Rotterdam

Netherlands

Facts

Population

598,199 (2019)

First 150m+ Building

Tallest Building

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#
134

Tallest City in

the World

#
8

Tallest City in

Europe
#
1

Tallest City in

Netherlands

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 De Zalmhaven I
215 m / 705  ft
2 Maastoren
164.8 m / 541  ft
3 New Orleans
158.4 m / 520  ft
4 Postkantoor
155 m / 509  ft
5 Cooltoren
153.7 m / 504  ft
6 Montevideo
152.3 m / 500  ft
7 Gebouw Delftse Poort 1
151.4 m / 497  ft
8 De Rotterdam
151.3 m / 496  ft
9 Millennium Tower
149 m / 489  ft
10 World Port Center
133.6 m / 438  ft

CTBUH People & Events

Tall Timber: A Global Audit

26 June 2017

2017 Global Walking Tours: The Space Within Tall Buildings

21 Jun-07 July 2017

Videos

24 May 2022

De Karel Doorman, Rotterdam: An Ultra-Lightweight Vertical Extension Using Steel Beams & Stud Walls

This project adds 16 residential floors on top of an existing 1951 department store. The system is a combination of steel columns and beams, metal...

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Research

04 April 2022

State of Tall Timber 2022

The past few years have seen tremendous interest in the development of mass timber buildings of increasing height, in urban settings, many of which are...

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Global News

18 May 2022

Construction Progresses on Restoration of Post Office in Rotterdam

Omnam Group (OMNAM) and ODA have shared the progress of their restoration and reinvention project of the historic post office, POST Rotterdam. Demolition began on...

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