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  1. Ostankino Tower 1
    Ostankino Tower
    RussiaMoscow
    540 m 1967
  2. Lakhta Center 2
    Lakhta Center
    RussiaSaint Petersburg
    463 m 86 fl 2019
  3. Hellissandur Longwave Radio Mast 3
    Hellissandur Longwave Radio Mast
    IcelandSnæfellsbær
    412 m 1963
  4. IBA mast 4
    IBA mast
    United KingdomBelmont
    387 m 1967
  5. Kiev TV Tower 5
    Kiev TV Tower
    UkraineKyiv
    385 m 1973
  6. Prof. Gerbrandy Tower 6
    Prof. Gerbrandy Tower
    NetherlandsIJsselstein
    375 m 23 fl 1961
  7. Vostok 7
    Vostok
    RussiaMoscow
    374 m 95 fl 2017
  8. Berliner Fernsehturm 8
    Berliner Fernsehturm
    GermanyBerlin
    368 m 1969
  9. Riga TV Tower 9
    Riga TV Tower
    LatviaRiga
    368 m 1987
  10. Sender Donebach 10
    Sender Donebach
    GermanyMudau
    363 m 1967
  11. Ingøymasten 11
    Ingøymasten
    NorwayMåsøy
    362 m 2000
  12. OKO Residential Tower 12
    OKO Residential Tower
    RussiaMoscow
    354 m 90 fl 2015
  13. Antenne TDF A 13
    Antenne TDF A
    FranceAllouis
    354 m
  14. Antenne TDF B 14
    Antenne TDF B
    FranceAllouis
    354 m
  15. Längstwellensender DHO38 15
    Längstwellensender DHO38
    GermanyBockhorst
    353 m
  16. Cuprom Phoenix Copper Smelter 16
    Cuprom Phoenix Copper Smelter
    RomaniaBaia Mare
    352 m
  17. Neva Towers 2 17
    Neva Towers 2
    RussiaMoscow
    345 m 79 fl 2020
  18. Sendemast Gartow 18
    Sendemast Gartow
    GermanyHöhbeck
    344 m
  19. Viaduc de Millau 19
    Viaduc de Millau
    343 m 2004
  20. Mercury City Tower 20
    Mercury City Tower
    RussiaMoscow
    339 m 75 fl 2013
  21. Europaturm 21
    Europaturm
    GermanyFrankfurt am Main
    338 m 1979
  22. ▢
    22
    Jupukkamasten
    SwedenPajala
    335 m
  23. Gungvalamasten 23
    Gungvalamasten
    SwedenKarlshamn
    335 m
  24. Storbergsmasten 24
    Storbergsmasten
    SwedenHudiksvall
    335 m
  25. Fårhultsmasten 25
    Fårhultsmasten
    SwedenVästervik
    335 m
  26. Brudaremossenmasten 26
    Brudaremossenmasten
    SwedenGothenburg
    331 m 1980
  27. Emetteur TDF 27
    Emetteur TDF
    FranceMaisonnay
    330 m
  28. Brattåsmasten 28
    Brattåsmasten
    SwedenÖstersund
    330 m
  29. Emley Moor Tower 29
    Emley Moor Tower
    United KingdomEmley Moor
    329 m 1971
  30. Tiirismaan masto 30
    Tiirismaan masto
    FinlandLahti
    327 m
  31. Vilnius TV Tower 31
    Vilnius TV Tower
    LithuaniaVilnius
    326 m 1980
  32. Vuokatin masto 32
    Vuokatin masto
    FinlandSotkamo
    326 m
  33. Espoon masto 33
    Espoon masto
    FinlandEspoo
    326 m 1988
  34. ▢
    34
    Teiskon TV-masto
    FinlandTampere
    325 m 1980
  35. Hauptsender Burg 35
    Hauptsender Burg
    GermanyReesen
    324 m
  36. ▢
    36
    Skogmursmasten
    SwedenGävle
