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List of tallest buildings in Essen

This list of tallest buildings in Essen ranks high-rise buildings and important landmarks that reach a height of 40 meters (131 feet).

Skyline of Essen
Skyline in Essen's southern district looking east: Westenergie tower on the left, Kruppstrasse 5 in the middle at the back, former Huyssenallee 2 in front, RellingHaus II + I in front, Postbank high-rise on the right, RUHR Tower behind it

Most of the high-rise buildings are concentrated in the southern district south of the city center. Construction of the Rheinstahl buildings began here in 1958, followed shortly afterwards by the RWE building at Kruppstrasse 5, making Essen the first city in Germany to establish a skyline. Frankfurt am Main did not follow until 1962.[1]

Outside Essen's southern district, the city hall and, more recently, the corporate headquarters of Thyssen-Krupp and E.ON Ruhrgas were later added.

The Westenergie Tower in Essen is the tallest office building in the Ruhr region.[2]

In March 2024, the city of Essen adopted a high-rise development concept. This defines suitable areas for new high-rise buildings in the urban area. These are located to the east of the city center on the Schützenbahn and south of the main train station as well as to the west and north of the city center in the area of Weststadt and the university.[3]


Rank Name Image Height
m (ft) 		Floors Year completed Use / Note
1 Westenergie-Turm 127 m (417 ft) 30 1996 Tallest skyscraper in Düsseldorf, Height to tip 162 m (531 ft)
Former headquarters of RWE AG
2 Essen City Hall 106 m (348 ft) 23 1979 Seat of the city administration.
3 RellingHaus II 100 m (328 ft) 21 1999 Headquarters of Evonik Industries
4 Postbank-Hochhaus 91.59 m (300 ft) 19 1967 Office
5 Hochhaus Kruppstraße 5 85 m (279 ft) 22 1961 Office, former seat of RWE Deutschland AG
6 RUHR Tower 76.9 m (252 ft) 22 1961 Office, former headquarters of ThyssenKrupp
7 Bochumer Straße 64–66 69.38 m (228 ft) 22 1974 Residential
8 E.ON (1) 63 m (207 ft) 15 2010 Headquarters of E.ON
8 E.ON (2) 87 m (285 ft) 15 2010 Headquarters of E.ON
10 RUHRTURM 61 m (200 ft) 15 1973 Hotel, Office
11 RellingHaus I 60.45 m (198 ft) 17 1996 Headquarters of Evonik Industries
12 PHIL (Huyssen Quartier Essen)[4][5] 60 m (197 ft) 18 2022 Residential
13 Gebäude der Universitätsklinik 57.6 m (189 ft) 14 1973 Building of the University Hospital
14 Rellinghauser Str. 27[6] 57 m (187 ft) 15 1996 Office
14 Magna Tower 57 m (187 ft) 15 1963 Office
14 Schulzstraße 24[7] 57 m (187 ft) 15 1963 Residential
17 Weststadt-Türme 54 m (177 ft) 15 1992 Office
18 Gildehof-Center 52 m (171 ft) 15 1988 Office
19 Premier Inn Hotel 51 m (167 ft) 13 2020 Hotel
20 Thyssenkrupp-Hauptquartier 50 m (164 ft) 14 1963 Headquarters of ThyssenKrupp
21 Gildehofstraße 1[8] 49 m (161 ft) 16 Office
22 Hollestraße 7c[9] 47.85 m (157 ft) 16 Office
23 Hollestraße 7[10] 45.1 m (148 ft) 14 Office
24 Gildehofstraße 2[11] 43.89 m (144 ft) 15 Office
25 Gildehofstraße 2[12] 41.15 m (135 ft) 13 1976 Office


Proposed

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Name Height (m)
 Height (ft)
 Floors Year
High Square Essen[13] 139 456 36 2028
Essen Eins[14] ~80 ~262 20 Unknown
BürgerRatHaus[15] 60 197 16 Unknown
Zech-Haus[16] 50 164 13 Unknown

Demolished

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Name Image Height
m (ft) 		Floors Opened Demolished
Hochhaus Huyssenallee 2   78 m (256 ft) 19 1980 2022


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "DerWesten.de: Damals war es schick (web.archiv)". Archived from the original on 2016-06-10.
  2. ^ "DerWesten.de: Essener Energieriese will seinen Turm verkaufen (web.archiv)". Archived from the original on 2014-08-13.
  3. ^ "Hochhausentwicklungsplan]" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Huyssen Quartier Essen".
  5. ^ "Luftbild Essen: Neubau Wohn- und Geschäftshaus "HQE Huyssen Quartier Essen "".
  6. ^ "Opernplatz Quartier: Rellinghauser Straße 27". 8 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Emporis: Tallest buildings in Essen (web.archiv)". Archived from the original on 2021-01-18.
  8. ^ "Emporis: Tallest buildings in Essen (web.archiv)". Archived from the original on 2021-01-18.
  9. ^ "Emporis: Tallest buildings in Essen (web.archiv)". Archived from the original on 2021-01-18.
  10. ^ "Emporis: Tallest buildings in Essen (web.archiv)". Archived from the original on 2021-01-18.
  11. ^ "Emporis: Tallest buildings in Essen (web.archiv)". Archived from the original on 2021-01-18.
  12. ^ "Emporis: Tallest buildings in Essen (web.archiv)". Archived from the original on 2021-01-18.
  13. ^ "WAZ: High Square Essen" (PDF).
  14. ^ "Baid.de:Innogy Campus Essen".
  15. ^ "Stadt Essen: Weitere Planung zum Neubau des BürgerRatHauses der Stadt Essen".
  16. ^ "WAZ: Vor der Grugahalle entsteht in Essen ein neues Bürohochhaus". 7 July 2022.


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