List of pre-twentieth century structures by height
NameMunicipality(current)Country (current)HeightCompleted Comments(feet)(metres) Eiffel Tower Paris France 986 300 1889 New Brighton Tower New Brighton United Kingdom 567 173 1898–1900 Tower dismantled from 1919. Kanishka stupa Peshawar Pakistan 393~557 120~170 200 Destroyed by White Huns in 460 CE. Washington Monument Washington, D.C. United States 555 169 1884 Mole Antonelliana Turin Italy 549.54 167.5 1889 Ulm Minster Ulm Germany 529.92 161.53 1890 Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln United Kingdom 525 160 1311 Spire destroyed in 1548. Blackpool Tower Blackpool United Kingdom 518 158 1894 Cologne Cathedral Cologne Germany 516 157 1880 Yongning Pagoda Luoyang China 448 137~154.95 516 Burned to the ground in 534 after being struck by lightning. Beauvais Cathedral Beauvais France 156 (choir)502 (tower) 47.5 (choir)153 (tower) 1272/1569 From 1569 to 1573, the tower was the tallest structure on Earth. Rouen Cathedral RouenFrance 495 151 1876 St. Mary's Church Stralsund Germany 495 151 1625 Spire destroyed 1647. Reconstructed with about 104 meters. Old St. Paul's Cathedral London United Kingdom 493 150.2 1221 Spire destroyed in 1561. Completely destroyed in 1666. St. Nikolai Hamburg Germany 482 147 1874 Great Pyramid Giza Egypt 481 146.6 One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Pyramid of Khafre Giza Egypt 475 143 Strasbourg Cathedral Strasbourg France 472 142 1439 Highest building between 1647 and 1874, between the St. Mary's Church spire collapse and the construction of the Church of St. Nicholas. Halsbrücker Esse Halsbrücke Germany 459 140 1889 St. Peter's Basilica Vatican City 452 138 1626 St. Stephen's Cathedral Vienna Austria 448 c. 136.74 1433 St. Lambert's CathedralLiègeBelgium4431351391Dismantled from 1794. St. Martin's Church Landshut Germany 428 130.6 1500 Tallest brickwork tower in the world. Amiens Cathedral Amiens France 415 126.6 1533 St. Mary's Lübeck Germany 410 125 1350 Second tallest brickwork tower in the world. St. Olaf's Church Tallinn Estonia 407 124 1519 Spire destroyed in 1625. Cathedral of Our Lady Antwerp Belgium 404 123 1521 Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury United Kingdom 404 123 1320 Belltower of Peter and Paul Cathedral Saint Petersburg Russia 401 122.5 1733 Was tallest building in Russia from 1733 to 1952. Jetavanaramaya Anuradhapura Sri Lanka 400 122 273301 Basilica of San Gaudenzio Novara Italy 397 121 1887 Phra Pathommachedi Nakhon Pathom Thailand 396 120.45 1870 The original stupa was built during the Dvaravati era around 193 BCE, with a recorded height of 84 meters. The current structure was rebuilt over the previous stupa, encasing it within. Uppsala Cathedral Uppsala Sweden 389 118.7 19th century Current height dates back to the last major alterations done in 1893. Tallest structure in the Nordic countries before the 20th century. Pharos Lighthouse Alexandria Egypt 338~387 103~118 One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Destroyed by earthquakes in 1303 and 1323. Sint-Walburgiskerk Zutphen Netherlands 384 117 16th century Current height: 76 m. Until 1600, the church was 117 m tall and the highest structure in the Netherlands before the 20th century. Potala Palace Lhasa China 384 117 1694 Freiburg Minster Freiburg im Breisgau Germany 380.7 116 Church of Our Lady Bruges Belgium 379.3 115.6 Third