, GeorgiaDemolished in 2016
Chimney of Widows Creek Power Plant1001 ft305 m1977 United StatesStevenson, Alabama
Chimney of Hal B. Wansley Power Plant1001 ft305 m1976 United StatesCarrollton, Georgia
Chimney of Kingston Power Plant Units 1-5[40]1001 ft305 m1976 United StatesKingston, Tennessee
Chimney of Kingston Power Plant Units 6-9[41]1001 ft305 m1976 United StatesKingston, Tennessee
Chimney of Harrison Power Station Units 1+2[42]1001 ft305 m1972 United StatesHaywood, West Virginia
Chimney of Harrison Power Station Units 2+3[43]1001 ft305 m1973 United StatesHaywood, West Virginia
Chimney of Cumberland Fossil Plant Unit 1[44]1001 ft305 m1970 United StatesCumberland City, Tennessee
Chimney of Cumberland Fossil Plant Unit 2[45]1001 ft305 m1970 United StatesCumberland City, Tennessee
Chimney of W. H. Sammis Power Plant, Unit 71001 ft305 m1970 United StatesStratton, Ohio
Chimney of Conemaugh Generating Station Unit 1[46]1001 ft305 m1970 United StatesSeward, Pennsylvania
Chimney of Conemaugh Generating Station Unit 2[47]1001 ft305 m1971 United StatesSeward, Pennsylvania
Chimney of Hayden Smelter1001 ft305 m197? United StatesHayden, Arizona
1st Chimney of[48] Plant Bowen Coal1001 ft305 m1975 United StatesCartersville, Georgia
2nd Chimney of[49] Plant Bowen Coal1001 ft305 m1975 United StatesCartersville, Georgia
Chimney of Chvaletice Power Station1001 ft305 m1977 Czech RepublicChvaletice
1st Chimney of Pleasants Power Plant1000 ft304.8 m1979[50] United StatesBelmont, West Virginia
2nd Chimney[51] of Pleasants Power Plant1000 ft304.8 m1980 United StatesBelmont, West Virginia
Chimney of Cardinal Power Plant, Unit 31000 ft304.8 m1977 United StatesBrilliant, Ohio
Chimney of Power Plant Scholven991 ft302 m1975 GermanyGelsenkirchen
Chimney of Power Plant Chemnitz990 ft301.8 m1984 GermanyChemnitz
Chimney of SASOL III Synthetic Fuel Production Plant988 ft301 m1979 South AfricaSecundaTallest chimney in the Southern Hemisphere
Chimney of Volzhskaya TEC-2986 ft300.7 m1988 RussiaVolzhsky
Chimney of Orot Rabin984 ft300 m1997 IsraelHadera
Chimney of Westerholt Power Station984 ft300 m1981 GermanyGelsenkirchen-WesterholtDemolished 3 December 2006
Chimney of Bishkek TEC984 ft300 m[52]1989 KyrgyzstanBishkek
Chimney of Herne Power Station984 ft300 m1989 GermanyHerne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Walsum Power Station984 ft300 m1988 GermanyDuisburg-Walsum, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Kakanj Power Plant[53]984 ft300 m1987 Bosnia and HerzegovinaČatići
Chimney of Warszawa-Kawęczyn Power Station984 ft300 m1983 PolandWarsaw
Chimney of Duvha Power Station984 ft300 m1982 South AfricaWitbank
1st Chimney of Power Station Jänschwalde984 ft300 m1981 GermanyJänschwaldeDemolished in 2002-2007
2nd Chimney of Power Station Jänschwalde984 ft300 m1981 GermanyJänschwaldeDemolished in 2002-2007
3rd Chimney of Power Station Jänschwalde984 ft300 m1981 GermanyJänschwaldeDemolished in 2002-2007
Chimney of Prunéřov Power Station984 ft300 m1981 Czech RepublicKadaňUnit 2
Chimney North of Romag-Termo Power Plant984 ft300 m1981 RomaniaHalanga
1st Chimney of Ekibastuz GRES-1984 ft300 m1980 KazakhstanEkibastuz[26]
Chimney of Clifty Creek Power Plant984 ft300 m1978 United StatesMadison, Indiana
Chimney of Kozienice Power Station984 ft300 m1978 PolandKozienice
Chimney of Novaky Power Plant984 ft300 m1976 SlovakiaNováky
Chimney of Vojany Power Station, EVO 2984 ft300 m1974 SlovakiaVojanyHeight was reduced to 175 metres in 1998
Chimney of Tušimice Power Station984 ft300 m1974 Czech RepublicTušimiceDemolished in 2011-2012
Chimney of Rybnik Power Station984 ft300 m1974 PolandRybnik
Chimney of Lippendorf Power Station984 ft300 m1967 GermanyLippendorf, SaxonyBriefly the tallest chimney in the world. Demolished in 2005
Chimney of Thierbach Power Station984 ft300 m1968 GermanyEspenhain, SaxonyDemolished in 2002
1st Chimney of Boxberg Power Station984 ft300 m1979 GermanyBoxberg, SaxonyDemolished in 2009[54]
2nd Chimney of Boxberg Power Station984 ft300 m1979 GermanyBoxberg, SaxonyDemolished in 2009[55]
3rd Chimney of Boxberg Power Station984 ft300 m1979 GermanyBoxberg, SaxonyDemolished in 2012[56][57]
4th Chimney of Boxberg Power Station984 ft300 m1979 GermanyBoxberg, SaxonyDemolished in 2000[58]
Chimney of Marl-Chemiepark Power Station984 ft300 m197? GermanyMarl, North Rhine-WestphaliaDemolished in 1995
1st Chimney of Bełchatów Power Station984 ft300 m1979 PolandBełchatów
2nd Chimney of Bełchatów Power Station984 ft300 m1982 PolandBełchatów
Stružnice Chimney984 ft300 m? Czech RepublicStružnice
Litvínov Chimney984 ft300 m? Czech RepublicLitvínovunder construction
Chimney of Provence Power Station974 ft297 m1984 FranceGardanne
Chimney of Kostolac Power Station, Unit B968 ft295 m1987 SerbiaKostolac
2nd Chimney of Compostilla II Power Station951 ft290 m1984 SpainCubillos del Sil
Chimney of Bruce Mansfield Power Plant, Unit 1 + 2950 ft289.6 m1976 United StatesShippingport, Pennsylvania
Chimney of Bergkamen Power Station932 ft284 m1981 GermanyBergkamen, North Rhine-Westphalia
