List of tallest structures in India

Rameswaram TV Tower
Mumbai Television Tower amidst Worli skyline
The Imperial Towers
Pitampura TV Tower

Tallest Structures

This is a list of the tallest structures in India. The list contains all types of structures that stand at least 250 m (820 ft) tall.

Name Pinnacle height Year Structure type Place
INS Kattabomman, Large masts 471 metres (1,545 ft) 2013 Guyed Mast Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
Katanga TV Tower 323 metres (1,060 ft) 1965 Concrete Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
Fazilka TV Tower 305 metres (1,001 ft) 2007 Lattice Tower Fazilka, Punjab
INS Kattabomman, Central Mast 301 metres (988 ft) 1989 Guyed Mast Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
Mumbai Television Tower[1] 300 metres (984 ft) Lattice tower Mumbai, Maharashtra
Jaisalmer TV Tower300 m (980 ft)1993ConcreteJaisalmer, Rajasthan
Samatra TV Tower300 m (980 ft)1999ConcreteSamatra, Gujarat
O. P. Jindal Knowledge Centre282 m (925 ft)2009SteelHisar, Haryana
INS Kattabomman, Inner Ring Masts[2] 276.45 metres (907 ft) 1989 Guyed Mast Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
Dahanu Thermal Power Station Chimney[3] 275.3 metres (903 ft) 1995 Chimney Dahanu, Maharashtra
Sagardighi Thermal Power Station Chimney 275 metres (902 ft) 2004 Chimney Sagardighi, West Bengal
Anpara B Power Plant Chimney 275 metres (902 ft) 1994 Chimney Anpara, Uttar Pradesh
Korba Power Plant Chimney 275 metres (902 ft) 2009 Chimney Korba, Chhattisgarh
Tata Power Corporation Chimney 275 metres (902 ft) Chimney Mumbai, Maharashtra
Mouda Super Thermal Power Station Chimney 275 metres (902 ft) Chimney Kumbhari
Kalisindh Thermal Power Station Chimney 275 metres (902 ft) Chimney Jhalawar, Rajasthan
NTPC Ramagundam Chimney 275 metres (902 ft) Chimney Ramagundam, Telangana
Anpara A Power Plant Chimney 270 metres (886 ft) 1983 Chimney Anpara, Uttar Pradesh
The 42 260 metres (853 ft) 2017 Residential building Kolkata, West Bengal
Imperial 1[4] 254 metres (833 ft) 2010 Residential building Mumbai, Maharashtra
Imperial 2[4] 254 metres (833 ft) 2010 Residential building Mumbai, Maharashtra

South of INS Kattabomman, there are 2 radio masts with an umbrella antenna situated at 8.378479 N 77.744043 E and 8.375069 N 77.755834 E, which may have a height between 450 and 500 metres.

Timeline of tallest structures of India

Name Image City Height Floors Years as Tallest
Mahabodhi Temple Bodh Gaya 55 metres (180 ft) ~500 CE - 1010 CE[5]
Brihadeeswarar Temple Thanjavur 65.9 metres (216 ft) 9 1010–1260
Annamalaiyar Temple Tiruvannamalai 66.4 metres (218 ft) 13 1260–1368
Qutb Minar Delhi 72.5 metres (238 ft) 5 1368–1558
Chaturbhuj Temple Orchha 104.8 metres (344 ft) 1558–1970

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mumbai Television Tower, Mumbai". Emporis. Retrieved 2007-08-09. |
  2. ↑ "INS Kattabomman". Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  3. ↑ "http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=5908". SkyscraperPage.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2008-12-14. External link in |title= (help)
  4. 1 2 topped out in 2008
  5. ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=1056
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