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Tallest Buildings And Structures In Belgium
These are lists of the tallest structures in Belgium, sorted by type. Tallest skyscrapers The vast majority of Belgium's skyscrapers are located in multi-municipal entity of the Brussels-Capital Region, which includes the City of Brussels The City of Brussels (french: Ville de Bruxelles or alternatively ''Bruxelles-Ville'' ; nl, Stad Brussel or ''Brussel-Stad'') is the largest municipality and historical City centre, centre of the Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, as well a ..., Saint-Josse-ten-Noode and Schaerbeek (territories around the Northern Quarter, the nation's largest cluster of high-rise buildings). The rest of the skyscrapers are scattered among Belgium's secondary cities. Tallest radio and TV towers Other buildings and structures Gallery References External links Brussels Skyscraper Diagram at SkyscraperPageAir-traffic obstacle list {{TBSW Belgium Tallest buildings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astro Tower
The Astro Tower (french: Tour Astro, nl, Astrotoren) is a skyscraper in Brussels, Belgium. It is located on the north-eastern corner of the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road) in the municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, just north of the Madou Plaza Tower. The Astro Tower is tall, making it one of the tallest buildings in Belgium. The financial firm Fortis leased the entirety of the building from 2005 to 2011. From 2011 to 2013, the building underwent extensive renovations. The owner, HPG Belgium NV, sold the Astro Tower to Spanish investor Luresa in February 2008.https://propertyeu.info/Nieuws/Luresa-buys-Astro-tower-in-Brussels/c46f138b97d542049757c0c5429bfb8d Gallery File:AstroTower.jpg, The Astro Tower before renovation with its original copper-coloured cladding File:Wetstraat675.jpg, Aerial view before renovation (/ in the foreground) See also * Finance Tower * North Galaxy Towers * Madou Plaza Tower * Proximus Towers * Rogier Tower * World Trade Center (Brussels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittem
Pittem () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Egem and Pittem proper. Pittem has population of more than 6,700 The total area is 34.42 km² which gives a population density of 192 inhabitants per km². Notable people *Rodolphe Poma (1884–1954), Olympic rower *Ferdinand Verbiest (1623–1688), scientist and missionary References External links * Official website - Available only in Dutch Sister City (since 1984)with Shawnee, Kansas Shawnee is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. It is the seventh most populous municipality in the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 67,311. History Territory of Kansas Before ... Municipalities of West Flanders {{WestFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VRT Zendstation Egem
The VRT Zendstation Egem is a tall guyed mast used as a broadcast antenna. It broadcasts the radio and TV programs of the VRT and Q-Music, JOE fm, and Nostalgie Vlaanderen Nostalgie Vlaanderen ''(Nostalgie Flanders)'' is a private Belgium, Belgian radio station broadcasting in Flanders and Brussels but can also be heard in some parts of Wallonia, and is dedicated to mainly music of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Nost .... There are also a number of antennas for mobile communications ( Base, Mobistar and Proximus ) attached to the mast. It was built in 1973 and is located in Egem in Pittem, West Flanders, Belgium. It is the tallest structure in Belgium. Since 2008 the tower is owned and operated by Norkring België. Radio services broadcast from the site (particularly those of the VRT) can be received in parts of neighbouring countries. Reception of the VRT services can regularly be received in the southern provinces of the Netherlands, Nord-Pas-de-Calais in Northe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw (; french: Leeuw-Saint-Pierre) is a Dutch-speaking municipality of Belgium located in the province of Flemish Brabant (Flemish Region). The municipality comprises the towns of Oudenaken, Ruisbroek, Sint-Laureins-Berchem, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw proper and Vlezenbeek. Sint-Pieters-Leeuw is located just outside the Brussels-Capital Region, in the Payottenland. The municipality is a blend of parks, castles, meadows and gardens with the Coloma park as its green heart. On January 1, 2018, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw had a total population of 34,025. The total area is 40.38 km² which gives a population density of 842 inhabitants per km². It is a mostly a residential community with largely preserved rural areas and some industrial zones. History The municipality is one of the largest municipalities in Flemish Brabant. The rural settlement grew into a major residential and professional community. Sint-Pieters-Leeuw has a lengthy history behind it. The oldest document dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Tower
The Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Tower, sometimes called the VRT-toren, although there are several by that name, is a free standing tower at Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, on the outskirts of Brussels, Belgium, built between 1991 and 1994. It is the tallest free standing structure in Belgium. The tower's location, south-west of Brussels, was chosen for its central location in Belgium and to minimize hindrance to Brussels Airport beyond the opposite end of the city. The tower is owned by Norkring België. After its construction, it emerged that the tower was built illegally, due to irregularities in the building permits. There were complaints against it as locals feel the unpainted concrete is an eyesore, and it has even been suggested that the tower may be demolished. In April 2007, the irregularities were straightened out and the tower has retroactively acquired the legal permit to be built. See also * List of towers * Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie The VRT (), is the national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boerentoren
