An incomplete list of the tallest structures in Bulgaria. This list contains all types of structures.
Structure | Year built | Structural type | Region | Pinnacle height (m) | Pinnacle height (ft) | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Large chimney of Pirdop copper smelter and refinery | 1958 | Chimney | Pirdop | 325.4 m | 1067.3 ft | 42°43′13.67″N 24°9′52.41″E / 42.7204639°N 24.1645583°E | |
Chimney of Maritza East Power Station, Unit 3 | 1977 | Chimney | Mednikarovo | 325 m | 1066 ft | 42°08′42.91″N 26°0′12.24″E / 42.1452528°N 26.0034000°E | |
Large chimneys of Maritza East Power Station, Unit 2 | 1980 | Chimney | Radetski | 325 m | 1066 ft | 42°15′16.62″N 26°7′54.93″E / 42.2546167°N 26.1319250°E ; 42°15′13.48″N 26°8′5.28″E / 42.2537444°N 26.1348000°E | |
Venets Transmitter | 1975 | Guyed Mast | Shumen Province | 302 m | 991 ft | 43°29′49.71″N 26°53′37.76″E / 43.4971417°N 26.8938222°E | |
Vidin Transmitter, mast 1 | 1973 | Guyed Mast | Vidin | 259 m | 850 ft | 43°50′23.97″N 22°42′53.94″E / 43.8399917°N 22.7149833°E | insulated against ground, equipped with cage antenna |
Pleven mediumwave transmitter | 1956 | Guyed Mast | Pleven | 250 m | 820 ft | 43°24′20.3″N 24°45′20.5″E / 43.405639°N 24.755694°E ; 43°24′18.06″N 24°45′20.8″E / 43.4050167°N 24.755778°E | 2 guyed masts, insulated against ground |
Stara Zagora Transmitter, Large masts | ? | Guyed Mast | Mogila | 216 m | 709 ft | 42°23′42.11″N 25°42′10.27″E / 42.3950306°N 25.7028528°E ; 42°23′39.52″N 25°42′10.3″E / 42.3943111°N 25.702861°E | insulated against ground |
Vakarel Transmitter, Blaw-Knox Mast | 1937 | Guyed Mast | Vakarel | 215 m | 705 ft | 42°34′35.18″N 23°41′55.52″E / 42.5764389°N 23.6987556°E | insulated against ground; demolished on 16 September 2020 |
Petrich Transmitter | 1977 | Guyed Mast | Petrich | 205 m | 673 ft | 41°28′14″N 23°19′37″E / 41.47056°N 23.32694°E | insulated against ground, equipped with cage antenna |
Shumen transmitter 1 | 1976 | Guyed mast | Shumen | 205 m | 673 ft | 43°13′26.75″N 27°1′47.6″E / 43.2240972°N 27.029889°E | mast insulated against ground, equipped with cage antenna |
Rousse TV Tower | 1987 | Tower | Ruse Province | 204 m | 669 ft | 43°49′27″N 25°57′27″E / 43.82417°N 25.95750°E | |
Chimney of Bobov Dol Power Plant | Chimney | Bobov Dol | 200 m | 656 ft |
42°17′7.24″N 23°2′2.92″E / 42.2853444°N 23.0341444°E | ||
Masts of Sofia-3 Transmitter | 1976 | Guyed mast | Vakarel | 200 m | 656 ft | 42°34′8.29″N 23°41′55.04″E / 42.5689694°N 23.6986222°E ; 42°34′7.14″N 23°41′58.59″E / 42.5686500°N 23.6996083°E ; 42°34′5.99″N 23°42′2.27″E / 42.5683306°N 23.7006306°E | 3 masts, insulated against ground |
