the netherlands / originals

list 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

# name city height usage year
1 De Inktpot Utrecht 58 office 1921
2 GEB-toren Rotterdam 55 office 1931
3 Philips Lichttoren Eindhoven 48 office 1921
4 Witte Huis Rotterdam 42 office 1898
5 Flatbuilding Willemspark The Hague 42 residential 1931
6 Van Nelle Rotterdam 40 factory 1931
- Gebouw Astoria Amsterdam 37 office 1905
- De Utrecht Amsterdam 35 office 1906
- Mathenesserplein Rotterdam 28 residential 1929
- Nirwanaflat The Hague 25 residential 1929