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List of tallest wooden buildings and structures

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Wooden buildings that have exceptional heights are listed, starting with the tallest wooden structures. Wooden buildings are having a resurgence, as they are considered to be a climate-friendly alternative to some synthetic materials.[1]

Sweden's tallest wooden (cross-laminated timber) building

In some cases wooden structures were built as not enough steel was available, in others the non-conductive nature of wood was used. Latter was important for towers, which carried a radio antenna in its structure or for structures used for measurements on antennas.

The tallest recorded wooden structures had been wooden radio masts with heights of up to 220 meters, or 720 feet, constructed in Russia in the first half of the 20th century but they were replaced by steel masts.[2] Data verifying the location of these structures is not readily available. The second highest recorded wooden structure was the tower of the Mühlacker radio transmitter (190 meters or 620 feet, destroyed in 1945). The tallest standing wooden structure is the Gliwice Radio Tower (112 m or 367 ft), located in Gliwice, Poland.

Tallest wooden buildings

Existing structures

More information Structure, Height (m) ...
Structure Height (m) Floors Location Country Built Notes
Gliwice Radio Tower 112 n/a Gliwice Poland 1935 The tallest free-standing human-constructed wooden structure in the world (though not a building)
Randsburg Wash Target Test Towers (Buildings 70021 and 70022)[3] 109.73 n/a Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake United States 1951 As of February 2023, the second tallest free-standing human-constructed wooden structures in the world
Sanctuary of Truth[4] 105 n/a Pattaya Thailand 1981 Decoration in progress[4]
Wind of Change 103.3 n/a Skara Sweden 2023 Wind turbine tower made from curved LVL

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Hannover-Marienwerder Wind Turbine 100 n/a Hannover, Lower Saxony Germany 2012 Vensys77 wind turbine with rotor diameter of 77 metres on wooden tower, total height up to rotor blade tip in 12 o'clock position: 138.5 meters
Pyramidenkogel Tower 100 6 Maria Wörth Austria 2013 The world's tallest wooden observation tower (made of wood and steel)
Ascent 86.56 25[5] Milwaukee United States 2022 Topped off; tallest mass timber building in the world[6]
Mjøstårnet 85.4 18 Brumunddal Norway 2019
HoHo Wien 84[7] 24[7] Vienna Austria 2019
Săpânţa-Peri Church[8] 75[9] 2 Săpânța Romania 2013 [10]
HAUT 73 22 Amsterdam Netherlands 2021 [11]
Sara Kulturhus Centre 72.8[12] 20 Skellefteå Sweden 2019[13] Inaugurated 8 September 2021.[14]
Yongding Pagoda (永定塔) 69.7 8 Beijing China 2012
Feldberg telecommunication tower 69.13 19 Schmitten im Taunus, Hesse Germany 1950 30.28 meters tall timber construction with 9 floors on a 17.65 metres tall steel structure with 5 floors, which stands on a 21.2 metres tall concrete basement with 5 floors
Pagoda of Fogong Temple 67.31[9] 5-6 Yingxian China 1056
Bahnorama[15] 66.7 n/a Vienna Austria 2010
Roots 65 18 Hamburg Germany 2024 Tallest timber building in Germany[16]
36-52 Wellington Street 63 15 Melbourne Australia 2023 Concrete-timber composite[17]
Steel Vengeance 62.5 n/a Sandusky Ohio 2018 Hybrid Roller Coaster
Jahrtausendturm 60 6 Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt Germany 1999
Ieud Monastery 60[18] Ieud (Romanian: Ieud) Romania 2003
Arbo 60[12] Risch-Rotkreuz Switzerland 2019
