Name Country Town Height
metres / ft
Structural type Held record Notes
Great Pyramid of Giza Egypt Giza 146 / 480 Mausoleum 2570 BC–1311 Due to erosion today it stands at the height of 138.8 metres (455 ft).
Lincoln Cathedral England Lincoln 159.7 / 524 Church 1311–1549 Spire collapsed in 1549; today, stands at a height of 83 metres (272 ft).
St. Mary's Church Germany Stralsund 151 / 500 Church 1549–1647 Spire destroyed by lightning in 1647; today stands at a height of 104 metres (341 ft).
Strasbourg Cathedral Germany and/or France (today France) Strasbourg 142 / 470 Church 1647–1874
St Nikolai Germany Hamburg 147.3 / 483 Church 1874–1876 Due to aerial bombing in World War II the nave was demolished; only the spire remains.
Notre-Dame Cathedral France Rouen 151 / 500 Church 1876–1880
Cologne Cathedral Germany Cologne 157.4 / 516 Church 1880–1884
Washington Monument United States Washington, D.C. 169.3 / 555 Monument 1884–1889
Eiffel Tower France Paris 300.6 / 986 Tower 1889–1930 Currently stands at a height of 324 metres (1,063 ft).
Chrysler Building United States New York City 319 / 1,046 Skyscraper 1930–1931
Empire State Building United States New York City 448 / 1,472 Skyscraper 1931–1967
Ostankino Tower Russia Moscow 540 / 1,772 Tower 1967–1976
CN Tower Canada Toronto 553 / 1,815 Tower 1976–2007
Burj Khalifa United Arab Emirates Dubai 829.8 / 2,722 Skyscraper 2007–present Topped-out on 17 January 2009