rotterdam / originals

images of tall buildings in 1945

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

1. GEB-toren
61 m • 1940 - 1993

Stadsarchief Gemeente Rotterdam

2. Ungerpleinflat
43 m • 1934 - 1965

3. Witte Huis
42 m • 1898

4. Van Nelle
40 m • 1931 - 2001

Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed via Wikimedia Commons

5. Erasmushuis
40 m • 1939

Flatgebouw Parklaan
30 m • 1933

Mathenesserplein
28 m • 1929

Hanhil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bergpolderflat
27 m • 1934

Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed via Wikimedia Commons

rotterdam / originals

1. GEB-toren

2. Ungerpleinflat

3. Witte Huis

4. Van Nelle

5. Erasmushuis

Flatgebouw Parklaan

Mathenesserplein

Bergpolderflat