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Tallest buildings overtime

Humans have been building structures for all of recorded history, and this list contains the select few that earned the title of "tallest". Can you name them all?
According to this
Not including radio masts
Structures in bold lost their title because of complete or partial destruction
Quiz by KevinTheCat
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Last updated: April 24, 2023
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Ancient
ft.
Country
Structure
Since
28
Palestine
Tower of Jericho
8000 BC
40
Iraq
Anu Ziggurat
4000 BC
205
Egypt
Step Pyramid of Djoser
2648 BC
307
Meidum Pyramid
2610 BC
332
Bent Pyramid
2605 BC
344
Red Pyramid of Dahshur
2600 BC
481
Great Pyramid of Giza
2570 BC
Modern
ft.
Country
Structure
Since
489
UK
Saint Paul's Cathedral
1221
525
Lincoln Cathedral
1311
495
Germany
Saint Mary's Church
1549
502
France
Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais
1569
495
Germany
Saint Mary's Church
1573
469
France
Strasbourg Cathedral
1647
482
Netherlands
Church of Saint Nicholas
1874
495
France
Rouen Cathedral
1876
516
Germany
Cologne Cathedral
1880
555
USA
Washington Monument
1884
984
France
Eiffel Tower
1889
1046
USA
Chrysler Building
1930
1250
Empire State Building
1931
1368
World Trade Center
1971
1450
Sears Tower
1973
1483
Malaysia
Petronas Towers
1998
1671
Taiwan
Taipei 101
2004
2717
UAE
Burj Khalifa
2010
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Level 81
Apr 14, 2023
Nice Quiz! You should accept both St. Mary's and Saint Mary's as well. Currently it only accepts "Mary's." I have a similar quiz as this one but only for buildings.
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Level 67
Apr 14, 2023
Thank you! My source listed it as Mary's church, but on Wikipedia and google it says Saint Mary's church, so I'll change it to saint Mary's. I probably would have never noticed.
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Level 54
Jul 12, 2023
Great quiz! I believe the "overtime" should be two words