This is a list of the tallest structures of any kind which exist in Europe. The list contains all types of structures, including guyed masts and oil drilling platforms of 350 metres (1,150 feet) or more. The list does not contain Warsaw Radio Mast which was the tallest structure in the world between 1974 and 8 August 1991 at 2120 ft (646.38 m), but does not exist anymore.
Sortable list Name Structural type Usage Pinnacle height Year Country Town Coordinates RemarksOstankino Tower concrete tower observation, FM-/TV-transmission 1967 Russia(Soviet Union at time of construction) Moscow The tallest structure in Europe. Fire in 2000 led to renovationTroll A platform offshore platform gas drilling and production 1996 Norway North Sea of height is below sea surfaceLakhta Center skyscraper offices and public spaces 2019 Russia Saint Petersburg The tallest building in EuropeBalashiha radio mast guyed mast longwave transmission 2005 (2014 extended) Russia Balashikha Longwave radio mast Hellissandur guyed mast longwave transmission 1963 Iceland Hellissandur Built as LORAN-C station. Converted by RÚV for LW broadcasts at 300kW.Emley Moor radio mast concrete tower FM-/TV-transmission 1964 United Kingdom Emley, West Yorkshire Collapsed on 19 March 1969, due to icing. Replaced by tall concrete towerKyiv TV Tower lattice tower FM-/TV-transmission 1973 Ukraine(Soviet Union at time of construction) Kyiv Tallest lattice tower in the world. Damaged.Gullfaks C offshore platform Oil drilling and production 1990 Norway North Sea of height is below sea surfaceFederation Tower: East Tower skyscraper offices 2016 Russia Moscow Torreta de Guardamar guyed mast LF-transmission 1962 Spain Guardamar del Segura Radio mast used by Spanish NavyRiga Radio and TV Tower concrete tower observation, FM-/TV-transmission 1987 Latvia Riga Tripod construction, resembling the Eiffel TowerBerliner Fernsehturm concrete tower observation, FM-/TV-transmission 1969 Germany(East Germany at time of construction) Berlin Was tall when completed in 1969Gerbrandy Tower partially guyed tower FM-/TV-transmission 1961 Netherlands IJsselstein Original height: . 1987: height reduction to . 2007: further height reduction to Skelton transmitter guyed mast VLF-transmission 2001 United Kingdom Skelton, Cumbria Insulated against groundTrbovlje Chimney concrete tower chimney 1976 SloveniaTrbovlje Tallest chimney in EuropeSender Donebach guyed masts longwave transmission 1982 Germany (West Germany Donebach ; Tambov TV Mast guyed mast FM-/TV-transmission 1991 Russia Tambov Donetsk TV Mast guyed mast FM-/TV-transmission 1992 Ukraine Donetsk Novosokolniki TV Mast guyed mast FM-/TV-transmission 1995 Russia Novosokolniki Longwave transmitter Ingøy guyed mast longwave transmission 2000 Norway Ingøya Grounded, upfedSender Zehlendorf, new longwave transmission mast guyed mast longwave /FM-transmission 1979 Germany(East Germany at time of construction) Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg, Brandenburg Grounded structure with cage antennaFM- and TV-mast Kosztowy guyed mast FM-/TV-transmission 1976 Poland Kosztowy Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau guyed mast directional radio link 1978 Germany(West Germany at time of construction) Berlin-Frohnau, Berlin Demolished on 8 February 2009 by explosivesPieczewo TV Mast guyed mast FM-/TV-transmission 1969 Poland Olsztyn Endesa Termic concrete tower chimney 1974 Spain As Pontes, Galicia RKS Liblice 2 guyed masts AM transmission (now turned off) 1980 Czech Republic(Czechoslovakia at time of construction) Liblice, Český Brod ; Tallest masts used for medium wave broadcasting, grounded structures with cage antennas.Strășeni TV Mast guyed mast FM-/TV-transmission 1985 Moldova (Soviet Union at time of construction) Străşeni Lipetsk TV Mast guyed mast FM-/TV-transmission 1991 Russia Lipetsk OKO: South Tower skyscraper residential, hotel 2015 Russia Moscow TV Tower Vinnytsia guyed mast FM-/TV-transmission 1961 Ukraine(Soviet Union at time of construction) Vinnytsia Equipped with six crossbars running from the mast body to the guysSosnovy Longwave Radio Mast guyed mast longwave transmission ? Belarus(Soviet Union at time of construction) Sosnovy VLF transmitter DHO38 guyed masts VLF-transmission 1982 Germany(West Germany at time of construction)) Saterland-Ramsloh, Lower Saxony ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Insulated against groundChimney of Phoenix Copper Smelter concrete tower chimney 1995 Romania Baia Mare Tallest structure in RomaniaBelmont mast guyed mast FM-/TV-transmission 1965 United Kingdom Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire Until 2010 tallest construction in the EU. Original height . Extension to in 1967. Height reduction in 2010 to Sender Zehlendorf, old longwave transmission mast guyed mast longwave