Once the tallest freestanding structure in the World

Connected Sites: 5

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Connected Sites

  • Tallinn
    Tallinn
    Estonia
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.72
    370
    17
    St. Olaf's church, the tallest between 1549 and 1625 (159 m) (disputed, may be 125 m, see link)
    See www.worldheritagesite.org
  • Stralsund and Wismar
    Stralsund and Wismar
    Germany
    Inscribed: 2002
    2.79
    223
    11
    St. Mary's church: 1549-1569, 1573-1647 (151 m) (If Tallinn is counted, then only 1625-1647)
  • Cologne Cathedral
    Cologne Cathedral
    Germany
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.53
    481
    24
    1880-1889 (157.5 m)
  • Pyramids (Memphis)
    Pyramids (Memphis)
    Egypt
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.51
    315
    12
    Great Pyramid of Giza, the tallest between c. 2570 BC and c. 1300 AD and again 1666-1874 (146.5 meter)
  • Paris, Banks of the Seine
    Paris, Banks of the Seine
    France
    Inscribed: 1991
    4.19
    681
    20
    Eiffel Tower, the tallest between 1889 and 1930 (324 m)