Hangar 2 of Marine Corps Air Station Tustin 59 Tustin, California United States 1942 Former airship hangar
Hangar B of Naval Air Station Tillamook 59 Tillamook, Oregon United States 1942 Former airship hangar
Hangar 2 of Moffett Federal Airfield 58 Santa Clara County, California United States 1942 Former airship hangar
Rozavlea-Șesu Mănăstirii 58 2 Rozavlea Romania 2017
Église Sainte-Marie 57.6 n/a Church Point, Nova Scotia Canada 1905 Tallest wooden church in North America[19]
Bârsana Monastery 57 2 Bârsana Romania 2005
Tour Hypérion 57 17 Bordeaux France 2021 The first residential wooden tower in France[20]
Ascension Cathedral 56[21] Almaty Kazhakstan 1907
Hangar 5 & 6 of Lakehurst Maxfield Field 56 Jackson Township, New Jersey United States 1942 2 former airship hangars
T Express 56 Everland, Yongin South Korea 2009 Wooden roller coaster
Wildfire 56 Kolmården Wildlife Park, Norrköping Sweden 2016 Wooden roller coaster
Eunoia Junior College 56[12] 12 Singapore Singapore 2019
Pole 1 of Cypress Wind Project Substation Tap 55.5 Dunmore, Alberta Canada 2022 Wooden pole
El Toro 55 Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson Township, New Jersey United States 2006 Wooden roller coaster
Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel 54[22] Șurdești Romania 1766
Tower II of Brück antenna test facility 54 n/a Brück, Brandenburg Germany 1963 Used for antenna measurements
Tower III of Brück antenna test facility 54 n/a Brück, Brandenburg Germany 1963 Used for antenna measurements
Brock Commons Tallwood House 53 18[23] The University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada 2017
Treet[24] 52.8 14 Bergen Norway 2015
Bohdanka lookout tower 52.2 n/a Bohdaneč Czech 2011 Closed 2022, structure damaged by wood decay; the highest tower made of timber logs (not CLT) in Europe[25][26]
Torre de Herveo 52 n/a Manizales Columbia 1922 Former tower of a ropeway, today a monument
The House of the Five Senses 52 n/a Efteling, Kaatsheuvel The Netherlands 1996 Holds the record of the largest reed roof in the world.
25 King Street 52 Brisbane Australia 2018 [27]
Colossos - Kampf der Giganten 50 Heide Park, Soltau Germany 2001 Wooden roller coaster
Goliath 50 Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois United States 2014 Wooden roller coaster
Claremont Hotel & Spa 49[9] 10 Claremont, Oakland/Berkeley, California United States 1906 The main 10-floors building is 36.6 m (120 ft) high, the central tower is 49 m (160 ft) high.[9]
Python in Bamboo Forest 48.8 Nanchang Sunac Land, Nanchang, Jiangxi China 2016 Wooden roller coaster
Great Buddha Hall, Tōdai-ji 48.6[9] Nara Japan 1709 Largest wooden building in the world until 1998, when Odate Jukai Dome was completed
Proud Kanda Surugadai 14 Ochanomizu district, Tokyo Japan 2021 [28]
The Voyage 48 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Santa Claus, Indiana United States 2006 Wooden roller coaster
Light House[29] 48 14 Joensuu[30] Finland 2019[31]
Return to Form 12 Denver United States [32]
Royal Park Canvas Hotel 11 Sapporo, Hokkaido Japan 2022 [33]
Church of the Ascension 45 Piyala Russia 1654 The tallest survived wooden church in Russia[34]
Wood Coaster 45 OCT East, Yantian, Shenzhen China 2011 Wooden roller coaster
Obayashi 44 11 Yokohama Japan 2022[35]
Baumturm[36] 44 n/a Neuschönau, Bavaria Germany 2009
Cathedral-Basilica of St.Peter and Paul 44 2 Paramaribo Suriname 1885 Largest wooden building in the western hemisphere
St. George's Cathedral 43.5 Georgetown Guyana 1892
