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Columbarium (Cochem)

Germany

The 186th tallest tower in the world

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The Columbarium is a heritage-protected building in Cochem. The three-storey tower is a massive Greywacke quarry stone building. The building was constructed between 1889 and 1890 according to the plans of master bricklayer Johann Wiss from Klotten, commissioned by Carl Joseph Friedrichs.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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  3. Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg292.8 m
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