Lattice tower
The Eiffel Tower is a famous example of a lattice tower
A lattice tower or truss tower is a freestanding framework tower. They can be used as electricity transmission towers especially for voltages above 100 kilovolts, as a radio tower (a self-radiating tower or as a carrier for aerials) or as an observation tower.
Before 1940, they were used as radio transmission towers especially for short and medium wave, occasionally lattice towers consisting of wood were utilized. The tallest wooden lattice tower was at Mühlacker, Germany. It had a height of 190 metres (620 ft) and was built in 1934 and demolished in 1945. Most wood lattice towers were demolished before 1960. In Germany the last big radio towers consisting of wood were the transmission towers of the Golm transmitter and the transmitter Ismaning. They were demolished in 1979 and 1983 respectively.
The tallest lattice tower is the Tokyo Skytree, with a height of 634 metres (2,080 ft).
Lattice towers are often designed as either a space frame or a hyperboloid structure.
Wooden lattice towers
Existing towers
| Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle height | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radio Tower Gliwice | 1935 | Poland | Gliwice | 118 m | Museum on Radio History and Visual Arts |
| Rottenbuch Radio Tower | 2002 | Germany | Peiting | 66 m | Tower for directional radio and mobile phone services |
| Tour du Millénaire | 2001 | Belgium | Gedinne | 60 m | interesting design |
| Aalborgtårnet | 1933 | Denmark | Aalborg | 54.9 m | observation tower |
| Aerial test facility Brück | 1963 | Germany | Brück | 54 m | Two towers of different design |
| Torre de Herveo | 1922 | Colombia | Manizales | 52 m | former support structure of aerial tramway |
| Linsentower | 2005 | Germany | Linsengericht | 45 m | observation tower |
| Observation Tower Blumenthal | 2004 | Germany | Blumenthal | 45 m | observation tower |
| Copenhagen Zoo Tower | 1905 | Denmark | Copenhagen | 43.5 | observation tower |
| Goethe Tower | 1931 | Germany | Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen | 43 m | observation tower |
| Chuderhüsi Tower | 2001 | Switzerland | Röthenbach | 42 m | observation tower |
| Teltschik Tower | 2001 | Germany | Wilhelmsfeld | 41 m | observation tower |
| Veitsch Mount of Olives Pilgrims Cross | 2004 | Austria | Veitsch | 40.6 m | observation tower |
| Wil Tower | 2006 | Switzerland | Wil | 38 m | observation tower |
| Raiffeisen Observation Tower | 1990 | Germany | Aldorf | 35 m | observation tower |
| Oberpfalz Tower | 2000 | Germany | Platte | 35 m | observation tower |
| Loorenkopf Observation Tower | 1954 | Switzerland | Zurich | 33 m | observation tower |
| Eugen-Keidel Tower | 1981 | Germany | Schauinsland mountain | 31 m | observation tower |
| Atzelberg Tower | 1980 | Germany | Kelkheim | 30.39 m | observation tower |
| Fire observation Tower Rennbeck | ? | Germany | Oer | 30 m | fire observation tower |
| Idarkopf Tower | 1980 | Germany | Idarkopf | 28 m | observation tower |
| Wood Mountain Tower | 2004–2005 | Germany | Wood Mountain | 28 m | observation tower |
| Höhbeck Observation Tower | 2008 | Germany | Höhbeck | 26 m | observation tower |
| Loth Tower | 2003 | Switzerland | Magglingen | 25 m | observation tower |
| Salzkopfturm | 1975 | Germany | Salzkopf | 24 m | observation tower |
| Observation Tower Burgstall | 2000 | Austria | Kirchberg/Donau | 24 m | observation tower |
| Krawutschke Tower | 1972 | Germany | Burgberg | 13 m | observation tower |
Destroyed towers
| Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle height | Date of demolition | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transmission Tower Mühlacker | 1934 | Germany | Mühlacker | 190 m | April 6, 1945 | |
| Transmitter Berlin-Tegel | 1933 | Germany | Berlin | 165 m | December 16, 1948 | |
| Sendeturm Ismaning | 1932 | Germany | Ismaning | 163 m | March 16, 1983 | |
| Sendeturm Langenberg | 1934 | Germany | Velbert-Langenberg | 160 m | October 10, 1935 | destroyed by a tornado |
| Sendeturm Wiederau | 1935 | Germany | Wiederau | 150 m | October 27, 1953 | |
| Sendeturm Hamburg-Billstedt | 1934 | Germany | Hamburg | 145 m | September 1949 | |
| Transmitter Żórawina | 1932 | Germany | Żórawina, Poland | 140 m | Fall 1990 | |
| Transmitter Nuremberg-Kleinreuth | 1935 | Germany | Nuremberg | 124 m | July 12, 1961 | |
| Madona Radio Towers | 1932 | Latvia | Madona | 116 m | 1944 | |
| Transmitter Heilsberg | 1935 | Germany | Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland | 115 m | 1940 | |
| Freiburg-Lehen transmitter | 1933 | Germany | Freiburg | 107 m | April 21, 1945 | |
| Heiligenstock transmitter | 1934 | Germany | Frankfurt/Main | 107 m | March 25, 1945 | |
| Transmitter Koblenz | 1934 | Germany | Koblenz | 107 m | 1965 | |
| Transmitter Trier | 1935 | Germany | Trier | 107 m | 1948 | |
| Transmitter Heilsberg | 1930 | Germany | Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland | 102 m | 1935 | Two towers |
| Reichenbach transmitter | 1937 | Germany | Reichenbach/Oberlausitz | 100 m | May 7, 1945 | |
| Golm transmitter | 1948 | Germany | Golm | 100 m | October 25, 1979 | |
| Stettin Radio Tower | 1934 | Poland | Szczecin | 93 m | 1945 | |
| Utbremen Radio Tower | 1933 | Germany | Bremen | 90 m | 1939 | destroyed by lightning |