    324 m
  37. Sendemast Behren-Bokel 37
    Sendemast Behren-Bokel
    GermanySprakensehl
    323 m
  38. ▢
    38
    Ilosvuoren masto
    FinlandPihtipudas
    322 m
  39. Russky Island Bridge 39
    Russky Island Bridge
    RussiaVladivostok
    321 m 2012
  40. Sender Wesel 40
    Sender Wesel
    GermanyWesel
    321 m
  41. ▢
    41
    Hove TV-Senderen
    DenmarkStenløse
    320 m 1988
  42. ▢
    42
    TV-Mast
    FinlandKaarina
    319 m
  43. ▢
    43
    Lakihegy adótorony
    HungaryHalásztelek
    314 m 1933
  44. Tallinna Teletorn 44
    Tallinna Teletorn
    EstoniaTallinn
    312 m 1980
  45. Varso Tower 45
    Varso Tower
    PolandWarsaw
    310 m 53 fl 2022
  46. St. Petersburg TV Tower 46
    St. Petersburg TV Tower
    RussiaSaint Petersburg
    310 m 1963
  47. Stalnaya Vershina 47
    Stalnaya Vershina
    RussiaMoscow
    309 m 72 fl 2015
  48. Schornstein Kraftwerk Buschhaus 48
    Schornstein Kraftwerk Buschhaus
    GermanyBüddenstedt
    307 m
  49. The Shard 49
    The Shard
    United KingdomLondon
    306 m 66 fl 2012
  50. UKW-Sendemast Hamburg-Billstedt 50
    UKW-Sendemast Hamburg-Billstedt
    GermanyHamburg
    304 m
  51. ▢
    51
    Solti rádióadó
    HungarySolt
    304 m 1977
  52. Zendstation Smilde 52
    Zendstation Smilde
    NetherlandsSmilde
    304 m 1959
  53. Schornstein Kraftwerk Scholven 53
    Schornstein Kraftwerk Scholven
    GermanyGelsenkirchen
    302 m
  54. Sendemast Scharteberg 54
    Sendemast Scharteberg
    GermanyHinterweiler
    302 m
  55. Schornstein Kraftwerk Chemnitz-Nord 55
    Schornstein Kraftwerk Chemnitz-Nord
    GermanyChemnitz
    302 m
  56. Capital City Moscow Tower 56
    Capital City Moscow Tower
    RussiaMoscow
    302 m 76 fl 2010
  57. Hauptsendemast Langenberg 57
    Hauptsendemast Langenberg
    GermanyVelbert
    301 m
  58. Tour Eiffel 58
    Tour Eiffel
    FranceParis
    300 m 3 fl 1889
  59. VRT Toren 59
    VRT Toren
    BelgiumSint-Pieters-Leeuw
    300 m 1997
  60. Schornstein Kohlekraftwerk Walsum 60
    Schornstein Kohlekraftwerk Walsum
    GermanyDuisburg
    300 m
  61. Schornstein Kraftwerk Herne 61
    Schornstein Kraftwerk Herne
    GermanyHerne
    300 m
  62. ▢
    62
    Stockholm Nacka II
    SwedenNacka
    299 m 1983
  63. ▢
    63
    Stockholm Nacka I
    SwedenNacka
    297 m 1966
  64. ▢
    64
    Cheminée Tranche 5
    FranceGardanne
    297 m
  65. Neva Tower 1 65
    Neva Tower 1
    RussiaMoscow
    297 m 65 fl 2020
  66. Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg 66
    Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg
    GermanyNuremberg
    292 m 1980
  67. Olympiaturm 67
    Olympiaturm
    GermanyMunich
    291 m 1968
  68. Sendemast Teutoburger Wald 68
    Sendemast Teutoburger Wald
    GermanyDetmold
    290 m
  69. Torre de Collserola 69
    Torre de Collserola