Goethe Tower 43 n/a Frankfurt am Main, Hesse Germany 1931 Observation tower, destroyed in 2017 by fire, rebuilt 2019-2020
Tower Of Memory 43 n/a Dil mountain, Lvivska Oblast Ukraine 2017 Memorial belltower to 1943 battle between UPA and Nazis, tallest wooden tower in Ukraine[37]
Jupiter 42 Kijima Kogen, Beppu, Ōita Prefecture Japan 1992 Wooden roller coaster
Hades 360 41 Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin United States 2006 Wooden roller coaster
Telecommunication Tower of Remote Radar Head Benbecula 40.2 Balivanich United Kingdom Tower consists of a 20.2 metres tall steel section on the ground and a 20 metres tall wooden section on the top
Telecommunication Tower of Remote Radar Head Neatishead 40.2 Neatishead United Kingdom Tower consists of a 22.2 metres tall steel section on the ground and a 18 metres tall wooden section on the top
Wodan Timbur Coaster 40 Europa-Park, Rust, Baden-Württemberg Germany 2012 Wooden roller coaster
Érd Cellphone Transmission Tower 40 n/a Érd Hungary 2015
Brugherio Cellphone Transmission Tower 40 n/a Brugherio Italy 2021
Podcrkavlje Cellphone Transmission Tower 40 n/a Podcrkavlje Croatia 2023
Gradići Cellphone Transmission Tower 40 n/a Velika Gorica Croatia 2024
Surány One Cellphone Transmission Tower 40 n/a Pócsmegyer Hungary
Ácsteszér Cellphone Transmission Tower 1 40 n/a Ácsteszér Hungary
Le Monstre 39.9 La Ronde, Montreal, Quebec Canada 1985 Wooden roller coaster
American Eagle 38.7 Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois United States 1981 Wooden roller coaster
Sensations[38] 38 8, 11 Strasbourg France 2019 [39]
Shivering Timbers 37.2 Michigan's Adventure, Muskegon County, Michigan United States 1998 Wooden roller coaster
Church of the Transfiguration 37 Kizhi Russia 1708 [40]
The Boss 37 Six Flags St. Louis, Eureca, Missouri United States 2000 Wooden roller coaster
Regina II 37 Tobu Zoo Park, Minami, Saitama Japan 2000 Wooden roller coaster
Rampage 36.6 Alabama Adventure and Splash Adventure, Bessemer, Alabama United States 1998 Wooden roller coaster
GhostRider 36 Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California United States 1998 Wooden roller coaster
Anaconda 36 Walygator Grand Est, Maizières-les-Metz France 1989 Wooden roller coaster
Balder 36 Liseberg, Gothenburg Sweden 2003 Wooden roller coaster
Intro Cleveland 35[41] 9 Cleveland, Ohio United States 2022 [42][43]
Hala Madrid 34.4 Real Madrid World, Dubai United Arab Emirates 2024 Wooden roller coaster
Fjord Flying Dragon 34 Happy Valley, Dongli, Tianjin China 2013 Wooden roller coaster
Boulder Dash 34 Lake Compounce, Bristol, Connecticut United States 2000 Wooden roller coaster
SKAIO[44] 34 10 Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg Germany 2019 [45]
Jungle Trailblazer 34 Fantawild Dreamland, Shifeng, Zhuzhou, Hunan China 2016 Wooden roller coaster
The Beast 33.5 Kings Island, Mason, Ohio United States 1979 Wooden roller coaster
Great White 33.5 Morey's Piers, Wildwood, New Jersey United States 1996 Wooden roller coaster
Hell Cat 33.5 Clementon Park, Clementon, New Jersey United States 2004 Wooden roller coaster, unused since 2023
Jungle Trailblazer 33.4 Oriental Heritage, Jiujiang, Wuhu, Anhui China 2015 Wooden roller coaster
Mystic Timbers 33.3 Kings Island, Mason, Ohio United States 2017 Wooden roller coaster
Wooden Coaster - Fireball 33 Happy Valley, Songjiang, Shanghai China 2009 Wooden roller coaster
Jungle Trailblazer 33 Fantawild Asian Legend, Qingxiu, Nanning, Guangxi China 2018 Wooden roller coaster
