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Tallest structures in our list

Burj Khalifa leads this list at 828 m (2,717 ft).

The tallest 12 of the 60 structures on this site, on one baseline and drawn to scale. Type your height to stand among them; on a phone, scroll sideways.

The Burj Khalifa is taller than the Twin Towers by 411 m (1,349 ft). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Burj Khalifa: 828 m (2,717 ft). Tokyo Skytree: 634 m (2,080 ft). The Burj Khalifa is taller than Tokyo Skytree by 194 m (636 ft). Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel: 601 m (1,972 ft). The Burj Khalifa is taller than the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel by 227 m (745 ft). Lotte World Tower: 555 m (1,821 ft). The Burj Khalifa is taller than the Lotte World Tower by 273 m (896 ft). CN Tower: 553 m (1,815 ft), measured to the antenna tip. The Burj Khalifa is taller than the CN Tower by 275 m (901 ft). One World Trade Center: 541 m (1,776 ft). The Burj Khalifa is taller than One World Trade Center by 287 m (941 ft). Taipei 101: 508 m (1,667 ft). The Burj Khalifa is taller than Taipei 101 by 320 m (1,050 ft). Central Park Tower: 472 m (1,550 ft). The Burj Khalifa is taller than Central Park Tower by 356 m (1,167 ft). Petronas Towers: 452 m (1,483 ft). The Burj Khalifa is taller than the Petronas Towers by 376 m (1,234 ft). Empire State Building: 443 m (1,454 ft). The Burj Khalifa is taller than the Empire State Building by 385 m (1,263 ft). Willis Tower: 442 m (1,451 ft), measured to the roof. The Burj Khalifa is taller than the Willis Tower by 386 m (1,265 ft). Twin Towers: 417 m (1,368 ft), measured to the north Tower roof. The Burj Khalifa is taller than the Twin Towers by 411 m (1,349 ft).

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Towers and skyscrapers on this site ranked by height, tallest first. Each one’s page says whether its height runs to the roof, the spire or the antenna tip.

Entries 1–48 of 60: Burj Khalifa to Borobudur
RankNameHeight
1Burj Khalifa828 m (2,717 ft)
Official listing, Emaar
2Tokyo Skytree634 m (2,080 ft)
Commonly listed
3Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel601 m (1,972 ft)
Commonly listed
4Lotte World Tower555 m (1,821 ft)
Commonly listed
5CN Tower553.3 m (1,815 ft)
Commonly listed
6One World Trade Center541.3 m (1,776 ft)
Commonly listed
7Taipei 101508 m (1,667 ft)
Official listing, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
8Central Park Tower472.44 m (1,550 ft)
Commonly listed
9Petronas Towers451.9 m (1,483 ft)
Commonly listed
10Empire State Building443 m (1,454 ft)
Official listing, Empire State Building official site
11Willis Tower442.3 m (1,451 ft)
Commonly listed
12Twin Towers417 m (1,368 ft)
Commonly listed
13Eiffel Tower330 m (1,083 ft)
Official listing, Eiffel Tower official site (French)
14Devils Tower264 m (867 ft)
Official listing, National Park Service: volcanic landforms
15Golden Gate Bridge227 m (746 ft)
Official listing, National Park Service
16Hoover Dam221.41 m (726 ft)
Official listing, US Bureau of Reclamation
17The Marina Bay Sands (Singapore)197 m (646 ft)
Commonly listed
18Gateway Arch192 m (630 ft)
Official listing, National Park Service
19Space Needle184 m (605 ft)
Commonly listed
20Statue of Unity, India182 m (597 ft)
Commonly listed
21Three Gorges Dam181 m (594 ft)
Commonly listed
22The Gherkin (30 St Mary Axe)180 m (591 ft)
Commonly listed
23San Jacinto Monument172.92 m (567 ft)
Commonly listed
24Sagrada Família172.5 m (566 ft)
Commonly listed
25Washington Monument169.05 m (555 ft)
Commonly listed
26Cologne Cathedral157.38 m (516 ft)
Commonly listed
27Dubai Frame150 m (492 ft)
Commonly listed
28Great Pyramid of Giza138.5 m (454 ft)
Commonly listed
29St. Peter's Basilica136.57 m (448 ft)
Commonly listed
30London Eye135 m (443 ft)
Official listing, London Eye operator
31Spring Temple Buddha128 m (420 ft)
Commonly listed
32St. Paul's Cathedral111 m (365 ft)
Commonly listed
33Ushiku Daibutsu100 m (328 ft)
Commonly listed
34Elizabeth Tower96 m (315 ft)
Official listing, UK Parliament
35Taj Mahal73 m (240 ft)
Commonly listed
36Leshan Giant Buddha71 m (233 ft)
Commonly listed
37Notre Dame Cathedral Facade69 m (226 ft)
Commonly listed
38Angkor Wat Main Tower65 m (213 ft)
Commonly listed
38Saint Basil's Assumption Cathedral65 m (213 ft)
Commonly listed
38Sydney Opera House65 m (213 ft)
Commonly listed
41The Osaka Castle (Osaka, Japan)58 m (190 ft)
Commonly listed
42Leaning Tower of Pisa55.86 m (183 ft)
Commonly listed
43Arc de Triomphe49.54 m (163 ft)
Commonly listed
44Colosseum48 m (157 ft)
Commonly listed
45Himeji Castle46.4 m (152 ft)
Commonly listed
46Statue of Liberty46.05 m (151 ft)
Official listing, National Park Service
47Boudhanath Stupa36 m (118 ft)
Commonly listed
48Borobudur35 m (115 ft)
Commonly listed
Entries 49–60 of 60: Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro to Bust of Nefertiti
RankNameHeight
49Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro30 m (98 ft)
Commonly listed
50Brandenburg Gate26 m (85 ft)
Commonly listed
51Buckingham Palace24 m (79 ft)
Commonly listed
52The Louvre Pyramid, Paris21.6 m (71 ft)
Commonly listed
53The White House21 m (70 ft)
Commonly listed
54Great Sphinx of Giza20 m (66 ft)
Commonly listed
55Mount Rushmore Presidential Statue18 m (60 ft)
Official listing, National Park Service
56Parthenon, Athens13.72 m (45 ft)
Commonly listed
57Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles14 m (45 ft)
Commonly listed
58The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in)11.3 m (37 ft)
Commonly listed
59Winged Victory of Samothrace2.75 m (9 ft)
Commonly listed
60Bust of Nefertiti0.48 m (2 ft)
Commonly listed

Equal heights share a rank. This list is calculated from the published records above; it is not a claim to cover every person or place in the world.

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