<P> The tallest freestanding structure on land is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . The building surpassed the height of the previous record holder, the 553.3 m (1,815 ft) CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario, on September 12, 2007 . It was completed in 2010, with final height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft). </P> <P> The following is a list of structures that have held the title as the tallest freestanding structure on land . </P> <Table> Tallest historical structures <Tr> <Th> Record from </Th> <Th> Record held (years) </Th> <Th> Name and location </Th> <Th> Constructed </Th> <Th> Height (metres) </Th> <Th> Height (feet) </Th> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> c. 8000 BC </Td> <Td> 5350 </Td> <Td> Tower of Jericho, West Bank </Td> <Td> c. 8000 BC </Td> <Td> 8.5 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 31 ° 52 ′ 19" N 35 ° 26 ′ 38" E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.872041 ° N 35.443981 ° E ﻿ / 31.872041; 35.443981 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> c. 2650 BC </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Pyramid of Djoser, Egypt </Td> <Td> c. 2650 BC </Td> <Td> 62 </Td> <Td> 203 </Td> <Td> 29 ° 52 ′ 16.53" N 31 ° 12 ′ 59.59" E ﻿ / ﻿ 29.8712583 ° N 31.2165528 ° E ﻿ / 29.8712583; 31.2165528 ﻿ (Pyramid of Djoser) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> c. 2610 BC </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Meidum Pyramid in Egypt </Td> <Td> c. 2610 BC </Td> <Td> 93.5 </Td> <Td> 307 </Td> <Td> 29 ° 23 ′ 17" N 31 ° 09 ′ 25" E ﻿ / ﻿ 29.38806 ° N 31.15694 ° E ﻿ / 29.38806; 31.15694 ﻿ (Meidum Pyramid) </Td> <Td> Shortly after completion Meidum Pyramid collapsed due to bad design / instability and is now 65 m (213 ft). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> c. 2605 BC </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Bent Pyramid in Egypt </Td> <Td> c. 2605 BC </Td> <Td> 101.1 </Td> <Td> 332 </Td> <Td> 29 ° 47 ′ 25" N 31 ° 12 ′ 33" E ﻿ / ﻿ 29.79028 ° N 31.20917 ° E ﻿ / 29.79028; 31.20917 ﻿ (Bent Pyramid) </Td> <Td> Angle of slope decreased during construction to avoid collapse . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> c. 2600 BC </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Red Pyramid of Sneferu, Egypt </Td> <Td> c. 2600 BC </Td> <Td> 105 </Td> <Td> 345 </Td> <Td> 29 ° 48 ′ 31.39" N 31 ° 12 ′ 22.49" E ﻿ / ﻿ 29.8087194 ° N 31.2062472 ° E ﻿ / 29.8087194; 31.2062472 ﻿ (Red Pyramid) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> c. 2560 BC </Td> <Td> 3871 </Td> <Td> Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt </Td> <Td> c. 2560 BC </Td> <Td> 146 </Td> <Td> 481 </Td> <Td> 29 ° 58 ′ 44.93" N 31 ° 08 ′ 3.09" E ﻿ / ﻿ 29.9791472 ° N 31.1341917 ° E ﻿ / 29.9791472; 31.1341917 ﻿ (Great Pyramid of Giza) </Td> <Td> By 1647, the Great Pyramid had eroded to a height of approximately 139 m (456 ft). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1311 </Td> <Td> 238 </Td> <Td> Lincoln Cathedral in England </Td> <Td> 1092--1311 </Td> <Td> 160 </Td> <Td> 525 </Td> <Td> 53 ° 14 ′ 3.26" N 0 ° 32 ′ 10.54" W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.2342389 ° N 0.5362611 ° W ﻿ / 53.2342389; - 0.5362611 ﻿ (Lincoln Cathedral) </Td> <Td> The central spire was destroyed in a storm in 1549 . While the reputed height of 525 ft (160 m) is accepted by most sources, others consider it doubtful </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1549 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> St. Mary's Church in Stralsund, Germany </Td> <Td> 1384--1478 </Td> <Td> 151 </Td> <Td> 495 </Td> <Td> 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) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1569 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Beauvais Cathedral in France </Td> <Td> 1225 - 1604 </Td> <Td> 153 </Td> <Td> 502 </Td> <Td> 49 ° 25 ′ 49" N 2 ° 05 ′ 43" E ﻿ / ﻿ 49.43028 ° N 2.09528 ° E ﻿ / 49.43028; 2.09528 ﻿ (Beauvais Cathedral) </Td> <Td> Spire collapsed in 1573 (the cross was removed in 1572); today, the church stands at a height of 67.2 m (220.5 ft). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1573 </Td> <Td> 94 (20 + 74) </Td> <Td> St. Mary's Church in Stralsund, Germany </Td> <Td> 1384--1478 </Td> <Td> 151 </Td> <Td> 495 </Td> <Td> 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) </Td> <Td> The spire burnt down after a lightning strike in 1647 . The current spire's height is 104 m (341 ft). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1647 </Td> <Td> 227 </Td> <Td> Strasbourg Cathedral in France </Td> <Td> 1439 </Td> <Td> 142 </Td> <Td> 469 </Td> <Td> 48 ° 34 ′ 54.22" N 7 ° 45 ′ 1.48" E ﻿ / ﻿ 48.5817278 ° N 7.7504111 ° E ﻿ / 48.5817278; 7.7504111 ﻿ (Strasbourg Cathedral) </Td> <Td> By 1647, the Great Pyramid had eroded to a height of approximately 139 m (456 ft) hence Strasbourg Cathedral was higher . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1874 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> St. Nikolai in Hamburg, Germany </Td> <Td> 1846--1874 </Td> <Td> 147 </Td> <Td> 483 </Td> <Td> 53 ° 32 ′ 50.94" N 9 ° 59 ′ 26.12" E ﻿ / ﻿ 53.5474833 ° N 9.9905889 ° E ﻿ / 53.5474833; 9.9905889 ﻿ (St. Nikolai, Hamburg) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1876 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cathédrale Notre Dame in Rouen, France </Td> <Td> 1202--1876 </Td> <Td> 151 </Td> <Td> 495 </Td> <Td> 49 ° 26 ′ 24.54" N 1 ° 5 ′ 41.85" E ﻿ / ﻿ 49.4401500 ° N 1.0949583 ° E ﻿ / 49.4401500; 1.0949583 ﻿ (Rouen Cathedral) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1880 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cologne Cathedral in Germany </Td> <Td> 1248--1880 </Td> <Td> 157 </Td> <Td> 515 </Td> <Td> 50 ° 56 ′ 28.08" N 6 ° 57 ′ 25.73" E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.9411333 ° N 6.9571472 ° E ﻿ / 50.9411333; 6.9571472 ﻿ (Cologne Cathedral, Tower South); 50 ° 56 ′ 29.11" N 6 ° 57 ′ 25.85" E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.9414194 ° N 6.9571806 ° E ﻿ / 50.9414194; 6.9571806 ﻿ (Cologne Cathedral, Tower North) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1884 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Washington Monument in Washington D.C., United States </Td> <Td> 1884 </Td> <Td> 169 </Td> <Td> 555 </Td> <Td> 38 ° 53 ′ 22.08" N 77 ° 2 ′ 6.89" W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.8894667 ° N 77.0352472 ° W ﻿ / 38.8894667; - 77.0352472 ﻿ (Washington Monument) </Td> <Td> The world's tallest all - stone structure, as well as the tallest obelisk - form structure . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1889 </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Eiffel Tower in Paris, France </Td> <Td> 1887 - 1889 </Td> <Td> 300 </Td> <Td> 986 </Td> <Td> 48 ° 51 ′ 29.77" N 2 ° 17 ′ 40.09" E ﻿ / ﻿ 48.8582694 ° N 2.2944694 ° E ﻿ / 48.8582694; 2.2944694 ﻿ (Eiffel Tower) </Td> <Td> 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). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Chrysler Building in New York, United States </Td> <Td> 1928--1930 </Td> <Td> 319 </Td> <Td> 1,046 </Td> <Td> 40 ° 45 ′ 5.78" N 73 ° 58 ′ 31.52" W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.7516056 ° N 73.9754222 ° W ﻿ / 40.7516056; - 73.9754222 ﻿ (Chrysler Building) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1931 </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Empire State Building in New York, United States </Td> <Td> 1930--1931 </Td> <Td> 381 </Td> <Td> 1,250 </Td> <Td> 40 ° 44 ′ 54.95" N 73 ° 59 ′ 8.71" W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.7485972 ° N 73.9857528 ° W ﻿ / 40.7485972; - 73.9857528 ﻿ (Empire State Building) </Td> <Td> First building with 100 + stories . 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). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Ostankino Tower in Moscow, Soviet Union </Td> <Td> 1963--1967 </Td> <Td> 540 </Td> <Td> 1,762 </Td> <Td> 55 ° 49 ′ 10.94" N 37 ° 36 ′ 41.79" E ﻿ / ﻿ 55.8197056 ° N 37.6116083 ° E ﻿ / 55.8197056; 37.6116083 ﻿ (Ostankino Tower) </Td> <Td> Remains the tallest in Europe . Fire in 2000 led to extensive renovation . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada </Td> <Td> 1973--1976 </Td> <Td> 553 </Td> <Td> 1,815 </Td> <Td> 43 ° 38 ′ 33.22" N 79 ° 23 ′ 13.41" W ﻿ / ﻿ 43.6425611 ° N 79.3870583 ° W ﻿ / 43.6425611; - 79.3870583 ﻿ (CN Tower) </Td> <Td> Remains the tallest in the Western Hemisphere </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> 2004--2009 </Td> <Td> 829.8 </Td> <Td> 2,722 </Td> <Td> 25 ° 11 ′ 50.0" N 55 ° 16 ′ 26.6" E ﻿ / ﻿ 25.197222 ° N 55.274056 ° E ﻿ / 25.197222; 55.274056 ﻿ (Burj Dubai) </Td> <Td> Holder of world's tallest freestanding structure . Topped out at 829.8 m (2,722 ft) in 2009 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Record from </Th> <Th> Record held (years) </Th> <Th> Name and location </Th> <Th> Constructed </Th> <Th> Height (metres) </Th> <Th> Height (feet) </Th> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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