    SpainBarcelona
    288 m 13 fl 1992
  70. Sendemast Riegelsberg-Schocksberg 70
    Sendemast Riegelsberg-Schocksberg
    GermanyRiegelsberg
    287 m
  71. Barrage de la Grande-Dixence 71
    Barrage de la Grande-Dixence
    SwitzerlandHérémence
    285 m 1961
  72. Sendemast Steinkimmen 72
    Sendemast Steinkimmen
    GermanyHatten
    285 m
  73. Schornstein Kraftwerk Bergkamen 73
    Schornstein Kraftwerk Bergkamen
    GermanyBergkamen
    284 m
  74. Fernmeldeturm Telemax 74
    Fernmeldeturm Telemax
    GermanyHanover
    282 m 1992
  75. Sender Europe Mast 2 75
    Sender Europe Mast 2
    GermanyBerviller-en-Moselle
    282 m
  76. Schornstein Block E4 Kraftwerk Werdohl-Elverlingsen 76
    Schornstein Block E4 Kraftwerk Werdohl-Elverlingsen
    GermanyAltena
    282 m
  77. Sender Europe Mast 2 77
    Sender Europe Mast 2
    GermanyBerviller-en-Moselle
    280 m
  78. ▢
    78
    Chimney of Brasov power station
    RomaniaBraşov
    280 m
  79. Sendemast Koblenz 79
    Sendemast Koblenz
    GermanyNiederfell
    280 m
  80. ▢
    80
    Emetteur TDF
    FranceNordheim
    280 m
  81. Sendemast Harz-West 81
    Sendemast Harz-West
    GermanyAltenau
    280 m
  82. Heinrich-Hertz-Turm 82
    Heinrich-Hertz-Turm
    GermanyHamburg
    280 m 1968
  83. 22 Bishopsgate 83
    22 Bishopsgate
    United KingdomLondon
    278 m 62 fl 2020
  84. Schornstein Kraftwerk Wilhelmshaven 84
    Schornstein Kraftwerk Wilhelmshaven
    GermanyWilhelmshaven
    275 m
  85. Schornstein Kraftwerk Ibbenbüren 85
    Schornstein Kraftwerk Ibbenbüren
    GermanyIbbenbüren
    275 m
  86. ▢
    86
    Sendemast 1 Mühlacker
    GermanyMühlacker
    273 m
  87. ▢
    87
    Sendemast Schwerin-Zippendorf
    GermanySchwerin
    273 m
  88. ▢
    88
    Sender Europe Mast 1
    GermanyBerviller-en-Moselle
    270 m
  89. Naberezhnaya Tower C 89
    Naberezhnaya Tower C
    RussiaMoscow
    268 m 61 fl 2007
  90. Colonius 90
    Colonius
    GermanyCologne
    266 m 1981
  91. ▢
    91
    Sender Aholming Mast 1
    GermanyAholming
    265 m
  92. ▢
    92
    Sender Aholming Mast 2
    GermanyAholming
    265 m
  93. Triumph-Palace 93
    Triumph-Palace
    RussiaMoscow
    264 m 54 fl 2005
  94. ▢
    94
    Radio mast near Shartash Lake
    RussiaYekaterinburg
    263 m
  95. ▢
    95
    Broadcasting Tower
    RussiaNovorossiysk
    261 m 1996
  96. Fernmeldeturm 96
    Fernmeldeturm
    GermanyKoblenz
    261 m 1977
  97. Commerzbank Tower 97
    Commerzbank Tower
    GermanyFrankfurt am Main
    259 m 58 fl 1997
  98. ▢
    98
    Drax Power Station Chimney
    United KingdomDrax
    259 m 1969
  99. ▢
    99
    Sendemast Dannenberg
    GermanyZernien
    258 m
  100. ▢
    100
    Northeastern Mediumwave Antenna
    LithuaniaSitkunai
    257 m
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