| Flensburg Radio Tower | 1928 | Germany | Flensburg | 90 m | 1957 | |
| Pillar of Mittersill goods aerial tramway | 194? | Austria | Mittersill | 80 m | 195? | Aerial tramway support pillar of goods aerial tramway, which never went in service |
| Stadelheim Transmitter | 1926 | Germany | Munich-Stadelheim | 75 m | 1930s | Two towers |
| Chain Home Reception Towers | 1939 | UK | multiple locations | 73.15 m | 1945–1960 | |
| Wood Transmitting Tower Zeesen | 1931 | Germany | Zeesen | 70 m | 1939 | |
| Reception Tower Utlandshörn | 1935 | Germany | Utlandshörn | 65 m | 1977 | |
| Towers of South Wellfleet Marconi Wireless Station | 1902 | United States | South Wellfleet, Massachusetts | 64 m | 1920 | 4 towers |
| Towers of Königsberg Air Traffic Control Centre | 1926 | Russia | Kaliningrad | 63 m | 1945 | Two towers |
| Palatine Transmitter | 1926 | Germany | Kaiserslautern | 60 m | 1945 | Two towers |
| Huizen transmitter | 1937 | Netherlands | Huizen | 60 m | 1940 | |
| Holmudden Radar Tower | 1948 | Sweden | Holmudden | ? | 1958 | |
| Wardenclyffe Tower | 1899 | United States | Shoreham | 57 m | 1917 | |
| Wiesbaden Bismarck Tower | 1910 | Germany | Wiesbaden | 50 m | 1918 | |
| Sahlenburg Marine Radio Station | 1937 | Germany | Cuxhaven | 50 m | 1967/1970 | Three towers, two demolished in 1967, third tower demolished in 1970 |
| Stolp transmitter | 1938/1939 | Poland | Dębnica Kaszubska | 50 m | 1955 | 7 towers |
| Jelenia Góra transmitter | 1957 | Poland | Jelenia Góra | 47 m | 1967 | |
| Towers of triangle antenna Langenberg | 1935 | Germany | Velbert-Langenberg | 45 m | April 12, 1945 | Three towers |
| Bayreuth transmitter, T-antenna | 194? | Germany | Bayreuth | 40 m | 1954 | 2 towers in a distance of 70 metres |
| Augsburg-Hochzoll transmitter | 194? | Germany | Augsburg | 40 m | 1952 | 2 towers |
| Kempten-Engelshalde Transmitter | 1951 | Germany | Kempten | 40 m | 1956 | Two towers |
| Heusweiler Mast 1 | 1935 | Germany | Heusweiler | 35 m | March 17, 1945 | |
| Schneeberg Air Force Tower | 1938 | Germany | Bischofsgrün | 35 m | 1942 | |
| Heusweiler Mast 2 | 1935 | Germany | Heusweiler | 31 m | March 17, 1945 |
Steel lattice towers
Radio towers with observation decks and observation towers
See also: Observation tower
| Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tashkent Tower | 1985 | Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 374.9 m | |
| Dragon Tower | 2000 | China | Harbin | 336 m | |
| Tokyo Tower | 1957 | Japan | Tokyo | 333 m | |
| Eiffel Tower | 1889 | France | Paris | 324 m | |
| Shijiazhuang TV-tower | 1998 | China | Shijiazhuang | 280 m | |
| Qingdao TV Tower | 1994 | China | Quingdao | 232 m | |
| Brasília TV Tower | 1967 | Brazil | Brasília | 218 m | |
| Guangzhou TV Tower | 1991 | China | Guangzhou | 217 m | |
| Guangdong TV Tower | 1965 | China | Guangdong | 200 m | |
| Nagoya TV Tower | 1954 | Japan | Nagoya | 180 m | |
| Odinstårnet | 1935 | Denmark | Odense | 175 m | destroyed on December 14, 1944 |
| New Brighton Tower | 1900 | UK | Liverpool | 172.8 m | destroyed |
| Las Vegas Eiffel Tower | 1999 | United States | Las Vegas | 165 m | Replica of Eiffel Tower |
| Osaka ABC Tower | 1966 | Japan | Osaka | 160 m | demolished in 2009 |
| Blackpool Tower | 1894 | United Kingdom | Blackpool | 158 m | |
| Funkturm Berlin | 1926 | Germany | Berlin | 150 m | Only observation tower standing on insulators |
| Sapporo TV Tower | 1957 | Japan | Sapporo | 147.2 m | |
| Vasco-da-Gama-Tower | 1998 | Portugal | Lisbon | 145 m | |
| Observation tower of la Cité de l'Énergie | 1997 | Canada | Shawinigan, Quebec | 115 m | |
| Torre Branca | 1933 | Italy | Milan | 108.6 m | |
| Kobe Port Tower | 1963 | Japan | Kobe | 108 m | |
| Marine Tower Yokohama | 1961 | Japan | Yokohama | 106 m | |
| Tsutenkaku | 1956 | Japan | Osaka | 103 m | |
| Hakata Port Tower | 1964 | Japan | Fukuoka | 103 m | |
| Beppu Tower | 1957 | Japan | Beppu | 100 m | |
| Cholfirst Radio Tower | 1973 | Switzerland | Flurlingen | 96 m | |
| Tour métallique de Fourvière | 1894 | France | Lyon | 85.9 m | Not used as observation tower since 1953 |
| Sunsphere | 1982 | United States | Knoxville | 81.07 m | |
| Torre Sant Sebastia | 1931 | Spain | Barcelona | 78 m | Harbour terminal aerial tramway |
| Hiratsuka TV Tower | 1972 | Japan | Hiratsuka | 70 m | |
| Hot Springs Mountain Tower | 1983 | United States | Hot Springs Mountain | 65.8 m | |
| Petřínská rozhledna | 1891 | Czech | Prague | 60 m | |
| Bachtel Tower | 1986 | Switzerland | Hinwil | 60 m | |
| Green Tower | 1998 | Japan | Sanbu | 60 m | |
| Gross Reken Melchenberg Radio Tower | ? | Germany | Reken | 60 m | |
| Schomberg Observation Tower | 2005/2006 | Germany | Sundern | 60 m | |
| Aalborgtårnet | 1933 | Denmark | Aalborg | 54.9 m | |
| Observation Tower Ahlbeck | 1998 | Germany | Ahlbeck | 50 m | |
| Watkins' Tower | 1891 | UK | London | 46 m | never completed, dismantled |
| Joseph's Cross | 1896 | Germany | Stolberg | 38 m | |
| Poppenberg Observation Tower | 1897 | Germany | Ilfeld | 33 m | |
| Lemberg Tower | 1899 | Germany | Lemberg Mountain | 33 m | |
| Wanne Observation Tower | 1888 | Germany | Villingen-Schwenningen | 30 m | |
| Gehrenberg Tower | 1903 | Germany | Markdorf | 30 m | |
| Tower of Unity | 1962 | Germany | Heldrastein | 30 m | Former additionally guyed lattice tower, which was transformed into observation tower |
