| Name | Name:Washington Monument | Name:St. Nikolai | 
| Height | Height:169 m, (554 ft) | Height:147 m, (482 ft) | 
| Location | Location:Washington D.C., United States | Location:Hamburg, Germany | 
| Year Constructed | Year Constructed:1884 | Year Constructed:1846–1874 | 
| 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:Tallest freestanding structure on land from 1874 to 1876 | 
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