While looking over this list of the tallest historical structures, I realized I had visited another one roughly six weeks before seeing the Pyramids.
The Great Pyramid remained the tallest until 1311 when the Lincoln Cathedral was finished in England. I've never been to England, so I didn't see that. But the Lincoln Cathedral's successor was St. Olaf's Church in Tallinn, Estonia, which was the tallest structure from 1549-1625, when its spire burned down. Its been rebuilt at least once now, but is currently over 100 ft shorter than when it reigned.
For more pictures of St. Olaf's, including dozens of pictures of Tallinn from its observation deck, go here.
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