List of tallest buildings in The Hague

Skyline of The Hague
Skyline van Den Haag
The Hague in 2022
Tallest buildingMinisterie van Justitie (2012)
Tallest building height146 m (479 ft)
Number of tall buildings (2025)
Taller than 75 m (246 ft)31
Taller than 100 m (328 ft)11

The Hague, the third-largest city in the Netherlands, has one of the largest skylines in the Low Countries, with 31 high-rises taller than 75 m (246 ft) as of 2025, 11 of which have a height greater than 100 m (328 ft). As the Netherlands' administrative centre and seat of government, some of its skyscrapers house the country's governmental institutions. The tallest building in the Hague is tied between Ministerie van Justitie and Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken, which are both 146 m (479 ft) metres tall.[1][2] Completed in 2012, the buildings are home to the Ministry of Justice and Security and the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations respectively. The third tallest building, Hoftoren, is the location of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.[3]

For much of its history, the tallest structure in The Hague was the Great Church, or St. James's Church, which was built between the 14th to 16th centuries. The first high-rises appeared in the mid-20th century. As the number of tall buildings grew, the city centre area around Den Haag Centraal railway station formed the centre of an emerging skyline, with office buildings such as the 77 m (253 ft) Witte Anna and the 88 m (289 ft) Zurichtoren. The rate of high-rise construction has increased in the 21st century. Residential high-rise developments have become more prominent, notably with the four-tower Prinsenhof residential complex in 2005 and the 132 m (432 ft) Het Strijkijzer in 2008. Between 2010 and 2012, a host of towers were completed in the city centre, including the New Babylon complex, De Kroon, and the two tallest buildings that house the aforementioned ministries.

Most of the tallest buildings in The Hague are in the city centre districts of Centrum and Haagse Hout. The largest concentration of skyscrapers are located around Den Haag Centraal. Many high-rises reflect the influence of traditional and modern Dutch architecture, such as Castalia, whose pitched roofs were inspired by Dutch canal houses.[4][5] The Hague is the main city of the Haaglanden urban area, which has a number of modern high-rises in its other cities of Delft, Rijswijk, and Zoetermeer. The Hague forms a larger metropolitan area with Rotterdam, with around 2.7 million inhabitants. Together, the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area has over 30 skyscrapers taller than 100 m (328 ft), making it one of the metropolitan areas with the most skyscrapers in Europe.

History

Number of buildingsYear0510152025303519601970198019902000201020202030Buildings taller than 75 m (246 ft)Buildings taller than 100 m (328 ft)Growth of skyscrapers in The Hague
Number of buildings by height in The Hague by the end of each year, based on the list below. This excludes free-standing structures such as church spires. Click on the legend to toggle a specific height on or off. View chart definition.

Cityscape

Map of tallest buildings

The map below shows the location of buildings taller than 75 m (246 ft) in the city centre of The Hague. Each marker is numbered by the building's height rank, and colored by the decade of its completion. Several buildings in The Hague are located outside of this map, and are denoted with an asterisk.

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Buildings taller than 75 m (246 ft) in The Hague city centre. An asterisk (*) next to the building's name indicates it is located outside the map.
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Ministerie van Justitie
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Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken
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Hoftoren
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New Babylon City Tower
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Het Strijkijzer
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De Kroon
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Grotius I
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Prinsenhof
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Castalia
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New Babylon Park Tower
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Adagio
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Zurichtoren
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Leonardo da Vinci I*
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Bolero
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Muzentoren
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Witte Anna
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Escamp Municipal District Office*
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Hoge Regentesse*
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Prinsenhof Residential Block 1
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Prinsenhof Residential Block 2
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Prinsenhof Residential Block 3
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De Zilveren Toren
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TPG Post
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Malietoren
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Paleis van Justitie
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Centre Court
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Couperustoren*
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Wijnhavenkwartier
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The Y
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De Evert*

Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed buildings in The Hague that stand at least 75 m (246 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The “Year” column indicates the year of completion. Buildings tied in height are sorted by year of completion, and then alphabetically.

  Was the tallest free-standing structure in The Hague upon completion
Rank Name Image District Height

m (ft)

Floors Year Purpose Note
1 Ministerie van Justitie Centrum

52°04′46″N 4°19′19″E / 52.079365°N 4.321924°E / 52.079365; 4.321924 (Ministerie van Justitie)

146 (479) 37 2012 Office Joint-tallest building in The Hague, alongside Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken.[1] Tallest building completed in The Hague in the 2010s.
2 Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken Centrum

52°04′45″N 4°19′19″E / 52.079094°N 4.321983°E / 52.079094; 4.321983 (Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken)

146 (479) 37 2012 Office Joint-tallest building in The Hague, alongside Ministerie van Justitie.[2] Tallest building completed in The Hague in the 2010s.
3 Hoftoren Centrum

