List of tallest buildings and structures in Portugal
Encyclopedia
This is a list of building
s and nonbuilding structure
s in Portugal
with a confirmed minimum height of 100 m (328 ft).
The table is sortable by any column.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Structure
! Type
! Location
! Year
! Height
! Coordinates
|-
|Rádio Renascença's radio antenna
|mast
|Muge, Salvaterra de Magos
|1981
|265 m or 259 m
|39.0921618°N 8.6958933°W (Muge)
|-
| Sines Refinery Chimney
| chimney
| Sines
|?
| 234 m
|37.9586261°N 8.8023341°W
|-
|Sines Thermal Power Plant
's twin chimneys
|chimney
|Sines
|1985/1989
|225 m
|37.9322794°N 8.8045549°W ; 37.932423°N 8.803992°W
|-
|Setúbal Thermal Power Plant
's twin chimneys
|chimney
|Setúbal
|1979/1983
|200 m
|38.5099874°N 8.8440263°W ; 38.5092801°N 8.8447908°W
|-
|Pego Thermal Power Plant
chimney
|chimney
|Pego
|?
|200 m
|39.4681891°N 8.1092191°W
|-
|25 de Abril Bridge
(Towers)
|bridge
|Lisbon and municipality of Almada
|1966
|190.5 m
|38.685104°N 9.176111°W
|-
|Vila Nova de Gaia
Communications Tower
|tower
|Vila Nova de Gaia
|1995
|177 m
|41.113087°N 8.598744°W
|-
|IC8 bridge near Cabril Dam (Deck)
|bridge
|Pedrógão Pequeno, Sertã
|1995
|170 m
|39.904233°N 8.139605°W
|-
|Vasco da Gama Bridge (Towers)
|bridge
|Lisbon
|1998
|155 m
|38.785586°N 9.0855°W
|-
|Vasco da Gama Tower
|tower
|Lisbon
|1998
|145 m
|38.774755°N 9.091465°W
|-
|João Gomes Bridge
|bridge
|Funchal
, Madeira
|1994
|140 m
|32.658743°N 16.909676°W (Funchal)
|-
|Cabril Dam
|dam
|Pedrógão Pequeno, Sertã
|1954
|132 m
|39.917839°N 8.132164°W
|-
|Lousã Broadcasting Center's antenna
|mast
|Trevim, Lousã
|1957
|120 m
|40.089777°N 8.178463°W
|-
|Monsanto Communications Tower
|tower
|Lisbon
|
|120 m
|38.740536°N 9.192215°W
|-
|Monsanto Tower
|skyscraper
|Miraflores, Oeiras
|2001
|120 m
|38.715745°N 9.221896°W
|-
|Castelo de Bode Dam
|dam
|Martinchel, Abrantes
and São Pedro de Tomar, Tomar
|1951
|115 m
|39.54345°N 8.318946°W
|-
|Cristo-Rei
|statue and pedestal
|Almada
|1959
|110 m
|38.678717°N 9.17146°W
|-
|Paradela Dam
|dam
|Paradela, Montalegre
|1958
|110 m
|41.768687°N 7.950025°W
|-
|Alto Lindoso Dam
|dam
|Lindoso, Ponte da Barca
|1992
|110 m (Includes one of World's highest Elevators: 350 m)
|41.87187°N 8.202742°W
|-
|Saint Gabriel Tower
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|2002
|110 m
|38.767151°N 9.097141°W
|-
|Saint Raphael Tower
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|2005
|110 m
|38.768305°N 9.096444°W
|-
|Barreiro Thermal Power Plant
's chimney
|chimney
|Lavradio, Barreiro
|1979
|104 m
|38.675434°N 9.054489°W
|-
|Bridge on highway A23 over the river Ocreza
|bridge
|municipalities of Mação and Vila Velha de Ródão
|2003
|100+ m
|39.549324°N 7.823982°W
|-
|Picote Dam
|dam
|Barrocal do Douro, Miranda do Douro
|1958
|100 m
|41.378338°N 6.351771°W
|-
|Carregado Thermal Power Plant
's triple chimneys
|chimney
|Vala do Carregado, Alenquer
|1969/1976
|100 m
|39.014015°N 8.955638°W
|-
|Socorridos Bridge
|bridge
|municipality of Câmara de Lobos
, Madeira
|1993
|100 m
|32.670015°N 16.911049°W (Câmara de Lobos)
|-
|Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & Spa
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|1972
|100 m
This is a list of building
s and nonbuilding structure
s in Portugal
with a confirmed minimum height of 100 m (328 ft).
