Published in 1884, the diagram above shows the 77 tallest buildings of the old world (europe, asia and africa) at that time. Strangely, the 78th and tallest structure shown is from the new world: the Washington monument. The tallest of the old world was number 34, cologne cathedral, at 510ft.
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The Old World’s Tallest Buildings in 1884 (Pic)
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