| Name | Name:Cologne Cathedral | Name:Washington Monument | 
| Height | Height:157 m, (515 ft) | Height:169 m, (554 ft) | 
| Location | Location:Cologne, Germany | Location:Washington D.C., United States | 
| Year Constructed | Year Constructed:1248–1880 | Year Constructed:1884 | 
| Description | Description:Tallest freestanding structure on land from 1880 to 1884 | 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 | 
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