Gold Striker 33 California's Great America, Santa Clara, California United States 2013 Wooden roller coaster
Jungle Trailblazer 33 Fantawild Dreamland, Zhongmu, Zhengzhou, Henan China 2015 Wooden roller coaster
Jungle Trailblazer 32.8 Oriental Heritage, Tong'an, Xiamen, Fujian China 2017 Wooden roller coaster
Outlaw Run 32.6 Silver Dollar City, Stone County, Missouri United States 2013 Wooden roller coaster
Roaring Timbers 32.4 Sun World Hon Thom Nature Park, Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang Vietnam 2022 Wooden roller coaster
Jungle Trailblazer 32.3 Oriental Heritage, Huaiyin, Jinan, Shandong China 2015 Wooden roller coaster
Jungle Trailblazer 32.3 Oriental Heritage, Cixi, Ningbo, Zhejiang China 2016 Wooden roller coaster
Great American Scream Machine 32 Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell, Georgia United States 1973 Wooden roller coaster
Dauling Dragon 32 Happy Valley, Hongshan, Wuhan, Hubei China 2012 Wooden roller coaster
Forté 32 10 Melbourne Australia 2012
The Cú Chulainn Coaster 32 Emerald Park, Kilbrew, County Meath Ireland 2015 Wooden roller coaster
Leviathan 32 Sea World, Surfers Paradise, Queensland Australia 2022 Wooden roller coaster
Troy 31.9 Attractiepark Toverland, Sevenum Netherlands 2007 Wooden roller coaster
Time Travel 31.5 Hot Go Park - Happy Jungle World, Fushun, Liaoning China 2014 Wooden roller coaster
Prowler 31.2 Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, Missouri United States 2009 Wooden roller coaster
Twister 31 Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pennsylvania United States 1999 Wooden roller coaster
Murray Grove[46] 9 Hackney, London United Kingdom 2009
Thunderhead 30.6 Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee United States 2004 Wooden roller coaster
Timber Wolf 30.5 Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, Missouri United States 1989 Wooden roller coaster
Twister III: Storm Chaser 30.5 Elitch Gardens, Denver, Colorado United States 1995 Wooden roller coaster
Viper 30.5 Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois United States 1995 Wooden roller coaster
Excalibur 30.5 Funtown Splashtown U.S.A., Saco, Maine United States 1998 Wooden roller coaster
Tóthfalu One Cellphone Transmission Tower 30.5 n/a Tahitótfalu Hungary
Great Desert-Rally 30.5 Happy Valley, Jinniu, Chengdu, Sichuan China 2017 Wooden roller coaster
Legend 30.2 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Santa Claus, Indiana United States 2000 Wooden roller coaster
Mammut 30 Tripsdrill, Cleebronn, Baden-Württemberg Germany 2008 Wooden roller coaster
Békés Cellphone Transmission Tower 30 n/a Békés Hungary 2010
Chalmers Wind Turbine 30 n/a Bohus-Björkö Sweden 2020 Modvion Project page
Bechtolsheim Cellphone Transmission Tower 30 n/a Bechtolsheim, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany 2023
Patch22 30 7 Amsterdam Netherlands 2015 [47]
Perspective 30 6 Bordeaux France 2018[48]
Tonnerre de Zeus 29.9 Parc Astérix, Plailly France 1997 Wooden roller coaster
Wild One 29.9 Six Flags America, Upper Marlboro, Maryland United States 1986 Wooden roller coaster
Renegade 29.7 Valleyfair!, Shakopee, Minnesota United States 2007 Wooden roller coaster
International House Sydney[49] 29.7 7 Sydney Australia 2017
Daramu House[50] 29.7 7 Sydney Australia 2019
WIDC 29.5 8 Prince George, British Columbia Canada 2014[51]
Kentucky Rumbler 29.3 Beech Bend, Bowling Green, Kentucky United States 2006 Wooden roller coaster
Boardwalk Bullet 29.3 Kemah Boardwalk, Kemah, Texas United States 2007 Wooden roller coaster
