List of tallest buildings and structures in Belgium
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These are lists of the tallest structures in Belgium
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Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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Tallest skyscrapers
This is a list of skyscrapers sorted by roof height. All but two are in Brussels, mostly in the Northern QuarterNorthern Quarter (Brussels)
The Northern Quarter is the central business district of Brussels, Belgium. Similarly to the Zuidas in Amsterdam or La Défense in Paris, the Northern Quarter consists of a concentrated collection of high-rise buildings....
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| Rank | Name | City | Height | Floors | Year | Coordinates |
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| 1 | South Tower South Tower (Brussels) The South Tower in Brussels is the tallest building in Belgium. It is 150 metres high and has 38 floors and also 3 basement floors, with 11 lifts. It stands next to the Brussels South Railway Station. It was built between 1962 and 1967... |
Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union... |
150 m (492 ft) | 38 | 1967 | 50°50′16.35"N 4°20′12.71"E |
| 2 | Finance Tower Finance Tower The Finance Tower is a skyscraper in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium, designed by the architects Hugo Van Kuyck, Marcel Lambrichs and Léon Stynen... |
Brussels | 145 m (476 ft) | 36 | 1982 | 50°51′10.3"N 4°21′52.49"E |
| 3 | Dexia Tower Dexia Tower The Dexia Tower is a skyscraper located in the Northern Quarter central business district of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels, Belgium. It owes its name to its current tenant, the bank Dexia... |
Brussels | 137 m (449 ft) | 38 | 2006 | 50°51′22.75"N 4°21′33.55"E |
| 4 | Madou Plaza Tower Madou Plaza Tower Madou Plaza Tower is a high-rise building in Brussels . It was built in 1965 and renovated between 2002 and 2006 and taken over by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Education and Culture... |
Brussels | 120 m (394 ft) | 33 | 1965 | 50°50′58.11"N 4°22′11.57"E |
| 5 | Astro Tower Astro Tower The Astro Tower is a skyscraper in Brussels, Belgium. It is located on the northeast corner of the small ring 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 has... |
Brussels | 107 m (351 ft) | 31 | 1976 | 50°51′4.14"N 4°22′11.66"E |
| 6 | North Galaxy, Tower 1 North Galaxy Towers The North Galaxy Towers are twin 28-storey skyscrapers on King Albert II Street 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 three buildings.The two towers are tall,... |
Brussels | 107 m (351 ft) | 28 | 2004 | 50°51′41.93"N 4°21′32.82"E |
| 7 | North Galaxy, Tower 2 North Galaxy Towers The North Galaxy Towers are twin 28-storey skyscrapers on King Albert II Street 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 three buildings.The two towers are tall,... |
Brussels | 107 m (351 ft) | 28 | 2004 | 50°51′39.57"N 4°21′33.12"E |
| 8 | World Trade Center, Tower 3 World Trade Center (Brussels) The World Trade Center of Brussels, Belgium is a complex of skyscrapers at the corner of Albert II Boulevard and Simon Bolivar Boulevard in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels... |
Brussels | 105 m (344 ft) | 28 | 1983 | 50°51′38.64"N 4°21′23.08"E |
| 9 | Europacentrum | Ostend Ostend Ostend is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke , Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast.... |
104 m (341 ft) | 35 | 1969 | 51°13′58.86"N 2°54′56.25"E |
| 10 | Belgacom, Tower 1 Belgacom Towers The Belgacom Towers are twin skyscrapers on King Albert II Street in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. The buildings take their name from the telecommunications company Belgacom. They are among the tallest buildings in Belgium.The towers are both tall to the... |
Brussels | 102 m (335 ft) | 32 | 1994 | 50°51′35.3"N 4°21′28.97"E |
| 11 | Belgacom, Tower 2 Belgacom Towers The Belgacom Towers are twin skyscrapers on King Albert II Street in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. The buildings take their name from the telecommunications company Belgacom. They are among the tallest buildings in Belgium.The towers are both tall to the... |
Brussels | 102 m (335 ft) | 32 | 1994 | 50°51′36.91"N 4°21′31.44"E |
| 12 | World Trade Center, Tower 2 World Trade Center (Brussels) The World Trade Center of Brussels, Belgium is a complex of skyscrapers at the corner of Albert II Boulevard and Simon Bolivar Boulevard in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels... |
Brussels | 102 m (335 ft) | 28 | 1976 | 50°51′41.56"N 4°21′24.65"E |
| 13 | World Trade Center, Tower 1 World Trade Center (Brussels) The World Trade Center of Brussels, Belgium is a complex of skyscrapers at the corner of Albert II Boulevard and Simon Bolivar Boulevard in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels... |
Brussels | 102 m (335 ft) | 28 | 1972 | 50°51′43.17"N 4°21′27.54"E |
| 14 | IT Tower | Brussels | 102 m (335 ft) | 25 | 1971 | |
| 15 | Manhattan Center | Brussels | 102 m (335 ft) | 30 | 1973 | 50°51′22.13"N 4°21′27.06"E |