3rd Chimney of Krasnoyarskaya TEC-3929 ft283.2 m1991 RussiaKrasnoyarsk
Chimney of Werdohl-Elverlingsen Power Station925 ft282 m1982 GermanyWerdohl, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Fundidora Mexicana de Cobre919 ft280 m1988 MexicoNacozari
Chimney of Nikola Tesla Power Station, Unit B918 ft280 m1983 SerbiaObrenovac
Chimney of CET Brașov918 ft280 m? RomaniaBrasov
4 Chimneys of CET Turceni918 ft280 m1978/1980/1983/1987 RomaniaTurceni
Chimney of CET Rovinari918 ft280 m? RomaniaRovinari
Chimney of CET Pitești918 ft280 m? RomaniaPitești
2nd Chimney of TEC-5910 ft277.5 m1983 RussiaOmsk
Chimney of Matla Power Station Smokestack906 ft276 m1982 South AfricaKrielDestroyed
Chimney of TEC-6906 ft276 m1982 UkraineKiev
Chimney of John E. Amos Power Plant904 ft275.4 m1971/1973 United StatesWinfield, West Virginia
Chimney of Dahanu Thermal Power Station903 ft275.3 m1995 IndiaDahanuTallest in India
Chimney of Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station902 ft275 m2008 IndiaYamunanagar
Chimney of Adhunik Power & Natural Resource Ltd902.2 ft275 m2012 IndiaPadampur, Jharkhand
Chimney of Korba Power Plant902 ft275 m2009 IndiaKorba
Chimneys of Captive Power Plant, Vedanta Aluminium Ltd902 ft275 m2007 IndiaJharsuguda, Odisha
Chimney of Sagardighi Thermal Power Station902 ft275 m2004 IndiaSagardighi, Murshidabad
Chimneys of Kendal Power Station902 ft275 m1988/1991 South AfricaKendal
Chimneys of Lethabo Power Station902 ft275 m1985/1988 South AfricaVereeniging
Chimneys of Tutuka Power Station902 ft275 m1985/1988 South AfricaStanderton
Chimney of Ibbenbüren Power Station902 ft275 m1985 GermanyIbbenbüren, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimneys of Matla Power Station902 ft275 m1984 South AfricaKrielOne stack is a replacement. Original stack was demolished after partial collapse of internal structure during construction.
Chimney of Wilhelmshaven Power Station (E.ON)902 ft275 m1976 GermanyWilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony
Chimney of Orhaneli Power Plant902 ft275 m? TurkeyOrhaneli
3 Chimneys of Rihand Thermal Power Station902 ft275 m1988/2005/2012 IndiaSonbhadra district
Chimney of Killen Station901 ft274.5 m1982 United StatesManchester, OhioIn January 2017, DP&L announced plans to close Killen Station in an agreement with the Sierra Club and several unnamed parties. The closure is planned for mid-2018.[59]
Chimney of Kammer Power Plant901 ft274.5 m1978 United StatesMoundsville, West Virginia
2nd Chimney of TEC-2899 ft274 m[60]1989 RussiaVolgodonsk
Chimney of Power Plant Łódź899 ft274 m1977 PolandŁódź
Dětmarovice Chimney899 ft274 m? Czech RepublicDětmarovice
3 Chimneys of Surgut-2 Power Station896 ft273 m1985/1986 RussiaSurgut
Chimney of Talimarjan Power Plant896 ft273 m[61]1989 UzbekistanNuristan, Qashqadaryo Province
Chimney of Cardinal Power Plant, Unit 3895 ft272.8 m1977 United StatesBrilliant, Ohio
2nd Chimney of TEC-1886 ft270 m[62]1993 RussiaKurgan
Chimney of Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant-5886 ft270 m[63]1990 ArmeniaHrazdan
3rd Chimney of Tbilisi GRES886 ft270 m[64]1990 GeorgiaGardabani
2 Chimneys of Tobolskaya TEC886 ft270 m1983/1986 RussiaTobolsk
2nd Chimney of Stavropolskaya GRES886 ft270 m1983 RussiaSolnechnodolsk
Chimney of MIM Smelter (MIM Smelter Stack)886 ft270 m1978 AustraliaMount Isa, Queensland
3rd Chimney of Karmanovskaya GRES886 ft270 m[65]1973 RussiaYanaul
Chimney of Mělník Power Station886 ft270 m1971 Czech RepublicHorní Počaply
1st chimney of Kostromskaya GRES886 ft270 m1970 RussiaVolgorechensk
1st Chimney of Compostilla II Power Station886 ft270 m1972 SpainCubillos del Sil
3rd Chimney of Naberezhnochelninskaya TEC869 ft265 m[66]1976 RussiaNaberezhnye Chelny
Chimney of Siersza Power Station853 ft262 m1969 PolandSiersza
Chimney of TEC-5853 ft260 m1985 RussiaNovosibirsk
Chimney of Loy Yang Power Station, Unit B853 ft260 m1993 AustraliaTraralgon
Chimney of Power Plant Kraków-Leg853 ft260 m1970 PolandKraków
Chimney of Rybnik Power Station853 ft260 m1974 PolandRybnik
Chimney of Dětmarovice Power Station850 ft259 m1975 Czech RepublicDětmarovice
Chimney of Shawville Generating Station850 ft259 m1976 United StatesShawville, Pennsylvania
Chimney of R. E. Burger Power Plant850 ft259 m1972 United StatesShadyside, OhioDemolished in 2016
Chimneys of W. H. Sammis Power Plant, Unit 5 + 6850 ft259 m1967 United StatesStratton, Ohio
Chimney of Drax Power Station850 ft259 m1969 United KingdomDrax, North Yorkshire, England
2nd Chimney of TEC-4848 ft258.5 m198? RussiaOmsk
Chimney of Robert W Scherer Power Plant New Units 3&4847 ft258 m2010 United StatesJuliette, Georgia
2nd Chimney of Zapadno-Sibirskaya TEC843 ft257 m198? RussiaNovokuznetsk
Chimney of Unit 6 of Bremen-Hafen Power Station840 ft256 m1979 GermanyBremen
Chimney Hamburg-Port840 ft256 m? GermanyHamburgDemolished. At its demolition by explosives in April 2004 further damage occurred caused by miscalculation of debris trajectories.