The table is sortable by any column.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Structure
! Type
! Location
! Year
! Height
! Coordinates
|-
|Rádio Renascença's radio antenna
|mast
|Muge, Salvaterra de Magos
|1981Local news
|265 mBiography of the builderRadio President's interview or 259 mGovernment document
|39.0921618°N 8.6958933°W (Muge)
|-
| Sines Refinery Chimney
| chimney
| Sines
|?
| 234 m
|37.9586261°N 8.8023341°W
|-
|Sines Thermal Power Plant
's twin chimneys
|chimney
|Sines
|1985/1989
|225 m
|37.9322794°N 8.8045549°W ; 37.932423°N 8.803992°W
|-
|Setúbal Thermal Power Plant
's twin chimneys
|chimney
|Setúbal
|1979/1983
|200 m
|38.5099874°N 8.8440263°W ; 38.5092801°N 8.8447908°W
|-
|Pego Thermal Power Plant
chimney
|chimney
|Pego
|?
|200 m
|39.4681891°N 8.1092191°W
|-
|25 de Abril Bridge
(Towers)
|bridge
|Lisbon and municipality of Almada
|1966
|190.5 mNicolas Janberg's Structurae
|38.685104°N 9.176111°W
|-
|Vila Nova de Gaia
Communications Tower
|tower
|Vila Nova de Gaia
|1995
|177 m
|41.113087°N 8.598744°W
|-
|IC8 bridge near Cabril Dam (Deck)
|bridge
|Pedrógão Pequeno, Sertã
|1995
|170 m
|39.904233°N 8.139605°W
|-
|Vasco da Gama Bridge (Towers)
|bridge
|Lisbon
|1998
|155 mNicolas Janberg's Structurae
|38.785586°N 9.0855°W
|-
|Vasco da Gama Tower
|tower
|Lisbon
|1998
|145 mNicolas Janberg's Structurae
|38.774755°N 9.091465°W
|-
|João Gomes Bridge
|bridge
|Funchal
, Madeira
|1994
|140 mNot bridge height but highest clearance (height from main span to river) - actual bridge height is lower Builder's website
|32.658743°N 16.909676°W (Funchal)
|-
|Cabril Dam
|dam
|Pedrógão Pequeno, Sertã
|1954
|132 m
|39.917839°N 8.132164°W
|-
|Lousã Broadcasting Center's antenna
|mast
|Trevim, Lousã
|1957RTP-Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
|120 m
|40.089777°N 8.178463°W
|-
|Monsanto Communications Tower
|tower
|Lisbon
|
|120 m
|38.740536°N 9.192215°W
|-
|Monsanto Tower
|skyscraper
|Miraflores, Oeiras
|2001
|120 mPromoter's websiteNewsmagazine article
|38.715745°N 9.221896°W
|-
|Castelo de Bode Dam
|dam
|Martinchel, Abrantes
and São Pedro de Tomar, Tomar
|1951
|115 m
|39.54345°N 8.318946°W
|-
|Cristo-Rei
|statue and pedestal
|Almada
|1959
|110 mDigitAlmada
|38.678717°N 9.17146°W
|-
|Paradela Dam
|dam
|Paradela, Montalegre
|1958
|110 m
|41.768687°N 7.950025°W
|-
|Alto Lindoso Dam
|dam
|Lindoso, Ponte da Barca
|1992
|110 m (Includes one of World's highest Elevators: 350 m)
|41.87187°N 8.202742°W
|-
|Saint Gabriel Tower
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|2002
|110 mSkyscraperpage.com
|38.767151°N 9.097141°W
|-
|Saint Raphael Tower
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|2005
|110 mGlass façade installer's newsletter
|38.768305°N 9.096444°W
|-
|Barreiro Thermal Power Plant
's chimney
|chimney
|Lavradio, Barreiro
|1979
|104 m
|38.675434°N 9.054489°W
|-
|Bridge on highway A23 over the river Ocreza
|bridge
|municipalities of Mação and Vila Velha de Ródão
|2003
|100+ mBuilder's report
|39.549324°N 7.823982°W
|-
|Picote Dam
|dam
|Barrocal do Douro, Miranda do Douro
|1958
|100 m
|41.378338°N 6.351771°W
|-
|Carregado Thermal Power Plant
's triple chimneys
|chimney
|Vala do Carregado, Alenquer
|1969/1976
|100 m
|39.014015°N 8.955638°W
|-
|Socorridos Bridge
|bridge
|municipality of Câmara de Lobos
, Madeira
|1993
|100 mNicolas Janberg's Structurae
|32.670015°N 16.911049°W (Câmara de Lobos)
|-
|Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & Spa
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|1972
|100 m
This is a list of building
s and nonbuilding structure
s in Portugal
with a confirmed minimum height of 100 m (328 ft).
