Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 50 m (160 ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.
The tallest building in Europe is the Lakhta Center, located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. As of 2024, only one European city has 100 or more skyscrapers exceeding 150 metres (490 ft): Moscow (108). Five other European cities have 10 or more skyscrapers exceeding 150 metres (490 ft): Istanbul (52), A London (38), Paris (23), Frankfurt (19), and ...
The completion of Germany's largest cathedral was celebrated as a national event on 15 October 1880, 632 years after construction had begun. [35] The celebration was attended by Emperor Wilhelm I. With a height of 157.38 m (516.3 ft), it was the tallest building in the world for four years until the completion of the Washington Monument. [36]
The Wellington Monument (Irish: Leacht Wellington), [2] or sometimes the Wellington Testimonial, [a] is an obelisk located in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland. The testimonial is situated at the southeast end of the Park, overlooking Kilmainham and the River Liffey. The structure is 62 metres (203 ft) tall, making it the largest obelisk in ...
The monument was officially inaugurated on February 8, 2009. ... (English: Dome) in Borlänge, Sweden is the largest dome structure in Europe. Held record Diameter ...
With its height of 32.18 metres (105.6 feet) (with the base and the cross it reaches 45.70 m) it is the largest standing ancient monolithic obelisk in the world. [ 1 ] An obelisk ( / ˈ ɒ b ə l ɪ s k / ; from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος ( obelískos ) , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] diminutive of ὀβελός ( obelós ) ' spit , nail, pointed pillar ...
At 39.3 metres (129 ft) high, [1] the hill is the tallest prehistoric man-made mound in Europe [2] and one of the largest in the world; it is similar in volume to contemporary Egyptian pyramids. [3] The site is in the care of English Heritage. [4]
The tallest structure in Europe. Fire in 2000 led to renovation Troll A platform: offshore platform: gas drilling and production: 472 m (1,549 ft) 1996: Norway: North Sea: 303 m (994 ft) of height is below sea surface Lakhta Center: skyscraper: offices and public spaces