Once the tallest freestanding structure in the World

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Once the tallest freestanding structure in the World':

  • Cologne Cathedral Cathedral, the tallest between 1880 and 1884
  • Paris, Banks of the Seine Eiffel Tower, the tallest between 1889 and 1930
  • Pyramids (Memphis) Great Pyramid of Giza, the tallest between c. 2570 BC and c. 1300 AD
  • Stralsund and Wismar St. Mary's church, the tallest between 1625 and 1647
  • Strasbourg-Grande īsle Cathedral, the tallest between 1647 and 1874
  • Tallinn St. Olaf's church, the tallest between 1549 and 1625