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North Rhine-Westphalia state
region #269049678primary country division tierstate

Tallest buildings in North Rhine-Westphalia

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Location of North Rhine-Westphalia
Tall Buildings
727
Structures
2,817
Completed
2,667
Tallest
162 m

Search in North Rhine-Westphalia

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    1
    5 buildings
    Stadt Herne
    county
    Population —
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    2
    1 building
    Landkreis Coesfeld
    county
    Population —
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    3
    2 buildings
    Stadt Hamm
    county
    Population —
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    4
    11 buildings
    Stadt Leverkusen
    county
    Population —
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    5
    2 buildings
    Oberbergischer Kreis
    county
    Population —
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    6
    36 buildings
    Stadt Wuppertal
    county
    Population —
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    7
    2 buildings
    Hochsauerlandkreis
    county
    Population —
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    8
    3 buildings
    Stadt Remscheid
    county
    Population —
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    9
    88 buildings
    Landkreis Mettmann
    county
    Population —
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    10
    14 buildings
    Stadt Mülheim an der Ruhr
    county
    Population —
  1. Cologne 1
    524 buildings
    Cologne
    city
    Population 1,087,353
  2. Düsseldorf 2
    606 buildings
    Düsseldorf
    city
    Population 631,217
  3. Dortmund 3
    140 buildings
    Dortmund
    city
    Population 595,471
  4. Essen 4
    270 buildings
    Essen
    city
    Population 586,608
  5. Duisburg 5
    200 buildings
    Duisburg
    city
    Population 503,707
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    6
    0 buildings
    Dülmen
    city
    Population 47,989
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    7
    0 buildings
    Bünde
    city
    Population 46,365
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    8
    0 buildings
    Coesfeld
    city
    Population 38,237
  9. ▢
    9
    1 building
    Hemer
    city
    Population 35,005
  10. ▢
    10
    0 buildings
    Geldern
    city
    Population 34,962
  1. Post Tower 1
    Post Tower
    Bonn
    162 m42 fl2002
  2. Hohe Domkirche St. Peter und Maria 2
    Hohe Domkirche St. Peter und Maria
    Cologne
    157 m5 fl1880
  3. KölnTurm 3
    KölnTurm
    Cologne
    148 m 43 fl2001
  4. Colonia-Haus 4
    Colonia-Haus
    Cologne
    147 m42 fl1972
  5. Uni-Center 5
    Uni-Center
    Cologne
    134 m45 fl1973
  6. RWE-Turm 6
    RWE-Turm
    Essen
    127 m 31 fl1996
  7. ARAG Tower 7
    ARAG Tower
    Düsseldorf
    125 m31 fl2000
  8. LVA Hauptgebäude 8
    LVA Hauptgebäude
    Düsseldorf
    123 m 29 fl1976
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    9
    Westenergie-Turm
    Essen
    120 m 30 fl1997
  10. UN-Hochhaus 10
    UN-Hochhaus
    Bonn
    115 m29 fl1969
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