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The following is a list of structures that have held the title as the tallest freestanding structure on land. //(See also [|Timeline of three tallest structures in the world] until Empire State Building).//
 * c. 2700 BCE || c. 2600 BCE || [|Pyramid of Djoser], Egypt || c. 2700 BCE || 62 || 203 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|29°52′16.53″N 31°12′59.59″E﻿ / ﻿29.8712583°N 31.2165528°E﻿ / 29.8712583; 31.2165528﻿ (Pyramid of Djoser)] ||  ||
 * c. 2600 BCE || c. 2570 BCE || [|Red Pyramid] of [|Sneferu], Egypt || c. 2600 BCE || 105 || 345 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|29°48′31.39″N 31°12′22.49″E﻿ / ﻿29.8087194°N 31.2062472°E﻿ / 29.8087194; 31.2062472﻿ (Red Pyramid)] ||  ||
 * c. 2570 BCE || c. 1311 AD ||< [|Great Pyramid of Giza] in Egypt || c. 2570 BCE || 146 || 481 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|29°58′44.93″N 31°08′3.09″E﻿ / ﻿29.9791472°N 31.1341917°E﻿ / 29.9791472; 31.1341917﻿ (Great Pyramid of Giza)] ||< By 1439, the Great Pyramid had eroded to a height of approximately 139 m (456 ft). ||
 * 1311 || 1549 ||< [|Lincoln Cathedral] in England || 1092–1311 || 160 || 525 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|53°14′3.26″N 0°32′10.54″W﻿ / ﻿53.2342389°N 0.5362611°W﻿ / 53.2342389; -0.5362611﻿ (Lincoln Cathedral)] ||< The central spire was destroyed in a storm in 1549. While the reputed height of 525 ft (160 m) is accepted by most sources,[|[13]][|[14]][|[15]][|[16]][|[17]][|[18]] others consider it doubtful[|[19]] ||
 * 1549 || 1625 ||< [|St. Olaf's Church] in [|Tallinn], Estonia || 1438–1519 || 159 || 522 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|59°26′29.07″N 24°44′51.09″E﻿ / ﻿59.4414083°N 24.747525°E﻿ / 59.4414083; 24.747525﻿ (St. Olaf's church, Tallinn)] ||< The spire burnt down after a lightning strike in 1625 and was rebuilt several times. The height is 123 m (404 ft) . ||
 * 1625 || 1647 ||< [|St. Mary's Church] in [|Stralsund], Germany || 1384–1478 || 151 || 495 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|54°18′36.01″N 13°5′14.81″E﻿ / ﻿54.3100028°N 13.0874472°E﻿ / 54.3100028; 13.0874472﻿ (St. Mary's church, Stralsund)] ||< The spire burnt down after a lightning strike in 1647. The height is 104 m (341 ft) . ||
 * 1647 || 1874 ||< [|Strasbourg Cathedral] in France || 1439 || 142 || 469 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|48°34′54.22″N 7°45′1.48″E﻿ / ﻿48.5817278°N 7.7504111°E﻿ / 48.5817278; 7.7504111﻿ (Strasbourg Cathedral)] ||<  ||
 * 1874 || 1876 ||< [|St. Nikolai] in Hamburg, Germany || 1846–1874 || 147 || 483 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|53°32′50.94″N 9°59′26.12″E﻿ / ﻿53.5474833°N 9.9905889°E﻿ / 53.5474833; 9.9905889﻿ (St. Nikolai, Hamburg)] ||<  ||
 * 1876 || 1880 ||< [|Cathédrale Notre Dame] in Rouen, France || 1202–1876 || 151 || 495 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|49°26′24.54″N 1°5′41.85″E﻿ / ﻿49.44015°N 1.0949583°E﻿ / 49.44015; 1.0949583﻿ (Rouen Cathedral)] ||  ||
 * 1880 || 1884 ||< [|Cologne Cathedral] in Germany || 1248–1880 || 157 || 515 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|50°56′28.08″N 6°57′25.73″E﻿ / ﻿50.9411333°N 6.9571472°E﻿ / 50.9411333; 6.9571472﻿ (Cologne Cathedral, Tower South)] ; [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|50°56′29.11″N 6°57′25.85″E﻿ / ﻿50.9414194°N 6.9571806°E﻿ / 50.9414194; 6.9571806﻿ (Cologne Cathedral, Tower North)] ||<  ||
 * 1884 || 1889 ||< [|Washington Monument] in Washington D.C., United States || 1884 || 169 || 555 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|38°53′22.08″N 77°2′6.89″W﻿ / ﻿38.8894667°N 77.0352472°W﻿ / 38.8894667; -77.0352472﻿ (Washington Monument)] ||  ||
 * 1889 || 1930 ||< [|Eiffel Tower] in Paris, France || 1889 || 300 || 986 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|48°51′29.77″N 2°17′40.09″E﻿ / ﻿48.8582694°N 2.2944694°E﻿ / 48.8582694; 2.2944694﻿ (Eiffel Tower)] ||< First structure to exceed 300 metres in height. The addition of a telecommunications tower in the 1950s brought the overall height to 324 m (1,063 ft). ||
 * 1930 || 1931 ||< [|Chrysler Building] in New York, United States || 1928–1930 || 319 || 1,046 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|40°45′5.78″N 73°58′31.52″W﻿ / ﻿40.7516056°N 73.9754222°W﻿ / 40.7516056; -73.9754222﻿ (Chrysler Building)] ||<  ||
 * 1931 || 1967 ||< [|Empire State Building] in New York, United States || 1930–1931 || 381 || 1,250 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|40°44′54.95″N 73°59′8.71″W﻿ / ﻿40.7485972°N 73.9857528°W﻿ / 40.7485972; -73.9857528﻿ (Empire State Building)] ||< First building with 100+ storeys. The addition of a pinnacle and antennas later increased its overall height to 448.7 m (1,472 ft). This was subsequently lowered to 443.1 m (1,454 ft). ||
 * 1967 || 1975 ||< [|Ostankino Tower] in Moscow, Russia || 1963–1967 || 537 || 1,762 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|55°49′10.94″N 37°36′41.79″E﻿ / ﻿55.8197056°N 37.6116083°E﻿ / 55.8197056; 37.6116083﻿ (Ostankino Tower)] ||< Remains the tallest in Europe. Fire in 2000 led to extensive renovation. ||
 * 1975 || 2007 ||< [|CN Tower] in Toronto, Canada || 1973–1976 || 553 || 1,815 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|43°38′33.22″N 79°23′13.41″W﻿ / ﻿43.6425611°N 79.3870583°W﻿ / 43.6425611; -79.3870583﻿ (CN Tower)] ||< Remains the tallest in the [|Western Hemisphere] ||
 * 2007 || present ||< [|Burj Khalifa] in Dubai, United Arab Emirates || 2004–2009 || 828 || 2,717 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png width="18" height="18"]][|25°11′50.0″N 55°16′26.6″E﻿ / ﻿25.19722°N 55.274056°E﻿ / 25.19722; 55.274056﻿ (Burj Dubai)] || Holder of world's tallest freestanding structure. Topped out at 828 m (2,717 ft) in 2009. ||