rotterdam / originals

list of tall buildings in 1940



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 height usage year
1 GEB-toren 61 office 1940
2 Ungerpleinflat 43 residential 1934
3 Witte Huis 42 office 1898
4 Van Nelle 40 factory 1931
5 Erasmushuis 40 office 1939
- Flatgebouw Parklaan 30 residential 1933
- Mathenesserplein 28 residential 1929
- Bergpolderflat 27 residential 1934