52°04′51″N 4°19′19″E / 52.080746°N 4.321811°E / 52.080746; 4.321811 (Hoftoren)

141.9 (466) 29 2003 Office Tallest building in The Hague from 2003 to 2012.[6] Tallest building completed in The Hague in the 2000s.
4 New Babylon City Tower Centrum

52°04′59″N 4°19′31″E / 52.082985°N 4.325185°E / 52.082985; 4.325185 (New Babylon City Tower)

141.8 (465) 45 2012 Residential [7]
5 Het Strijkijzer Centrum

52°04′18″N 4°19′28″E / 52.071598°N 4.32431°E / 52.071598; 4.32431 (Het Strijkijzer)

131.6 (432) 41 2008 Residential Also known as "Haagse Toren" (The Hague Tower).[8]
6 De Kroon Centrum

52°04′44″N 4°19′15″E / 52.078873°N 4.320765°E / 52.078873; 4.320765 (De Kroon)

131.2 (430) 41 2011 Residential [9]
7 Grotius I Haagse Hout

52°04′54″N 4°19′43″E / 52.081631°N 4.328556°E / 52.081631; 4.328556 (Grotius I)

120 (394) 38 2022 Residential The taller of the two Grotius towers. Also known as The Roof I. Tallest building completed in The Hague in the 2020s. Tallest building in Haagse Hout.[10]
8 Prinsenhof Haagse Hout

52°04′45″N 4°20′15″E / 52.079098°N 4.33742°E / 52.079098; 4.33742 (Prinsenhof)

109.5 (359) 25 2005 Office Tallest building in the Prinsenhof residential complex Also known as the World Trade Center.[11]
9 Castalia Centrum

52°04′48″N 4°19′15″E / 52.080025°N 4.320813°E / 52.080025; 4.320813 (Castalia)

104 (341) 20 1998 Office Location of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment. Tallest building in The Hague from 1998 to 2003. Tallest building completed in The Hague in the 1990s.[12]
10 New Babylon Park Tower Centrum

52°04′56″N 4°19′30″E / 52.082264°N 4.32488°E / 52.082264; 4.32488 (New Babylon Park Tower)

101.6 (333) 31 2011 Residential [13]
11 Grotius II Haagse Hout

52°04′52″N 4°19′44″E / 52.081161°N 4.328882°E / 52.081161; 4.328882 (Grotius II)

100 (328) 32 2022 Residential The shorter of the two Grotius towers. Also known as The Roof II[14]
12 Adagio Centrum

52°04′40″N 4°19′10″E / 52.077763°N 4.319484°E / 52.077763; 4.319484 (Adagio)

92 (302) 28 2023 Residential [15]
N/A Grote or Sint-Jacobskerk Centrum

52°04′39″N 4°18′24″E / 52.0773678°N 4.3066078°E / 52.0773678; 4.3066078 (Grote or Sint-Jacobskerk)

93 (305) N/A 1424 Religious Tallest free-standing structure in The hague for over five centuries, from 1424 to 1998.[16]
N/A Sint-Jacobuskerk Centrum

52°04′59″N 4°18′31″E / 52.0830526°N 4.3086166°E / 52.0830526; 4.3086166 (Sint-Jacobuskerk)

91 (299) N/A 1878 Religious [17]
13 Zurichtoren Centrum

52°04′50″N 4°19′14″E / 52.08053°N 4.32065°E / 52.08053; 4.32065 (Zurichtoren)

88 (289) 19 1999 Office [18]
14 Leonardo da Vinci I Scheveningen

52°06′50″N 4°17′07″E / 52.11399°N 4.28523°E / 52.11399; 4.28523 (Leonardo da Vinci I)

87 (285) 26 1997 Residential Tallest building in Scheveningen.[19]
15 Bolero Centrum

52°04′38″N 4°19′10″E / 52.0771876°N 4.3193302°E / 52.0771876; 4.3193302 (Bolero)

85 (279) 27 2022 Residential [15]
N/A Peace Palace Scheveningen

52°05′11″N 4°17′45″E / 52.086345°N 4.2958739°E / 52.086345; 4.2958739 (Peace Palace)

80 (262) N/A 1913 Government Translates to Vredespaleis in Dutch.[20]
16 Muzentoren Centrum

52°04′44″N 4°19′10″E / 52.078865°N 4.319472°E / 52.078865; 4.319472 (Muzentoren)

78 (256) 17 2000 Office [21]
17 Witte Anna Haagse Hout

52°04′48″N 4°19′38″E / 52.07989°N 4.32729°E / 52.07989; 4.32729 (Witte Anna)

77 (253) 25 1987 Residential Tallest building completed in The Hague in the 1980s.[22]
18 Escamp Municipal District Office Escamp

