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Stratosphere Tower: 350.2 m (1149 ft) 1996 Concrete Las Vegas, Nevada: Tallest observation tower in the United States. 2 Tower of the Americas: 228.6 m (750 ft) 1968 Concrete San Antonio, Texas: Built as the theme structure for San Antonio's World's Fair, HemisFair '68. It was the tallest observation tower in the United States from 1968 until ...
An observation tower is a structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision to conduct long distance observations. Observation towers are usually at least 20 metres (66 ft) tall and are made from stone, iron, and wood. Many modern towers are also used as TV towers, restaurants, or churches.
The Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo, Japan has been the tallest tower since 2012.. This list includes extant structures that fulfill the engineering definition of a tower: "a tall human structure, always taller than it is wide, for public or regular operational access by humans, but not for living in or office work, and which is self-supporting or free-standing, meaning no guy-wires for support."
Two further observation decks at 423 and 439 m (1,388 and 1,440 ft). 2011 3 Canton Tower, Guangzhou: 2011 488 1,601 The rooftop outdoor observation deck opened in December 2011. There are also several other indoor observation decks in the tower, the highest at 433.2 m (1,421 ft). 2014 2 Burj Khalifa, Dubai: 2010 555 1,821
Media General Tower Jackson Jackson, Mississippi: Guyed Mast 491 m WHNS TV-Tower: Brevard, North Carolina: Guyed Mast 490.7 m KOBR-TV Tower: Caprock, New Mexico: Guyed Mast 490.2 m Joint Venture TV Tower Bithlo Bithlo, Florida: Guyed Mast 489.2 m American Towers Tower Bithlo Bithlo, Florida Guyed Mast 488 m NYT Broadcast Holdings Tower Oklahoma
Concrete observation tower: Leisure and retail real estate France: Paris: 1937 (construction never begun) Phare du Monde, was a project for a 701 metre tall observation tower for the world exhibition in Paris, 1937. It was planned as a concrete tower similar to a modern TV tower, but also with a ramp for drive up access. Fanhai Centre: 699 m ...
Concrete tower Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission Estonia Tallinn Bank of America Plaza: 312 1,023 1992 Skyscraper United States Atlanta: TV Tower Yerevan: 311.7 1,023 1977 Lattice tower Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission Armenia Yerevan Tortoise Mountain TV Tower: 311.4 1,022 1986 Concrete tower Observation, UHF/VHF-transmission China Wuhan
Large Latin American Millimeter Array (LLAMA) 4,825 m (15,830 ft) Alto de Chorillos ... Fuxian Lake 1m solar tower, ynao 1m telescope, 10m radio telescope.