<page_title> List of tallest buildings and structures </page_title> <section_title> History </section_title> <table> <cell> 1647 <col_header> Record from </col_header> </cell> <cell> 227 <col_header> Record held (years) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Strasbourg Cathedral in France <col_header> Name and location </col_header> </cell> <cell> 142 <col_header> Height (metres) </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1874 <col_header> Record from </col_header> </cell> <cell> St. Nikolai in Hamburg, Germany <col_header> Name and location </col_header> </cell> </table>
At 142 metres, Strasbourg Cathedral was the tallest building from 1647 to 1874 (227 years), when it was surpassed by St. Nikolai's Church, Hamburg.