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#00206 · Architecture
85.4 metres
Holder: Mjøstårnet
#00210 · Architecture
late 7th to early 8th century
Holder: Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
#00461 · Architecture
560.875 m
Holder: Makkah Royal Clock Tower
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50 records
| No. | Thumbnail | Record | Value | Holder | Year | Category | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00049 | World's Tallest Statue Verified | 182 m | Statue of Unity | 2018 | Architecture | ||
| #00351 | Tallest Freestanding Brick Structure Verified | 169.2 m | Anaconda Smelter Stack | 1918 | Architecture | ||
| #00253 | World's Largest Permanent Clock Face by Diameter Verified | 43 m | Makkah Royal Clock Tower clock face | 2011 | Architecture | ||
| #00318 | Oldest Surviving Theatre Site Verified | 6th (BCE) | Theatre of Dionysus | — | Architecture | ||
| #00309 | Largest Mosque Complex by Covered Site Area Verified | over 1.8 million m² | Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) | — | Architecture | ||
| #00300 | Largest Pyramid by Volume Verified | about 4.45 million m³ | Great Pyramid of Cholula | — | Architecture | ||
| #00298 | Tallest Extant Wooden Buddhist Pagoda Verified | 67.31 m | Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple | 1056 | Architecture | ||
| #00210 | Some of the World's Oldest Surviving Wooden Buildings Verified | late 7th to early 8th century | Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area | — | Architecture | ||
| #00218 | World's tallest concrete arch dam Verified | 305 m | Jinping I Dam | — | Architecture | ||
| #00228 | World's Tallest Observation Wheel Verified | 250 m | Ain Dubai | 2021 | Architecture |
6th (BCE)
over 1.8 million m²
about 4.45 million m³
late 7th to early 8th century