List of tallest structures in Europe
This is a list of the tallest structures of any kind which exist or existed in Europe. The list contains all types of structures, including guyed masts and oil drilling platforms of 350 metres (1,150 feet) or more.
Sortable list
| Name | Structural type | Usage | Pinnacle height | Year | Country | Town | Coordinates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw Radio Mast | guyed mast | longwave broadcasting | 646 m (2,119 ft) | 1974 | Poland | Gąbin-Konstantynów, Masovian Voivodeship | 52°22′3.74″N 19°48′8.73″E | collapsed on August 8, 1991 during guy wire exchange, insulated against ground |
| Ostankino Tower | concrete tower | observation, FM-/TV-transmission | 540 m (1,770 ft) | 1967 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Moscow | 55°49′10.94″N 37°36′41.79″E | 2000 fire led to renovation |
| Troll A platform | offshore platform | gas drilling & production | 472 m (1,549 ft) | 1996 | Norway | North Sea | 60°40′N 3°40′E | 303 metres of height is below sea surface |
| Lakhta Center | skyscraper | Offices and public spaces | 462m (1,516 ft) | 2019 | Russia | Saint Petersburg | 59°59′13.31″N 30°10′41.30″E | The tallest building in Europe |
| Inta CHAYKA-Mast | guyed mast | LF-Transmission | 462 m (1,516 ft) | ? | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Inta | 65°57′59.54″N 60°18′33.45″E | |
| Central Mast of Imeretinskaya VLF-transmitter | guyed mast | VLF-transmission | 425 m (1,394 ft) | ? | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Imeretinskaya | 44°46′24.93″N 39°32′50.32″E | |
| Longwave radio mast Hellissandur | guyed mast | longwave transmission | 412 m (1,352 ft) | 1963 | Iceland | Hellissandur | 64°54′26″N 23°55′20″W | |
| Emley Moor radio mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 385.5 m (1,265 ft) | 1964 | United Kingdom | Emley, West Yorkshire | 53°36′45.73″N 1°39′57.81″W | Collapsed on March 19, 1969, because of icing, replaced by 330 metre tall concrete tower |
| Kiev TV Tower | lattice tower | FM-/TV-transmission | 385 m (1,263 ft) | 1973 | Ukraine (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Kiev | 50°28′16.49″N 30°27′11.97″E | Tallest lattice tower in the world |
| Gullfaks C | offshore platform | Oil drilling and production | 380 m (1,250 ft) | 1990 | Norway | North Sea | 61°12′53.80″N 2°16′25.93″E | 217 metres of height is below sea surface |
| Federation Tower: East Tower | skyscraper | offices | 373.7 m (1,226 ft) | 2016 | Russia | Moscow | 55°44′48.98″N 37°32′12.01″E | |
| Torreta de Guardamar | guyed mast | LF-transmission | 370 m (1,210 ft) | 1962 | Spain | Guardamar del Segura | 38°4′18.84″N 0°39′52.65″W | Radio mast used by Spanish Navy |
| Riga Radio and TV Tower | concrete tower | observation, FM-/TV-transmission | 368 m (1,207 ft) | 1987 | Latvia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Riga | 56°55′26.08″N 24°08′13.26″E | Tripod construction, resembling the Eiffel Tower |
| Berliner Fernsehturm | concrete tower | observation, FM-/TV-transmission | 368 m (1,207 ft) | 1969 | Germany (East Germany at time of construction) | Berlin | 52°31′14.91″N 13°24′33.95″E | Was 362 metres tall when completed in 1969 |
| Gerbrandy Tower | partially guyed tower | FM-/TV-transmission | 366.8 m (1,203 ft) | 1961 | Netherlands | IJsselstein | 52°00′34.38″N 05°03′14.53″E | Original height: 382.5 metres. 1987: height reduction to 375 metres. Further height reduction to 366.8 metres in 2007 |
| Skelton transmitter | guyed mast | VLF-transmission | 365 m (1,198 ft) | 2001 | UK | Skelton, Cumbria | 54°43′54.5″N 2°52′58.9″W | Insulated against ground |
| Trbovlje Chimney | concrete tower | chimney | 364 m (1,194 ft) | 1976 | Slovenia | Trbovlje | 46°7′33.68″N 15°03′42.34″E | Tallest chimney in Europe |
| Sender Donebach | guyed masts | longwave transmission | 363 m (1,191 ft) | 1982 | Germany (West Germany | Donebach | 49°33′40.25″N 9°10′22.76″E ; 49°33′33.53″N 9°10′50.82″E | |
| Tambov TV Mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 360 m (1,180 ft) | 1991 | Russia | Tambov | 52°46′51.1″N 41°24′50.8″E | |
| Donetsk TV Mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 360 m (1,180 ft) | 1992 | Ukraine | Donetsk | 47°56′43.49″N 37°38′36.95″E | |
| Novosokolniki TV Mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 360 m (1,180 ft) | 1995 | Russia | Novosokolniki | 56°20′00″N 30°01′00″E | |
| Longwave transmitter Ingøy | guyed mast | longwave transmission | 360 m (1,180 ft) | 2000 | Norway | Ingøya | 71°04′17.5″N 24°05′15″E | Grounded, upfed |
| Sender Zehlendorf, new longwave transmission mast | guyed mast | longwave /FM-transmission | 360 m (1,180 ft) | 1979 | Germany (East Germany at time of construction) | Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg, Brandenburg | 52°47′41.87″N 13°23′9.5″E | Grounded structure with cage antenna |