Vitosha Mountain TV Tower | 1985 | Tower | Sofia City | 186 m | 354 ft | 42°38′12″N 23°14′38″E / 42.63667°N 23.24389°E | |
Ruse Iztok Power Plant, Large Chimneys | Chimney | Ruse | 180 m | 591 ft |
43°51′56.46″N 26°0′36.42″E / 43.8656833°N 26.0101167°E ; 43°52′0.03″N 26°0′35.95″E / 43.8666750°N 26.0099861°E | ||
Chimneys of TPP DevEn | Chimney | Devnya | 180 m | 591 ft |
43°11′52.04″N 27°37′53.11″E / 43.1977889°N 27.6314194°E ; 43°11′49.62″N 27°37′56.53″E / 43.1971167°N 27.6323694°E | ||
Chimneys of Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant | Chimney | Kozloduy | 180 m | 591 ft |
43°44′52.89″N 23°46′1.61″E / 43.7480250°N 23.7671139°E ; 43°44′26.06″N 23°46′31.29″E / 43.7405722°N 23.7753583°E ;43°44′23.06″N 23°46′41.16″E / 43.7397389°N 23.7781000°E | ||
TPP Plovdiv, Large Chimney | Chimney | Plovdiv | 180 m | 591 ft |
42°10′57.64″N 24°44′36.64″E / 42.1826778°N 24.7435111°E | ||
Large chimney of heating power plant of Burgas Lukoil Refinery | Chimney | Burgas | 180 m | 591 ft |
42°32′59.95″N 27°19′51.24″E / 42.5499861°N 27.3309000°E | ||
Small chimneys of Maritza East Power Station, Unit 2 | Chimney | Radetski | 180 m | 591 ft | 42°15′14.76″N 26°8′7.47″E / 42.2541000°N 26.1354083°E ; 42°15′13.49″N 26°8′11.29″E / 42.2537472°N 26.1364694°E | ||
Kaliakra transmitter, Large Masts | 1986 | Guyed Masts | Kaliakra | 172 m | 564 ft | 43°23′25.07″N 28°25′4.74″E / 43.3902972°N 28.4179833°E ; 43°23′21.59″N 28°25′1.26″E / 43.3893306°N 28.4170167°E | 2 masts |
Chimney of KCM Plovdiv | Chimney | Plovdiv | 160 m | 525 ft |
42°3′39.02″N 24°48′59.16″E / 42.0608389°N 24.8164333°E | ||
Chimney of TES Maritza-East | Chimney | Dimitrovgrad | 160 m | 525 ft |
42°3′7.06″N 25°37′24.05″E / 42.0519611°N 25.6233472°E | ||
Chimney of Devnya Cement | Chimney | Devnya | 160 m | 525 ft |
42°14′11.89″N 27°35′32.52″E / 42.2366361°N 27.5923667°E | ||
Snezhanka Tower | 1978 | Tower | Pamporovo | 156 m | 512 ft | 41°38′13.75″N 24°40′44.23″E / 41.6371528°N 24.6789528°E | |
Chimney of Sviloza Power Plant | Chimney | Svishtov | 150 m | 492 ft |
43°38′32.21″N 25°18′18.1″E / 43.6422806°N 25.305028°E | ||
Chimney of Sviloza | Chimney | Svishtov | 150 m | 492 ft |
43°38′15.91″N 25°17′59.1″E / 43.6377528°N 25.299750°E ; 43°38′18.46″N 25°18′26.49″E / 43.6384611°N 25.3073583°E | ||
Large chimney of Zemlyane Power Plant | Chimney | Sofia | 150 m | 492 ft |
42°41′13.85″N 23°17′6.33″E / 42.6871806°N 23.2850917°E | ||
Chimneys of Varna Power Plant | Chimney | Varna | 150 m | 492 ft |
