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 (French: Tours Belgacom; Dutch: Belgacomtorens) 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.
  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.