The table is sortable by any column.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Structure
! Type
! Location
! Year
! Height
! Coordinates
|-
|Rádio Renascença's radio antenna
|mast
|Muge, Salvaterra de Magos
|1981Local news
|265 mBiography of the builderRadio President's interview or 259 mGovernment document
|39.0921618°N 8.6958933°W (Muge)
|-
| Sines Refinery Chimney
| chimney
| Sines
|?
| 234 m
|37.9586261°N 8.8023341°W
|-
|Sines Thermal Power Plant
's twin chimneys
|chimney
|Sines
|1985/1989
|225 m
|37.9322794°N 8.8045549°W ; 37.932423°N 8.803992°W
|-
|Setúbal Thermal Power Plant
's twin chimneys
|chimney
|Setúbal
|1979/1983
|200 m
|38.5099874°N 8.8440263°W ; 38.5092801°N 8.8447908°W
|-
|Pego Thermal Power Plant
chimney
|chimney
|Pego
|?
|200 m
|39.4681891°N 8.1092191°W
|-
|25 de Abril Bridge
(Towers)
|bridge
|Lisbon and municipality of Almada
|1966
|190.5 mNicolas Janberg's Structurae
|38.685104°N 9.176111°W
|-
|Vila Nova de Gaia
Communications Tower
|tower
|Vila Nova de Gaia
|1995
|177 m
|41.113087°N 8.598744°W
|-
|IC8 bridge near Cabril Dam (Deck)
|bridge
|Pedrógão Pequeno, Sertã
|1995
|170 m
|39.904233°N 8.139605°W
|-
|Vasco da Gama Bridge (Towers)
|bridge
|Lisbon
|1998
|155 mNicolas Janberg's Structurae
|38.785586°N 9.0855°W
|-
|Vasco da Gama Tower
|tower
|Lisbon
|1998
|145 mNicolas Janberg's Structurae
|38.774755°N 9.091465°W
|-
|João Gomes Bridge
|bridge
|Funchal
, Madeira
|1994
|140 mNot bridge height but highest clearance (height from main span to river) - actual bridge height is lower Builder's website
|32.658743°N 16.909676°W (Funchal)
|-
|Cabril Dam
|dam
|Pedrógão Pequeno, Sertã
|1954
|132 m
|39.917839°N 8.132164°W
|-
|Lousã Broadcasting Center's antenna
|mast
|Trevim, Lousã
|1957RTP-Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
|120 m
|40.089777°N 8.178463°W
|-
|Monsanto Communications Tower
|tower
|Lisbon
|
|120 m
|38.740536°N 9.192215°W
|-
|Monsanto Tower
|skyscraper
|Miraflores, Oeiras
|2001
|120 mPromoter's websiteNewsmagazine article
|38.715745°N 9.221896°W
|-
|Castelo de Bode Dam
|dam
|Martinchel, Abrantes
and São Pedro de Tomar, Tomar
|1951
|115 m
|39.54345°N 8.318946°W
|-
|Cristo-Rei
|statue and pedestal
|Almada
|1959
|110 mDigitAlmada
|38.678717°N 9.17146°W
|-
|Paradela Dam
|dam
|Paradela, Montalegre
|1958
|110 m
|41.768687°N 7.950025°W
|-
|Alto Lindoso Dam
|dam
|Lindoso, Ponte da Barca
|1992
|110 m (Includes one of World's highest Elevators: 350 m)
|41.87187°N 8.202742°W
|-
|Saint Gabriel Tower
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|2002
|110 mSkyscraperpage.com
|38.767151°N 9.097141°W
|-
|Saint Raphael Tower
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|2005
|110 mGlass façade installer's newsletter
|38.768305°N 9.096444°W
|-
|Barreiro Thermal Power Plant
's chimney
|chimney
|Lavradio, Barreiro
|1979
|104 m
|38.675434°N 9.054489°W
|-
|Bridge on highway A23 over the river Ocreza
|bridge
|municipalities of Mação and Vila Velha de Ródão
|2003
|100+ mBuilder's report
|39.549324°N 7.823982°W
|-
|Picote Dam
|dam
|Barrocal do Douro, Miranda do Douro
|1958
|100 m
|41.378338°N 6.351771°W
|-
|Carregado Thermal Power Plant
's triple chimneys
|chimney
|Vala do Carregado, Alenquer
|1969/1976
|100 m
|39.014015°N 8.955638°W
|-
|Socorridos Bridge
|bridge
|municipality of Câmara de Lobos
, Madeira
|1993
|100 mNicolas Janberg's Structurae
|32.670015°N 16.911049°W (Câmara de Lobos)
|-
|Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & Spa
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|1972
|100 mEmporis - Buildings of Lisbon
|38.731439°N 9.14717°W
|}
Building
In architecture, construction, engineering, real estate development and technology the word building may refer to one of the following:...
