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The tallest monument in the world is generally considered to be the Gateway Arch in St Louis, 630 feet. Note: Some people categorize the Eiffel Tower in Paris as a monument, and it does exceed the height of the arch.
The Eiffel Tower was the tallest building in the world in 1889. Standing at 1,063 feet, it held this record until the completion of the Washington Monument in 1884.
K2 is the second highest mountain in the world. The highest mountain in the world is Mt. Everest. The tallest mountain in the world is Mauna Kea. Although most of it is underwater, the volcano rises more than 10,000 meters from the floor of the Pacific Ocean.
The tallest temple gopuram in the world is the Raja Gopuram of the Murudeshwara Temple in Karnataka, India. It stands at a height of 249 feet (76 meters).
The tallest maple tree in the world is approximately 165 feet tall.