List of tallest buildings and structures in Iceland

This is a list of the tallest buildings and structures in Iceland.

Tallest buildings

Rank NameImage City Year Height Floors 1 Smáratorg Tower Kópavogur 2007 20 2 Hallgrímskirkja Reykjavík 1986 3 Höfðatorg Tower 1 Reykjavík 2009 19 4 Vatnsstígur 16–18 Reykjavík 2006–2010 19 5 Norðurturninn Kópavogur 2016 15 6 Grand Hótel Reykjavík Reykjavík 2007 (est) 14 7 House of Commerce Reykjavík 1975–1981 14 8 Stillholt 19–21 Akranes 2006–2007 9 Harpa Concert Hall Reykjavík 2011 4

Tallest nonbuilding structures An incomplete list of the tallest nonbuilding structures in Iceland.

Rank NameImage City Year Structure type HeightNotes 1 Hellissandur longwave radio mast Hellissandur 1963 Guyed mast Insulated against ground; used until 1994 for LORAN-C, then for RÚV longwave broadcasting until 2024; tallest structure in Western Europe 2 NRTF Grindavík (mast 1) Grindavík 1993 Used for military LF transmission 3 Kárahnjúkar Dam Kárahnjúkar 2006 Dam 4 NRTF Grindavík (mast 2) Grindavík 1983 Guyed mast Used for military LF transmission 5 Jórvík Fjarskiptastöð Selfoss 1997 Lattice mast Television (DVB), FM radio and cellular. 6 Úlfarsfell TV, radio and telecom tower Mosfellsbær 2020 Lattice mast Main transmitter site for the Reykjavík area for television (DVB), FM radio and cellular. Replaced Vatnsendi site. Constructed jointly by RÚV and Vodafone. above sea level. 7 Telecom tower, Hvolsvöllur Hvolsvöllur 1976 Lattice mast Originally erected in 1967 at Hraunhóll, Vík. Moved to current location for Iceland Telecom's microwave transmission network in 1976. 8 Telecom tower, Selfoss Selfoss 1966 Monopole mast Originally constructed for Iceland Telecom's microwave transmission network.

Demolished This section lists nonbuilding structures in Iceland at least in height that have since been demolished.

Rank NameImage City Year constructed Year demolished Structure type HeightNotes 1 NRTF Grindavík (former mast 1) Grindavík 1993 Guyed mast Used for military LF transmission; dismantled in 1993. 2 Eiðar longwave transmitter (third) Eiðar, East Iceland 1999 2023 Guyed mast Used since 18 November 1999 for longwave radio broadcasting on 207 kHz, demolished in 2023. 3 LORAN-C mast Hellissandur Hellissandur 1959 1963 Guyed mast Insulated against ground; used for LORAN-C transmission, until the mast at Hellissandur was built in 1963, being then dismantled. 4 Longwave radio transmitter, Vatnsendahæð Vatnsendahæð, Vatnsendi, Kópavogur 1930 1991 Double-guyed masts RÚV's first longwave radio facility. Two masts, forming a T-antenna. In 1991 the north mast collapsed in a storm. Subsequently, the south mast was demolished. 5 Telegraph Station in Melarnir Vesturbær, Reykjavík 1918 1953 Double-guyed masts First wireless telegraphy station in Iceland. Used for international telegraph services and ship-to-shore comms. Demolished in 1953 due to proximity to Reykjavík Airport. 6 Eiðar longwave transmitter (second) Eiðar, East Iceland 1951/1956 1998 Double-guyed masts Built in 1951 for medium wave AM broadcasts, replacing earlier masts. Second mast added in 1956 and converted to longwave transmissions. Demolished in 1998 and replaced by taller single mast (see above). 7 (Temporary) Longwave transmitter, Vatnsendahæð Vatnsendahæð, Vatnsendi, Kópavogur 1991 2021 Double-guyed masts Requisitioned from Iceland Telecom as a temporary solution for longwave broadcasts. Two masts forming a T-antenna. LW broadcasts ceased in 1997, and was demolished in 2021.

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