What was the earliest man-made structure known to be the tallest in the world prior to 1300?

Correct answer: The Great Pyramid of Giza

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From Wiki: "Although considered doubtful by some, many historians claim it became the tallest building in the world upon the completion of its 160 metres (520 ft) high central spire in 1311; if so, it was the first building to hold that title after the Great Pyramid of Giza, and held it for 238 years until the spire collapsed in 1548, and was not rebuilt. Had the central spire remained intact, Lincoln Cathedral would have remained the world's tallest structure until the completion of the Washington Monument in 1884".

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Blue shadow, you're talking about oldest but the question is about tallest, so Pyramids of Giza is correct Even then the structures in Göbekli Tepe, Turkey are much older than those in Malta.