The Boerentoren ( en, "Farmer's Tower"; officially the KBC Tower, originally the Torengebouw van Antwerpen) is a historic tall building in Antwerp, Belgium. Constructed between 1929 and 1932 and originally high, it remained the tallest building and the second tallest structure of any kind in the city (after the gothic Cathedral of Our Lady) until 2019, when the Antwerp Tower surpassed it with a height of . At the time of construction it was the second tallest building in Europe by roof height (after Telefónica Building). Designed in Art-deco style, the Boerentoren is one of Europe's very first tall buildings. The Boerentoren remained the tallest in Belgium until 1960, and is currently ranked 21st tallest in the country. In 1954 the tower was extended with an antenna which reached to a total height of . In 1976, the roof of the tower was raised by , and the current roof height is therefore . The building was designed by Jan Van Hoenacker. In 2020, the company Katoen Natie a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hotel Brussels
The Hotel Brussels is a four-star hotel in the Louise/Louiza district of Brussels, Belgium, owned and managed by the Swedish hotel group Pandox AB. A landmark building, it originally opened as the Brussels Hilton in 1969. Pandox AB purchased the building in September 2010, assumed management in February 2011 and commenced a complete renovation of the 27 floors. The renovations were completed after a two-year period. The hotel is located on the /, between the / and the Namur Gate, and next to the Egmont Palace. This area is served by the metro stations Louise/Louiza and Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort (on lines 2 and 6), as well as the tram stop / (on lines 8 and 92). . History The hotel was built in the 1960s on the / in Brussels, a shopping area running from the / to the Namur Gate. It was one of the first international hotels to be built in the city. At that time, the buildings along the Boulevard de Waterloo were all in neo-Rococo, neoclassical or neo-Renaissance styles. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brusilia
Residence Brusilia is a curved building in the Schaerbeek district of Brussels, Belgium, next to Josaphat Park. It was designed by the Belgian architect Jacques Cuisinier and built from 1970 to 1974. At 35 stories and tall, it remained the tallest all-residential building in Belgium until the tall UP-site Tower was completed in Brussels in 2014. The upper floors offer a wide view over Brussels and beyond (as far north as Antwerp and Doel Nuclear Power Station on a clear day). Originally the building was supposed to be double the width. The left half was built first, together with the foundations of the right half, but the right tower was postponed ''sine die'' because of the first oil crisis The 1973 oil crisis or first oil crisis began in October 1973 when the members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), led by Saudi Arabia, proclaimed an oil embargo. The embargo was targeted at nations that had supp .... In 2014, a lower building was complet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,Statistics Belgium; ''Loop van de bevolking per gemeente'' (Excel file) Population of all municipalities in Belgium, . Retrieved 1 November 2017. it is the most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of around 1,200,000 people, it is the second-largest metrop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwerp Tower
The Antwerp Tower is a skyscraper in Antwerp (Belgium). Originally built in 1974 with a height of , the Antwerp Tower was the third tallest building in Antwerp, behind the Cathedral of our Lady and the KBC tower. After the completion of an extensive renovation in 2019-2021 where two double-height floors were added, the Antwerp Tower is now the second tallest building in the city overall and the highest residential building, with a height of . History Since 1900, the site had been the location of the "Grand Hotel Weber", a Belle Époque style luxury hotel, which was severely damaged by bombings in World War II and stood empty for almost 20 years until it was demolished in the late 1960s. The site was subsequently sold to developers who erected Antwerp Tower, an high office building which opened in 1974. Despite counting prominent companies among its renters, such as Yellow Pages and Unilever, the office building never became popular and renting out offices became increasing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proximus Towers
The Proximus Towers (french: Tours Proximus, nl, Proximus-torens, known as the Belgacom Towers before the company's name change) are twin skyscrapers on the / in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. The buildings take their name from the telecommunications company Proximus. They are among the tallest buildings in Belgium. The towers are both tall to the roof, and Tower 1 has a spire reaching high with a Belgian flag mounted on top. The two towers are linked by a glass skyway between the 25th and 26th floors of each building. The towers were originally conceived as part of an eight-building Brussels World Trade Center complex, but were splintered off into a separate project. The construction of the towers began in 1991 and was completed in 1994. See also * Astro Tower * Finance Tower * Madou Plaza Tower * North Galaxy Towers * Rogier Tower * World Trade Center (Brussels) The World Trade Center (WTC) is a complex of skyscrapers at the corne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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