s and nonbuilding structure
Nonbuilding structure
Nonbuilding structures, also referred to simply as structures, are those not designed for continuous human occupancy. The term is used by architects and structural engineers to distinctly identify structures that are not buildings....
s in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
with a confirmed minimum height of 100 m (328 ft).
The table is sortable by any column.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Structure
! Type
! Location
! Year
! Height
! Coordinates
|-
|Rádio Renascença's radio antenna
|mast
Radio masts and towers
Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. They are among the tallest man-made structures...
|Muge, Salvaterra de Magos
|1981
|265 m or 259 m
|39.0921618°N 8.6958933°W (Muge)
|-
| Sines Refinery Chimney
| chimney
| Sines
|?
| 234 m
|37.9586261°N 8.8023341°W
|-
|Sines Thermal Power Plant
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
's twin chimneys
|chimney
|Sines
|1985/1989
|225 m
|37.9322794°N 8.8045549°W ; 37.932423°N 8.803992°W
|-
|Setúbal Thermal Power Plant
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
's twin chimneys
|chimney
|Setúbal
|1979/1983
|200 m
|38.5099874°N 8.8440263°W ; 38.5092801°N 8.8447908°W
|-
|Pego Thermal Power Plant
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
chimney
|chimney
|Pego
|?
|200 m
|39.4681891°N 8.1092191°W
|-
|25 de Abril Bridge
25 de Abril Bridge
The 25 de Abril Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left bank of the Tejo river. It was inaugurated on August 6, 1966 and a train platform was added in 1999...
(Towers)
|bridge
|Lisbon and municipality of Almada
|1966
|190.5 m
|38.685104°N 9.176111°W
|-
|Vila Nova de Gaia
Vila Nova de Gaia
Vila Nova de Gaia, or simply Gaia is a city in Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality, Portugal. It is located in the Porto District, south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. The city proper has a population of 178,255 and the municipality contains 24 parishes with a total...
Communications Tower
|tower
Radio masts and towers
Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. They are among the tallest man-made structures...
|Vila Nova de Gaia
|1995
|177 m
|41.113087°N 8.598744°W
|-
|IC8 bridge near Cabril Dam (Deck)
|bridge
|Pedrógão Pequeno, Sertã
Sertã
Sertã is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 446.7 km² and a total population of 16,208 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 14 parishes and is located in Castelo Branco District....
|1995
|170 m
|39.904233°N 8.139605°W
|-
|Vasco da Gama Bridge (Towers)
|bridge
|Lisbon
|1998
|155 m
|38.785586°N 9.0855°W
|-
|Vasco da Gama Tower
|tower
|Lisbon
|1998
|145 m
|38.774755°N 9.091465°W
|-
|João Gomes Bridge
|bridge
|Funchal
Funchal
Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 112,015 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.-Etymology:...
, Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
|1994
|140 m
|32.658743°N 16.909676°W (Funchal)
|-
|Cabril Dam
|dam
|Pedrógão Pequeno, Sertã
Sertã
Sertã is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 446.7 km² and a total population of 16,208 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 14 parishes and is located in Castelo Branco District....
|1954
|132 m
|39.917839°N 8.132164°W
|-
|Lousã Broadcasting Center's antenna
|mast
|Trevim, Lousã
|1957
|120 m
|40.089777°N 8.178463°W
|-
|Monsanto Communications Tower
|tower
|Lisbon
|
|120 m
|38.740536°N 9.192215°W
|-
|Monsanto Tower
|skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
|Miraflores, Oeiras
|2001
|120 m
|38.715745°N 9.221896°W
|-
|Castelo de Bode Dam
Castelo de Bode Dam
Castelo de Bode Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Zêzere River, a tributary of the Tagus River, located southwest of Tomar and north of Constância, in Portugal. It is one of the tallest structures in Portugal....