43°11′41.68″N 27°45′54.33″E / 43.1949111°N 27.7650917°E ; 43°11′45.32″N 27°45′57.66″E / 43.1959222°N 27.7660167°E | ||
Dobrich TV Tower | 1978 | Tower | Dobrich | 146 m | 479 ft | 43°32′57″N 27°48′57″E / 43.54917°N 27.81583°E | |
Kaliakra transmitter, Small Masts | 1986 | Guyed Masts | Kaliakra | 145 m | 476 ft | 43°23′19.85″N 28°25′12″E / 43.3888472°N 28.42000°E ; 43°23′17.72″N 28°25′10.84″E / 43.3882556°N 28.4196778°E ;43°23′18.45″N 28°25′17.33″E / 43.3884583°N 28.4214806°E ; 43°23′16.2″N 28°25′16.09″E / 43.387833°N 28.4211361°E ;43°23′16.54″N 28°25′22.89″E / 43.3879278°N 28.4230250°E ;43°23′14.58″N 28°25′21.58″E / 43.3873833°N 28.4226611°E ;43°23′12.78″N 28°25′27.22″E / 43.3868833°N 28.4242278°E ; 43°23′14.69″N 28°25′28.69″E / 43.3874139°N 28.4246361°E (unfinished) | 7 masts completed, 1 unfinished |
Shumen transmitter 2 | 1962 | Guyed mast | Shumen | 142 m | 466 ft | 43°20′33″N 27°1′33″E / 43.34250°N 27.02583°E | insulated against ground |
Ruse Iztok Power Plant, Small Chimney | Chimney | Ruse | 140 m | 459 ft |
43°52′3.45″N 26°0′36.14″E / 43.8676250°N 26.0100389°E | ||
Chimney of TES Pleven | Chimney | Pleven | 140 m | 459 ft |
43°25′18.33″N 24°37′28.42″E / 43.4217583°N 24.6245611°E | ||
Chimney of Targovishte Shishedcham Works | Chimney | Targovishte | 135 m | 443 ft |
43°16′25.87″N 26°31′10.82″E / 43.2738528°N 26.5196722°E | ||
Cooling tower of Maritza East Power Station, Unit 1 | Chimney | Obruchishte | 135 m | 443 ft |
42°9′32.79″N 25°54′32.14″E / 42.1591083°N 25.9089278°E | ||
Vidin Transmitter, mast 2–5 | 1973 | Guyed Mast | Vidin | 133 m | 436 ft | 43°50′7.81″N 22°42′39.96″E / 43.8355028°N 22.7111000°E ; 43°50′6.8″N 22°42′43.13″E / 43.835222°N 22.7119806°E ; 43°50′5.47″N 22°42′38.26″E / 43.8348528°N 22.7106278°E ; 43°50′4.52″N 22°42′41.35″E / 43.8345889°N 22.7114861°E | insulated against ground |
Belogradchik TV Tower | 1979 | Tower | Vidin Province | 125 m | 410 ft | 43°27′41.3″N 22°42′21.27″E / 43.461472°N 22.7059083°E ? | |
Chimneys of TPP Sofia | Chimney | Sofia | 124 m | 407 ft |
42°43′9.61″N 23°19′25.33″E / 42.7193361°N 23.3237028°E ; 42°43′11.53″N 23°19′26″E / 42.7198694°N 23.32389°E ; 42°43′13.87″N 23°19′27.52″E / 42.7205194°N 23.3243111°E | ||
Chimneys of TPP Sofia-Iztok | Chimney | Sofia | 124 m | 407 ft |
42°39′9.85″N 23°25′3.69″E / 42.6527361°N 23.4176917°E ; 42°39′5.4″N 23°25′2.76″E / 42.651500°N 23.4174333°E ; 42°39′11.35″N 23°25′7.63″E / 42.6531528°N 23.4187861°E ; 42°39′9″N 23°25′7.24″E / 42.65250°N 23.4186778°E | ||
Small chimney of heating power plant of Burgas Lukoil Refinery | Chimney | Burgas | 120 m | 394 ft |
