List of tallest buildings in Iceland

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This is a list of the tallest buildings in Iceland.

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Tallest buildings

RankNameImageCityYearHeightFloors
1 Smáratorg Tower Kopavogur Smarinn.JPG Kópavogur 200778 m (256 ft)20 [1]
2 Hallgrímskirkja Hallgrimskirkja in 2019.jpg Reykjavík 197674.5 m (244 ft) [2]
3 Höfðatorg Tower 1 Reykjavík 200974 m (243 ft)19 [3]
4 Vatnsstígur 16–18 Reykjavík 2006201069.35 m (227.5 ft)19 [4]
5510 apartment buildings Kópavogur 60–65 m (197–213 ft)10–18
6 Norðurturninn Kópavogur 201660 m (200 ft)15 [5]
7 Grand Hótel Reykjavík Reykjavík 200759 m (194 ft) (est)14 [6]
8 House of Commerce Reykjavík 1975198154 m (177 ft)14
9Stillholt 1921 Akranes 2006200745 m (148 ft)
10 Harpa Concert Hall Harpa 2019 44 DSCF9551.jpg Reykjavík 201143 m (141 ft)4 [7]

Tallest structures

An incomplete list of the tallest structures in Iceland. This list contains all types of structures.

RankNameImageCityYearStructure typeHeightNotes
1 Hellissandur longwave radio mast Loran mast Hellisandur.JPG Hellissandur 1963Guyed mast412 m (1350 ft)Insulated against ground; used until December 31, 1994 for LORAN-C, and is now used for RÚV longwave broadcasting on 189 kHz; tallest structure in Western Europe [8]
2 NRTF Grindavík (mast 1) Naval Radio Transmitter Facility Grindavik.jpg Grindavík 1993Guyed mast304.8 m (1000 ft)Used for military LF transmission [9]
3 Kárahnjúkar Dam Kárahnjúkar2006Dam198 m (650 ft)
4 NRTF Grindavík (mast 2) Grindavík 1983Guyed mast182.88 m (600 ft)Used for military LF transmission
5Jórvík Fjarskiptastöð Selfoss 1997Lattice mast52 mTelevision (DVB), FM and cellular. [10]
6 Úlfarsfell TV, radio and telecom tower Mosfellsbær 2020Lattice mast50 mNew main transmittter site for the Reykjavík area for television (DVB), FM radio and cellular. Replaced Vatnsendi site. Constructed jointly by RÚV and Vodafone. 345m above sea level. [11]
7Telecom tower, Hvolsvöllur Hvolsvöllur 1976Lattice mast45 mOriginally erected in 1967 at Hraunhóll, Vík. Moved to current location for Iceland Telecom's microwave transmission network in 1976. [12] [13]
8Telecom tower, Selfoss Selfoss 1966Monopole mast40 mOriginally constructed for Iceland Telecom's microwave transmission network. [14]

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RankNameImageCityYear constructedYear demolishedStructure typeHeightNotes
1 NRTF Grindavík (former mast 1) Grindavík 1993Guyed mast243.8 m (800 ft)Used for military LF transmission; dismantled in 1993
2 Eiðar longwave transmitter (third) RelaystationEidar.jpg Eiðar, East Iceland 19992023Guyed mast221 m (725 ft)Used since November 18, 1999 for longwave radio broadcasting on 207 kHz, demolished in 2023. [15]
3 LORAN-C mast Hellissandur Hellissandur 19591963Guyed mast190 m (625 ft)Insulated against ground; used for LORAN-C transmission, until the 412 m mast at Hellissandur was built in 1963, being then dismantled.
4Longwave radio transmitter, Vatnsendahæð RUV Longwave transmission masts, Vatnsendahaed, Vatnsendi, Iceland.png Vatnsendahæð, Vatnsendi, Kópavogur 19301991Double-guyed masts150 m RÚV's first longwave radio facility. Two masts, forming a T-antenna. In 1991, the north mast collapsed in a storm. [16] Subsequently the south mast was demolished. [17]
5Reykjavík Radio "TFA", Loftskeytastöðin á Melum Loftskeytastodin a Melum, Reykjavik - TFA - 1918.png Vesturbær, Reykjavík 19181953Double-guyed masts77 mFirst wireless telegraphy station in Iceland. Used for international telegraph services and ship-to-shore comms. Demolished in 1953 due to proximity to Reykjavík Airport. [18]
6 Eiðar longwave transmitter (second) RUV Eidar medium wave transmitter, 1951.png Eiðar, East Iceland 1951/19561998Double-guyed masts75 mBuilt in 1951 for medium wave AM broadcasts, replacing earlier 25m masts. Second mast added in 1956 and converted to longwave transmissions. [19] Demolished 1998 and replaced by taller single mast (see above). [20]
7(Temporary) Longwave transmitter, VatnsendahæðVatnsendahæð, Vatnsendi, Kópavogur 19912021Double-guyed masts71 mRequisitioned from Iceland Telecom as a temporary solution for longwave broadcasts. [21] Two masts forming a T-antenna. LW broadcasts ceased 1997, [22] and was demolished in 2021. [23]

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