Name | Name:Eiffel Tower | Name:Strasbourg Cathedral |
Height | Height:300 m, (984 ft) | Height:142 m, (466 ft) |
Location | Location:Paris, France | Location:Strasbourg, France |
Year Constructed | Year Constructed:1889 | Year Constructed:1439 |
Description | Description:First structure to exceed 300 metres in height. The addition of a telecommunications tower in the 1950s brought the overall height to 324 m (1,063 ft). Tallest freestanding structure on land from 1889 to 1930 | 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 |