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List of tallest structures in the Netherlands

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A non-exhaustive list of the tallest completed structures in the Netherlands. The list contains all types of structures.

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Name Year Structural type Town Pinnacle height Coordinates Remarks
Gerbrandytoren Lopik1961Partially guyed towerIJsselstein366.8 m (1,203 ft)52°00′36.24″N 05°03′12.87″EOriginal height: 382.5 metres. 1987: height reduction to 375 metres. Further height reduction to 366.8 metres on 2 August 2007
Zendstation Smilde1959Partially guyed towerSmilde303.5 m (996 ft)52°54′9.8″N 6°24′12.23″EHit by aircraft in 1968, caught fire on 15 July 2011, upper 200 meters destroyed but rebuilt as a lattice mast
De Zalmhaven I 2022 Skyscraper Rotterdam 215 m (705 ft) 51°54′37″N 4°28′50″E Residential Tower. Tallest building in the Netherlands
KNMI-mast Cabauw1972Guyed mastCabauw213 m (699 ft)51°58′13.06″N 4°55′34.45″EMeteorological research station
Shell Pernis1968/1974ChimneyPernis213 m (699 ft)51°53′2.36″N 4°21′54.09″E ; 51°52′48.43″N 4°20′7.26″ETwo chimneys. Municipality part of Rotterdam.
Zendmast Radio Kootwijk1925Guyed mastRadio Kootwijk212 m (696 ft)52°10′35″N 5°49′57″EDemolished in 1945 by the Germans
Zendmast Radio Kootwijk1947Guyed mastRadio Kootwijk210 m (690 ft)52°10′35″N 5°49′57″EDemolished in 1980
Zendmast Lopik1951Guyed mastIJsselstein210 m (690 ft)Demolished on 8 May 1962, replaced by Gerbrandytoren Lopik
Zendmast Wieringermeer1967Guyed mastWieringermeer204.5 m (671 ft)52°54′30.38″N 5°3′30.06″E
KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven1962TowerRotterdam-Waalhaven199 m (653 ft)51°52′32.56″N 4°26′54.52″E
KPN-Zendmast Hilversum1973TowerHilversum196 m (643 ft)52°14′33.6″N 5°9′52.34″E
Mediumwave transmitter Flevoland1980Guyed mastFlevoland195 m (640 ft)52°22′31.6″N 5°24′59.78″E ; 52°22′29.32″N 5°25′3.78″Etwo masts, grounded, divided in 95 metres with an insulator, demolished 8 January 2019
Mediumwave transmitter Lopik1938Guyed mastLopik196 m (643 ft)52°0′1.74″N 5°2′42.55″Einsulated against ground, demolished on 4 September 2015[1]
Euromast1960TowerRotterdam186 m (610 ft)51°54′19.79″N 4°27′59.7″ETallest tower open to the public with restaurant and observation area. Height extended in 1970
Maastoren2009SkyscraperRotterdam182 m (597 ft)51°54′28.86″N 4°29′34.48″ETallest office building in the country and Benelux[2]
Hemweg Power PlantChimneyAmsterdam178 m (584 ft)52°24′22.28″N 4°50′40.26″E
AmercentraleChimneyGeertruidenberg176 m (577 ft)51°42′31.32″N 4°50′40.18″E ; 51°42′28.17″N 4°50′37.78″E ; 51°42′40.13″N 4°50′35.68″E
Borssele Coal-Fired Power StationChimneyBorsele175 m (574 ft)51°25′59.52″N 3°42′57.7″E
Hemweg Power PlantChimneyAmsterdam175 m (574 ft)52°24′19″N 4°50′50″E
GeleenChimneyGeleen175 m (574 ft)50°58′5.42″N 5°47′45.79″E
