Auckland Sky Tower...how it measures up

Compiled by Paul Bourke

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The Auckland City Sky Tower will stand "officially" 328.4 above ground level, 355.4 above sea level. If you count the lightning collector it is about 2m taller!

Compare this to other well known towers from around the world.

Name Location Height (m) Outline
CN Tower Toronto, Canada 553
Ostankino Tower Moscow 540
Shanghai China 450
Petronas Twin Towers Kuala Lumpur 450
Empire State Building New York, USA 443
KL Menara Tower Kuala Lumpur 421
Tashkent Tower Tashkent, Uzbekistan 375
Fernsehturms Berlin, Germany 368
Stratasphere Tower Las Vegas, USA 350
Tokyo Tower Tokyo, Japan 333
Eiffel Tower Paris, France 320
Sydney Tower Sydney, Australia 304
Olympia Tower Munich, Germany 290
Barcelona Tower Barcelona, Spain 288
Rialto Melbourne, Australia 253
Donauturm Vienna, Austria 252
Seoul Tower Seoul, South Korea 237
Cancun Tower Cancun, Mexico 200
Telecom Tower Canberra, Australia 195
BT Tower London, England 189
Euromast Rotterdam, Holland 185
Latinoamericana Tower Mexico 181
Olympic Tower Montreal, Canada 175
Blackpool Tower Blackpool, England 158