The rare photos taken by Russian pilot Letchik Leha for the Moscow city Ostankino Tower [wiki] which stands above the clouds are really fantastic!
Standing 1772 feet (540 metres) tall, it was the tallest free-standing structure in the whole world until in 2003 there was build another one, taller, in Canada. Still it is the tallest alone standing structure in Europe and Asia.
Update: A link to Ostankino Tower on Wikipedia was added, after Neatorama reader Mike pointed out the quoted description (in Italics) may not be accurate.
via Reddit
The CN Tower in Toronto has been the tallest free standing structure in the world since it was built more than thirty years ago.
The Ostankino Tower was the highest from 1967 until 1975.
--TwoDragons