2nd chimney of Kostromskaya GRES838 ft255.4 m[67]1972 RussiaVolgorechensk
Chimneys of Loy Yang Power Station, Unit A853 ft255 m1985 AustraliaTraralgon
Chimney of Pruszków Power Plant830 ft256 m? PolandMoszna-Parcela, PruszkówPower plant was never commissioned
Chimney of Gen. J. M. Gavin Power Plant830 ft253 m1994 United StatesCheshire, Ohio
Chimneys of Yates Power Plant830 ft253 m1974 United StatesNewnan, GeorgiaOne of the chimneys was demolished on 21 January 2017
Chimney of El Paso Smelter828 ft252.5 m1967 United StatesEl Paso, TexasVery briefly the tallest chimney in the world. Demolished
Chimney of Aramon Power Plant824 ft252 m1977 FranceAramon
2 Chimneys of Eesti Power Plant820 ft251.5 m1973 EstoniaNarva
New Chimney of Kuznetskaya TEC823.5 ft251 m198? RussiaNovokuznetsk
Chimney of HBM&S Flin Flon Smelter823.5 ft251 m1973 CanadaFlin Flon, Manitoba
2nd chimney of Volzhskaya TEC-1823.5 ft251 m197? RussiaVolzhsky
Chimney of Esbjerg Power Station821 ft250.2 m1992 DenmarkEsbjerg
Chimneys of Majuba Power Station820 ft250 m1996/2000 South AfricaVolksrust
2 Chimneys of Orot Rabin820 ft250 m1993 IsraelHadera
Chimney of Nizhnevartovsk GRES820 ft250 m1992 RussiaIzluchinsk
Chimneys of Matimba Power Station820 ft250 m1987/1990 South AfricaEllisras
Chimneys of Taichung Power Plant820 ft250 m1991/1992/1996/1997 TaiwanTaichung
Chimneys of Bayswater Power Station820 ft250 m1985/1986 AustraliaHunter Region
Chimney of Mount Piper Power Station820 ft250 m1993 AustraliaLithgow
2nd Chimney of Voerde Power Station820 ft250 m1982 GermanyVoerde, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney South of Romag-Termo Power Plant820 ft250 m1981 RomaniaHalanga
Chimney of Stráž pod Ralskem820 ft250 m1979 Czech RepublicStráž pod Ralskem
TE Rijeka820 ft250 m1978 CroatiaKostrena
Bakar Eurco Chimney TE Rijeka820 ft250 m1978 CroatiaBakarDemolished in 2005
Chimney Grosskrotzenburg Power Station820 ft250 m1992 GermanyGroßkrotzenburg, Hesse
Chimney Lünen Power Station820 ft250 m1984 GermanyLünen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimneys of Altbach Power Station820 ft250 m1985/1997 GermanyAltbach, Baden-Württemberg
Chimneys of Heilbronn Power Station820 ft250 m1986 GermanyHeilbronn, Baden-Württemberg
2 chimneys Duisburg-Schwelgern Sinterplant820 ft250 m? GermanyDuisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Fina Refinery of Duisburg820 ft250 m1981 GermanyDuisburg-Neuenkamp, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of DK Recycling und Roheisen GmbH820 ft250 m? GermanyDuisburg-Hochfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Mehrum Power Station820 ft250 m1979 GermanyHohenhameln, Lower Saxony
Chimney of AES Tisza 2 Power Plant820 ft250 m1974 HungaryTiszaújváros
Chimneys of Porto Tolle Power Station820 ft250 m1977 ItalyPorto Tolle
2 chimneys of Połaniec Power Station820 ft250 m1979/1983 PolandPołaniec
Chimney of Katowice Sinterplant820 ft250 m? PolandKatowice
2 Chimneys of Dolna Odra Power Station820 ft250 m1973/1976 PolandNowe CzarnowoOne 250 m chimney demolished after construction of a smoke cleaning facility.
Chimney of Power Plant Opole820 ft250 m1993 PolandOpole
Chimney of artificial fibre factory "WISKORD"820 ft250 m1979 PolandSzczecin
3rd Chimney of TEC-2820 ft250 m[68]1986 RussiaCheboksary
2nd Chimney of Ust-Ilimskaya TEC820 ft250 m[69]1984 RussiaUst-Ilimsk
4th Chimney of Krasnoyarsk GRES-2820 ft250 m1981 RussiaZelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Chimney of Novo-Sterlitamakskaya TEC820 ft250 m1981 RussiaSterlitamak
2nd Chimney of TEC-3820 ft250 m1980 RussiaNovocheboksarsk
Chimney of Vilnius TEC-3820 ft250 m198? LithuaniaVilnius
3rd Chimney of Iriklinskaya Power Plant820 ft250 m[70]1979 RussiaEnergetik, Orenburg Oblast
2 Chimneys of TEC-2820 ft250 m1978/1982[71] RussiaNizhnekamsk
Chimney of TEC-2820 ft250 m1978[72] RussiaLipetsk
3rd Chimney of TEC-1820 ft250 m1977[73] RussiaNizhnekamsk
Chimney of Cherepovetskaya GRES820 ft250 m1976 RussiaKaduy
4th Chimney of Troitskaya GRES820 ft250 m1976 RussiaTroitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast
2 Chimneys of Northern TEC820 ft250 m1974/? RussiaSaint-Petersburg
1st Chimney of Stavropolskaya GRES820 ft250 m1974 RussiaSolnechnodolsk
1st and 2nd Chimneys of Naberezhnochelninskaya TEC820 ft250 m[66]1973/1976 RussiaNaberezhnye Chelny
2nd Chimney of Karmanovskaya GRES820 ft250 m[65]1973 RussiaYanaul
2nd and 3rd Chimneys of Reftinskaya GRES820 ft250 m1972/1975 RussiaReftinsky
5th and 6th chimneys of Kurakhove Power Station820 ft250 m1972 UkraineKurakhove
3 Chimneys of Novocherkassk Power Plant820 ft250 m1970/1971/1972 RussiaNovocherkassk№2, №3, №4
2 Chimneys of TEC-2820 ft250 m[74]198? KazakhstanTemirtauOther sources gives 253m[75]
3 Chimneys of Lukoml power station820 ft250 m1969/1971/1973 BelarusNovolukoml
3rd Chimney of Konakovo Power Station820 ft250 m1969 RussiaKonakovo
2nd and 3rd Chimneys of Elektrenai Power Plant820 ft250 m1968/1973 LithuaniaElektrenai
