This is a list of tallest freestanding structures in the world past and present. To be freestanding a structure must not be supported by
guy wires
A guy-wire, guy-line, guy-rope, or stay, also called simply a guy, is a tensioned cable designed to add stability to a free-standing structure. They are used commonly for ship masts, radio masts, wind turbines, utility poles, and tents. A th ...
, the sea or other types of support. It therefore does not include
guyed masts,
partially guyed towers and
drilling platforms but does include
tower
A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting structures.
Towers are specific ...
s,
skyscrapers (
pinnacle height) and
chimneys.
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Freestanding structures (past or present) over
* indicates a structure
A structure is an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system, or the object or system so organized. Material structures include man-made objects such as buildings and machines and natural objects such a ...
that is no longer standing.
* For all structures the pinnacle height is given, so the height of skyscrapers may be different from the values at List of tallest buildings in the world.
* Structures under construction are included in main list if its current height is over .
Other freestanding structures (past or present): between and
Timeline of world's tallest freestanding structures
See also
* List of tallest structures by country
This is a list of the tallest completed buildings, towers and other structures by country. The list includes the tallest buildings and structures for each country, and, where appropriate, it also points to more detailed country-specific lists.
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* List of tallest demolished freestanding structures
This is a list of tallest demolished freestanding structures in the world. To be freestanding a structure must not be supported by guy wires, the sea or other types of support. It therefore does not include guyed masts, partially guyed towers and d ...
* List of tallest towers
* List of tallest chimneys
* List of tallest buildings and structures
* List of tallest freestanding steel structures
This is a list of tallest freestanding steel structures in the world past and present. To be a freestanding steel structure it must not be supported by guy wires, the list therefore does not include guyed masts and the main vertical and lateral st ...
* List of cities with the most skyscrapers
* Lattice tower
A lattice tower or truss tower is a freestanding vertical framework tower. This construction is widely used in transmission towers carrying high voltage electric power lines, in radio masts and towers (a self-radiating tower or as a support for ...
References
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