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.
1. Tokyo Skytree
Height: 634 m (2,080 ft)
Country: Japan
(Image: Reuters Images)
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) 
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) 
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] 
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] 
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]
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]
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]
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]
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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