| FM- and TV-mast Kosztowy | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 358.7 m (1,177 ft) | 1976 | Poland | Kosztowy | 50°11′16.75″N 19°06′57.97″E | |
| Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau | guyed mast | directional radio link | 358.5 m (1,176 ft) | 1978 | Germany (West Germany at time of construction) | Berlin-Frohnau, Berlin | 52°39′13.66″N 13°17′43.59″E | Demolished on February 8, 2009 by explosives |
| Pieczewo TV Mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 356.5 m (1,170 ft) | 1969 | Poland | Olsztyn | 53°45′11.94″N 20°31′5.33″E | |
| Endesa Termic | concrete tower | chimney | 356 m (1,168 ft) | 1974 | Spain | As Pontes, Galicia | 43°26′29″N 7°51′45.50″W | |
| RKS Liblice 2 | guyed masts | FM-/TV-transmission | 355 m (1,165 ft) | 1980 | Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia at time of construction) | Liblice, Český Brod | 50°3′43.37″N 14°53′11.27″E ; 50°3′47.12″N 14°53′12.84″E | Tallest masts used for medium wave broadcasting, grounded structures with cage antennas |
| Străşeni TV Mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 355 m (1,165 ft) | 1985 | Moldova | Străşeni | 47°07′18.97″N 28°33′54.27″E | |
| Lipetsk TV Mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 354.6 m (1,163 ft) | 1991 | Russia | Lipetsk | 52°40′13″N 39°28′59″E | |
| OKO: South Tower | skyscraper | residential, hotel | 354.2 m (1,162 ft) | 2015 | Russia | Moscow | 55°44′58.48″N 37°32′3.69″E | |
| TV Tower Vinnytsia | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 354 m (1,161 ft) | 1961 | Ukraine (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Vinnytsia | 49°14′39.6″N 28°25′45.99″E | Equipped with six crossbars running from the mast body to the guys |
| Sosnovy Longwave Radio Mast | guyed mast | longwave transmission | 353.5 m (1,160 ft) | ? | Belarus (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Sosnovy | 53°24′10.71″N 28°31′16.32″E | |
| VLF transmitter DHO38 | guyed masts | VLF-transmission | 353 m (1,158 ft) | 1982 | Germany (West Germany at time of construction)) | Saterland-Ramsloh, Lower Saxony | 53°05′22.15″N 07°37′06.19″E ; 53°05′14.42″N 07°36′31.14″E ; 53°04′59.81″N 07°37′09.88″E ; 53°04′52.03″N 07°36′34.69″E ; 53°04′36.16″N 07°36′58.79″E ; 53°04′30.05″N 07°36′22.87″E ; 53°04′10.66″N 07°36′41.82″E ; 53°04′16.8″N 07°37′17.66″E | Insulated against ground |
| Chimney of Phoenix Copper Smelter | concrete tower | chimney | 351.5 m (1,153 ft) | 1995 | Romania | Baia Mare | 47°39′10.39″N 23°36′19.72″E | |
| Belmont mast | guyed mast | FM-/TV-transmission | 351.5 m (1,153 ft) | 1965 | UK | Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire | 53°20′9.07″N 0°10′19.11″W | Until 2010 tallest construction in the EU. Original height 385.6 m ( 1265 ft). Extension to 387.7 m ( 1272 ft) in 1967. Height reduction in 2010 to 351.5 m ( 1153 ft) |
| Sender Zehlendorf, old longwave transmission mast | guyed mast | longwave transmission | 351 m (1,152 ft) | 1962 | Germany (GDR at time of construction) | Zehlendorf, Brandenburg | 52°47′41.87″N 13°23′9.5″E | Grounded structure with cage antenna, destroyed on May 18, 1978 due to aircraft collision |
| Longwave transmitter Allouis | guyed masts | longwave transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1974 | France | Allouis | 47°10′10.45″N 2°12′16.75″E ; 47°10′25.34″N 2°12′16.81″E | First mast built in 1952 was until 1974 308 metres tall, second mast built in 1974 |
| Sendemast SL3 | guyed mast | longwave transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1968 | Germany (GDR at time of construction) | Burg bei Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt | 52°16′9.35″N 11°55′28.84″E | Collapsed on February 18, 1976 |
| Mosolovo TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1968 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Mosolovo | 54°16′17.9″N 40°33′26.34″E | |
| Kolodischi TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1970 | Belarus (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Minsk | 53°57′40.5″N 27°46′42.08″E | |
| Lipin Bor TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1970 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Lipin Bor | 60°21′27″N 37°55′15″E | |
| Grigoriopol transmitter, large medium wave mast | guyed mast | MW-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | ? | Moldova (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Mayak | 47°17′21.4″N 29°26′0.25″E | Collapsed in 1997 |
| Selizharovo TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1971 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Selizharovo | 56°55′03″N 33°34′47″E | |
| Pinerovka TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1971 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Pinerovka | 51°35′20″N 43°01′36″E | |
| Ushachi TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1974 | Belarus (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Ushachi | 55°14′40.43″N 28°38′30.95″E | |
