List of elevator test towers
This is a list of all known elevator test towers in the world.
List
| Rank | Name | Company | Location | Height | Year completed | Remarks | - |
| KONE High-Rise Test Tower | Kone | Tytyri, Finland | 1,148 ft | 1997 | One of Kone's major achievements in elevator technology was tested at this facility. | - | |
| 1 | H1 Tower | Hitachi | Guangzhou, China | 2020 | Became the tallest elevator test tower when completed in January 2020 | - | |
| 2 | Jauhar Test Tower | Otis | Shanghai, China | 2018 | In Shanghai, the world’s oldest elevator manufacturer is set to make the biggest research and development center for really tall elevators — a really tall test tower. | - | |
| 3 | Canny Test Tower | Canny Elevator | Jiangsu, China | 2018 | Often referenced as being 288 m, this includes a 20 m underground section. This gives the structure a total testing height of, height above ground is | ||
| 4 | Zhongshan TK Elevator Laboratory Tower | TK Elevator | Zhongshan, China | 2018 | - | ||
| 5 | TK Elevator Test Tower Rottweil | TK Elevator | Rottweil, Germany | 2017 | Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 2017; tallest elevator test tower in Europe | - | |
| 6 | Kone Test Tower | Kone | Kunshan, Jiangsu, China | 2015 | Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 2015 | - | |
| 7 | G1 Tower | Hitachi | Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan | 2010 | Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 2010 | - | |
| 8 | Asan Tower | Hyundai Elevator | Icheon, South Korea | 2009 | Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 2009 | - | |
| 9 | Schindler Test Tower | Schindler Group | Shanghai, China | 2017 | - | ||
| 10 | Solae Tower | Mitsubishi Electric | Inazawa, Japan | 2007 | Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 2007 | ||
| 11 | Fujitec Test Tower | Fujitec | Hikone, Japan | - | |||
| 12 | Otis Test Tower | Otis | Shibayama, Japan | 1998 | Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 1998 | - | |
| 13 | TK Test Tower | TKE orig; Dong Yang Group | Cheonan, South Korea | <2003 | - | ||
| 14 | TK Innovation Complex | TK Elevator | Atlanta, United States | 2020 | Under construction as of February 2020, scheduled for completion in 2020 | - | |
| 15 | National Lift Tower | Express Lift Company | Northampton, England | 1982 | Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 1982 | - | |
| 16 | Canny Test Tower | Canny Elevator | Chengdu, China | 2015 | - | ||
| 17 | Research Centre Test Tower | Otis | Bristol, Connecticut, United States | 1987 | - | ||
| Basarab Tower | Bucharest, Romania | 1988 | demolished in 2020 | - | |||
| 18 | Otis Test Tower | Otis orig built by GoldStar | Changwon, South Korea | 1989 | - | ||
| 19 | Yukselis Elevator Test Tower | Ankara, Turkey | 2020 | The test tower, whose installation was completed by Yukselis Elevator, has been Turkey's highest test tower since 2020 | - | ||
| 20 tie | Canny Test Tower | Canny Elevator | Zhongshan, China | 2015 | - | ||
| 20 tie | Kleemann Test Tower | Kleemann Lifts | Kunshan, China | 2018 | - | ||
| 20 tie | XII Test Tower | Dong Nai, Vietnam | 328 ft | 2019 | - | ||
| 21 | Canny Test Tower | Canny Elevator | Wujiang, China | 2003/2009 | - | ||
| 22 | Hitachi Test Tower | Hitachi | Hitachinaka, Japan | 1967 | Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 1967 | - | |
| 23 | Kiang Fah Test Tower | Mitsubishi Electric | Chonburi, Thailand | 2017 | - | ||
| 24 | Schindler Test Tower | Schindler Group | Seville, Spain | 1992 | - | ||
| 25 | Schindler Test Tower | Schindler Group | Randolph, New Jersey, United States | - | |||
| 26 | Kleemann Test Tower | Kleemann | Kilkis, Greece | 2010 | - | ||
| 27 | Kone Test Tower | Kone, Montgomery Elevator | Moline, Illinois, United States | 1966 | It is considered a city landmark by residents and former Montgomery employees. | - | |
| 28 | Otis Test Tower | Otis | Florence, South Carolina, United States | 2013 | - | ||
| 29 | Emlak Konut Elevator Test Tower | Emlak Konut Elevator | Konya, Turkey | 141 ft | 2022 | The tower has 4 elevator shafts that tests different elevator applications. | - |
| 30 | ThyssenKrupp Elevator Test Tower | TK Elevator, Dover Corporation | Horn Lake, Mississippi, United States | 138 ft | 1964 | The tower has 14 elevator shafts that tests different elevator applications. | - |
Elevator test towers of unknown height
| Rank | Name | Company | Location | Height | Year completed | Image |
| Aya Tower | Dover Corporation | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | 1968 | |||
| Maspero Elevatori Test Tower | Appiano Gentile, Como, Italy | 1993 |