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== Tallest == {{Incomplete list|date=December 2014}} [[File:Watertoren Mechelen-Zuid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Mechelen-Zuid water tower]] in Belgium, one of the tallest in the world<ref>plantaardignieuwsbrief12010.pdf</ref>]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Tower !Year !Country !Town !Pinnacle height !Remarks |- |[[Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona]] |1984 |{{flag|Switzerland}} |St. Chrischona |250 m (820 ft) | |- |Naturstromspeicher Gaildorf, Wind Turbine 3,4 and 5 |2017 |{{flag|Germany}} |Gaildorf |246.5 m (809 ft) |Three GE 3.4-137 wind turbines equipped with a water tank in the basement, which is used as upper reservoir by a pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant |- |[[Kuwait Towers]], Tower A |1979 |{{flag|Kuwait}} |Kuwait City |187 m (613 ft) | |- |Eastern Chimney of Saar Central Coke Plant | |{{flag|Germany}} |Dillingen |150 m (492 ft) |Chimney with water tank |- |[[Kuwait Towers]], Tower B |1979 |{{flag|Kuwait}} |Kuwait City |146 m (479 ft) | |- |[[Waldenburg, Baden-Württemberg|Waldenburg]] TV Tower |1959 |{{GER}} |Waldenburg |145 m (475 ft) |Partially guyed tower consisting of water tower and antenna mast guyed to the ground as pinnacle. Antenna mast was dismantled in 2008. |- |[[Mechelen-Zuid water tower]] |1978 |{{flag|Belgium}} |Mechelen |143 m (469 ft) |Combined water and telecommunications tower |- |Chimney of ELFE-Fertilizer factory | |{{flag|Greece}} |Keratsini |132 m (433 ft) |Chimney with water tank |- |[[Ginosa]] Water Tower |1915 |{{flag|Italy}} |Ginosa |130 m (426.5 ft) |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vocedellacqua.it/wp/fantastico-mondo-dellacqua-gli-occhi-sa-guardare/|title=Il fantastico mondo dell'acqua con gli occhi di chi sa guardare|language=it|website=la Voce dell'Acqua|access-date=15 October 2019|archive-date=15 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015120935/http://www.vocedellacqua.it/wp/fantastico-mondo-dellacqua-gli-occhi-sa-guardare/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |Large Chimney of Finkenheerd Power Plant | |{{flag|Germany}} |Brieskow-Finkenheerd |125 m (410 ft) |Chimney with water tank, demolished |- |Centro idrico Eur |1990 |{{flag|Italy}} |Rome |120 m (394 ft) |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1509209/centro-idrico-eur-rome-italy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217144702/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1509209/centro-idrico-eur-rome-italy |url-status=usurped |archive-date=17 February 2022 |title=Centro idrico Eur, Rome | 1509209 |publisher=Emporis |date= |accessdate=2022-08-27}}</ref> |- |Chimney of Piesteritz SKW-Nitrogen Factory | |{{flag|Germany}} |Wittenberg |120 m (394 ft) |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1223856/kamin-des-borealis-agrolinz-melamine-werks-wittenberg-lutherstadt-wittenberg-germany |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419235539/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1223856/kamin-des-borealis-agrolinz-melamine-werks-wittenberg-lutherstadt-wittenberg-germany |url-status=usurped |archive-date=19 April 2022 |title=Kamin des Borealis Agrolinz Melamine-Werks Wittenberg, Lutherstadt Wittenberg | 1223856 |publisher=Emporis |date= |accessdate=2022-08-27}}</ref> Chimney, which was equipped with a water tank |- |[[K-25#K-1206-F Watertower|K-1206-F_Watertower]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-07-01|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=K-25#K-1206-F Watertower|reason= The anchor (K-1206-F Watertower) [[Special:Diff/1073450557|has been deleted]].}} |1958 |{{flag|United States}} |Oak Ridge |116.43 m (382 ft) |Demolished on August 3, 2013, by explosives<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1597756/oak-ridge-k-25-facility-water-tower-oak-ridge-tn-usa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220045242/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1597756/oak-ridge-k-25-facility-water-tower-oak-ridge-tn-usa |url-status=usurped |archive-date=20 February 2022 |title=Oak Ridge K-25 Facility Water Tower, Oak Ridge | 1597756 |publisher=Emporis |date= |accessdate=2022-08-27}}</ref> |- |Water Tank Chimney of sinter plant of Dillingen Steel Mill | |{{flag|Germany}} |Dillingen |115 m (377 ft) |Chimney with water tank |- |Chimney of Brandenburg steel works | |{{flag|Germany}} |Brandenburg |110,2 m (362 ft) |Chimney with water tank |- |Small Chimney of Finkenheerd Power Plant | |{{flag|Germany}} |Brieskow-Finkenheerd |110 m (361 ft) |Chimney with water tank, demolished |- |Water Tower of Launch Complex 36 | |{{flag|United States}} |Cape Canaveral |107 m (351 ft) |<ref>{{cite web | url=https://eu.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2020/02/07/cape-canaveral-blue-origin-water-tower-one-tallest-in-the-world/4667516002 | title=At Cape Canaveral, Blue Origin's water tower is one of the tallest in the world }}</ref> |- |Chimney 1 of Muldenstein power station | |{{flag|Germany}} |Muldenstein |103 m (338 ft) |Chimney with water tank, demolished on April 10, 2011 |- |Chimney of Frankfurt-Fechenheim Cassella works | |{{flag|Germany}} |Frankfurt |102 m (335 ft) |Chimney, which was equipped until 2011 with a water tank |- |Chimney of Nachterstedt Novelis works | |{{flag|Germany}} |Nachterstedt |100 m (328 ft) |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1223839/novelis-kamin-nachterstedt-nachterstedt-germany |title=Kamin des Novelis-Werks Nachterstedt, Nachterstedt | 1223839 |publisher=Emporis |date= |accessdate=2022-08-27}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Chimney with water tank |- |Chimney of Lahnberge district heating plant |1972 |{{flag|Germany}} |Marburg |100 m (328 ft) |Chimney with water tank |- |Chimney of Scholven Refinery Power Plant | |{{flag|Germany}} |Gelsenkirchen |100 m (328 ft) |Chimney with water tank |- |Eastern Chimney of Hennigsdorf Steel Works | |{{flag|Germany}} |Hennigsdorf |100 m (328 ft) |Chimney with water tank |- |Chimney of Vysocany Incinerator |1932 |{{flag|Czech}} |Prague |100 m (328 ft) |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1624441/chimney-of-vysocany-incinerator-prague-czech-republic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420215223/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1624441/chimney-of-vysocany-incinerator-prague-czech-republic |url-status=usurped |archive-date=20 April 2022 |title=Small Chimney of Vysočany Waste Incinerator, Prague | 1624441 |publisher=Emporis |date= |accessdate=2022-08-27}}</ref> Chimney with water tank, demolished in 2003 |}
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