Boerentoren
| KBC Tower | |
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 Antwerp Skyline, with Boerentoren on the right | |
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| Alternative names | Boerentoren Torengebouw |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | Schoenmarkt 35 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 51°13′07″N 4°24′15″E / 51.218611°N 4.404167°E |
| Construction started | 1929 |
| Completed | 1932 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 112.5 m (369 ft) |
| Roof | 95.8 m (314 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 26 |
| Lifts/elevators | 15 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Emiel van Averbeke Jan R. Van Hoenacker and Jos Smolderen |
| References | |
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The Boerentoren (Template:Lang-en; officially the KBC Tower, originally the Torengebouw van Antwerpen) is a historic tall building in Antwerp, Belgium. Constructed between 1929 and 1932 and originally 87.5 m (287 ft) high, it remains the tallest building and the second tallest structure of any kind in the city (after the gothic Cathedral of Our Lady). 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 112.5 m (369 ft). In 1976, the roof of the tower was raised by 8.3 m (27 ft), and the current roof height is therefore 95.8 m (314 ft).[2] The building was designed by Jan Van Hoenacker.
References
External links
Media related to Boerentoren (Antwerp) at Wikimedia Commons
- VRT News site
- Tower Building in Antwerp (in Dutch)
- "Boerentoren". Phorio.
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