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Trbovlje Chimney
Trbovlje Chimney
Trbovlje, Slovenia
360m
HEIGHT
1976
BUILT

The tallest chimney in Europe, built extraordinarily high to vent smoke over the steep valley walls of a Slovenian mining town.

At 360m, it is taller than the Eiffel Tower. Its extreme height was necessary because the power plant sits in a narrow valley surrounded by mountains.

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