Facts About The World's Tallest Towers In History

Eko Pearl Towers are quite tall, rising gracefully over the Lagos skyline. Throughout history, there have been many instances of tall structures, having been impressively built by hand. Here is a list of the top tallest towers in history…

From Year	To Year	Name of Structure	Location	Height
280 BC	1180 AD	Pharos Lighthouse	Alexandria, Egypt	122 m
From 1180	1240	Malmesbury Abbey Tower	Malmesbury, UK	131.3 m
1240	1311	Tower of Old St Paul’s Cathedral	London, UK	150 m
1311	1549	Tower of Lincoln Cathedral	Lincoln, UK	159.7 m
1549	1647	Tower of St Mary’s church	Stralsund, Germany	151 m
1647	1874	Tower of Strasbourg Cathedral	Strasbourg, France	142 m
1874	1876	Tower of St. Nikolai	Hamburg, Germany	147 m
1876	1880	Tower of Rouen Cathedral	Rouen, France	151 m
1880	1889	Tower of Cologne Cathedral	Cologne, Germany	157.38 m
1889	1958	Eiffel Tower	Paris, France	312.3 m
1958	1967	Tokyo Tower	Tokyo, Japan	332.6 m
1967	1975	Ostankino Tower	Moscow, Russia	540.1 m
1975	2010	CN Tower	Toronto, Canada	553.33 m
2010	2011	Canton Tower	Guangzhou, China	600 m
2011	present	Tokyo Skytree	Tokyo, Japan	634 m