| Skyline of Amsterdam | |
|---|---|
 The business district of Zuidas in 2021 | |
| Tallest building | Rembrandt Tower (2007) |
| Tallest building height | 150 m (492 ft) |
| Major clusters | Zuidas, Omval, Overhoeks, Teleport, Bullewijk |
| Number of tall buildings (2026) | |
| Taller than 50 m (164 ft) | 211 [1] |
| Taller than 75 m (246 ft) | 50 |
| Taller than 100 m (328 ft) | 11 |
| Taller than 150 m (492 ft) | 1 |
Amsterdam is the capital and largest city in the Netherlands, with a population of 933,680 in 2024, [2] and 2.5 million in its metropolitan area. The city is home to 50 buildings taller than 75 m (246 ft), 11 of which are greater than 100 m (328 ft) in height as of 2026. For both height categories, Amsterdam has the second most tall buildings in the Netherlands, after Rotterdam. While historically a predominantly a city of mid-rise buildings, Amsterdam has seen an increasing number of high-rises in the 21st century, due to the city's housing shortage and high land prices. [3] [4] The tallest building in Amsterdam is the 150 m (492 ft) Rembrandt Tower, an office building completed in 1995 in the Omval neighbourhood, in the eastern district of Amsterdam-Oost.
Contents
- History
- Cityscape
- Map of tallest buildings
- Zuidas
- Other clusters
- Tallest buildings
- Tallest under construction or proposed
- Under construction
- Proposed
- Skylines
- See also
- References
Amsterdam's city centre, ringed by its historic canals, is recognized as an World Heritage Site. Unlike in Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, or Eindhoven, height restrictions ensure the city centre is mostly devoid of high-rises. Instead, Amsterdam has numerous high-rise clusters outside of the city centre. The largest cluster is the Zuidas business district, in the southern district of Amsterdam-Zuid, which arose in the 1990s and 2000s. Notable developments there include the World Trade Center complex, Amsterdam Symphony, and Valley. Omval has the city's tallest building, Rembrandt Tower, and second tallest building, Mondriaan Tower. Alongside Breitnertoren, they make up a trio of buildings named after famous Dutch painters. [5]
Directly north of the city cenre is the neighbourhood of Overhoeks, named after the Overhoeks Tower completed there in 1971. Since the 2000s, it has been undergoing redevelopment. In the 2020s, a high-rise cluster has been constructed around the original tower, which was renamed A'DAM in 2016. This includes Amsterdam's third-tallest building, Maritim Congress Hotel. Teleport, in the city's northwest, is another business district with several high-rises, the tallest of which is the 98 m (320 ft) Millennium Tower. A smaller cluster, developed in the 2010s, surrounds the Noord metro station in the city's north.
Bullewijk, in Amsterdam's far southeast, contains numerous high-rise buildings near Johan Cruyff Arena, the home stadium of football club AFC Ajax. Bullewijk is undergoing significant growth; currently under construction in the area is Dreeftoren, which would become Amsterdam's third-tallest building upon completion; the two-tower The Ensemble development; and SPOT Amsterdam, a mixed-use multi-tower project. [6] Other locations in Amsterdam with a concentration of high-rise buildings include the city's Eastern Docklands, NDSM, Oostenburg, and the University of Amsterdam. [7] The Sluisbuurt neighbourhood, also under construction, will host yet another high-rise cluster. [8]