| Gustav-Vietor-Tower | 1882 | Germany | Hohe Wurzel (Taunus) | 25 m | demolished in 2006 |
| Observation Tower Height of Goetzingen | 1883 | Germany | Neustadt/Saxony | 25 m | |
| Hochfirst Tower | 1890 | Germany | Titisee-Neustadt | 25 m | Additionally guyed |
| Büchenbronn Observation Tower | 1883 | Germany | Büchenbronn | 24.75 m | Additionally guyed |
| Tour du Belvédère | 1898 | France | Mulhouse-Belvédère | 20 m | |
| Salzgitter Bismarck Tower | 1900 | Germany | Salzgitter | 17 m | |
| Gillerberg Observation Tower | 1892 | Germany | Hilchenbach | 15 m | |
| Tokyo Skytree | 2012 | Japan | Sumida, Tokyo | 634 m | |
| Gettysburg National Tower | 1974 | United States | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | 120 m | Demolished on July 3, 2000 |
Radio tower carrying aerials
See also: Radio masts and towers
| Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyiv TV Tower | 1973 | Ukraine | Kyiv | 385 m | Tallest lattice tower in the world |
| WITI TV Tower | 1962 | United States | Shorewood, Wisconsin | 329 m | |
| WHDH-TV Tower | 1994 | United States | Newton, Massachusetts | 323.8 m | |
| KCTV-Tower | 1956 | United States | Kansas City, Missouri | 317.6 m | |
| Atlanta Turner Broadcasting Tower | 1980 | United States | Atlanta, Georgia | 314.3 m | Disassembled in 2010 |
| Yerevan TV Tower | 1977 | Armenia | Yerevan | 311.7 m | |
| St. Petersburg TV Tower | 1962 | Russia | Saint Petersburg | 310 m | |
| Fazilka TV Tower | ? | India | Fazilka | 304.8 m | |
| Mumbai Television Tower | ? | India | Mumbai | 300 m | |
| Star Tower | 1991 | United States | Cincinnati, Ohio | 291 m | |
| Sutro Tower | 1973 | United States | San Francisco, California | 295 m | |
| Dudelange Radio Tower | 1957 | Luxembourg | Dudelange | 285 m | |
| Moscow Octod Tower | 2006 | Russia | Moscow | 258 m | |
| Grodno TV Tower | 1984 | Belarus | Grodno | 254 m | |
| Towers of Lafayette transmitter | 1920 | France | Marcheprime | 250 m | 8 towers, demolished between 1944 and 1953 |
| Longwave transmitter Junglinster | 1932 | Luxembourg | Junglinster | 250 m | 3 towers, insulated against ground, height since 1980 216 m |
| NSS Annapolis | 1936 | United States | Annapolis | 243.8 m | destroyed |
| Central tower (Königs Wusterhausen) | 1925 | Germany | Koenigs Wusterhausen | 243 m | collapsed on November 15, 1972 |
| Kharkiv TV Tower | ? | Ukraine | Kharkiv | 242.5 m | |
| FM/TV-Tower Wavre | ? | Belgium | Wavre | 232 m | |
| WOR TV Tower | 1949 | United States | North Bergen, New Jersey | 231,65 m | dismantled |
| Crystal Palace Transmitter | 1950 | United Kingdom | London | 222 m | |
| Torre TV Bandeirantes | 1997 | Brazil | São Paulo | 212 m | |
| TV Tower Bol d'Air-Ougrée | ? | Belgium | Bol d'Air-Ougrée | 210 m | |
| VRT Zendmast Genk | ? | Belgium | Genk | 200 m | |
| Kherson TV Tower | ? | Ukraine | Kherson | 200 m | |
| Mulhouse-Belvédère Transmission Tower | 1997 | France | Mulhouse-Belvédère | 194 m | |
| Transmitter Sottens | 1989 | Switzerland | Sottens | 188 m | Mediumwave |
| Santa Palomba transmitter, Main tower | ? | Italy | Santa Palomba | 186 m | Free-standing lattice tower equipped with cage antenna for mediumwave broadcasting |
| Criggion VLF transmitter | 1941 | UK | Criggion, Powys | 182.9 m | 3 towers, demolished |
| Transmission tower of Moscow Radio Centre 13 | ? | Russia | Balashikha | 176 m | |
| Zagreb TV Tower | 1973 | Croatia | Zagreb | 169 m | Built on 1035m high summit of Medvednica mountain. |
| TV Tower Namur-Profondville | ? | Belgium | Namur-Profondville | 163 m | |
| Shukhov radio tower | 1922 | Russia | Moscow | 160 m | Hyperboloid structure. Currently under threat of demolition. |
| CBC Jarvis St. Tower | 1952 | Canada | Toronto | 160 m | Demolished in 2002 |
| TV Tower Tournai-Froidmont | ? | Belgium | Tournai-Froidmont | 157 m | |
| Mesquite Tower | 1990 | United States | Mesquite, Texas | 155.3 m | |
| Croydon Transmitter | 1962 | UK | London, Surrey | 152 m | |
| RKS Mělník-Chloumek | ? | Czech Republic | Mělník | 152 m | Mediumwave |
| RKS Dobrochov | ? | Czech Republic | Dobrochov | 152 m | Mediumwave |
| Longwave transmitter Lahti | 1927 | Finland | Lahti | 150 m | Two towers carrying an antenna for longwave |
| RKS Liblice 1 | ? | Czech Republic | Liblice | 150 m | Two towers carrying an antenna for longwave, demolished in 2004 |
| Mannesmann Tower Vienna | 1954 | Germany | Vienna | 150 m | |
| TV Tower Leglise-Anlier | ? | Belgium | Leglise-Anlier | 150 m | |
| Halle Radio Tower | 2005 | Germany | Halle | 150 m | |
| Zendstation Ugchelen | 1959 | Netherlands | Ugchelen | 142 m | |
| Monte Mario Tower | ? | Italy | Rome | 140 m | |
| Frémont Point Transmitter | ? | UK | Fremont Point, Jersey | 139 m | |
| Hohenstadt Transmission Tower | ? | Germany | Hohenstadt | 137 m | |
| St. Chrischona, old tower | 1962 | Switzerland | St. Chrischona | 136 m | |
| Mount Ślęża transmitter | 1972 | Poland | Mount Ślęża | 136 m | Additionally guyed |
| Transmission Tower Hardberg | 1951 | Germany | Hardberg | 135 m | |
| Trollhättan TV Tower | ? | Sweden | Trollhättan | 135 m | |
| Transmission Tower Emley Moor | 1956 | UK | Emley Moor, Yorkshire | 135 m | dismantled |
| Soelvesborg transmitter | 1985 | Sweden | Sölvesborg | 135 m | Mediumwave, 2 towers |