42°32′56.76″N 27°19′54.58″E / 42.5491000°N 27.3318278°E | ||
Chimney of Ruse-West Heating Power Plant | Chimney | Ruse | 120 m | 394 ft |
43°49′50.96″N 25°55′48.28″E / 43.8308222°N 25.9300778°E | ||
Chimney of Burgas Heating Power Plant | Chimney | Burgas | 120 m | 394 ft |
42°31′23.06″N 27°24′17.8″E / 42.5230722°N 27.404944°E | ||
Small chimney of Zemlyane Power Plant | Chimney | Sofia | 120 m | 394 ft |
42°41′12.02″N 23°17′3.73″E / 42.6866722°N 23.2843694°E | ||
Chimneys of Kremikovtzi AD | Chimney | Yana | 120 m | 394 ft |
42°44′20.33″N 23°32′50.07″E / 42.7389806°N 23.5472417°E ; 42°44′31.61″N 23°31′37.27″E / 42.7421139°N 23.5270194°E ; 42°44′53.74″N 23°32′24.5″E / 42.7482611°N 23.540139°E ; 42°44′50.95″N 23°32′28.89″E / 42.7474861°N 23.5413583°E | ||
Chimney of Lyulin Heating Power Plant | Chimney | Voluyak | 120 m | 394 ft |
42°44′58.42″N 23°15′11.96″E / 42.7495611°N 23.2533222°E | ||
Chimney of Vratsa Heating Power Plant | Chimney | Vratsa | 120 m | 394 ft |
43°11′49.82″N 23°34′51.31″E / 43.1971722°N 23.5809194°E ; 43°11′41.27″N 23°34′57.1″E / 43.1947972°N 23.582528°E | ||
Chimney of Brikel TES | Chimney | Galabovo | 120 m | 394 ft |
42°9′16.08″N 25°54′24.43″E / 42.1544667°N 25.9067861°E | ||
Small chimney of Pirdop copper smelter and refinery | ? | Chimney | Pirdop | 120 m | 394 ft | 42°43′10.43″N 24°9′20.33″E / 42.7195639°N 24.1556472°E | |
Chimney of Mondi Stamboliyski | ? | Chimney | Stamboliyski | 120 m | 394 ft | 42°8′9.02″N 24°31′13.15″E / 42.1358389°N 24.5203194°E | |
Chimney of TES Kazanlak | ? | Chimney | Kazanlak | 120 m | 394 ft | 42°36′39.09″N 25°22′45.08″E / 42.6108583°N 25.3791889°E | |
Chimney of TES Shumen | ? | Chimney | Shumen | 120 m | 394 ft | 43°15′39.64″N 26°57′48.03″E / 43.2610111°N 26.9633417°E | |
Chimney of TES Vidin | ? | Chimney | Vidin | 120 m | 394 ft | 43°56′54.05″N 22°51′3.27″E / 43.9483472°N 22.8509083°E | |
Chimneys of TES Sliven | ? | Chimney | Sliven | 120 m | 394 ft | 42°39′12.13″N 26°19′33.33″E / 42.6533694°N 26.3259250°E ;42°39′21.28″N 26°19′38.73″E / 42.6559111°N 26.3274250°E | |
Chimney of TES Gorna Orjahovica | ? | Chimney | Gorna Orjahovica | 120 m | 394 ft | 43°8′14.25″N 25°42′16.99″E / 43.1372917°N 25.7047194°E | |
Chimney of TES Plovdiv-South | ? | Chimney | Plovdiv | 120 m | 394 ft | 42°7′0.2″N 24°46′9.25″E / 42.116722°N 24.7692361°E | |
TPP Plovdiv, Small Chimney | Chimney | Plovdiv | 120 m | 394 ft |
42°10′59.89″N 24°44′29.07″E / 42.1833028°N 24.7414083°E | ||
Chimney of Dolna Mitropolija | ? | Chimney | Dolna Mitropolija | 120 m | 394 ft | 43°28′7.77″N 24°32′44.88″E / 43.4688250°N 24.5458000°E | |