|dam
|Martinchel, Abrantes
Abrantes
Abrantes is a municipality in Portugal, with a population of 41,560 inhabitants, located on the southern margin of the Tagus River.-History:...
and São Pedro de Tomar, Tomar
Tomar
Tomar Municipality has a total area of 351.0 km² and a total population of 43,007 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 16 parishes, and is located in Santarém District...
|1951
|115 m
|39.54345°N 8.318946°W
|-
|Cristo-Rei
Cristo-Rei
The Sanctuary of Christ the King is a Catholic monument and shrine dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ overlooking the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and inaugurated on 17 May 1959...
|statue and pedestal
|Almada
Almada
Almada is a municipality in Portugal, covering an area of 70.2 km² located on the southern margin of the Tagus River. Its municipal population in 2008 was 164,844 inhabitants; the urbanized center had a population of 102,357.The seat is the city of Almada....
|1959
|110 m
|38.678717°N 9.17146°W
|-
|Paradela Dam
|dam
|Paradela, Montalegre
|1958
|110 m
|41.768687°N 7.950025°W
|-
|Alto Lindoso Dam
|dam
|Lindoso, Ponte da Barca
|1992
|110 m (Includes one of World's highest Elevators: 350 m)
|41.87187°N 8.202742°W
|-
|Saint Gabriel Tower
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|2002
|110 m
|38.767151°N 9.097141°W
|-
|Saint Raphael Tower
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|2005
|110 m
|38.768305°N 9.096444°W
|-
|Barreiro Thermal Power Plant
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
's chimney
|chimney
|Lavradio, Barreiro
|1979
|104 m
|38.675434°N 9.054489°W
|-
|Bridge on highway A23 over the river Ocreza
|bridge
|municipalities of Mação and Vila Velha de Ródão
|2003
|100+ m
|39.549324°N 7.823982°W
|-
|Picote Dam
|dam
|Barrocal do Douro, Miranda do Douro
Miranda do Douro
Miranda do Douro or Miranda de l Douro , is a city in Miranda do Douro Municipality, district of Bragança, Portugal.The city has a population of 1,960.-General information:...
|1958
|100 m
|41.378338°N 6.351771°W
|-
|Carregado Thermal Power Plant
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
's triple chimneys
|chimney
|Vala do Carregado, Alenquer
|1969/1976
|100 m
|39.014015°N 8.955638°W
|-
|Socorridos Bridge
|bridge
|municipality of Câmara de Lobos
Câmara de Lobos
Câmara de Lobos -History:The location of the modern town is believed to be the original landing point for the Portuguese discoverer João Gonçalves Zarco, who is credited with the discovery of the Madeira Islands...
, Madeira
|1993
|100 m
|32.670015°N 16.911049°W (Câmara de Lobos)
|-
|Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & Spa
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|1972
|100 m
This is a list of building
Building
In architecture, construction, engineering, real estate development and technology the word building may refer to one of the following:...
s and nonbuilding structure
Nonbuilding structure
Nonbuilding structures, also referred to simply as structures, are those not designed for continuous human occupancy. The term is used by architects and structural engineers to distinctly identify structures that are not buildings....
s in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
with a confirmed minimum height of 100 m (328 ft).
The table is sortable by any column.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Structure
! Type
! Location
! Year
! Height
! Coordinates
|-
|Rádio Renascença's radio antenna
|mast
Radio masts and towers
Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. They are among the tallest man-made structures...
|Muge, Salvaterra de Magos
|1981Local news
|265 mBiography of the builderRadio President's interview or 259 mGovernment document
|39.0921618°N 8.6958933°W (Muge)
|-
| Sines Refinery Chimney
| chimney
| Sines
|?
| 234 m
|37.9586261°N 8.8023341°W
|-
|Sines Thermal Power Plant
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
's twin chimneys
|chimney
|Sines
|1985/1989
|225 m
|37.9322794°N 8.8045549°W ; 37.932423°N 8.803992°W
|-
|Setúbal Thermal Power Plant
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
's twin chimneys
|chimney
|Setúbal
|1979/1983
|200 m
|38.5099874°N 8.8440263°W ; 38.5092801°N 8.8447908°W
|-
|Pego Thermal Power Plant
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
chimney
|chimney
|Pego
|?
|200 m
|39.4681891°N 8.1092191°W
|-
|25 de Abril Bridge
25 de Abril Bridge
The 25 de Abril Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left bank of the Tejo river. It was inaugurated on August 6, 1966 and a train platform was added in 1999...
