Proximus Towers

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Proximus Towers
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The Proximus Towers in Brussels
Proximus Towers
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice buildings
Location Northern Quarter, Brussels, Belgium
Coordinates 50°51′35″N4°21′30″E / 50.85972°N 4.35833°E / 50.85972; 4.35833
Construction started1991 (1991)
Completed1994 (1994)
Height
Roof102 m (335 ft) [1] [2]
Technical details
Floor count32 [1]
Floor area101,200 m2 (1,089,000 sq ft) [2]

The Proximus Towers (French : Tours Proximus; Dutch : Proximustorens) are twin skyscrapers on the Boulevard du roi Albert II/Koning Albert II-laan in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. The buildings take their name from the telecommunications company Proximus. They were formerly known as the Belgacom Towers before the company's name change.

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The towers are both 102 metres (335 ft) tall to the roof, making them some of the tallest buildings in Belgium, and Tower 1 has a spire reaching 134 metres (440 ft) high with a Belgian flag mounted on top. The two towers are linked by a 30-metre-long (98 ft) glass skyway between the 25th and 26th floors of each building. [1]

The towers were originally conceived as part of an eight-building Brussels World Trade Center (WTC) complex, but were splintered off into a separate project. [3] The construction of the towers began in 1991 and was completed in 1994.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Belgacom Towers at Emporis". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 1 2 "Proximus Towers, Brussels". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "World Trade Center, Brussels at Emporis". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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