Texas Singray 29.3 SeaWorld San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas United States 2020 Wooden roller coaster
Predator 29 Six Flags Darien Lake, Darien Center, New York United States 1990 Wooden roller coaster
Comet 29 Six Flags Great Escape, Queensbury, New York United States 1994 Wooden roller coaster
Apocalypse the Ride 29 Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California United States 2009 Wooden roller coaster
Puukuokka[52] 8 Kuokkala Finland 2015
Strandparken 8 Sundbyberg Municipality Sweden 2014[53]
Upper Hale Radio Tower 27.4 Farnham United Kingdom
Yongning Pavilion (the wooden part) 27 3 Yanqing District, Beijing China 2019
Portland Observatory 26 7 Portland, Maine United States 1807 National Register of Historic Places
Carbon12 26 8 Portland, Oregon United States 2018 [54]
Heartwood 26 8 Seattle United States 2023[55] [56]
Mine Blower 25 Fun Spot America, Kissimmee, Florida United States 2017 Wooden roller coaster
WoodCity 8 Helsinki Finland [57]
Brewery Lofts 23 7 Tacoma, Washington United States 2020 Second tallest in the United States
T3 7 Minneapolis United States 2016[58]
Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage[59] 24 6 Istanbul Turkey 1903
Curtain Place[60] 6 London United Kingdom 2015
FCBA 6 Champs-sur-Marne France
Arboretum 6 Nanterre[61] France 2023 [62]
Gaia 6 Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore Singapore 2023 NTU's 8th zero-energy building, uses concrete reinforcement,[63] largest timber building[64]
80 Atlantic 28 5 Toronto Canada 2019 [65]
Founders Hall 5 Seattle United States 2022 [66]
Upper Secondary School 5 Helsinki Finland 2022 [67]
NIOA 5 Brisbane Australia 2021 [68]
PAE Living Building 5 Portland United States 2021 [69]
Switchback 20 ZDT's Amusement Park, Seguin, Texas United states 2015 Wooden roller coaster
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Destroyed or demolished structures

More information Structure, Height (m) ...
Structure Height (m) Floors Location Country Dates Notes
Masts of Radio San Paolo 217.6 n/a Rome Italy 1917-? 3 guyed masts, source:
Mühlacker radio transmitter 190 n/a Mühlacker, Baden-Württemberg Germany 1934-1945 Not a building; demolished on April 6, 1945
Federal Telegraph Company, twin guyed radio towers 184.7 n/a Heeia, Hawaii and South San Francisco, California United States 1914-1945? These were not freestanding structures[70]
Berlin-Tegel radio transmitter[71] 165 n/a Berlin Germany 1933-1948 In 1940, the height of the tower was reduced to 86 meters. The tower was demolished by bombing on December 16, 1948 due to concerns of interfering with air traffic flying into the nearby (now defunct) Berlin-Tegel International airport.
Sendeturm Ismaning[72] 163 n/a Ismaning, Bavaria Germany 1934-1983 Demolished on March 16, 1983
Holzsendeturm Langenberg[73] 160 n/a Velbert, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany 1934-1935 Destroyed on October 10, 1935 by a tornado
Sendeturm Wiederau[74] 150 n/a Pegau, Saxony Germany 1935-1953 Demolished on October 27th, 1953
Central Mast of Ballybunion Radio Station 150 n/a Ballybunion Ireland 1915-1925 Guyed mast
RV-49 radio tower[75] 150 n/a Omsk Russia 1942-1956
Sendeturm Billwerder-Moorfleet[76] 145 n/a Hamburg Germany 1933-1949
Żórawina radio transmitter 140 n/a Żórawina Poland 1932-1990 Demolished in Fall 1990
Yongning Pagoda (永宁宝塔) 137[77] 9 Luoyang China 516-534 With possibly earthen core at seven of nine stories.[78] Including a pedestal it had a height of 155 m from 152.77 m. Destroyed by lightning/fire in 534.