| Lezarsk TV Tower | ? | Poland | Lezarsk | 130 m | Additionally guyed |
| Portofino TV Tower | ? | Italy | Portofino | 130 m | Additionally guyed |
| Armstrong Tower | 1938 | United States | Alpine, New Jersey | 129.6 m | |
| Piatkowo transmitter, Tower 2 | 1993 | Poland | Poznań | 128 m | |
| VLF transmitter Grimeton | 1923 | Sweden | Grimeton | 127 m | VLF, 6 towers |
| HBG Prangins | 1931 | Switzerland | Prangins | 125 m | Two towers carrying a longwave antenna |
| Craigkelly TV Tower | ? | UK | Craigkelly | 125 m | |
| Longwave transmitter Motala | 1927 | Sweden | Motala | 120 m | Two towers carrying an antenna for longwave |
| Mannesmann Tower Hannover | 1955 | Austria | Hanover | 120 m | |
| Transmitter Kalundborg | 1927 | Denmark | Kalundborg | 118 m | Two towers carrying an antenna for longwave |
| Nordschwarzwaldturm | 1974 | Germany | Schömberg-Langenbrand | 118 m | |
| Kvitsøy Tower | 1981/82 | Norway | Kvitsøy | 117.5 m | Mediumwave |
| Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau | 1973 | Germany | Berlin | 117 m | |
| Helgoland Radio Tower | 2000 | Germany | Helgoland | 115 m | Additionally guyed |
| Jagodnik transmitter | ? | Poland | Jagodnik | 115 m | |
| Transmission Tower La Dole | 1958 | Switzerland | La Dole | 112 m | |
| Swingate Transmitter | ? | UK | Swingate, Kent | 111 m | 3 towers |
| Fleckendorf Radio Tower | 1955 | Austria | Ansfelden | 110 m | |
| Radio Tower at Rundemanen | ? | Norway | Bergen | 106 m | |
| Radio Tower of School for Radiotechnology Nuremberg | ? | Germany | Nuremberg | 108 m | |
| Yokosuka Microwave Communications Site | ? | Japan | Yokosuka | 106.7 m | demolished |
| Zakopane-Gubałówka transmitter | ? | Poland | Zakopane | 102 m | |
| Central Tower Deutsch-Altenburg Radio Station | 1925 | Austria | Dutsch-Altenburg | 100 m | demolished |
| Schöckl Transmitter | 1956 | Austria | Schöckl Mountain | 100 m | |
| Gaisberg Transmitter | 1956 | Austria | Gaisberg Mountain | 100 m | |
| Osmolin Radio Tower | ? | Poland | Osmolin | 100 m | |
| Torii-Tower | 1972 | Germany | Gusborn | 97 m | Double Tower |
| Directional Radio Tower Solec Kujawski | 1999 | Poland | Solec Kujawski | ? | |
| Medium Wave Transmitter Romainville | 1934 | France | Romainville | ? | two towers |
| Pfänder Transmitter | 1958 | Austria | Pfänder Mountain | 94.7 m | |
| Transmitter Santa Maria di Galeria | ? | Italy | Santa Maria di Galeria | 94 m | exclave of Vatican City, Mediumwave |
| Stuttgart-Möhringen directional radio tower | 1975 | Germany | Stuttgart | 93 m | |
| Directional Radio Tower Mühlacker | 2004 | Germany | Mühlacker | 93 m | |
| Grünten Transmission Tower | 1951 | Germany | Grünten Mountain | 92 m | |
| Zendstation Zwollerkerspel | 1985 | Netherlands | Zwollerkerpsel | 90 m | |
| TV Tower Słupsk | 1991 | Poland | Słupsk | 90 m | |
| Sud Radio Transmitter Pic Blanc | 1972 | Andorra | Pic Blanc | 86 m | two towers |
| Transmission Tower Les Ordons | ? | Switzerland | Les Ordons | 80 m | |
| Directional Radio Tower Konstantynów | 1974 | Poland | Gabin-Konstantynów | 76 m | |
| Radio Tower Colmar | ? | France | Colmar | 72 m | |
| Radio Tower Bonhoure | ? | France | Toulouse | 72 m | |
| Pohorje transmitter | ? | Slovenia | Maribor | 72 m | Additionally guyed |
| Ionosonde Juliusruh | 1961 | Germany | Juliusruh | 70 m | |
| Transmission Tower Engelskirchen | 1992 | Germany | Engelskirchen | 70 m | |
| Brookmans Park Transmitter | 1929 | UK | Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire | 60.96 m | |
| Etzenricht Directional Radio Tower | 1973 | Germany | Etzenricht | 55 m | |
| Transmitter Turners Hill | ? | United Kingdom | Turners Hill, West Midland | ? | |
| The Wrekin Transmitter | ? | UK | The Wrekin, Shropshire | 52 m | |
| Beacon Hill Transmitter | ? | UK | Beacon Hill, Devon | ? | |
| Patscherkofel Transmitter | 1958 | Austria | Patscherkofel Mountain | 50 m | |
| TV Tower Henley on Thames | ? | UK | Henley on Thames, Berkshire | 50 m | |
| Friolzheimer Riese | ? | Germany | Friolzheim | 47 m | |
| Hidden Radio Tower | 2002 | Germany | Stuttgart | 42 m |
Selfradiating transmission tower
See also: Mast radiator
| Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longwave transmitter Junglinster | 1932 | Luxembourg | Junglinster | 250 m | 3 towers, insulated against ground, height since 1980 216 m |
| Blosenbergturm | 1937 | Switzerland | Beromünster | 216 m | Insulated against ground |
| Novosemejkino transmitter | 1943 | Russia | Novosemejkino | 205 m | Multiple towers, insulated against ground |
| LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach | ? | United States | Carolina Beach | 190.5 m | Insulated against ground |
| Transmitter Sottens, old transmission tower | 1948 | Switzerland | Sottens | 190 m | demolished in 1989, insulated against ground |
| Cambridge Bay LORAN Tower | 1948 | Cambridge Bay | Canada | 189 m | Operates as NDB with callsign CB |
| Transmitter Beromünster, backup transmission tower | 1937 | Switzerland | Beromünster | 126 m | Insulated against ground |
| Transmitter Sottens, backup transmission tower | 1931 | Switzerland | Sottens | 125 m | Insulated against ground |
| Transmitter Monte Ceneri | 1933 | Lattice tower | Monte Ceneri pass | 120 m | insulated against ground, since 1978 used for TV-broadcasting ( today DVB-T and DAB) |