tallest brickwork tower in the world. St. Andrew's Church Hildesheim Germany 376 114.5 1883 Tallest church tower in Lower Saxony. Florence Cathedral Florence Italy 375 114.5 1436 Torrazzo of Cremona Cremona Italy 369.75 112.7 1309 Shwedagon Pagoda Yangon Myanmar 367 112 1775 Successively rebuilt taller: 18m (1362); 40m (1462) New St. Paul's Cathedral London United Kingdom 365 111.2 1677 Built after the destruction of Old St. Paul's.New York World BuildingNew York CityUnited States361110 1890Tallest building in the United States until Philadelphia City Hall in 1901.Seven-Story Pagoda at Shōkoku-ji Kyoto Japan 358 109.1 1399 Destroyed by fire in 1403. Dom Tower of Utrecht Utrecht Netherlands 358 109 1382 Restored in 1912 to reach current height of 112 metres. Nieuwe Kerk (Delft) Delft Netherlands 356.79 108.75 1895 Milwaukee City Hall Milwaukee United States 353 108 1895 Campanile of Shuya Cathedral Shuya Russia 347.7 106 1833 Campanile is part of Shuya Cathedral. Chaturbhuj Temple Orchha India 344 104.8 Chaturbhuj Temple dedicated to Vishnu was the tallest structure in the Indian subcontinent from 1558 to 1970. Red Pyramid Dahshur Egypt 345 105 St. Catherine's Church Hoogstraten Belgium 343.5 104.7 1548 Giralda Seville Spain 330 104.1 1568 88 m when was constructed in 1171; built it higher in 1568. Palace of Justice Brussels Belgium 341 104 1883 Old City Hall (Toronto) Toronto Canada 340 103.6 1899 Largest civic building in North America prior to 20th century. Cathedral of Christ the Saviour Moscow Russia 339.5 103.5 1883 Original church was demolished in 1931. Was rebuilt in 1994-1999. Cathedral of St. Bartholomew (Plzeň) Plzeň Czech Republic 335 103 Construction begun in 1342. St Martin's Cathedral Ypres Belgium 335 102 1370 Saint Isaac's Cathedral Saint Petersburg Russia 331.36 101.52 1858 Świdnica Cathedral Świdnica Poland 332 101 1565 Shwesandaw Pagoda Bagan Myanmar 328+ 100+ 100 meters tall without counting its hti spire St. Patrick's Cathedral (Midtown Manhattan) New York City United States 329.6 100.5 1888 Esztergom Basilica Esztergom Hungary 328 100 1856 It has 17 meter thick walls and is the third biggest basilica in Europe. East Seven-Story Pagoda at Tōdai-ji Nara Japan 328 100 Burned down by war in 1181West Seven-Story Pagoda at Tōdai-ji Nara Japan 328 100 Burned down by lightning in 943. Shwemawdaw Pagoda Bago Myanmar 324 98.8 1796 Raised to 125 m (hti spire inclusive) in 1954. St Mark's Campanile Venice Italy 323 98.6 1514 Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren Amersfoort Netherlands 322.6 98.33 1470 St Vitus Church Hilversum Netherlands 321.5 98 1892 St. Rumbold's Cathedral Mechelen Belgium 319 97.28 Torre Asinelli Bologna Italy 318.9 97.2 before 1185 Grote Kerk (Breda) Breda Netherlands 318.24 97 1547 Martinitoren Groningen Netherlands 318.24 96.8 Great Lavra Bell Tower Kyiv Ukraine 316 96.5 1745 Brussels Town Hall Brussels Belgium 315 96 1454 Norwich Cathedral Norwich United Kingdom 315 96 1480 Building of current spire commenced. Latting Observatory New York City United States 315 96 1853 Shortened by 75 feet in 1855; destroyed by fire in 1856. Martinikerk (Doesburg) Doesburg Netherlands 308.5 94 Church of St Walburge, Preston Preston United Kingdom 308.5 94 1873 Osijek Co-cathedral Osijek Croatia 308.5 94 1898 Sint-Jacobus de Meerderekerk The Hague Netherlands 308.5 94 1878 St Eusebius' Church, Arnhem Arnhem