2 Chimneys of Kashirskaya GRES820 ft250 m1966/1983 RussiaKashiraBriefly the tallest chimney in the world.
Chimney of TEC-27819 ft249.6 m1992 RussiaChelobityevo
Chimney of Severstal Power Plant817 ft249 m1985 RussiaCherepovets
Chimney of TEC-2815 ft248.5 m1980[76] RussiaUlyanovsk
Chimney of ASARCO Copper Plant814 ft248 m1965 United StatesEl Paso, Texas
2nd Chimney of TEC-23811 ft247.3 m1980 RussiaMoscow
1st Chimney of TEC-23806 ft245.6 m1975 RussiaMoscow
Chimney of Yates Power Plant805 ft245.4 m1971/1973 United StatesNewnan, Georgia
Chimneys of Monroe Power Plant801 ft244.1 m1974 United StatesMonroe, Michigan
Chimney of Grain Power Station801 ft244 m1979 United KingdomIsle of Grain, EnglandDemolished 7 September 2016[77]
2 Chimneys of Shawnee Fossil Plant801 ft244 m1979/1980 United StatesPaducah, Kentucky
Chimneys of Miami Fort Power Station801 ft244 m1975/1978 United StatesNorth Bend, Ohio
Chimneys of J.M. Stuart Station801 ft244 m1970/1971/1972/1974 United StatesAberdeen, Ohio
3 Chimney of Paradise Fossil Plant801 ft244 m1970 United StatesDrakesboro, Kentucky
Chimneys of Homer City Generating Station, Unit 1 + 2801 ft244 m1969 United StatesHomer City, Pennsylvania
Chimneys of Keystone Generating Station, Unit 1 + 2801 ft244 m1967/68 United StatesShelocta, Pennsylvania
Chimney of Bull Run Fossil Plant801 ft244 m1967 United StatesOak Ridge, Tennessee
Stack#1 of New Madrid Powerplant800 ft243.8 m? United StatesNew Madrid, Missouri
Chimney of Marl-Chemiepark Power Station791 ft241 m? GermanyMarl, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Scholven A Power Station789 ft240.5 m? GermanyGelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Duslo Šaľa788 ft240.4 m1992 SlovakiaŠaľa
5th Chimney of Troitskaya GRES787 ft240 m2013[78] RussiaTroitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast
Chimneys of Minskaya TEC-5787 ft240 m[79]1992 BelarusRudensk
2nd Chimney of Krasnoyarskaya TEC-4787 ft240 m1990 RussiaSosnovoborsk
Chimneys of Luohuang Power Station787 ft240 m1989/2005 People's Republic of ChinaChongqing
Chimney of TEC-2821 ft240 m[80]1986 RussiaTyumen
Chimneys of Bexbach Power Station787 ft240 m1983 GermanyBexbach, Saarland
2nd Chimney of TEC-3787 ft240 m[73]1983 RussiaKazan
2nd Chimney of Samarskaya TEC787 ft240 m1972 RussiaSamara
Chimneys of Le Havre coal power plant787.4 ft240 m1969/1984 FranceLe Havre, Haute Normandie
Chimney of Allen S King Generating Station786 ft239.5 m1968[81] United StatesBayport, Minnesota
3rd Chimney of Novo-gorkovskaya TEC781 ft238 m1988 RussiaKstovo
4th Chimney of TEC-3780 ft237.3 m198? RussiaOmsk
Chimneys of Navajo Generating Station775 ft236.2 m1997/1998/1999 United StatesPage, Arizona
Chimney of Mažeikių Nafta Power Plant820 ft236 m1979 LithuaniaMažeikiai
Chimney Inverkip Power Station774 ft236 m1976 United KingdomInverkip, ScotlandDemolished in 2013
Chimney Power Station Schwandorf771 ft235 m? GermanySchwandorf, BavariaDemolished in 2005
Сhimney of Petrogal Sines768 ft234 m? PortugalSines
3rd Chimney of Balakovo TEC766 ft233.5 m1983 RussiaBalakovo
Chimney Heating Power Station Karlsruhe764 ft233 m1985 GermanyKarlsruhe, Baden-WürttembergBlock 7
Chimneys Weiher Power Station761 ft232 m1976 GermanyQuierschied, Saarland
Chimneys of Kashima Thermal power station758 ft231 m1971 JapanIbaraki
Chimney of E. C. Gaston Power Station755 ft230 m2009 United StatesWilsonville, Alabama
Chimney of W. C. Gorgas755 ft230 m2007 United StatesParrish, Alabama
Chimney of Callide Power Station, Unit 'C'755 ft230 m2000 AustraliaCallide
2nd Chimney of TEC-3755 ft230 m1980 RussiaBarnaul
Chimney of Cheswick Power Station755 ft230 m1970 United StatesSpringdale, Pennsylvania
Chimney of Castrop-Rauxel Power Station755 ft230 m1966 GermanyCastrop-Rauxel, North Rhine-WestphaliaDemolished in 2008
3rd Chimney of Voerde Power Station755 ft230 m2005 GermanyVoerde, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Power Plant Lubin755 ft230 m? PolandLubin
Chimney of Šoštanj Power Station755 ft230 m1977 SloveniaŠoštanj
Chimney Heating Power Station Karlsruhe689 ft230 m2008 GermanyKarlsruhe, Baden-WürttembergBlock 8
Chimney of New Castle Power Plant750 ft228.6 m1977 United StatesNew Castle, Pennsylvania
Chimney of Heyden Power Station745 ft227 m1987 GermanyPetershagen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimneys of Heating Power Station Gera-Nord738 ft225 m1984/1986 GermanyGera, ThuringiaDemolished 2008–2010
Chimney Power Station Jena738 ft225 m1981 GermanyJena, Thuringia
Chimney of Power Plant Bielsko Biala738 ft225 m1975 PolandCzechowice-Dziedzice
Chimney of Power Plant Kraków-Leg738 ft225 m1970 PolandKraków
Počerady Chimney735 ft224 m? Czech RepublicPočerady
Kunčice Chimney728 ft222 m? Czech RepublicKunčice
Chimney of Power Plant Głogów728 ft222 m? PolandGłogów
Chimney of Asnæs Power Station723 ft220.1 m1981 DenmarkKalundborg
Chimney of TEC-2723 ft220 m[82]1977[83] RussiaAstrakhan
Chimney of Moneypoint power station722 ft220 m1985 IrelandKilrushDesigned to have a height of 225m, but built to a height of 220m after changes during construction. Tallest freestanding structure in Ireland
Chimney of Cuno Power Station787 ft220 m1982 GermanyHerdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Počerady Power Station722 ft220 m1977 Czech RepublicPočerady
2 Chimneys of Trmice Power Plant722 ft220 m Czech RepublicTrmice
Chimney of Schilling Power Station722 ft220 m1962 GermanyStade, Lower SaxonyTallest chimney in the world upon completion in 1962 until 1966. Demolished
Chimney of Chita Power Station Units 1-4722 ft220 m1966 JapanChita
Chimney of Mittal Steel Ostrava722 ft220 m? Czech RepublicOstrava
Chimney of Power Plant Polkowice722 ft220 m? PolandPolkowice
Chimney of Power Plant Toruń722 ft220 m? PolandToruń
Chimney of Nikola Tesla Power Station, Unit A718 ft220 m1970 SerbiaObrenovac
2 Chimneys of Cordemais Power Station718 ft220 m1970 FranceCordemais
2 Chimneys of Porcheville Power Station718 ft220 m1965 FrancePorchevilleStopped since 1 January 2017
Chimneys of Morgantown Generating Station718 ft218.85 m1970/1971 United StatesNewburg, Maryland
1st Chimney of Voerde Power Station715 ft218 m1970 GermanyVoerde, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Teplárny Brno-sever714 ft217.5 m1982 Czech RepublicBrnoCrooked chimney due to problem during erection in winter 1981.
