Many countries that were once a part of the ussr erected tall flagpoles to commemorate the historic milestone of their separation from it.
Tallest free standing flagpole.
It was built from steel and erected on the grounds of raghadan palace at the royal compound of al maquar the leader of jordan king abdullah ii officially hoisted the country s flag on 10 june 2003 it was the tallest free standing flagpole in the world at the time and is clearly visible across the capital.
The dushanbe flagpole is a flagpole located in front of the palace of nations in dushanbe tajikistan.
Lava beds national monument tulelake ca 21 mi.
The flagpole flies a 30 m 60 m 98 ft 197 ft flag of tajikistan weighing 700 kilograms 1 540 pounds.
The 436 foot flag pole is the 5th tallest in the world.
It is one of several central asian countries on our list.
Standing 400 feet tall the new acuity insurance flagpole is the tallest flagpole in north america visible from a considerable distance the flagpole is located on the company s headquarters campus along interstate 43 between milwaukee and green bay on lake michigan.
At 165 metres 541 feet it was the tallest free standing flagpole in the world from its completion in 2011 until the 2014 erection of the 171 m 561 ft jeddah flagpole.
The ashgabat flagpole which was installed on june 26 2008 is situated in ashgabat turkmenistan.
The flag was erected on 26 june 2008.
But the former 2nd tallest and now tallest flagpole is still standing in laredo texas.
Guard tower from japanese american internment camp tulelake ca 23 mi.
The 5th tallest free standing flagpole in the world stands at 133 meters in ashgabat turkmenistan.
Many of these tall flagpoles were built to commemorate 20 year anniversaries of the split between these countries and the former ussr.