List of tallest structures in the Netherlands explained

A non-exhaustive list of the tallest completed structures in the Netherlands. The list contains all types of structures.

NameYearStructural typeTownPinnacle heightRemarks
1961 366.8m (1,203.4feet) 52.0101°N 5.0536°W Original height: 382.5 metres. 1987: height reduction to 375 metres. Further height reduction to 366.8 metres on 2 August 2007
1959303.5m (995.7feet) Hit by aircraft in 1968, caught fire on 15 July 2011, upper 200 meters destroyed but rebuilt as a lattice mast
De Zalmhaven I2022SkyscraperRotterdam215 m (705 ft)51°54′37″N 4°28′50″E Residential Tower. Tallest building in the Netherlands
1972213m (699feet) Meteorological research station
1968/1974213m (699feet) ; Two chimneys. Municipality part of Rotterdam.
Zendmast Radio Kootwijk 1925 212m (696feet) Demolished in 1945 by the Germans
Zendmast Radio Kootwijk 1947 210m (690feet) Demolished in 1980
Zendmast Lopik 1951 210m (690feet) Demolished on 8 May 1962, replaced by Gerbrandytoren Lopik
Zendmast Wieringermeer 1967 204.5m (670.9feet)
1962 199m (653feet)
1973 196m (643feet)
1980 195m (640feet) ; two masts, grounded, divided in 95 metres with an insulator, demolished 8 January 2019
1938 196m (643feet) insulated against ground, demolished on 4 September 2015[1]
1960 Tower 186m (610feet) Tallest tower open to the public with restaurant and observation area. Height extended in 1970
2009 182m (597feet) Tallest office building in the country and Benelux[2]
Hemweg Power Plant 178m (584feet)
176m (577feet) ; ;
Borssele Coal-Fired Power Station 175m (574feet)
Hemweg Power Plant 175m (574feet)
Geleen 175m (574feet)
Zendmast Lelystad ? 172m (564feet)
Zendmast Markelo ? 172m (564feet)
Maasvlakte Power Plant 171m (561feet)
? 170m (560feet)
Flarestick of Lyondell Maasvlakte PO-11 ? 165m (541feet)
1991 164m (538feet)[3]
Lekkerkerk Powerline Crossing 1970 163m (535feet) ;
Nijmegen Power Plant 156m (512feet)
Lange Lies 1953 155m (509feet) Demolished in 1976
Zendmast Zwolle 155m (509feet)
154m (505feet)
Velson Power Station 154m (505feet) ;
Kuwait Petroleum Refinery 154m (505feet)
Lage Weide Plant 152m (499feet)
2005 152m (499feet) Including "M" on the roof
NEREFCO-Chimney151m (495feet)
1969 150m (490feet)
Maastricht ENCI-Cement Factory150m (490feet)
Claus Centrale150m (490feet)
Botlek 150m (490feet)
Maasvlakte Wind Turbines 150m (490feet) 4 Units
1995 150m (490feet) Including mast on the roof
2000 149m (489feet) Including mast on the roof
KPN-toren Haarlem 1972 149m (489feet)
1968 144m (472feet)
2004 143m (469feet) Tallest flat in the country
2003 142m (466feet)
Lange Jan 1937/38 135m (443feet) Demolished in 1976
1965 133m (436feet)
2007 132m (433feet)
2009 124m (407feet)
2001 123m (404feet)
2013 149m (489feet)
1382 112m (367feet) Nave destroyed by tornado in 1674, tower freestanding since

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zendmast Lopik neergehaald. 5 September 2015.
  2. Web site: Maastoren . 4 September 2012.
  3. Web site: Rotterdam Information . 4 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120818223521/http://en.rotterdam.info/visitors/places-to-go/attractions/5163/delftse-poort/ . 18 August 2012 . dead .