List of tallest structures in the Netherlands


A non-exhaustive list of the tallest completed structures in the Netherlands. The list contains all types of structures.
NameYearStructural typeTownPinnacle heightCoordinatesRemarks
Gerbrandytoren Lopik1961Partially guyed towerIJsselsteinOriginal height: 382.5 metres. 1987: height reduction to 375 metres. Further height reduction to 366.8 metres on 2 August 2007
Zendstation Smilde1959Partially guyed towerSmildeHit by aircraft in 1968, caught fire on 15 July 2011, upper 200 meters destroyed but rebuilt as a lattice mast
De Zalmhaven I2022SkyscraperRotterdam215 m Residential Tower. Tallest building in the Netherlands
KNMI-mast Cabauw1972Guyed mastCabauwMeteorological research station
Shell Pernis1968/1974ChimneyPernis ; Two chimneys. Municipality part of Rotterdam.
Zendmast Radio Kootwijk1925Guyed mastRadio KootwijkDemolished in 1945 by the Germans
Zendmast Radio Kootwijk1947Guyed mastRadio KootwijkDemolished in 1980
Zendmast Lopik1951Guyed mastIJsselsteinDemolished on 8 May 1962, replaced by Gerbrandytoren Lopik
Zendmast Wieringermeer1967Guyed mastWieringermeer-
KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven1962TowerRotterdam-Waalhaven-
KPN-Zendmast Hilversum1973TowerHilversum-
Mediumwave transmitter Flevoland1980Guyed mastFlevoland ; two masts, grounded, divided in 95 metres with an insulator, demolished 8 January 2019
Mediumwave transmitter Lopik1938Guyed mastLopikinsulated against ground, demolished on 4 September 2015
Euromast1960TowerRotterdamTallest tower open to the public with restaurant and observation area. Height extended in 1970
Maastoren2009SkyscraperRotterdamTallest office building in the country and Benelux
Hemweg Power PlantChimneyAmsterdam-
AmercentraleChimneyGeertruidenberg ; ; -
Borssele Coal-Fired Power StationChimneyBorsele-
Hemweg Power PlantChimneyAmsterdam-
GeleenChimneyGeleen-
Zendmast Lelystad?TowerLelystad-
Zendmast Markelo?TowerMarkelo-
Maasvlakte Power PlantChimneyRotterdam; -
Radio- en televisietoren Roermond?TowerRoermond-
Flarestick of Lyondell Maasvlakte PO-11?Guyed chimneyRotterdam-
Delftse Poort1991SkyscraperRotterdam-
Lekkerkerk Powerline Crossing1970Lattice TowerLekkerkerk ; -
Nijmegen Power PlantChimneyNijmegen-
Lange Lies1953ChimneyHeerlenDemolished in 1976
Zendmast ZwolleLattice TowerZwolle-
Zendmast DigitenneLattice towerThe Hague-
Velson Power StationChimneyVelsen ; -
Kuwait Petroleum RefineryChimneyEuropoort-
Lage Weide PlantChimneyUtrecht-
Montevideo2005SkyscraperRotterdamIncluding "M" on the roof
NEREFCO-ChimneyChimneyEuropoort-
KEMA Toren1969TowerArnhem-
Maastricht ENCI-Cement FactoryChimneyMaastricht-
Claus CentraleChimneyMaasbracht; -
BotlekChimneyBotlek-
Maasvlakte Wind TurbinesWind turbineRotterdam4 Units
Rembrandttower1995SkyscraperAmsterdamIncluding mast on the roof
Milleniumtower2000SkyscraperRotterdamIncluding mast on the roof
KPN-toren Haarlem1972TowerHaarlem-
Nozema tower Wormer1968TowerWormer-
Westpoint Tower2004SkyscraperTilburgTallest flat in the country
Hoftoren2003SkyscraperThe Hague-
Lange Jan1937/38ChimneyHeerlenDemolished in 1976
KPN-toren Den Haag1965TowerThe Hague-
Het Strijkijzer2007SkyscraperThe Hague-
The Red Apple2009SkyscraperRotterdam
World Port Center2001SkyscraperRotterdam
De Rotterdam2013SkyscraperRotterdam
Dom Tower1382Church towerUtrechtNave destroyed by tornado in 1674, tower freestanding since