Chimney of Pembroke Power Station713 ft217.3 m1968 United KingdomPembroke, WalesDemolished
Chimney of Shell Pernis712 ft216 m1974 NetherlandsRotterdam
Chimney of Littlebrook Power Station, Unit 'D'705 ft215 m1981 United KingdomDartford, England
3 Chimneys of the Lamma Power Station705 ft215 m1982 Hong KongLamma Island[84]
Chimney of Richard L. Hearn Thermal Generating Station705 ft214.9 m1971 CanadaToronto, Ontario
Chimney of Intermountain Power Plant701 ft213.67 m1987 United StatesDelta, Utah
Chimney of Matla Power Station700 ft213.5 m1979 South AfricaKriel
2 Chimneys of J. H. Miller Power Station700 ft213.5 m2010/2009 United StatesWest Jefferson, AlabamaUnits 1&2 + Units 3&4
Chimney of Rush Island Power Station700 ft213.5 m1975 United StatesFestus, Missouri
Chimneys of Lacygne Power Plant700 ft213.5 m1973/1977 United StatesLacygne, Kansas
Chimney of Iatan Power Plant700 ft213.5 m1980 United StatesIatan, Missouri
Chimney of Oswego Generating Station700 ft213.5 m1980 United StatesOswego, New York
Chimney of Nebraska City Power Station700 ft213.5 m1978 United StatesNebraska City, Nebraska
Chimney of Oswego Generating Station, Unit 5700 ft213.5 m1976 United StatesOswego, New York
Chimneys of Labadie Power Station700 ft213.5 m1970/1972 United StatesLabadie, Missouri
Chimney of Alma Power Station700 ft213.5 m? United StatesAlma, Wisconsin
Chimney of Sibley Generating Station700 ft213.3 m1967 United StatesSibley, Missouri
Chimney of Kielce Power Station699 ft213 m1992 PolandKielce
Chimney of Tarong North Power Station689 ft210 m2001 AustraliaTarong
Chimney of Stanwell Power Station689 ft210 m1993 AustraliaStanwell
Chimney of Callide Power Station, Unit 'B'689 ft210 m1988 AustraliaCallide
Chimney of Tarong Power Station689 ft210 m1986 AustraliaTarong
Chimney of Toshima Incinerator689 ft210 m1999 JapanIkebukuro, Tokyo
Chimney of Guangdong Yudean Jinghai Power Generation Station689 ft210 m2007 People's Republic of ChinaJieyang
Chimney of Guangdong Red Bay Generation Powerplant689 ft210 m2006 People's Republic of ChinaShanwei
Chimney of Zhanjiang Aoliyou Powerplant689 ft210 m2005 People's Republic of ChinaZhanjiang
Chimney of Huaneng Shantou Powerplant689 ft210 m1996 People's Republic of ChinaShantou
Chimney Power Station Moers-Meerbeck689 ft210 m? GermanyMoersMeerbeck, North Rhine-WestphaliaDemolished early 1990s
Chimney Power Station Dortmund-Derne689 ft210 m? GermanyDortmund-Derne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney Heating Power Station Karlsruhe689 ft210 m1978 GermanyKarlsruhe, Baden-WürttembergBlock 5
Main chimney of the MiRO refinery689 ft210 m? GermanyKarlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
Chimney of Gustav Knepper Power Station689 ft210 m1971 GermanyDortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of CET Bacău689 ft210 m1990 RomaniaBacău
Chimney of Wesleyville Power Station682 ft208 m CanadaToronto, OntarioPower plant idled, unused stack.
Chimneys of Poolbeg Generating Station680 ft207.3 m1970/1978 IrelandDublin
Vřesová Chimney676 ft206 m Czech RepublicVřesová
Chimney of Plant Hammond675 ft205.8 m2008 United StatesCoosa, Georgia
Chimney of Plant Bowen Units 1&2675 ft205.8 m2008 United StatesCartersville, Georgia
Chimney of Plant Bowen Units 3&4675 ft205.8 m2007 United StatesCartersville, Georgia
Chimney of Hal B. Wansley Power Plant675 ft205.8 m2007 United StatesRoopville, Georgia
Chimney of Zinifex Smelter (Zinifex Smelter Stack)673 ft205 m AustraliaPort Pirie
Chimney of Ironbridge Power Station673 ft205 m1970 United KingdomIronbridge, England
Počerady Chimney673 ft205 m Czech RepublicPočerady
Chimney of Slovalco669 ft204 m SlovakiaŽiar nad Hronom
Chimney of Mondi Business Paper SCP669 ft204 m SlovakiaRužomberok
Chimney of MVM Észak-Buda Power Station666 ft203 m1974 HungaryBudapest
Chimney of Iru Thermal Power Plant664 ft202.4 m1978 EstoniaMaardu
Chimney of Savica Power Plant663 ft202 m CroatiaZagreb
Chimney Power Station Franken II663 ft202 m1963/1964 GermanyErlangen, BavariaDemolished in 2001
Chimney of Považská Bystrica Old Power Station659 ft201 m SlovakiaPovažská BystricaDemolished in 2016[85]
Křivenice Chimney659 ft201 m Czech RepublicKřivenice
Neratovice Chimney659 ft201 m Czech RepublicNeratovice
Chimney of Thermal Power Plant Frederick II656 ft200 m ItalyBrindisi
Chimney of Tresnjevka Power Plant656 ft200 m CroatiaZagreb
Chimney of Amyntaio Power Station656 ft200 m1987 GreeceAmyntaio
Chimneys of Eraring Power Station656 ft200 m1982/1983 AustraliaEraring
Chimneys of Manjung Coal Fired Power Plant656 ft200 m2002 MalaysiaManjungTallest chimney in Malaysia
Chimney of Simmering Power Station, Unit 3656 ft200 m1990 AustriaVienna
Chimney of TEC-3659 ft200 m[86]1979 RussiaVolgograd
Chimney of Škoda Auto656 ft200 m Czech RepublicMladá Boleslav
Chimney of Mělník Power Station656 ft200 m1980 Czech RepublicHorní Počaply
Chimney of Ledvice Power Station656 ft200 m1969 Czech RepublicLedvice
Chimney of Počerady Power Station656 ft200 m Czech RepublicPočerady
Chimney of Spolana Neratovice656 ft200 m Czech RepublicNeratovice
Stadtwerketurm656 ft200 m1967 GermanyDuisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney Power Station Mannheim-Neckar656 ft200 m198? GermanyMannheimNeckarau, Baden-Württemberg
Chimney Ludwigshafen656 ft200 m GermanyLudwigshafen, Rhineland-PalatinateDemolished in November 2002
Chimneys of Bayer-Power Station Leverkusen722 ft220 m? GermanyLeverkusen, North Rhine-WestphaliaSome sources give 220m.