Herstedvester Radio Tower 125 n/a Albertslund Denmark 1933-1975
Kleinreuth radio tower 124 n/a Nuremberg, Bavaria Germany 1935-1961
Madona Radio Towers 116 n/a Madona Latvia 1932-1944 2 towers with triangular cross section
Heilsberg Radio Tower 115 n/a Lidzbark Warmiński Poland 1935-1940
Large Masts of Herstedvester Shortwave Transmitter 110 n/a Albertslund Denmark 1948-1975
Freiburg-Lehen Transmission Tower 107 n/a Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg Germany 1933-1945
Trier Radio Tower 107 n/a Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany 1935-1948
Heiligenstock Transmission Tower 107 n/a Frankfurt am Main, Hesse Germany 1934-1945
Koblenz Transmission Tower[79] 107 n/a Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany 1934-1965
Heilsberg T-type antenna radio transmitter towers 102 n/a Lidzbark Warmiński Poland 1930-1935 2 towers
Ring Masts of Ballybunion Radio Station 100 n/a Ballybunion Ireland 1915-1925 6 guyed masts
Large Masts of Skamlebæk Radio Station 100 n/a Odsherred Denmark 1931-? 4 guyed masts
Amalienau Radio Tower 100 n/a Kaliningrad Russia 1935-1938
RV-49 radio tower 100 n/a Chelyabinsk Russia 1935-? guyed mast, demolished
Reichenbach Radio Tower 100 n/a Reichenbach/Oberlausitz, Saxony Germany 1937-1945
Mühlacker T-type antenna radio transmitter towers 100 n/a Mühlacker, Baden-Württemberg Germany 1930-1934 Two towers; not buildings; repurposed later; demolished
Golm Radio Tower 100 n/a Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany 1948-1979
Latting Observatory 96 n/a New York City United States 1853-1856 Burned down in 1856
Stettin Radio Tower 93 n/a Szczecin Poland 1934-1938
Flensburg-Jürgensby Radio Tower 90 n/a Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein Germany 1935-1957
Utbremen Radio Tower 90 n/a Bremen Germany 1933-1939
Hainholz Radio Tower 90 n/a Hannover, Lower Saxony Germany 1933-1940
Hwangnyongsa 80 9 Gyeongju China 7th century Destroyed in 1238 by invading Mongol forces
Kolchak Radio mast 80 n/a Omsk Russia 1918-? guyed mast, demolished
Raderthal transmitter 80 n/a Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany 1927-1932 2 towers
Mittersill goods transport ropeway tower 80 n/a Mittersill Austria 1943-1955 Tower of a ropeway for goods transport, which never went in service
Stadelheim Transmitter 75 n/a Munich-Stadelheim, Bavaria Germany 1926-193? 2 towers
Broadcasting towers of KYW 74.68 n/a Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania United States 1934-1949 4 towers, each consisting of a 13.72 metres tall wooden tower with a 60.96 metres tall steel pole insulated against ground on the top
Reception towers of Chain Home 73.15 n/a Various locations United Kingdom 1939-1960
Cricklade Radio Tower 73.15 n/a Cricklade United Kingdom 1967-2000
Rottenbuch Transmission Tower[80] 71 n/a Peiting, Bavaria Germany 2002-2026 wooden lattice tower, replaced by a steel tower
Eberswalde Radio Tower 70 n/a Eberswalde, Brandenburg Germany 1929-1939 Guyed mast
Wooden tower of Zeesen radio station 70 n/a Zeesen, Brandenburg Germany 1931-1939
Son Of Beast 66.4 Kings Island, Mason, Ohio United States 2000-2012 Wooden roller coaster
Reception Tower Utlandshörn 65 n/a Norddeich, Lower Saxony Germany 1935-1977
Four Towers of Marconi Wireless Station 64 n/a South Wellfleet United States 1902 U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Masts of KWG-Transmitter 61 n/a Stockton, California United States 1931-199? 2 wooden poles used for carrying a T-antenna for broadcasting on 1230 kHz. The lower parts of these masts still exist.