| Yershov TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1974 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Yershov | 51°21′51″N 48°17′58″E | |
| Tula TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1975/76 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Tula | 54°8′27″N 37°35′03″E | |
| Novo-Bykovo TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1977 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Vladimir | 56°01′10″N 40°50′25″E | |
| Rodniki TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1977 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Rodniki | 57°05′24″N 41°44′02″E | |
| Volga TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1978 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Rybinsk | 57°57′53″N 38°21′14″E | |
| Kanevskaya TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1979 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Kanevskaya | 46°03′27.18″N 38°57′57.43″E | |
| Stavropol TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1979 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Stavropol | 45°00′44.04″N 41°51′11.54″E | |
| Livny TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1979? | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Livny | 52°27′03″N 37°30′10″E | |
| Sovetsky TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1984 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Sovetsky, Mari El Republic | 56°45′17″N 48°32′05″E | |
| Smogiri TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1986 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Smolensk | 55°02′08″N 32°22′52″E | |
| Varaksino TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1988 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Izhevsk | 56°52′13.44″N 53°03′03.02″E | |
| Tsivilsk TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1990 | Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction) | Tsivilsk | 55°48′22″N 47°26′42″E | |
| Galich TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 1991 | Russia | Galich | 58°26′30″N 42°37′38″E | Unused |
| Polykovichi TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | ? | Belarus | Mahilyow/Polykovichi | 53°59′25.22″N 30°19′38.54″E | |
| Novaya Strazha TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | ? | Belarus | Slonim | 53°03′51″N 25°28′30″E | |
| Smetanichi TV Mast | guyed mast | UHF/VHF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | ? | Belarus | Smetanichi | 52°13′27.87″N 28°30′44.4″E | |
| HWU transmitter, central mast | guyed mast | VLF-transmission | 350 m (1,150 ft) | ? | France | Rosnay | 46°42′47.49″N 1°14′42.22″E | |
History
The following is a list of structures that were historically the tallest in Europe.
| From | To | Structure | Location | Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1180 | 1240 | Malmesbury Abbey Tower | Malmesbury, United Kingdom | 131.3 m (431 ft) |
| 1240 | 1311 | Tower of Old St Paul's Cathedral | London, United Kingdom | 150 m (490 ft) |
| 1311 | 1549 | Tower of Lincoln Cathedral | Lincoln, United Kingdom | 159.7 m (524 ft) |
| 1549 | 1647 | Tower of St Mary's church | Stralsund, Germany | 151 m (495 ft) |
| 1647 | 1874 | Tower of Strasbourg Cathedral | Strasbourg, France | 142 m (466 ft) |
| 1874 | 1876 | Tower of St. Nikolai | Hamburg, Germany | 147 m (482 ft) |
| 1876 | 1880 | Tower of Rouen Cathedral | Rouen, France | 151 m (495 ft) |
| 1880 | 1889 | Tower of Cologne Cathedral | Cologne, Germany | 157.38 m (516.3 ft) |
| 1889 | 1933 | Eiffel Tower | Paris, France | 312 m (1,024 ft) |
| 1933 | 1939 | Lakihegy Tower | Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary | 314 m (1,030 ft) |
| 1939 | 1946 | Deutschlandsender Herzberg/Elster | Herzberg, Germany | 337 m (1,106 ft) |
| 1946 | 1949 | Lakihegy Tower | Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary | 314 m (1,030 ft) |
| 1949 | 1961 | Raszyn radio transmitter | Łazy, Poland | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
| 1961 | 1963 | Gerbrandy Tower | IJsselstein, Netherlands | 382.5 m (1,255 ft) |
| 1963 | 1967 | Longwave radio mast Hellissandur | Hellissandur, Iceland | 412 m (1,352 ft) |
| 1967 | 1974 | Ostankino Tower | Moscow, Russia | 540.1 m (1,772 ft) |
| 1974 | 1991 | Warsaw Radio Mast | Konstantynów, Poland | 646.38 m (2,120.7 ft) |
| 1991 | present | Ostankino Tower | Moscow, Russia | 540.1 m (1,772 ft) |
Gallery
Some of the highest structures in Europe
Warsaw Radio Mast, was the tallest structure in Europe before it collapsed in 1991
Ostankino TV Tower, the tallest structure in Europe
Inta CHAYKA-Mast
Hellissandur Longwave Radio Mast
Gerbrandy Tower in 2006
TV Tower Vinnytsia
Antenna RAI of Caltanissetta the tallest structure in Italy
See also
- List of tallest structures in the world
- List of tallest buildings in Europe
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