List of tallest structures built before the 20th century

List of ancient structures by height

Structure	Location	Height
Cologne Cathedral	Cologne, Germany	516 ft	157 m
Old St. Paul's Cathedral	London, UK	493 ft	150.2 m
Pyramid of Khufu (Great Pyramid)	Giza, Egypt	481 ft	146.6 m
Strasbourg Cathedral	Strasbourg, France	472 ft	142 m
Salisbury Cathedral	Salisbury, UK	404 ft	123 m
Pharos Lighthouse	Alexandria, Egypt	377~492 ft	115~150 m
Jetavanaramaya	Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka	400 ft	122 m
New St. Paul's Cathedral	London, UK	365 ft	111.2 m
La Danta Temple	El Mirador, Guatemala	259 ft	79 m
Canterbury Cathedral	Canterbury, UK	235 ft	71.6 m
Templo IV	Tikal, Guatemala	230 ft	70 m
Pyramid of the Sun	Teotihuacan, Mexico	210~246 ft	64~75 m
Hagia Sophia Cathedral	Istanbul, Turkey	184 ft	56.1 m
El Tigre	El Mirador, Guatemala	183 ft	55.8 m
Silbury Hill	Avebury, UK	130 ft	40 m
Colossus of Rhodes	Rhodes	110 ft	33.5 m

See also

• List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
• Timeline of three tallest structures in the world