| Limassol BBC Relay, 639 kHz Antenna | ? | Cyprus | Akrotiri | 120 m | 4 towers, insulated against ground |
| Orfordness transmitting station, 648 kHz Antenna | ? | United Kingdom | Orfordness | 106.7 m | Insulated against ground, multiple lattice towers |
| Limassol BBC Relay, 720 kHz Antenna | ? | Cyprus | Akrotiri | 102 m | 4 towers, insulated against ground |
| Puckeridge DECCA tower | 194? | UK | Puckeridge | 100 m | Insulated against ground |
| Freemen's Common Radio Tower | ? | UK | Freemen's Common | ? | Insulated against ground |
| Orfordness transmitting station, 1296 kHz Antenna | ? | United Kingdom | Orfordness | ? | Insulated against ground, multiple lattice towers |
| Camphin en Carembault Transmitter, Reserve Transmission Tower | ? | France | Camphin en Carembault | ? | Insulated against ground |
| Florence, Old Radio Tower | ? | Italy | Florence | ? | Insulated against ground, |
| Ashton Moss Transmitter | ? | UK | Ashton-under-Lyne | ? | 3 towers, insulated against ground |
| Szombathely transmitter | 1955 | Hungary | Szombathely | 60 m | |
| Lutsk Mediumwave Transmitter | ? | Ukraine | Lutsk | 50 m | |
| NKR | 197? | Germany | Leimen | 20 m | Insulated against ground |
Pylons
A pylon with the lattice tower design
Main article: Electricity pylon
| Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhoushan Island Overhead Powerline Tie | 2009 | China | Damao Island | 370 m | Tallest pylons in the world | |
| Yangtze River Crossing | 2003 | China | Jiangyin | 346.5m | ||
| Amazonas Crossing of Linhão de Tucuruí | 2012 | Brazil | Almeirim | 295 m | ||
| Pylons of Pearl River Crossing | 1987 | China | Pearl River | 253 m + 240 m | ||
| Orinoco River Crossing | ? | Venezuela | Caroní | 240 m | Tallest electricity pylons in South America | |
| Pylons of Messina | 1957 | Italy | Messina | 232 m ( 224 m without basement) | not used as pylons any more | |
| HVDC Yangtze River Crossing Wuhu | 2003 | China | ? | 229 m | Tallest electricity pylons used for HVDC | |
| Elbe Crossing 2 | 1976–1978 | Germany | Stade | 227 m | ||
| Chūshi Powerline Crossing | 1962 | Japan | Takehara | 226 m | Tallest electricity pylons in Japan | |
| Daqi-Channel-Crossing | 1997 | Japan | Takehara | 223 m | ||
| Overhead line crossing Suez Canal | 1998 | Egypt | 221 m | |||
| Balakovo 500 kV Wolga Crossing, Tower East | ? | Russia | Balakovo | 197 m | ||
| LingBei-Channel-Crossing | 1993 | Japan | Reihoku | 195 m | ||
| 400 kV Thames Crossing | 1965 | UK | West Thurrock | 190 m | ||
| Elbe Crossing 1 | 1958–1962 | Germany | Stade | 189 m | ||
| Tracy Saint Lawrence River Powerline Crossing | ? | Canada | Tracy | 174.6 m | tallest electricity pylon in Canada | |
| Lekkerkerk Crossing 1 | 1970 | Netherlands | Lekkerkerk | 163 m | Tallest crossing in the Netherlands | |
| Bosporus overhead line crossing III | 1999 | Turkey | Istanbul | 160 m | ||
| Balakovo 500 kV Wolga Crossing, Tower West | ? | Russia | Balakovo | 159 m | ||
| Pylons of Cadiz | ? | Spain | Cadiz | 158 m | ||
| Aust Severn Powerline Crossing | ? | UK | Aust | 148.75 m | ||
| 132 kV Thames Crossing | 1932 | UK | West Thurrock | 148.4 m | demolished in 1987 | |
| Karmsundet Powerline Crossing | ? | Norway | Karmsundet | 143.5 m | ||
| Limfjorden Overhead powerline crossing 2 | ? | Denmark | Raerup | 141.7 m | ||
| Saint Lawrence River HVDC Quebec-New England Overhead Powerline Crossing | 1989 | Canada | Deschambault-Grondines | 140 m | dismantled in 1992 | |
| Pylons of Voerde | 1926 | Germany | Voerde | 138 m | ||
| Köhlbrand Powerline Crossing | ? | Germany | Hamburg | 138 m | ||
| Bremen-Farge Weser Powerline Crossing | ? | Germany | Bremen | 135 m | ||
| Pylons of Ghesm Crossing | 1984 | Iran | Strait of Ghesm | 130 m | One pylon standing on a caisson in the sea | |
| Shukhov tower on the Oka River | 1929 | Russia | Dzerzhinsk | 128 m | Hyperboloid structure, 2 towers, one of them demolished | |
| Tarchomin pylon of Tarchomin-Łomianki Vistula Powerline Crossing | ? | Poland | Tarchomin | 127 m | ||
| Skolwin pylon of Skolwin-Inoujście Odra Powerline Crossing | ? | Poland | Skolwin | 126 m | ||
| Enerhodar Dnipro Powerline Crossing 2 | 1977 | Ukraine | Enerhodar | 126 m | ||
| Inoujście pylon of Skolwin-Inoujście Odra Powerline Crossing | ? | Poland | Inoujście | 125 m | ||
| Bosporus overhead line crossing II | 1983 | Turkey | Istanbul | 124 m | ||
| Duisburg-Wanheim Powerline Rhine Crossing | ? | Germany | Duisburg | 122 m | ||
| Łomianki pylon of Tarchomin-Łomianki Vistula Powerline Crossing | ? | Poland | Łomianki | 121 m | ||
| Pylons of Duisburg-Rheinhausen | 1926 | Germany | Duisburg-Rheinhausen | 118.8 m | ||
| Bullenhausen Elbe Powerline Crossing | ? | Germany | Bullenhausen | 117 m | ||
| Lubaniew-Bobrowniki Vistula Powerline Crossing | ? | Poland | Lubaniew/Bobrowniki | 117 m | ||
| Świeże Górne-Rybakow Vistula Powerline Crossing | ? | Poland | Świeże Górne/Rybaków | 116 m | ||
| Ostrówek-Tursko Vistula Powerline Crossing | ? | Poland | Ostrówek/Tursko | 115 m | ||
| Bosporus overhead line crossing I | 1957 | Turkey | Istanbul | 113 m | ||
| Bremen-Industriehafen Weser Powerline Crossing | ? | Germany | Bremen | 111 m | two parallel running powerlines | |
| Probostwo Dolne pylon of Nowy Bógpomóż-Probostwo Dolne Vistula Powerline Crossing | ? | Poland | Nowy Bógpomóż/Probostwo Dolne | 111 m | ||
