the netherlands / originals

images of tall buildings in 1931



this collection includes buildings of least 40 meters tall that were completed before 1945. Buildings that are shorter than 40 meters but possess skyscraperesque features are included in this list, though they are not ranked

giraffes
during this period, a significant number of 'giraffe' buildings were constructed. A giraffe is defined as a low-rise building with a tower integrated into its design. To qualify for inclusion in this collection, the tower section must have habitable floors occupying more than fifty percent of its total height

color codes
  later reconstructed      later demolished

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1. De Inktpot
Utrecht • 58 m • 1921
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2. GEB-toren
Rotterdam • 55 m • 1931 - 1940

Stadsarchief Gemeente Rotterdam
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3. Philips Lichttoren
Eindhoven • 48 m • 1921

Rosemoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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4. Witte Huis
Rotterdam • 42 m • 1898
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5. Flatbuilding Willemspark
The Hague • 42 m • 1931
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6. Van Nelle
Rotterdam • 40 m • 1931 - 2001

Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed via Wikimedia Commons
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Gebouw Astoria
Amsterdam • 37 m • 1905

Jvhertum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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De Utrecht
Amsterdam • 35 m • 1906
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Mathenesserplein
Rotterdam • 28 m • 1929

Hanhil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Nirwanaflat
The Hague • 25 m • 1929

M.Minderhoud, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons