The Canadian National Tower located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada was built in 1975 and stands 1,815 feet high. The tower is used for communications and observation.
The Ostankino Tower is located in Moscow Russia. Built in 1967, the tower is 1,762 feet tall. Ostankino Tower is used primarily for radio and television broadcasts.
Television station KFVS's TV Tower was built in 1960 and reaches 1,677 feet in height. The tower is used for television broadcasts.
The Oriental Pearl Tower is located in Shanghai, China. The tower was built in 1995. The 1,535-foot structure is used for radio and television broadcasts and includes an observation deck.
The Milad Tower in Tehran, Iran was completed in 2005 and reaches 1,427 feet in height. While the shortest of the towers listed here, the Milad tower is an ambitious structure. Its primary function is of a telecommunications tower but it also incorporates restaurants, a hotel and a convention center into its design.