| Daugava Powerline Crossing | 1975 | Latvia | Riga | 110 m | ||
| Nowy Bógpomóż pylon of Nowy Bógpomóż-Probostwo Dolne Vistula Powerline Crossing | ? | Poland | Nowy Bógpomóż | 109 m | ||
| Regów Gołąb Vistula Powerline Crossing | ? | Poland | Regów/Gołąb | 108 m | ||
| Orsoy Rhine Crossing | ? | Germany | Orsoy | 105 m | ||
| Limfjorden Overhead powerline crossing 1 | ? | Denmark | Raerup | 101.2 m | ||
| Enerhodar Dnipro Powerline Crossing 2 | 1977 | Ukraine | Enerhodar | 100 m | ||
| Reisholz Rhine Powerline Crossing | 1917 | Germany | Düsseldorf | ? | Under the legs of the pylon on the east shore of Rhine there runs the rail to nearby Holthausen substation | |
| Strelasund Powerline Crossing | ? | Germany | Sundhagen | 85 m | ||
| 380 kV Ems Overhead Powerline Crossing | ? | Germany | Mark (south of Weener) | 84 m | ||
| Pylon in the artificial lake of Santa Maria | 1959 | Switzerland | Lake of Santa Maria | 75 m | Pylon in an artificial lake | |
| Zaporizhzhia Pylon Triple | ? | Ukraine | Zaporizhzhia | 74.5 m | Two triple pylns used for a powerline crossing from Khortytsia Island to the east shore of Dneipr | |
| Aggersund Crossing of Cross-Skagerrak | 1977 | Denmark | Aggersund | 70 m | ||
| Carquinez Strait Powerline Crossing | 1901 | United States | Benicia | 68 m + 20 m | World's first powerline crossing of a larger waterway | |
| Anlage 2610, Mast 69 | ? | Germany | Bochum | 47 m | Pylon of 220 kV powerline decorated with balls in Ruhr-Park mall. | |
| Colossus of Eislingen | 1980 | Germany | Eislingen/Fils | 47 m | ||
| Pink Pylon | ? | UK | Ashworth Valley | ? | demounted in 2003 | |
| Huddersfield Narrow Canal Pylon | ? | UK | Stalybridge, Greater Manchester | ? |
Monuments
See also: Monument
| Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torre del Reformador | 1935 | Guatemala | Guatemala City | 75 m | |
| Mount Gorbea summit cross | 1907 | Spain | Mount Gorbea | 17.2 m |
Lighthouses
Main article: Lighthouse
| Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campen Lighthouse | 1889 | Germany | Krummhörn | 65.3 m |
Wind turbines
Main article: Wind turbine
| Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nowy Tomyśl Wind Turbines | 2012 | Poland | Nowy Tomyśl, Poland | 210 m | 160 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 100 metres diameter |
| Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Laasow | 2006 | Germany | Laasow, Brandenburg | 205 m | 160 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 90 metres diameter |
| Fuhrländer Wind Turbines Spremberg | 2009 | Germany | Spremberg, Brandenburg | 191 m | 141 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 100 metres diameter, 9 units |
| Laubersreuth Fuhrländer Wind Turbines | 2010 | Germany | Münchberg, Bavaria | 191 m | 141 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 100 metres diameter, 2 units |
| Ewiger Fuhrmann Vestas V66 Wind Turbine | Germany | Kreuztal, North Rhine-Westphalia | 150 m | 117 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 66 metres diameter | |
| Oyten Vestas V-66 Wind Turbines | 2000/2002 | Germany | Oyten, Lower-Saxony | 150 m | 117 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 66 metres diameter, 2 units |
| Elspe Fuhrländer FL 77 Wind Turbine | 2001 | Germany | Elspe, North Rhine-Westphalia | 150 m | 111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter |
| Melle Südwind S77 Wind Turbines | 2001/2003 | Germany | Melle, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 6 units |
| Heisberg Südwind S77 Wind Turbine | 2002 | Germany | Freudenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia | 150 m | 111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter |
| Wallmersbach Südwind S77 Wind Turbine | 2002 | Germany | Uffenheim, Bavaria | 150 m | 111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter |
| Achim Vestas V66 Wind Turbines | 2002 | Germany | Achim, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 117 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 66 metres diameter, 3 units |
| Badbergen Südwind S70\1500 wind turbines | 2002 | Germany | Badbergen, Lower-Saxony | 150 m | 114,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 70 metres diameter, 12 units |
| Dinklage Südwind S70\1500 Wind Turbines | 2002 | Germany | Dinklage, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 114,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 70 metres diameter, 5 units |
| Beedenbostel Vestas V66 Wind Turbines | 2002 | Germany | Beedenbostel, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 117 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 66 metres diameter, 5 units |
| Büddenstedt Südwind S77 Wind Turbines | 2002 | Germany | Helmstedt, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 units |
| Schwagstorf Südwind S70\1500 Wind Turbines | 2002 | Germany | Ostercappeln, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 114,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 70 metres diameter, 12 units |
| Kamp-Lintfort Südwind S77 Wind Turbines | 2003 | Germany | Kamp-Lintfort, North Rhine-Westphalia | 150 m | 111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 units |
| Wetzdorf REpower MD77 Wind Turbines | 2003 | Germany | Wetzdorf, Thuringia | 150 m | 111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter,2 units |
