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
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of
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
,
Belgium
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. The buildings take their name from the telecommunications company
Proximus
Proximus (stylised as pro⌘imus; formerly known as Belgacom Mobile) is the largest of Belgium's three mobile telecommunications companies and is a part of Proximus Group (previously Belgacom Group). It competes with Orange Belgium and Base. ...
. 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
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mounted on top. The two towers are linked by a glass
skyway
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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.]
See also
* 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 Ma ...
* Finance Tower
* Madou Plaza Tower
The Madou Plaza Tower (french: Tour Madou Plaza, nl, Madoutoren) is a high-rise building in Brussels, Belgium. It was built in 1965, renovated between 2002 and 2006, and taken over by the European Commission. It is located on the Small Ring (Bru ...
* North Galaxy Towers
The North Galaxy Towers are twin 28-storey skyscrapers on the / in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. There is a third building in the complex which is 6 storeys tall. The first two floors are shared by all thre ...
* Rogier Tower
The Rogier Tower (french: Tour Rogier, nl, Rogiertoren) is a skyscraper located in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. It owes its name to the Place Charles Rogier/Karel Rogierplein on which it is situated. It ...
* World Trade Center (Brussels)
The World Trade Center (WTC) is a complex of skyscrapers at the corner of the / and the / in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. Its three towers are among the tallest buildings in Belgium.
The complex was origin ...
References
{{Tallest buildings and structures in Belgium
Buildings and structures in Brussels
Skyscraper office buildings in Belgium
Schaerbeek
Office buildings completed in 1996
Twin towers