Chimney of Incineration Plant Essen-Karnap656 ft200 m1987 GermanyEssenKarnap, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney Power Station Westfalen656 ft200 m1989 GermanyHammSchmehausen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Frimmersdorf Power Station, Unit P656 ft200 m1966 GermanyFrimmersdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimneys of Irsching Power Station656 ft200 m1969/1974 GermanyVohburg an der Donau
Chimney Power Station Breitungen656 ft200 m1986 GermanyBreitungen, ThuringiaDemolished in 2005
Chimney of Schkopau Power Station656 ft200 m1995 GermanySchkopau, Saxony-Anhalt
Chimney of Schwedt PCK-refinery656 ft200 m GermanySchwedt, BrandenburgDemolished in 2003
Chimney of Hekinan Power Plant, Units 1-3656 ft200 m1990 JapanHekinan
Chimney of Sakaide Power Plant, Units 2-4656 ft200 m1971 JapanSakaide
Saganoseki Smelter and Refinery Second Stack656 ft200 m1972 JapanSaganoseki, Ōita
Chimney of Anan Power Plant656 ft200 m JapanAnan
Chimney of Atsumi Power Plant656 ft200 m JapanAtsumi
Chimney of Chita Daini Power Plant656 ft200 m JapanChita
Chimney of Chita Power Station Units 5-6656 ft200 m JapanChita
Chimney of New Plymouth Power Station656 ft200 m1972 New ZealandNew Plymouth
Chimney of Katowice Power Station656 ft200 m PolandKatowice
Chimney of Power Plant Zabrze656 ft200 m PolandZabrze
Chimney of Power Station Kozienice656 ft200 m PolandKozienice
Chimney of Łagisza Power Station656 ft200 m PolandBędzinŁagisza
Chimney of Pątnów Power Station656 ft200 m PolandPątnówDemolished in 2008
Chimney of Power Station Poznań-Karolin656 ft200 m PolandPoznańKarolin
3 chimneys of Siekierki Power Station656 ft200 m PolandWarsawSiekierkiChimneys n°2, 3 and 4
Chimney of Gdańsk Power Station656 ft200 m PolandGdańsk
Chimney of Żerań Power Station656 ft200 m PolandWarsawŻerań
Chimney of Sant Adria de Besos Power Station656 ft200 m1976 SpainSant Adria de Besos
Chimney of Fiddlers Ferry Power Station656 ft200 m1971 United KingdomWidnes, England
Chimney of Strážske Chemko Power Station656 ft200 m SlovakiaStrážske
Chimney of Vojany Power Station, EVO 1656 ft200 m SlovakiaVojany
Large Chimney of Krompachy Kovohuty Copper Smelter656 ft200 m SlovakiaKrompachy
Chimney of Power Station Vranov nad Topľou Bukóza Holding Works656 ft200 m SlovakiaVranov nad Topľou
Chimney of Prunéřov Power Station656 ft200 m1976 Czech RepublicKadaňUnit 1.
Chimney of Mělník Power Station III656 ft200 m Czech RepublicHorní Počaply
Manušice Chimney656 ft200 m Czech RepublicČeská LípaDemolished ?
Chimney of Skalice u České Lípy656 ft200 m Czech RepublicSkalice u České LípyDemolished ?
Chimney of Candiota III Generating Station656 ft200 m2010 BrazilCandiota
Chimney of Gibson Generating Station655 ft199.7 m2005 United StatesOwensville, IndianaOne of the newest entries
Chimney of Consumers Energy B.C. Cobb Plant650 ft198 m? United StatesMuskegon, MichiganTo be decommissioned in 2015
Chimney of Nanticoke Generating Station Units 1-4650 ft198 m CanadaNanticoke, Ontario
Chimney of Nanticoke Generating Station Units 5-8650 ft198 m CanadaNanticoke, Ontario
Chimney of Lennox Generating Station Units 1-2650 ft198 m CanadaLennox County, Ontario
Chimney of Lennox Generating Station Units 3-4650 ft198 m CanadaLennox County, Ontario
Chimney of Thunder Bay Generating Station Units 3-4650 ft198 m CanadaThunder Bay, Ontario
Port Kembla Copper Stack650 ft198 m1965 AustraliaPort Kembla, New South WalesDemolished on February 20, 2014 by explosives
Chimney of Tušimice Power Station643 ft196 m1964 Czech RepublicTušimiceDemolished on November 27, 2005 by explosives
Chimney of Gibson Generating Station626 ft195.6 m2006 United StatesOwensville, Indiana
Large Chimney of Žilina Heat Power Station640 ft195 m1982 SlovakiaŽilina
Copper Cliff Nickel Refinery smokestack637 ft194 m1954 CanadaSudbury, OntarioTallest chimney in the world upon completion.[10]
Chimney of Jablonec nad Nisou627 ft191 m Czech RepublicJablonec nad Nisou
Chimney of Tepláreň620 ft190 m SlovakiaZvolen
Chimneys of Otto E. Eckert Power Plant615 ft187.5 m1981 United StatesLansing, Michigan
Lead Smelter Chimney of American Smelting and Refining Co611"8" ft186 m1951 United StatesEl Paso, TexasBriefly the tallest chimney in the world from 1951 to 1952[7][8][9] Demolished in April 2013
Chimney of pl:Elektrocieplownia Wroclaw611 ft186 m1978 PolandWroclaw, Poland
Chimney of Doe Run primary lead smelter (idle since 2003)610 ft186 m[87]1968 United StatesGlover, Missouri
Amercentrale607 ft[88]185 m1980 NetherlandsGeertruidenberg
Chimney of Ashbridges Bay Sewage Treatment Plant607 ft185 m? CanadaToronto, Ontario
Lead Smelter Chimney of American Smelting and Refining Co606 ft184.7 m1937 United StatesSelby, CaliforniaTallest chimney in the world from 1937 to 1951[4] Demolished in 1972-73
Chimney of Komořany Power Station604 ft184 m1963 Czech RepublicKomořany u Mostu
Chimney of Plant Barry600 ft183 m2009 United StatesBucks, Alabama
Chimney of Brunner Island Power Plant600 ft183 m2008 United StatesYork Haven, Pennsylvania
Chimney of Coleson Cove Generating Station600 ft183 m2004 CanadaSaint John, New Brunswick
Chimney of Seward Power Plant600 ft183 m1921 United StatesSeward, Pennsylvania1921 is the date the power plant was constructed. There is no references to indicate the current 600 ft stack was built at that time and the plant itself has been reconstructed multiple times over its history. Furthermore, the stack is built of concrete, which was not known to have been used in chimney construction until the 1930s.