| Hilgershausen Südwind S77 Wind Turbines | 2003/ 2004 | Germany | Felsberg, Hesse | 150 m | 111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 units |
| Kirchlinteln Vestas V66 Wind Turbines | 2004 | Germany | Kirchlinteln, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 117 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 66 metres diameter, 4 units |
| Dretzen Fuhrländer FL 77 Wind Turbines | 2005 | Germany | Dretzen, Brandenburg | 150 m | 111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 10 units |
| Bad Laer Nordex N90 Wind Turbine | 2005 | Germany | Bad Laer, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 105 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 90 metres diameter |
| Achmer Nordex N90 wind turbines | 2006 | Germany | Achmer, Lower-Saxony | 150 m | 105 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 90 metres diameter, 9 units |
| Alfhausen Nordex N90 wind turbines | Germany | Alfhausen, Lower-Saxony | 150 m | 105 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 90 metres diameter, 12 units | |
| Nike Laakdal Wind Park | 2006 | Belgium | Laakdal | 150 m | 111.5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 6 units |
| Voltlage Nordex S77 wind turbines | 2006 | Germany | Voltlage, Lower-Saxony | 150 m | 111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 7 units |
| Pattensen REpower MD77 Wind Turbine | 2007 | Germany | Pattensen, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter |
| Kölkebeck REpower MD77 Wind Turbines | 2007 | Germany | Kölkebeck, North Rhine-Westphalia | 150 m | 111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 units |
| Schorbus REpower MD77 Wind Turbines | 2007 | Germany | Schorbus, Brandenburg | 150 m | 111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter,2 units |
| Illerich Fuhrländer FL 77 Wind Turbines | 2005 | Germany | Illerich, Rheinland-Pfalz | 150 m | 111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 units |
| Glandorf Fuhrländer FL 70 Wind Turbine | 2003 | Germany | Glandorf, Lower Saxony | 149,5 m | 114,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 70 metres diameter |
| Urfeld Südwind S77 Wind Turbines | 2001 | Germany | Wesseling, North Rhine-Westphalia | 135 m | 96,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 units |
| Vorderbreitenthann Südwind S77 Wind Turbine | 2002 | Germany | Uffenheim, Bavaria | 135 m | 96,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter |
| Muthmannshofen Südwind S77 Wind Turbines | 2002 | Germany | Muthmannshofen, Bavaria | 135 m | 96,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 units |
| Werl REpower MD 77 Wind Turbines | 2002 | Germany | Werl, North Rhine-Westphalia | 135 m | 96,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 Anlage |
| Bennien Südwind S77 Wind Turbines | 2003 | Germany | Melle, Lower Saxony | 135 m | 96,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 4 units |
| Wetzdorf REpower MD77 Wind Turbines | 2003 | Germany | Wetzdorf, Thuringia | 135 m | 96,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter,2 units |
| Kölkebeck Nordex S77 Wind Turbine | 2006 | Germany | Kölkebeck, North Rhine-Westphalia | 135 m | 96,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter |
| Litzendorf REpower MD77 Wind Turbines | 2008 | Germany | Litzendorf, Bavaria | 135 m | 96,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 units |
| Auetal Nordex N 62 Wind Turbines | 2001 | Germany | Auetal, Lower Saxony | 100 m | 69 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 62 metres diameter, 3 units |
| Möllenberg Nordex N 62 Wind Turbines | 2001 | Germany | Möllenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia | 100 m | 69 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 62 metres diameter, 4 units |
| Vechta Nordex N 62 Wind Turbines | 2001 | Germany | Vechta, Lower Saxony | 100 m | 69 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 62 metres diameter, 3 units |
| Qingdao Nordex N 62 Wind Turbines | 2003 | China | Qingdao | 100 m | 69 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 62 metres diameterr, 12 units |
| Barnstorf Vestas V 47 Wind Turbines | 2000 | Germany | Barnstorf, Lower Saxony | 99,5 m | 76 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 47 metres diameter, 4 units |
| Barver Vestas V 47 Wind Turbine | 2000 | Germany | Barver, Lower Saxony | 99,5 m | 76 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 47 metres diameter |
| Blender Vestas V 47 Wind Turbine | 2000 | Germany | Blender, Lower Saxony | 99,5 m | 76 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 47 metres diameter |
| Meinerzhagen Vestas V 47 Wind Turbine | 2000 | Germany | Meinerzhagen, Lower Saxony | 99,5 m | 76 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 47 metres diameter |
| Ronnenberg Vestas V 47 Wind Turbines | 2001 | Germany | Ronnenberg, Lower Saxony | 99,5 m | 76 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 47 metres diameter |
| Blieskastel Vestas V 47 Wind Turbine | 2001 | Germany | Blieskastel, Rheinland-Pfalz | 99,5 m | 76 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 47 metres diameter |
| Zehlendorf Vestas V 47 Wind Turbines | 2002 | Germany | Zehlendorf, Brandenburg | 99,5 m | 76 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 47 metres diameter |