Zendmast Lelystad?TowerLelystad172 m (564 ft)52°31′34.14″N 5°26′16.16″E
Zendmast Markelo?TowerMarkelo172 m (564 ft)52°14′12.75″N 6°26′29.85″E
Maasvlakte Power PlantChimneyRotterdam171 m (561 ft)51°57′33.44″N 4°1′35.48″E; 51°57′31.28″N 4°1′36.78″E
Radio- en televisietoren Roermond?TowerRoermond170 m (560 ft)51°11′2.21″N 5°58′32.27″E
Flarestick of Lyondell Maasvlakte PO-11?Guyed chimneyRotterdam165 m (541 ft)51°58′14.31″N 4°1′8″E
Delftse Poort1991SkyscraperRotterdam164 m (538 ft)[3]51°55′27.51″N 4°28′20.11″E
Lekkerkerk Powerline Crossing1970Lattice TowerLekkerkerk163 m (535 ft)51°53′14.03″N 4°40′39.39″E ; 51°53′33.48″N 4°40′20.53″E
Nijmegen Power PlantChimneyNijmegen156 m (512 ft)51°51′21.46″N 5°49′43.68″E
Lange Lies1953ChimneyHeerlen155 m (509 ft)Demolished in 1976
Zendmast ZwolleLattice TowerZwolle155 m (509 ft)52°29′19.42″N 6°8′35.38″E
Zendmast DigitenneLattice towerThe Hague154 m (505 ft)52°2′49.95″N 4°15′12.91″E
Velson Power StationChimneyVelsen154 m (505 ft)52°28′22.02″N 4°37′55.83″E ; 52°28′18.01″N 4°38′7.24″E
Kuwait Petroleum RefineryChimneyEuropoort154 m (505 ft)51°56′2.15″N 4°10′16.12″E
Lage Weide PlantChimneyUtrecht152 m (499 ft)52°6′10.87″N 5°4′20.42″E
Montevideo2005SkyscraperRotterdam152 m (499 ft)51°54′14.63″N 4°29′7.43″EIncluding "M" on the roof
NEREFCO-ChimneyChimneyEuropoort151 m (495 ft)51°56′41.81″N 4°6′27.89″E
KEMA Toren1969TowerArnhem150 m (490 ft)51°59′10.83″N 5°52′33.47″E
Maastricht ENCI-Cement FactoryChimneyMaastricht150 m (490 ft)50°49′5.31″N 5°41′20.76″E
Claus CentraleChimneyMaasbracht150 m (490 ft)51°9′16.01″N 5°24′23.99″E; 51°9′16.5″N 5°54′27.7″E
BotlekChimneyBotlek150 m (490 ft)51°52′24.1″N 4°17′43.02″E
Maasvlakte Wind TurbinesWind turbineRotterdam150 m (490 ft)51°56′19″N 4°8′4″E4 Units
Rembrandttower1995SkyscraperAmsterdam150 m (490 ft)52°20′39.82″N 4°54′59.21″EIncluding mast on the roof
Milleniumtower2000SkyscraperRotterdam149 m (489 ft)51°55′20.45″N 4°28′17.54″EIncluding mast on the roof
KPN-toren Haarlem1972TowerHaarlem149 m (489 ft)52°23′17.35″N 4°40′10.8″E
Nozema tower Wormer1968TowerWormer144 m (472 ft)52°29′52.43″N 4°47′46.12″E
Westpoint Tower2004SkyscraperTilburg143 m (469 ft)51°33′35.85″N 5°3′53.64″ETallest flat in the country
Hoftoren2003SkyscraperThe Hague142 m (466 ft)52°4′51.42″N 4°19′18.19″E
Lange Jan1937/38ChimneyHeerlen135 m (443 ft)Demolished in 1976
KPN-toren Den Haag1965TowerThe Hague133 m (436 ft)52°4′50.54″N 4°20′9.24″E
Het Strijkijzer2007SkyscraperThe Hague132 m (433 ft)52°4′17.75″N 4°19′27.6″E
The Red Apple2009SkyscraperRotterdam124 m (407 ft)51°55′2″N 4°29′21″E
World Port Center2001SkyscraperRotterdam123 m (404 ft)51°54′17.717″N 4°29′4.723″E
De Rotterdam2013SkyscraperRotterdam149 m (489 ft)51°54′24″N 4°29′17″E
Dom Tower1382Church towerUtrecht112 m (367 ft)52°5′26.4″N 5°7′16.92″ENave destroyed by tornado in 1674, tower freestanding since
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