2 Chimneys of Coleson Cove Generating Station600 ft183m CanadaSaint John, New Brunswick
Syncrude Mildred Lake Chimney600 ft183 m1969 CanadaMildred Lake, Alberta
2 Higher Chimneys of Balti Power Plant599 ft182.6 m1965 EstoniaNarva
Chimney of Power Station Senoko III597 ft182 m1976 SingaporeSingapore
Sokolov Chimney597 ft182 m Czech RepublicSokolov
Chomutov Chimney594 ft181 m Czech RepublicChomutov
Chimney of Tychy CHP Power Plant591 ft180 m1976 PolandTychy
3rd Chimney of Svetlogorsk TEC591 ft180 m1991 BelarusSvetlogorsk
Chimney of Spalovna Malešice591 ft180 m1996 Czech RepublicMalešice
Chimney of Sezimovo Ústí591 ft180 m Czech RepublicSezimovo Ústí
Chimney of Česká Lípa591 ft180 m Czech RepublicČeská Lípa
East chimney of the MiRO refinery591 ft180 m? GermanyKarlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
Chimney of Duck Creek Power Plant588 ft179.3 m2008 United StatesCanton, Illinois
Praha Chimney587 ft179 m Czech RepublicPraha
Anaconda Smelter Stack585 ft178.3 m1919 United StatesAnaconda, MontanaTallest brick chimney in the world
Chimney of Monroe Power Plant580 ft176.8 m2007 United StatesMonroe, Michigan
Chimney of Amercentrale577 ft176 m1980 NetherlandsGeertruidenberg
Chimney of EON-centrale Maasvlakte574 ft175 m2010 NetherlandsRotterdam
Chimney of Vojany Power Station, EVO 2574 ft175 m1974 SlovakiaVojanyHeight reduced from 300 m to 175 m in 1998
Chimney of Ruston Copper Smelter571 ft174.0 m1917 United StatesRuston, WashingtonOwned by ASARCO. "[O]nce the world's tallest smokestack" Reduced to 562 ft after an earthquake in 1937. Demolished 17 January 1993.[89][90]
Chimney of Agios Dimitrios Power Station571 ft174.0 m GreeceAgios Dimitrios
Chimney of Kerncentrale Borssele570 ft173 m1973 NetherlandsBorssele
Plzeň Chimney561 ft171 m Czech RepublicPlzeň
Považská Bystrica Chimney560 ft170 m SlovakiaPovažská Bystrica
Otrokovice Chimney560 ft170 m Czech RepublicOtrokovice
Lambton Generating Station Chimney 1557 ft170 m1969 CanadaCorunna, Ontario
Lambton Generating Station Chimney 2557 ft170 m1969 CanadaCorunna, Ontario
St. Lawrence Cement Chimney556 ft169.4 m1956[91] CanadaMississauga, Ontario
Děčín Chimney554 ft169 m Czech RepublicDěčín
Lambton Generating Station Chimney 3550 ft168 m CanadaCorunna, Ontario
Kunčice Chimney548 ft167 m Czech RepublicKunčice
Chimney of Tepláreň Martin539 ft165 m1980 SlovakiaMartin
Chimney of Electriciteitscentrale Gelderland537 ft164 m1980 NetherlandsNijmegen
Štětí Chimney535 ft163 m Czech RepublicŠtětí
Chimney of Kralupy nad Vlatvou531 ft162 m Czech RepublicKralupy nad Vltavou
České Budějovice Chimney531 ft162 m Czech RepublicČeské Budějovice
Praha Chimney531 ft162 m Czech RepublicPraha
Kopřivnice Chimney531 ft162 m Czech RepublicKopřivnice
Štúrovo Chimney528 ft161 m SlovakiaŠtúrovo
Příbram Chimney528 ft161 m Czech RepublicPříbram
Chimney of Jablonec nad Nisou528 ft161 m Czech RepublicJablonec nad Nisou
Snina Chimney524 ft160 m SlovakiaSnina
Chimney of Devínska Nová Ves524 ft160 m SlovakiaDevínska Nová Ves
Chimney of Suginami Incinerator524 ft160 m1982 JapanSuginami, Tokyo
Chimney of Kralupy nad Vlatvou524 ft160 m Czech RepublicKralupy nad Vltavou
Chimney of Býnina524 ft160 m1960 Czech RepublicValašské Meziříčí
Chimney of Praha Heat Power Station524 ft160 m1961 Czech RepublicPraha
Chimney of Petrochema524 ft160 m1989 SlovakiaDubová
Postřelmov Chimney512 ft156 m Czech RepublicPostřelmov
Štětí Chimney508 ft155 m Czech RepublicŠtětí
Chimney of ASARCO508.5 ft155 m1929 MexicoNueva RositaChimney built of bricks, actually the government is building a huge park around it, and a laser will be placed at the top.
