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A LIST of the HIGHEST EDIFICES now known, with their Elevation. * 
; English | English § 
NAME and SITUATION. Feet. | Inches, ! 
Pyramid of Gizeh in Egypt git to a ito de 
? Egypte, p. 27) - - 543 1 } 
Steeples of the Cathedral at Cologne, ‘Sdcordinls to plan = - | 501 74 
Steeple of the Minster at Ulm, according to plan - - -; 481 11 
Steeple of the Cathedralat Antwerp - - - - - -| 46 — 
Steeple of the Minster at Strasburg - - > - = - | 486 7 
Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt - - - - - - - | 452 7 
Steeple of St. Stephen’s at Vienna - - - - - - | 442 ie 
Cupola of St. Peter’s at Rome - - - - = - -| 431 3 
Pyramid of Cephrenes in Egypt - - - - - -| 426 10 
Steeple of St. Martin’s at Landshut - - - “ - -| 422 8 
Steeple of the Cathedral at Cremana - - - - - -'| 396 2 
Steeple of the Minster at Friburg - - Hes SS - - | 495 2 
Cupola of the Cathedralat Florence - - -  - - - | 384 5 
Steeple of St. Persina in Saxony - - - - - - | 382 9 
Cupola of the Cathedral at Milan - - "Oo - - - - | 357 _ 
Steeple of the Cathedral at Utrecht - - - - - - | 356 9 
Pyramid of Sakkarah in Egypt - - - aie - - | 356 9 
Steeples of Notre Dame at Munich - - = - - 348 3 
Cupola of St. Paul’s at London - - + - ~ 347 8 
Steeple of St. Anscharius at Bremen - = : - - 545 1 
Steeples of the Cathedral at Magdeburg == - = = - 335 5 
Steeple of St. Mark’s at Venice - - = - - - [328 
Cupola of the Jesuits’ Church at Paris - - - -! 314 4 
Asinelli Tower at Bologna - - - - - - 314 2 
Steeple of St. Mary’s at Berlin - = - - ” - 305 3 
Cupola of the Invalids at. Paris - . = - - = |. 292 10 
Steeple of the principal Church at Amaia - - - - | 281 2 
Cupola of St. Genevieve at Paris - - - - - ~ | 274 9 
Steeple of the Cathedral at Florence - - - = - ~ jtele inf 
Steeple of the Church at Laningen, in Bavaria - - - - |, 257 8 
Steeple of the Church at Nordlingen - - = - - | 255 q 
Steeple of the upper Parish Church at Thgolstadt. - - | 257 8 
Steeple of the Parish Church in the ime” elie at Berlin - | 250 7 
Steeple of the Cathedral at Parma - - see 255 7 
Steeples of St. Sebaldus at Nurnberg - = - - - - | 252 4 
Steeples of the Cathedral at Spire = - - - - - | 251 3 
Lanthorn of the Church Des Quatre Nations, at Paris - - --| 251 4, 
Steeple of St. John’s at Harbro’ - - : - - | 244 ll 
Cupola of the Cathedral at Berlin - - - - - + | 239 q 
Steeples of Notre Dame at Paris - - - - - - | ,239 7 
Steeples of St. Sulpice at Paris -  — - > - - - - | 137 6 
Steeples of St. Lorenz at Nurnberg - - = Apeiages - | 234 3 
Steeple of the Afra Chureh at Landshut - - - -  -| 23h 3 
Steeple of the Cathedral at Halberstadt = - - - - - | 233 2 
Steeple of the Cathedral at Mignia -  - - - - ~| 218 1 
Cupola of the Cathedral at Pisa - - = - - - | 215 by | 
Steeples of York Cathedral - - - - - - - | 194 0 
Steeple of Maria Stiegen at Vienna - : - ie -| 191 8 
Tower of Pisa - - - - - - - | 183 2 
Steeples of the Cathedral at ape an - Th yee - ~ | 176 9 
Steeple of the Cathedral at Lucca = -. 5 - - : -| 176 9 
Steeple of the principal Church at Reslingen - - - -| 168 3 
Steeple of the Cathedral at Exeter - - 5 - - | 155 5 
Cupola of the Sorbonne at Paris - - - - - -| 154 5 
Cupola of the Cathedral at Sienna - - - - -  -| 150 2 
Steeple of the Oxford Cathedral - - - - - - | 146 _— 
Cupola of San Spirito at Florence. - us i = - -| 145 10 
Farisendi Tower at Bologna  - - - - - - ~| 160 9 
Cupola of Maria de Miracoli at Rome wi aera eed. | MMe 8 
Cupola of the Church de I’ Assomption at Papi Ral sh os P88 6 
of Cestius at Rome © - ” - - - ~| 119 3 
Steeple of St. Nicola at Pisa - - - = - - - | 108 7. 
Baptiserio at Parma - =) oe ; - - = -| 106 6 
* The crosses or figures surmounting the steeples, or cupolas, are included in the admeasurements, 
which, in the chyrches, are taken from their respective pavements. ? 
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