List of tallest buildings in 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

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

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

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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)
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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

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Hochhaus Huyssenallee 2  |  | 78 m (256 ft)  | 19  | 1980  | 2022

## See also

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* List of tallest buildings in Germany
* List of tallest structures in Germany

## 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.

## External links

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* Essen skyscrapers at SkyscraperPage.com

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