52°02′42″N 4°16′49″E / 52.044918°N 4.280293°E / 52.044918; 4.280293 (Escamp Municipal District Office)

76 (249) 17 2011 Mixed-use Tallest building in Escamp. Also known as Stadsdeelkantoor Escamp in Dutch.[15]
19 Hoge Regentesse Centrum

52°04′21″N 4°17′30″E / 52.072411°N 4.291677°E / 52.072411; 4.291677 (Hoge Regentesse)

76 (249) 23 2020 Residential [15]
20 Prinsenhof Residential Block 1 Haagse Hout

52°04′46″N 4°20′13″E / 52.07950°N 4.33692°E / 52.07950; 4.33692 (Prinsenhof Residential Block 1)

75.1 (246) 22 2005 Residential Part of the Prinsenhof residential complex.[23]
21 Prinsenhof Residential Block 2 Haagse Hout

52°04′48″N 4°20′12″E / 52.07987°N 4.336597°E / 52.07987; 4.336597 (Prinsenhof Residential Block 2)

75.1 (246) 22 2005 Residential Part of the Prinsenhof residential complex.[24]
22 Prinsenhof Residential Block 3 Haagse Hout

52°04′49″N 4°20′10″E / 52.08021°N 4.33620°E / 52.08021; 4.33620 (Prinsenhof Residential Block 3)

75.1 (246) 22 2005 Residential Part of the Prinsenhof residential complex.[25]
23 De Zilveren Toren Haagse Hout

52°04′46″N 4°20′04″E / 52.07942°N 4.33456°E / 52.07942; 4.33456 (De Zilveren Toren)

75 (246) 16 1969 Office Tallest building completed in The Hague in the 1960s.[26]
24 TPG Post Haagse Hout

52°04′43″N 4°20′08″E / 52.07855°N 4.33563°E / 52.07855; 4.33563 (TPG Post)

75 (246) 19 1986 Office Also known as EDGE The Hague.[27]
25 Malietoren Haagse Hout

52°05′03″N 4°19′36″E / 52.084141°N 4.326661°E / 52.084141; 4.326661 (Malietoren)

75 (246) 19 1996 Office [28]
26 Paleis van Justitie Haagse Hout

52°04′57″N 4°19′47″E / 52.082475°N 4.329733°E / 52.082475; 4.329733 (Paleis van Justitie)

75 (246) 19 1996 Office [15]
27 Centre Court Haagse Hout

52°04′55″N 4°20′00″E / 52.081863°N 4.333449°E / 52.081863; 4.333449 (Centre Court)

75 (246) 17 2003 Office [29]
28 Couperustoren Leidschenveen-Ypenburg

52°03′12″N 4°23′11″E / 52.05322°N 4.38641°E / 52.05322; 4.38641 (Couperustoren)

75 (246) 22 2013 Residential Tallest building in Leidschenveen-Ypenburg.[15]
29 Wijnhavenkwartier Centrum

52°04′42″N 4°19′12″E / 52.078362°N 4.31994°E / 52.078362; 4.31994 (Wijnhavenkwartier)

75 (246) 20 2016 Mixed-use Mixed-use residential and educational building.[15]
30 The Y Centrum

52°04′16″N 4°19′28″E / 52.07117°N 4.32448°E / 52.07117; 4.32448 (The Y)

75 (246) 22 2017 Residential [15]
31 De Evert Laak

52°04′04″N 4°20′16″E / 52.06771°N 4.33785°E / 52.06771; 4.33785 (De Evert)

75 (246) 23 2024 Residential Tallest building in Laak.[15]

Tallest under construction or proposed

Under construction

The following table ranks skyscrapers and high-rises under construction in The Hague that are expected to be at least 75 m (246 ft) tall as of 2025, based on standard height measurement. The “Year” column indicates the expected year of completion. Buildings that are on hold are not included.

Name Height

m (ft)

Floors Year Purpose Notes
The Grace I 139 (456) 43 2029 Residential [15]
The Blox 128 (420) 38 2027 Residential [15]
The Grace II 105 (344) 32 2029 Residential [15]
KJ Den Haag 1 93 (305) 28 2026 Residential [15]
KJ Den Haag 2 93 (305) 28 2026 Residential [15]
One MilkyWay 77 (253) 22 2026 Residential [15]
Maestro 75 (246) 23 2026 Residential [15]

Timeline of tallest buildings

The following table lists the buildings and free-standing structures that have once been the tallest building in The Hague.

Name Image Years as tallest Height

ft (m)

Floors Notes
Grote or Sint-Jacobskerk 1424–1998 93 (305) N/A [16]
Castalia 1998–2003 104 (341) 20 [30]
Hoftoren 2003–2012 142 (466) 29 [6]
Ministry of Justice and Security 2012–present 146 (479) 37 [1]
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations 2012–present 146 (479) 37 [2]

See also

References

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