Chimney of Pazardzhik | ? | Chimney | Pazardzhik | 120 m | 394 ft | 42°10′23.64″N 24°20′14.25″E / 42.1732333°N 24.3372917°E | |
Silistra TV Tower | 1979 | Tower | Silistra Province | 117 m | 384 ft | 44°6′7″N 27°15′28″E / 44.10194°N 27.25778°E | |
Stramni Rid TV Tower | 1970 | Tower | Ralitsa | 114 m | 374 ft | 41°26′33.2″N 25°28′57.44″E / 41.442556°N 25.4826222°E | |
Dragoman Transmitter | 1977 | Guyed Mast | Sofia-Dragoman | 112 m | 367 ft | 42°54′26″N 22°55′34″E / 42.90722°N 22.92611°E | mast of 4th Sofia radio centre, insulated against ground |
Blagoevgrad Transmitter | 1995 | Guyed Mast | Blagoevgrad | 112 m | 367 ft | 42°2′50″N 23°2′52″E / 42.04722°N 23.04778°E | insulated against ground |
Dobrich AM Transmitter | 2000 | Guyed Mast | Dobrich | 112 m | 367 ft | 43°32′44.56″N 27°48′58.35″E / 43.5457111°N 27.8162083°E | insulated against ground |
Dulovo Transmitter | 1991 | Guyed Mast | Dulovo | 110 m | 361 ft | 43°51′41″N 27°9′2″E / 43.86139°N 27.15056°E | insulated against ground |
Pleven TV Tower | ? | Tower | Pleven | 107 m | 351 ft | 43°24′7″N 24°38′56″E / 43.40194°N 24.64889°E | |
Borisova Gradina TV Tower | 1959 | Tower | Sofia City | 106 m | 348 ft | 42°40′36″N 23°20′30″E / 42.67667°N 23.34167°E | |
Hotel Rodina | 1979 | Skyscraper | Sofia | 104 m | 341 ft | 42°41′31.34″N 23°18′29.77″E / 42.6920389°N 23.3082694°E | |
Hotel Sankt Peterburg | Skyscraper | Plovdiv | 103 m | 338 ft | 42°8′27.39″N 24°44′59.28″E / 42.1409417°N 24.7498000°E | ||
Chimney of TES Veliko Tarnovo | ? | Chimney | Veliko Tarnovo | 100 m | 328 ft | 43°4′9.98″N 25°35′53.69″E / 43.0694389°N 25.5982472°E | |
Cooling towers of Maritza East Power Station, Unit 3 | Cooling tower | Mednikarovo | 100 m | 328 ft | 42°08′37.9″N 25°59′55.19″E / 42.143861°N 25.9986639°E ;42°08′34.69″N 25°59′51.36″E / 42.1429694°N 25.9976000°E | ||
Cooling tower of Maritza East Power Station, Unit 2 | Cooling tower | Radetski | 100 m | 328 ft | 42°15′32.23″N 26°7′49.68″E / 42.2589528°N 26.1304667°E | ||
Cooling towers of Bobov Dol Power Plant | Chimney | Bobov Dol | 100 m | 328 ft |
42°16′57.93″N 23°1′57.38″E / 42.2827583°N 23.0326056°E ; 42°16′57.31″N 23°2′3.52″E / 42.2825861°N 23.0343111°E ; 42°16′53.8″N 23°1′56.69″E / 42.281611°N 23.0324139°E | ||
Tutrakan TV Tower | 1979 | Tower | Silistra Province | 98 m | 322 ft | 44°2′56″N 26°37′14″E / 44.04889°N 26.62056°E | |
Razgrad TV Tower | 1978 | Tower | Razgrad Province | 88 m | 289 ft | 43°33′24″N 26°32′3″E / 43.55667°N 26.53417°E | |
Burgas TV Tower | 1993 | Tower | Burgas Province | 72 m | 236 ft | 42°30′23.4″N 27°28′11.54″E / 42.506500°N 27.4698722°E |