(Towers)
|bridge
|Lisbon and municipality of Almada
|1966
|190.5 mNicolas Janberg's Structurae
|38.685104°N 9.176111°W
|-
|Vila Nova de Gaia
Vila Nova de Gaia
Vila Nova de Gaia, or simply Gaia is a city in Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality, Portugal. It is located in the Porto District, south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. The city proper has a population of 178,255 and the municipality contains 24 parishes with a total...
Communications Tower
|tower
Radio masts and towers
Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. They are among the tallest man-made structures...
|Vila Nova de Gaia
|1995
|177 m
|41.113087°N 8.598744°W
|-
|IC8 bridge near Cabril Dam (Deck)
|bridge
|Pedrógão Pequeno, Sertã
Sertã
Sertã is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 446.7 km² and a total population of 16,208 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 14 parishes and is located in Castelo Branco District....
|1995
|170 m
|39.904233°N 8.139605°W
|-
|Vasco da Gama Bridge (Towers)
|bridge
|Lisbon
|1998
|155 mNicolas Janberg's Structurae
|38.785586°N 9.0855°W
|-
|Vasco da Gama Tower
|tower
|Lisbon
|1998
|145 mNicolas Janberg's Structurae
|38.774755°N 9.091465°W
|-
|João Gomes Bridge
|bridge
|Funchal
Funchal
Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 112,015 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.-Etymology:...
, Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
|1994
|140 mNot bridge height but highest clearance (height from main span to river) - actual bridge height is lower Builder's website
|32.658743°N 16.909676°W (Funchal)
|-
|Cabril Dam
|dam
|Pedrógão Pequeno, Sertã
Sertã
Sertã is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 446.7 km² and a total population of 16,208 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 14 parishes and is located in Castelo Branco District....
|1954
|132 m
|39.917839°N 8.132164°W
|-
|Lousã Broadcasting Center's antenna
|mast
|Trevim, Lousã
|1957RTP-Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
|120 m
|40.089777°N 8.178463°W
|-
|Monsanto Communications Tower
|tower
|Lisbon
|
|120 m
|38.740536°N 9.192215°W
|-
|Monsanto Tower
|skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
|Miraflores, Oeiras
|2001
|120 mPromoter's websiteNewsmagazine article
|38.715745°N 9.221896°W
|-
|Castelo de Bode Dam
Castelo de Bode Dam
Castelo de Bode Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Zêzere River, a tributary of the Tagus River, located southwest of Tomar and north of Constância, in Portugal. It is one of the tallest structures in Portugal....
|dam
|Martinchel, Abrantes
Abrantes
Abrantes is a municipality in Portugal, with a population of 41,560 inhabitants, located on the southern margin of the Tagus River.-History:...
and São Pedro de Tomar, Tomar
Tomar
Tomar Municipality has a total area of 351.0 km² and a total population of 43,007 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 16 parishes, and is located in Santarém District...
|1951
|115 m
|39.54345°N 8.318946°W
|-
|Cristo-Rei
Cristo-Rei
The Sanctuary of Christ the King is a Catholic monument and shrine dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ overlooking the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and inaugurated on 17 May 1959...
|statue and pedestal
|Almada
Almada
Almada is a municipality in Portugal, covering an area of 70.2 km² located on the southern margin of the Tagus River. Its municipal population in 2008 was 164,844 inhabitants; the urbanized center had a population of 102,357.The seat is the city of Almada....
