Name | Name:Washington Monument | Name:Strasbourg Cathedral |
Height | Height:169 m, (554 ft) | Height:142 m, (466 ft) |
Location | Location:Washington D.C., United States | Location:Strasbourg, France |
Year Constructed | Year Constructed:1884 | Year Constructed:1439 |
Description | Description:The world's tallest all-stone structure, as well as the tallest obelisk-form structure. Tallest freestanding structure on land from 1884 to 1889 | Description:By 1439, the Great Pyramid had eroded to a height of approximately 139 m (456 ft) hence Strasbourg Cathedral once completed was the tallest freestanding structure on land from 1647 to 1874 |