Netherlands 305 93 1550 Saint Vincent's Church Eeklo Belgium 305 93 1883 St James Cathedral Toronto Canada 305 92.9 1874 Statue of Liberty New York City United States 305 92.9 1886 Grote or Sint-Jacobskerk The Hague Netherlands 303.5 92.5 1424 New Cathedral of Salamanca Salamanca Spain 301,8 92 1733 Ruwanwelisaya Anuradhapura Sri Lanka 301 92 Lakshmi Vilas PalaceVadodaraIndia30091.441890 Notre-Dame de Paris Paris France 300 91.44 1345 Spire destroyed on April 15, 2019 (Notre-Dame fire). Etemenanki Babylon Iraq 298.56 91 Ziggurat dedicated to Marduk. Alleged to have originally been built, to an unknown height, between the 14th and 9th centuries BC, then destroyed in 689 BC by Sennacherib. Rebuilt by Nebuchadnezzar II. Finally demolished by Alexander the Great in 323 BC. Belfry of Ghent Ghent Belgium 298.5 91 1380 Abdijtoren Middelburg Netherlands 296.6 90.4 1350–1400 Coventry Cathedral Coventry United Kingdom 295 90 1500 Dormition Cathedral Kharkiv Ukraine 294 89.5 1841 St Bavo's Cathedral Ghent Belgium 292 89 1569 Torre del Mangia Siena Italy 289 88 1348 St Walburga Church Oudenaarde Belgium 289 88 1627 United States Capitol Building Washington, D.C. United States 288 87 1866 Westerkerk Amsterdam Netherlands 285 87 1631 Belfry of Mons Mons Belgium 285 87 1669 The Roman-Catholic Parish Church Spišská Nová Ves Slovakia 285 87 1894 St Medardus Church Wervik Belgium 282 86 1433 Grote of Sint-Clemenskerk Steenwijk Netherlands 282 86 15th century Rajabai Clock TowerBombay(now Mumbai)India28085.31878 Beyazıt Tower Istanbul Turkey 279 85 1828 Liaodi Pagoda Dingzhou China 276 84 1055 Cathedral of Our Lady Aarschot Belgium 276 84 1337 St Tillo Church Izegem Belgium 276 84 1868 Brooklyn Bridge New York City United States 276 84 1883 Đakovo Cathedral Đakovo Croatia 276 84 1882 St Willibrordus Church, Berchem Antwerp Belgium 276 84 1891 St Martin's Church Kortrijk Belgium 272 83 1466 Belfry of Bruges Bruges Belgium 272 83 1487 Sint-Petrus' Stoel van Antiochiëkerk Sittard Netherlands 272 83 St Gummarus Church Lier Belgium 272 83 1540 Minarets of Selimiye Mosque Edirne Turkey 239.5 70.89 1574 Tournai Cathedral Tournai Belgium 272 83 1700 Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Kraków Poland 269 82 1397 St. Mary's Church Gdańsk Poland 269 82 1502 Cunerakerk Rhenen Netherlands 268.4 81.8 1531 Pagoda of Hosshō-ji Kyoto Japan 265.7 81 1083 Destroyed by fire in 1342 Troitskaya Tower Moscow Russia 262 80 1499 The tallest of the Moscow Kremlin Towers. Hwangryongsa Gyeongju South Korea 262 80 660 Built by the Silla kingdom following their defeat of Baekjae. Burned by the Mongols in 1238. St. Christopher's Cathedral, Roermond Roermond Netherlands 261 79.7 1663 St Salvator's Cathedral Bruges Belgium 259 79 1350, 1871 Sint-Janskerk Maastricht Netherlands 259 79 1450–1500 Clifton Hill Shot Tower Melbourne Australia 256 78 1882 The Clifton Hill Shot Tower held the title of Australia's tallest structure from its construction until 1930. The landmark has been proclaimed as the world's tallest shot tower by Guinness World Records.Municipal Corporation BuildingBombay(now Mumbai)India25577.71893 Umayyad Mosque minaret of Isa Damascus Syria 253 77 9th century It would be later destroyed but rebuilt by both the Ayyubid and Ottoman Empire. Kutubiyya Mosque Marrakesh Morocco 253 77 1195 Parish Church Saints Nicholas and Stephen Eggenfelden Germany 253 77 1519 Victoria Terminus