Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The 10 tallest towers in the world


Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest tower opened to the public on Tuesday. We look at some of the world's other tallest free-standing towers.



The 10 tallest towers in the world


1. Tokyo Skytree
Height: 634 m (2,080 ft)
Country: Japan
(Image: Reuters Images)
The 10 tallest towers in the world 

2. Canton Tower
600 m (2,000 ft)
Country: China
(Image by Colin Zhu from Guangzhou, China: CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0), via Wikimedia Commons) 

The 10 tallest towers in the world 

3. CN Tower
Height: 553.3 m (1,815 ft)
Country: Canada
(Image by Wladyslaw: FAL, GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons) 

The 10 tallest towers in the world 

4. Ostankino Tower
Height: 540.1 m (1,772 ft)
Country: Moscow
[Image by Wecameasromans (Own work) [CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons] 

The 10 tallest towers in the world 

5. Oriental Pearl Tower
Height: 468 m (1,535 ft)
Country: China
[Image by Jakub Hałun (Own work) [GFDL (www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons] 

The 10 tallest towers in the world 

6. Milad Tower
Height: 435 m (1,427 ft)
Country: Iran
[Photo: By Sasan Geranmehr (Own work) [CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons]

The 10 tallest towers in the world

7. KL Tower
Height: 421 m (1,381 ft)
Country: Malaysia
[Photo: By Shahnoor Habib Munmun (Own work) [CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons]

The 10 tallest towers in the world

8. Tianjin Radio and Television Tower
Height: 415.2 m (1,362 ft)
Country: China
[Photo: By Netopyr-e (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons]

The 10 tallest towers in the world

9. Central Radio and TV Tower
Height: 405 m (1,329 ft)
Country: China
[Photo: By Netopyr-e (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons]

The 10 tallest towers in the world

10. Kiev TV Tower
Height: 385 m (1,263 ft)
Country: Ukraine
[Photo: By Roland Geider (Ogre) (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons]






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