List of tallest structures in Hungary
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This is a list of the tallest buildings and structures in Hungary.
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[edit] Tallest buildings
| Name | City | Height (m) | Year built | Use | Note |
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| St. Adalbert's Basilica | Esztergom | 100 | 1822-1869 | cathedral | From the crypt to the top. |
| Hungarian Parliament Building | Budapest | 96 | 1903 | governmental building | - |
| Saint Stephen's Basilica | Budapest | 96 | 1905 | cathedral | - |
| Semmelweis University tower | Budapest | 88 (23 f.) | 1976 | university | Tallest modern building in Hungary. |
| Magasház ("tall house") | Pécs | 84 (25 f.) | 1976 | residential building | Uninhabited since 1989. |
| Szent László Church | Budapest | 83 | 1894-1900 | church | - |
| Roman Catholic Church of Bátaszék | Bátaszék | 82 | 1899-1902 | church | - |
| Votive Church of Szeged | Szeged | 81 | 1913-1930 | cathedral | - |
| Church of Rózsák Square | Budapest | 76 | 1895-1901 | church | - |
| Great Church of Kecskemét | Kecskemét | 75 | 1774-1806 | church | - |
| Matthias Church | Budapest | 74 | 1874-1896 | cathedral | - |
| NyFI Tower (National Pension Insurance) | Budapest | 73 (20 f.) | 1980s | governmental building | - |
| Great Reformed Church of Nagykőrös | Nagykőrös | 73 | 1907 | church | Tallest Calvinist church in Hungary. |
| Residential tower | Szolnok | 72 (25 f.) | 1970s | residential building | Tallest residential building in Hungary. |
| Saint Stephen's Church | Pápa | 72 | 1774-1786 | church | - |
| Budapest Water Company HQ | Budapest | 71 (14 f.) | 1978-1980 | office | - |
| Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul | Esztergom | 70 | 1756–1762 | church | - |
| Residential tower | Gyöngyös | 70 | 1970s | residential building | - |
| Great Lutheran Church of Békéscsaba | Békéscsaba | 70 | 1807-1824 | church | Tallest Lutheran church in Hungary. |
| Újpalota tower | Budapest | 68 | 1970s | residential building | Tallest residential building in Budapest. |
| Schönherz Dormitory (BME) | Budapest | 67 (20 f.) | 1981 | university | - |
| Szent Ferenc Church | Budapest | 67 | 1865-1879 | church | - |
| Kalocsa Cathedral | Kalocsa | 65 | 1735-1774 | cathedral | - |
| Europa Tower | Budapest | 64 | 2005 | office | - |
| Hotel Budapest | Budapest | 64 | 1967 | hotel | - |
| Tower block | Miskolc | 63 (20 f.) | - | residential building | - |
| Reformed Church of Dévaványa | Dévaványa | 63 | - | church | - |
| Pick Tower | Szeged | 63 | - | office | - |
| Szombathely Cathedral | Szombathely | 63 | 1791-1806 | cathedral | - |
| Duna Tower | Budapest | 62 (16 f.) | 2005 | office | - |
| Tower block | Veszprém | 62 | - | office | - |
| Szent Márton Church | Kunszentmárton | 62 | 1781-1784 | church | - |
| Downtown Catholic Church | Békéscsaba | 61 | 1910 | church | - |
| Protestant Great Church of Debrecen | Debrecen | 61 | 1803-1823 | church | - |
| Residential tower | Debrecen | 60 (20 f.) | 1977 | residential building | - |
| Hungarian Police HQ ("Police Palace") | Budapest | 60 (17 f.) | 1995 | police building | 93 m with antenna. |
| Pécs Cathedral | Pécs | 60 | 1891 | cathedral | - |
| Church of Máriapócs | Máriapócs | 60 | 1731-1749 | church | - |
| Rákóczi Tower | Nagykálló | 60 | 1710-1733 | belfry | - |
| City Hall of Győr | Győr | 58 | 1896-1898 | city hall | - |
| Fire Tower | Sopron | 58 | 1290-1340 | fire tower | - |
| Catholic Church of Törökszentmiklós | Törökszentmiklós | 58 | 1898-1900 | church | - |
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[edit] Tallest structures
[edit] Trivia
The Magasház of Pécs is mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest uninhabited structure in Central Europe.
The TV tower of Kékes is "only" 178 m tall, but its location on the top of Hungary's highest mountain makes its top 1201 m high above sea level.
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Hungarian Police HQ (Police Palace), Budapest
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Semmelweis University Tower, Nagyvárad Square, Budapest
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National Pension Insurance, Budapest
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Újpalota Tower, Budapest
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Residential tower, Debrecen
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Residential tower, Gyöngyös
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Residential tower, Miskolc