Hangar of Naval Air Station Hitchcock 61 n/a Hitchcock, Texas United States 1943-1962 airship hangar, demolished after hurricane damage in 1961
Towers of Palatine Transmitter 60 n/a Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany 1928-1945 2 towers
Towers of Huizen transmitter 60 n/a Huizen Netherlands 1937-1940 2 towers on a rotable platform
Hangar 2 of Naval Air Station South Weymouth n/a Weymouth, Massachusetts United States 1942-1953 airship hangar
Hangar 2 of Naval Air Station Weeksville n/a Elizabeth City, North Carolina United States 1942-1995 airship hangar, destroyed by fire
Hangars of Naval Air Station Richmond n/a Miami-Dade County, Florida United States 1942-1945 3 airship hangars, destroyed by fire
Hangar of Houma–Terrebonne Airport n/a Houma, Louisiana United States 1943-1947 airship hangar
Hangar 1 of Marine Corps Air Station Tustin 59 n/a Tustin, California United States 1942-2023 airship hangar, destroyed by fire
Hangar A of Naval Air Station Tillamook 59 Tillamook, Oregon United States 1942-1992 airship hangar, destroyed by fire
Hangar 3 of Moffett Federal Airfield 58 Santa Clara County, California United States 1942-2024 airship hangar
Wardenclyffe Tower 57 n/a Shoreham United States 1899-1917 National Register of Historic Places
Hangars of Naval Air Station Glynco 55 n/a Glynn County, Georgia United States 1942-1971 2 airship hangars
Rattler 54.8 Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio, Texas United States 1992-2012 Wooden roller coaster
Tower II of Brück antenna test facility 54 n/a Brück, Brandenburg Germany 1958-1979 Used for antenna measurements, destroyed on April 20th, 1979 by a fire
Towers of Sahlenburg Marine Radio Station 50 n/a Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony Germany 1937-1970 3 towers
Towers of Stolp radio transmitter 50 n/a Slupsk Poland 1938-1955 7 towers
Masts of Blåvand Coast Radio Station 50 n/a Varde Denmark 1938-? 3 guyed masts
Mean Streak 49.1 Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio United States 1991-2016 Wooden roller coaster
Jelenia Gora Radio Tower 47 n/a Jelenia Gora Poland 1957-1967
Dreiliņi Radio Reception Tower 45 n/a Riga Latvia 1934-?
Towers of triangular antenna of Langenberg transmitter 45 n/a Velbert, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany 1935-1945 3 towers, which carried 3 T-antennas
Texas Giant 43.6 Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, Texas United States 1990-2009 Wooden roller coaster
Wooden Mast of Vilnius Radio Transmitter 42.5 n/a Vilnius Lithuania 1927-1932 Held together with a steel mast of same height as the antenna – first broadcasting transmitter in Lithuania
White Cyclone 42.4 Nagashima Spa Land, Kuwana, Mie Japan 1994-2018 Wooden roller coaster
Kashin Radio Mast 42 n/a Russia Kashin 1926-? Wooden mast
Masts of Skagen Coast Radio Station 40 n/a Skagen Denmark 1939-? 3 guyed masts
Kisbér Nokia Cellphone Transmission Tower 40 n/a Kisbér Hungary 2002-2015 wooden lattice tower, replaced by a steel tower
Máriakálnok Cellphone Transmission Tower 40 n/a Máriakálnok Hungary ?-2023
Balatonudvari Cellphone Transmission Tower 1 25 n/a Balatonudvari Hungary ?-2023 wooden lattice tower, replaced by a steel tower
Great tower of Kiwi 10/15 n/a Italy 2024-? Wooden mast
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Proposed, under construction, and unfinished structures

More information Structure, Height (m) ...