The Big Stack508 ft154.8 m1908 United StatesGreat Falls, MontanaCompleted 23 November 1908. Demolished 18 September 1982.[92]
2 Chimneys of Moss Landing Power Plant500 ft153 m1964 United StatesMoss Landing, California
Praha Chimney500 ft152 m Czech RepublicPraha
INCO Nickel Smelter Chimney500 ft152 m1929 CanadaSudbury, Ontario
INCO Copper Smelter Chimney500 ft152 m1936 CanadaSudbury, Ontario
INCO Nickel Smelter Chimney500 ft152 m1937 CanadaPort Colborne, Ontario
INCO Thompson Smelter Chimney500 ft152 m1958 CanadaThompson, Manitoba
Tema Volca Aluminium Smelter Chimney500 ft152 m GhanaTema
Ostrava Chimney499 ft152 m Czech RepublicOstrava
Litvínov Chimney495 ft151 m Czech RepublicLitvínov
Křivenice Chimney495 ft151 m Czech RepublicKřivenice
Paskov Chimney495 ft151 m Czech RepublicPaskov
Chimney of Bánovce nad Bebravou495 ft151 m SlovakiaBánovce nad Bebravou
Chimney of Jaslovské Bohunice Power Station492 ft150 m SlovakiaJaslovské Bohunice
Chimneys of Mochovce Nuclear Power Station492 ft150 m SlovakiaMochovce
Chimney of Volkswagen492 ft150 m SlovakiaBratislava
Chimney of Novaky Power Plant-B, Units 1 + 2492 ft150 m1963 SlovakiaNováky
2 Chimneys of Senoko Incineration Plant492 ft150 m1992 SingaporeSingapore
4 Lower Chimneys of Balti Power Plant492 ft150 m1959/1963 EstoniaNarvaDemolished 2005—2011[93][94]
Příbram Chimney492 ft150 m Czech RepublicPříbram
Kladno Chimney492 ft150 m Czech RepublicKladno
Hranice Chimney492 ft150 m Czech RepublicHranice
Chimney of Mělník Power Station492 ft150 m Czech RepublicHorní Počaply
Chimney of Mittal Steel492 ft150 m1986 Czech RepublicKunčičky
Přívoz Chimney492 ft150 m Czech RepublicPřívoz
Čelechovice Chimney492 ft150 m Czech RepublicČelechovice
Neratovice Chimney492 ft150 m Czech RepublicNeratovice
Chimney of Skalice u České Lípy492 ft150 m Czech RepublicSkalice u České Lípy
Chimney of Michle Heat Power Station492 ft150 m Czech RepublicMichle
Chimney of Dolní Jiřetín492 ft150 m Czech RepublicDolní Jiřetínunder construction
Chimney of Mondi Štětí492 ft150 m Czech RepublicŠtětí
Třeboradice Chimney492 ft150 m Czech RepublicTřeboradice
Strakonice Chimney486 ft148 m Czech RepublicStrakonice
Chimneys of Zouk Power Station476 ft145 m LebanonJounieh
Zlín Chimney469 ft143 m Czech RepublicZlín
Písek Chimney466 ft142 m Czech RepublicPísek
Opatovice Chimney466 ft142 m Czech RepublicOpatovice
Teplice Chimney463 ft141 m Czech RepublicTeplice
Křivenice Chimney463 ft141 m Czech RepublicKřivenice
Michle Chimney463 ft141 m Czech RepublicMichle
ZDA Chimney459 ft140 m1967 SlovakiaPartizánske
Myjava Chimney459 ft140 m SlovakiaMyjava
Halsbrücker Esse459 ft140 m1889 GermanyHalsbrückeChimney built of bricks
Kladno K7 Stack463 ft140 m Czech RepublicKladno
Nymburk Chimney459 ft140 m Czech RepublicNymburk
Horní Počaply Chimney459 ft140 m Czech RepublicHorní Počaply
Chimney of Zlín Power Station459 ft140 m Czech RepublicZlín
West chimney of the MiRO refinery459 ft140 m? GermanyKarlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
Port Dundas Townsend Chimney454 ft138.4 m1859 United KingdomGlasgow, ScotlandChimney built of bricks
3 Chimneys of Morro Bay Power Plant[95]450 ft137.1 m1955 United StatesMorro Bay, California
Trebišov Chimney449 ft137 m SlovakiaTrebišov
Liberec Chimney436 ft133 m Czech RepublicLiberec
Tennant's Stalk435.5 ft132.7 m1842 United KingdomGlasgow, Scotland
Trenčín Chimney433 ft132 m SlovakiaTrenčín
Chimney of Nováky Power Station430 ft131 m SlovakiaZemianske Kostoľany
Chimney of Vojany Power Station430 ft131 m SlovakiaVojany
Litvínov Chimney430 ft131 m Czech RepublicLitvínov
Poštorná Chimney430 ft131 m Czech RepublicPoštorná
Novosedlice Chimney427 ft130 m Czech RepublicNovosedlice
Chimney of Komárno430 ft130 m1981 SlovakiaKomárno
Chimney of Hnúšťa430 ft130 m SlovakiaHnúšťa
Chimney of Humenné430 ft130 m SlovakiaHumenné
Žiar nad Hronom Chimney430 ft130 m SlovakiaŽiar nad Hronom
Rohožník Chimney430 ft130 m SlovakiaRohožník
Heleneholmsverket[96]427 ft130 m1991 SwedenMalmö
Cheminée du Front de Seine427 ft130 m1973 FranceParis
New Chimney of Borregaard Boilerhouse427 ft130 m2008 NorwaySarpsborg
Adachi Incineration Plant Chimney427 ft130 m2005 JapanTokyo
Minato Incineration Plant Chimney427 ft130 m1999 JapanTokyo
Chinose Incineration Plant Chimney427 ft130 m1996 JapanTokyo
Koeltoren Amercentrale427 ft130 m1952 NetherlandsGeertruidenberg
Chimney of Otrokovice Heat Power Station427 ft130 m Czech RepublicOtrokovice
Komin Kotlowni423 ft129 m PolandWalbrzych
Milevsko Chimney420 ft128 m Czech RepublicMilevsko
Enstedværket Unit 2 Chimney419 ft127.7 m1969 DenmarkAabenraa
Štětí Chimney417 ft127 m Czech RepublicŠtětí
2 Chimneys of Jaslovské Bohunice Power Station413 ft126 m SlovakiaJaslovské Bohunice
3 Chimneys of Ballylumford Power Station413 ft126 m United KingdomLarne
Čížkovice Chimney413 ft126 m Czech RepublicČížkovice
Chimney of České Budějovice413 ft126 m Czech RepublicČeské Budějovice
Brno Chimney413 ft126 m Czech RepublicBrno
Přerov Chimney413 ft126 m Czech RepublicPřerov
Chimney of Rožnov pod Radhoštěm413 ft126 m Czech RepublicRožnov pod Radhoštěm
Polomka Chimney410 ft125 m SlovakiaPolomka
Chimney of Atherinolakkos Power Station410 ft125 m2004 GreeceGoudouras
Chimney of Bay of Biscay Power Plant410 ft125 m2003 SpainZierbena
Chimney of Šiauliai Power Plant410 ft125 m1966 LithuaniaŠiauliai
Chimney of Aqaba Power Plant Units 1+2410 ft125 m1986 JordanAqaba
Chimney of Aqaba Power Plant Units 3+4410 ft125 m1986 JordanAqaba
Chimney of Aqaba Power Plant Unit 5410 ft125 m1998 JordanAqaba
5 Chimneys of Aleppo Thermal Power Station410 ft125 m1997 SyriaAleppo
Es Murterar Power Station Chimney410 ft125 m SpainAlcudia
Kamin der Jura-Zement410 ft125 m  SwitzerlandMöriken-Wildegg
KWK Katowice Chimney 2410 ft125 m PolandKatowice
Vřesová Chimney410 ft125 m Czech RepublicVřesová
Krnov Chimney410 ft125 m Czech RepublicKrnov
Chimneys of Mustamäe Boiler House410 ft125 m? EstoniaTallinn

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