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).

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	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