Structure Height (m) Floors Location Country Dates Status
W350 Project 350 70[81] Tokyo Japan 2041[82] Proposed in 2018

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Oakwood Tower[83] 304.8 80 London-Barbican United Kingdom Research[84]
River Beech Tower[85] 228 80[86][87] Chicago United States Proposed
The Dutch Mountains I 133 Eindhoven Netherlands 2030 Proposed
Timber Towers 40, 60 Philadelphia United States Planned: Demonstration[88] & Research Phase[89]
C6 183 50 Perth Australia Proposed[8]
Canada Earth Tower 40 Vancouver Canada Proposed[90]
Trätoppen[91] 133 40 Stockholm Sweden Proposed
Atlassian Central 39 Haymarket Australia 2026 Under Construction[9][92]
The Rainbow Tree[93][94] 115 32 Cebu Philippines Proposed
The Edison[95] 110 32 Milwaukee United States 2027[96] Under Construction
The Dutch Mountains II 96 Eindhoven Netherlands 2030 Planned
Burė 4 105 Vilnius Lithuania Planned[97]
Rocket & Tigerli 100 32 Winterthur Switzerland 2026 [6]
187 Victoria Square 100 31 Adelaide Australia 2024 [98]
Burj Zanzibar 96 28 Zanzibar Tansania 2026 Proposed[99]
Tokio Marine Holdings 100 20 Tokyo Japan 2028 Under development[100]
Dushan Shuisi Building (独山水司楼) 99.9 24 Pingzhai (坪寨), Wengqi Village, Yingshan Town, Dushan County, Guizhou China 2019
WoHo 98 29 Berlin Germany [101]
The Spar 91.44 48 Portland, Oregon United States Proposed: Research Phase[102][103]
Technical Administration Building 32 Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany Proposal [104]
191-199 College Street 90 31 Toronto Canada [105]
Baobab[106] 35[107] Paris France Proposed
Burrard Exchange 79.2 16 Vancouver Canada On Hold[108][109]
CF Møller Wooden 34 x 4 Stockholm Seden Proposed[110]
Abebe Court Tower 26 Lagos Nigeria Proposal[111]
Urban Lung 25 Cardiff United Kingdom Proposal [112]
Prototype 21 Mount Pleasant Canada [12]
Treetop Tower 16 Hammerbrooklyn Germany 2024 To be built [14]
U of T Academic Tower 74.5 14 Toronto Canada 2019 To be built [113]
Tham & Videgård 20 Frihamnen Sweden Proposed
Terrace House[114] 71 19 Vancouver Canada On hold[115]
oWow 1523 Harrison Street 19 Oakland United States [116]
Mitsui Fudosan & Takenaka corp 70 17 Nihonbashi district, Tokyo Japan 2023-2025 [117]
Tree Tower 62 18 Toronto Canada [118] Proposed
Albizzia[119] 56 16 Lyon France 2022 Under Construction
Vertical Village 50 17 Île-de-France France To be built[120]
Wood'Up 50 18 Paris France 2021 Planned[121]
The Arbour 52.5 12 Toronto Canada 2024 Planned[122][123]
Framework[124] 24+ 12 Portland, Oregon United States Cancelled[125]
Horizons bois 12 Rennes France Proposed[126]
Riverfront Square 6,8,11 Newark, New Jersey United States Searching tenants[127]
Shibuya Marui Department Store 9 Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo Japan Planned[128]
Tameike Project 9 1-1-14 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan 2023 Under Construction[129]
2100 N. Southport Ave. 36 9 Dickens Avenue, on the western edge of the Lincoln Park neighborhood Chicago United States 2023 construction is set to start 2025[130]
Great tower of Kiwi II 30 n/a Italy 2026 Planned
Wandsbek 8 Wandsbek Germany 2026 [10]
2 Copper Square 8 London United Kingdom Planned[131]
Dutch Mountain 7 Veldhoven Netherlands 2021[132] Cancelled
Inspire Barcelona[133] 6 Barcelona, 22@ Spain 2023 Under Construction
Academic Wood Tower 14 Toronto Canada 2026[134] Under Construction
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