Load-bearing masonry towers

Most Important Structures in this Category

#	Name	Country	height
1	Tower of the JuChe Idea	North Korea	170 m
2	Washington Monument	USA	169.3000 m
3	Philadelphia City Hall	USA	167 m
4	Torrazzo of Cremona	Italy	112.5400 m
5	Torre del Mangia	Italy	102 m
6	Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower	United Kingdom	100 m
7	Palace of Westminster	United Kingdom	98.5000 m
8	Tower of Our Lady	Netherlands	98.3300 m
9	Asinelli Tower	Italy	97.2000 m
10	Ghent Belfry	Belgium	95 m

Theodossopoulos, Dimitris / Barber, John / Cavers, Graeme / Heald, Andy (2012): The Achievement of Structural Stability in the Drystone Iron-Age Broch Towers in North Scotland. Presented at: Fourth International Congress on Construction History, Paris, 3-7 July 2012, pp. 3-12.
Azzara, R. M. / de Roeck, G. / Reynders, E. / Girardi, M. / Padovani, C. / Pellegrini, D. (2016): Assessment of the dynamic behaviour of an ancient masonry tower in Lucca via ambient vibrations. Presented at: Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC) 2016, Leuven, Belgium, 13-15 September 2016.
Ceroni, Francesca / Prota, Andrea (2009): Case Study: Seismic Upgrade of a Masonry Bell Tower Using Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Ties. In: Journal of Composites for Construction, v. 13, n. 3 (June 2009), pp. 188-197.
https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)cc.1943-5614.0000001
Valente, Marco / Milani, Gabriele (2018): Effects of Geometrical Features on the Seismic Response of Historical Masonry Towers. In: Journal of Earthquake Engineering, v. 22 ( 2018), pp. 2-34.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2016.1277438
Kulukcija, S. / Humo, M. / Mandžic, E. / Padovan, B. / Mandžic, K. (2016): Investigation of the Bear tower within the complex of the Old town of Jajce. Presented at: Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC) 2016, Leuven, Belgium, 13-15 September 2016.