transmission 1962 Germany(GDR at time of construction) Zehlendorf, Brandenburg Grounded structure with cage antenna, destroyed on 18 May 1978, due to aircraft collisionLongwave transmitter Allouis guyed masts longwave transmission 1974 France Allouis ; First mast built in 1952 was tall until 1974, second mast built in 1974Sendemast SL3 guyed mast longwave transmission 1968 Germany(GDR at time of construction) Burg bei Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt Collapsed on 18 February 1976Mosolovo TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1968 Russia(Soviet Union at time of construction) Mosolovo Kolodischi TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1970 Belarus(Soviet Union at time of construction) Minsk Lipin Bor TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1970 Russia(Soviet Union at time of construction) Lipin Bor Grigoriopol transmitter, large medium wave mast guyed mast MW-transmission 1968-1975 Moldova(Soviet Union at time of construction) Maiac Collapsed in 1997Selizharovo TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1971 Russia(Soviet Union at time of construction) Selizharovo Pinerovka TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1971 Russia(Soviet Union at time of construction) Pinerovka Ushachi TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1974 Belarus(Soviet Union at time of construction) Ushachy Yershov TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1974 Russia(Soviet Union at time of construction) Yershov Tula TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1975/76 Russia(Soviet Union at time of construction) Tula Novo-Bykovo TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1977 Russia(Soviet Union at time of construction) Vladimir Rodniki TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1977 Russia(Soviet Union at time of construction) Rodniki Volga TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1978 Russia(Soviet Union at time of construction) Rybinsk Kanevskaya TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1979 Russia(Soviet Union at time of construction) Kanevskaya Stavropol TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1979 Russia(Soviet Union at time of construction) Stavropol Livny TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1979? Russia(Soviet Union at time of construction) Livny Sovetsky TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1984 Russia(Soviet Union at time of construction) Sovetsky, Mari El Republic Smogiri TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1986 Russia(Soviet Union at time of construction) Smolensk Varaksino TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1988 Russia(Soviet Union at time of construction) Izhevsk Tsivilsk TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1990 Russia(Soviet Union at time of construction) Tsivilsk Galich TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission 1991 Russia Galich UnusedPolykovichi TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission ? Belarus Mahilyow/Polykovichi Novaya Strazha TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission ? Belarus Slonim Smetanichi TV Mast guyed mast UHF/VHF-transmission ? Belarus Smetanichi HWU transmitter, central mast guyed mast VLF-transmission ? France Rosnay
History The following is a list of structures that were historically the tallest in Europe. From To Structure Location Height 1180 1240 Malmesbury Abbey Tower Malmesbury, United Kingdom 1240 1311 Tower of Old St Paul's Cathedral London, United Kingdom 1311 1549 Tower of Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln, United Kingdom 1549 1647 Tower of St Mary's church Stralsund, Germany 1647 1874 Tower of Strasbourg Cathedral Strasbourg, France 1874 1876 Tower of St. Nikolai Hamburg, Germany 1876 1880 Tower of Rouen Cathedral Rouen, France 1880 1889 Tower of Cologne Cathedral Cologne, Germany 1889 1933 Eiffel Tower Paris, France 1933 1939 Lakihegy Tower Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary 1939 1946 Deutschlandsender Herzberg/Elster Herzberg, Germany 1946 1949 Lakihegy Tower Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary 1949 1961 Raszyn radio transmitter Łazy, Poland 1961 1963 Gerbrandy Tower IJsselstein, Netherlands 1963 1967 Longwave radio mast Hellissandur Hellissandur, Iceland 1967 1974 Ostankino Tower Moscow, Russia 1974 1991 Warsaw Radio Mast Konstantynów, Poland 1991 present Ostankino Tower Moscow, Russia
Gallery Some of the highest structures in Europe
See also List of tallest structures in the world List of tallest buildings in Europe List of tallest buildings in Scandinavia List of tallest buildings in the Balkans List of tallest buildings in the Baltic states
References
External links
Map of the tallest structures in Europe Height Comparison at Skyscraperpage