|1959
|110 mDigitAlmada
|38.678717°N 9.17146°W
|-
|Paradela Dam
|dam
|Paradela, Montalegre
|1958
|110 m
|41.768687°N 7.950025°W
|-
|Alto Lindoso Dam
|dam
|Lindoso, Ponte da Barca
|1992
|110 m (Includes one of World's highest Elevators: 350 m)
|41.87187°N 8.202742°W
|-
|Saint Gabriel Tower
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|2002
|110 mSkyscraperpage.com
|38.767151°N 9.097141°W
|-
|Saint Raphael Tower
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|2005
|110 mGlass façade installer's newsletter
|38.768305°N 9.096444°W
|-
|Barreiro Thermal Power Plant
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
's chimney
|chimney
|Lavradio, Barreiro
|1979
|104 m
|38.675434°N 9.054489°W
|-
|Bridge on highway A23 over the river Ocreza
|bridge
|municipalities of Mação and Vila Velha de Ródão
|2003
|100+ mBuilder's report
|39.549324°N 7.823982°W
|-
|Picote Dam
|dam
|Barrocal do Douro, Miranda do Douro
Miranda do Douro
Miranda do Douro or Miranda de l Douro , is a city in Miranda do Douro Municipality, district of Bragança, Portugal.The city has a population of 1,960.-General information:...
|1958
|100 m
|41.378338°N 6.351771°W
|-
|Carregado Thermal Power Plant
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
's triple chimneys
|chimney
|Vala do Carregado, Alenquer
|1969/1976
|100 m
|39.014015°N 8.955638°W
|-
|Socorridos Bridge
|bridge
|municipality of Câmara de Lobos
Câmara de Lobos
Câmara de Lobos -History:The location of the modern town is believed to be the original landing point for the Portuguese discoverer João Gonçalves Zarco, who is credited with the discovery of the Madeira Islands...
, Madeira
|1993
|100 mNicolas Janberg's Structurae
|32.670015°N 16.911049°W (Câmara de Lobos)
|-
|Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & Spa
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|1972
|100 m
This is a list of building
Building
In architecture, construction, engineering, real estate development and technology the word building may refer to one of the following:...
s and nonbuilding structure
Nonbuilding structure
Nonbuilding structures, also referred to simply as structures, are those not designed for continuous human occupancy. The term is used by architects and structural engineers to distinctly identify structures that are not buildings....
s in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
with a confirmed minimum height of 100 m (328 ft).
The table is sortable by any column.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Structure
! Type
! Location
! Year
! Height
! Coordinates
|-
|Rádio Renascença's radio antenna
|mast
Radio masts and towers
Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. They are among the tallest man-made structures...
|Muge, Salvaterra de Magos
|1981Local news
|265 mBiography of the builderRadio President's interview or 259 mGovernment document
|39.0921618°N 8.6958933°W (Muge)
|-
| Sines Refinery Chimney
| chimney
| Sines
|?
| 234 m
|37.9586261°N 8.8023341°W
|-
|Sines Thermal Power Plant
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
's twin chimneys
|chimney
|Sines
|1985/1989
|225 m
|37.9322794°N 8.8045549°W ; 37.932423°N 8.803992°W
|-
|Setúbal Thermal Power Plant
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
's twin chimneys
|chimney
|Setúbal
|1979/1983
|200 m
|38.5099874°N 8.8440263°W ; 38.5092801°N 8.8447908°W
|-
|Pego Thermal Power Plant
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
chimney
|chimney
|Pego
|?
|200 m
|39.4681891°N 8.1092191°W
|-
|25 de Abril Bridge
25 de Abril Bridge
The 25 de Abril Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left bank of the Tejo river. It was inaugurated on August 6, 1966 and a train platform was added in 1999...
(Towers)
|bridge
|Lisbon and municipality of Almada
|1966
|190.5 mNicolas Janberg's Structurae
|38.685104°N 9.176111°W
|-
|Vila Nova de Gaia
Vila Nova de Gaia
Vila Nova de Gaia, or simply Gaia is a city in Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality, Portugal. It is located in the Porto District, south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. The city proper has a population of 178,255 and the municipality contains 24 parishes with a total...
Communications Tower
|tower
Radio masts and towers
Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. They are among the tallest man-made structures...
|Vila Nova de Gaia
|1995
|177 m
|41.113087°N 8.598744°W
|-
|IC8 bridge near Cabril Dam (Deck)
|bridge
|Pedrógão Pequeno, Sertã
Sertã
Sertã is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 446.7 km² and a total population of 16,208 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 14 parishes and is located in Castelo Branco District....
|1995
|170 m
|39.904233°N 8.139605°W
|-
|Vasco da Gama Bridge (Towers)
|bridge
|Lisbon
|1998
|155 mNicolas Janberg's Structurae
|38.785586°N 9.0855°W
|-
|Vasco da Gama Tower
|tower
|Lisbon
|1998
|145 mNicolas Janberg's Structurae
|38.774755°N 9.091465°W
|-
|João Gomes Bridge
|bridge
|Funchal
Funchal
Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 112,015 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.-Etymology:...
, Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
|1994
|140 mNot bridge height but highest clearance (height from main span to river) - actual bridge height is lower Builder's website
|32.658743°N 16.909676°W (Funchal)
|-
|Cabril Dam
|dam
|Pedrógão Pequeno, Sertã
Sertã
Sertã is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 446.7 km² and a total population of 16,208 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 14 parishes and is located in Castelo Branco District....
|1954
|132 m
|39.917839°N 8.132164°W
|-
|Lousã Broadcasting Center's antenna
|mast
|Trevim, Lousã
|1957RTP-Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
|120 m
|40.089777°N 8.178463°W
|-
|Monsanto Communications Tower
|tower
|Lisbon
|
|120 m
|38.740536°N 9.192215°W
|-
|Monsanto Tower
|skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
|Miraflores, Oeiras
|2001
|120 mPromoter's websiteNewsmagazine article
|38.715745°N 9.221896°W
|-
|Castelo de Bode Dam
Castelo de Bode Dam
Castelo de Bode Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Zêzere River, a tributary of the Tagus River, located southwest of Tomar and north of Constância, in Portugal. It is one of the tallest structures in Portugal....
|dam
|Martinchel, Abrantes
Abrantes
Abrantes is a municipality in Portugal, with a population of 41,560 inhabitants, located on the southern margin of the Tagus River.-History:...
and São Pedro de Tomar, Tomar
Tomar
Tomar Municipality has a total area of 351.0 km² and a total population of 43,007 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 16 parishes, and is located in Santarém District...
|1951
|115 m
|39.54345°N 8.318946°W
|-
|Cristo-Rei
Cristo-Rei
The Sanctuary of Christ the King is a Catholic monument and shrine dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ overlooking the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and inaugurated on 17 May 1959...
|statue and pedestal
|Almada
Almada
Almada is a municipality in Portugal, covering an area of 70.2 km² located on the southern margin of the Tagus River. Its municipal population in 2008 was 164,844 inhabitants; the urbanized center had a population of 102,357.The seat is the city of Almada....
|1959
|110 mDigitAlmada
|38.678717°N 9.17146°W
|-
|Paradela Dam
|dam
|Paradela, Montalegre
|1958
|110 m
|41.768687°N 7.950025°W
|-
|Alto Lindoso Dam
|dam
|Lindoso, Ponte da Barca
|1992
|110 m (Includes one of World's highest Elevators: 350 m)
|41.87187°N 8.202742°W
|-
|Saint Gabriel Tower
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|2002
|110 mSkyscraperpage.com
|38.767151°N 9.097141°W
|-
|Saint Raphael Tower
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|2005
|110 mGlass façade installer's newsletter
|38.768305°N 9.096444°W
|-
|Barreiro Thermal Power Plant
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
's chimney
|chimney
|Lavradio, Barreiro
|1979
|104 m
|38.675434°N 9.054489°W
|-
|Bridge on highway A23 over the river Ocreza
|bridge
|municipalities of Mação and Vila Velha de Ródão
|2003
|100+ mBuilder's report
|39.549324°N 7.823982°W
|-
|Picote Dam
|dam
|Barrocal do Douro, Miranda do Douro
Miranda do Douro
Miranda do Douro or Miranda de l Douro , is a city in Miranda do Douro Municipality, district of Bragança, Portugal.The city has a population of 1,960.-General information:...
|1958
|100 m
|41.378338°N 6.351771°W
|-
|Carregado Thermal Power Plant
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
's triple chimneys
|chimney
|Vala do Carregado, Alenquer
|1969/1976
|100 m
|39.014015°N 8.955638°W
|-
|Socorridos Bridge
|bridge
|municipality of Câmara de Lobos
Câmara de Lobos
Câmara de Lobos -History:The location of the modern town is believed to be the original landing point for the Portuguese discoverer João Gonçalves Zarco, who is credited with the discovery of the Madeira Islands...
, Madeira
|1993
|100 mNicolas Janberg's Structurae
|32.670015°N 16.911049°W (Câmara de Lobos)
|-
|Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & Spa
|skyscraper
|Lisbon
|1972
|100 mEmporis - Buildings of Lisbon
|38.731439°N 9.14717°W
|}
External links
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- http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadbasic/pamslight/B5N5XI3TOPDWY/EN/AIP/ENR/LP_ENR_5_4_en_2010-11-18.pdf