| Stemwede Nordex N 43 Wind Turbines | 1997 | Germany | Stemwede, North Rhine-Westphalia | 99 m | 77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter, 10 units |
| Oelde Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine | 1997 | Germany | Oelde, North Rhine-Westphalia | 99 m | 77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter |
| Silixen Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine | 1998 | Germany | Silixen, North Rhine-Westphalia | 99 m | 77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter |
| Sassenberg Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine | 1998 | Germany | Sassenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia | 99 m | 77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter |
| Osnabrück Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine | 1998 | Germany | Osnabrück, Lower Saxony | 99 m | 77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter |
| Celle Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine | 1998 | Germany | Celle, Lower Saxony | 99 m | 77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter |
| Alzey-Hochborn Nordex N 43 Wind Turbines | 1998/1999 | Germany | Alzey-Hochborn, Rheinland-Pfalz | 99 m | 77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter, 14 units |
| Fürfeld Nordex N 43 Wind Turbines | 1999 | Germany | Fürfeld, Rheinland-Pfalz | 99 m | 77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter, 2 units |
| Brest Nordex N 60 Wind Turbines | 1999/2000 | Germany | Brest, Lower Saxony | 99 m | 69 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 60 metres diameter, 11 units |
| Lotte Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine | 2001 | Germany | Lotte, Lower Saxony | 99 m | 77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter |
| Fürfeld Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine | 2001 | Germany | Fürfeld, Rheinland-Pfalz | 99 m | 77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter |
| Rödinghausen Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine | 2001 | Germany | Rödinghausen, Lower Saxony | 99 m | 77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter |
| Mücheln-Oechlitz Nordex N 43 Wind Turbines | 2003 | Germany | Mücheln-Oechlitz, Saxony | 99 m | 77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter, 3 units |
| Erbendorf SB 56 Wind Turbines | 2003 | Germany | Erbendorf, Bavaria | 99 m | 71 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 56 metres diameter, 3 units |
| Neustadt/Rübenberge Nordex N 60 Wind Turbines | 1999/2000 | Germany | Neustadt/Rübenberge, Lower Saxony | 95 m | 65 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 60 metres diameter, 9 units |
| Karpatos Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine | 1999 | Greece | Karpatos | 71,5 m | 50 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter |
| Vöhrenbach-Fernhöhe Nordex N29 Wind Turbine | 1996 | Germany | Vöhrenbach, Baden-Württemberg | 66,25 m | 51,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 29,5 metres diameter |
| Salzburger Kopf Nordex N29 Wind Turbine | 1996 | Germany | Salzburg, Rhineland-Palatine | 66,25 m | 51,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 29,5 metres diameter |
| Schwanebeck Nordex N29 Wind Turbine | Germany | Schwanebeck, Saxony-Anhalt | |||
| Vorob'evskaya Wind Park | Ukraine | Vorob'evskaya | 26,5 m | 18 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 17 metres diameter | |
| Novoazovskaya Wind Park | Ukraine | Novoazovskaya | 26,5 m | 18 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 17 metres diameter | |
| Donuzlavskaya Wind Park | Ukraine | Donuzlavskaya | 26,5 m | 18 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 17 metres diameter | |
| Tarkhankut Wind Park | Ukraine | Chornomorske | 26,5 m | 18 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 17 metres diameter | |
| Myrne Wind Park | Ukraine | Myrne | 26,5 m | 18 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 17 metres diameter | |
| Gross Schenkenberg Enercon E-16 Wind Turbine | Germany | Gross Schenkenberg, Lower Saxony |
Pillars of aerial tramways
Main article: Aerial lift pylon
| Tramway | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glacial Aerial Tramway Kaprun III | 1966 | Austria | Kaprun | 113.6 m | Tallest pillar of aerial tramway in the world |
| Torre Jaume I | 1931 | Spain | Barcelona | 107 m | Intermediate stop, also observation tower |
| Gant Hohtaelli Aerial Tramway | ? | Switzerland | Zermatt | 94 m | |
| Eibsee Aerial Tramway | 1962 | Germany | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 85 m | |
| 3S Aerial Tramway | 2004 | Austria | Kitzbühel | 80 m | |
| Torre Sant Sebastia | 1931 | Spain | Barcelona | 78 m | Terminal of harbour aerial tramway of Barcelona Spain |
| Wendelstein Aerial Tramway | 1970 | Germany | Bischofsmais | 75 m | |
| Sandia Peak Tramway | 1965 | United States | Albuquerque | 70,7 m | inclined in an angle of 18 degree |
| Eibsee Aerial Tramway | 1962 | Germany | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 65 m |
Other uses
| Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parachute Tower Katowice | 1937 | Poland | Katowice | 50 m |
See also
- Architectural structure
- List of towers
- Hyperboloid structure
- Partially guyed tower
- Additionally guyed tower
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