| 16 | Residence Brusilia Brusilia Residence Brusilia is a building located 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.... |
Brussels | 100 m (328 ft) | 36 | 1974 | |
| 17 | Covent Garden Tower | Brussels | 100 m (328 ft) | 26 | 2007 | |
| 18 | The Hotel, Brussels | Brussels | 99 m (325 ft) | 30 | 1967 | |
| 19 | KBC Tower Boerentoren The Boerentoren or KBC Tower is the tallest building and the second tallest structure in Antwerp, Belgium . The building was constructed between 1929 and 1932 and was originally high... |
Antwerp | 96 m (315 ft) | 26 | 1932 | 51°13′6.93"N 4°24′14.67"E |
| 20 | Zenith Tower | Brussels | 95 m (312 ft) | 22 | 2009 |
Radio and TV towers
| Construction | Year | Structural type | Town | Pinnacle height | Coordinates |
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| VRT Zendstation Egem 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, Radio Contact, Radio Nostalgie). There are also a number of antennas for mobile communications attached to the mast. It was built in 1973 and is... |
1973 | Guyed Mast | Pittem Pittem Pittem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Egem and Pittem proper. On January 1, 2006 Pittem had a total population of 6,599. The total area is 34.42 km² which gives a population density of 192 inhabitants per km².-External... |
305 m (1,000.7 ft) | 51°1′18.18"N 3°14′8.47"E |
| Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Tower | 1996 | Tower | Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Sint-Pieters-Leeuw , is a Dutch-speaking municipality of Belgium located in the province of Flemish Brabant .The municipality comprises the towns of Oudenaken, Ruisbroek, Sint-Laureins-Berchem, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw proper and Vlezenbeek. On January 1, 2006 Sint-Pieters-Leeuw had a total population... |
300 m (984.3 ft) | 50°46′4.13"N 4°13′27.46"E |
| Zendmast Ruiselede Zendmast Ruiselede The Zendmasts of Ruiselede were eight 287 metre high guyed radio masts at Ruiselede, Belgium, built in 1923 for carrying an aerial for VLF transmission . On 30 December 1933, an Imperial Airways aircraft crashed into a mast and demolished it... |
1923-1940 | Guyed Mast | Ruiselede Ruiselede Ruiselede is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. This town only comprises the town of Ruiselede proper. On January 1, 2006 Ruiselede had a total population of 5,113. The total area is 30.20 km² which gives a population density of 169 inhabitants per km².Ruiselede was... /Wingene Wingene Wingene is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Wingene proper and Zwevezele. On January 1, 2006 Wingene had a total population of 13,136. The total area is 68.42 km² which gives a population density of 192 inhabitants per... |
287 m (941.6 ft) | 51°4′44"N 3°20′6.9"E ( location unclear) ? |
| Wavre Transmitter Wavre Transmitter The Wavre radio transmitter is a facility for mediumwave, shortwave, FM and TV broadcasting near Wavre in Belgium. For the mediumwave transmissions it uses a grounded 250-metre high guyed mast. Furthermore there is a backup mast for medium wave transmissions, which is 90 metres high. For shortwave... , Mediumwave mast |
1973 | Guyed Mast | Wavre Wavre Wavre is a town and municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant, of which it is the capital.Wavre is located in the Dyle valley. Most of its inhabitants speak French as mother tongue and are called "Wavriens" and "Wavriennes"... |
250 m (820.2 ft) | 50°44′52.14"N 4°34′39.32"E |
| NAVO-Toren | ? | Guyed mast | Houtem | 243 m (797.2 ft) | 51°0′38"N 2°34′39.94"E |
| Wavre Transmitter Wavre Transmitter The Wavre radio transmitter is a facility for mediumwave, shortwave, FM and TV broadcasting near Wavre in Belgium. For the mediumwave transmissions it uses a grounded 250-metre high guyed mast. Furthermore there is a backup mast for medium wave transmissions, which is 90 metres high. For shortwave... , TV tower |
1983 | Tower | Wavre | 232 m (761.2 ft) | 50°44′27.28"N 4°35′17.13"E |
| TV Tower Bol d'Air-Ougrée | ? | Tower | Air-Ougrée | 210 m (689 ft) | 50°34′42.89"N 5°33′7.76"E |
| VRT Zendmast Genk | ? | Tower | Genk Genk Genk is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality only comprises the city of Genk itself... |
200 m (656.2 ft) | 50°56′45.38"N 5°30′31.08"E |
| Ougrée Telecommunication Tower | ? | Tower | Ougrée | 198 m (649.6 ft) | 50°35′17.95"N 5°33′19.95"E |
| Anlier TV Tower | ? | Tower | Anlier | 185 m (607 ft) | 49°48′1.25"N 5°39′10.61"E |
| Anderlues TV Tower | ? | Tower | Anderlues | 170 m (557.7 ft) | 50°22′55.35"N 4°14′30.27"E |
| VRT Zendmast Oostvleteren | ? | Tower | Oostvleteren | 170 m (557.7 ft) | 50°56′43.17"N 2°43′37.77"E |
| VRT Zendmast Schoten | ? | Tower | Schoten | 167 m (547.9 ft) | 51°17′33.15"N 4°32′24.24"E |
| Wolvertem transmitter, main mast | ? | Guyed mast | Meise | 165 m (541.3 ft) | 50°58′41.54"N 4°18′5.31"E |
| VRT Zendmast Riviere | ? | Tower | Riviere | 164 m (538.1 ft) | 50°21′17.93"N 4°51′33.76"E |
| RTBF Emetteur Froidmont | ? | Tower | Froidmont | 163 m (534.8 ft) | 50°35′24.73"N 3°19′6.67"E |
| Kappelen TV Tower | ? | Tower | Kappelen | 153 m (502 ft) | 51°19′57"N 4°24′55"E |
| Houdeng TV Tower | ? | Tower | Houdeng | 151 m (495.4 ft) | 50°29′4.69"N 4°8′27.52"E |
| Tour Dégueu | ? | Tower | Le Chenois | 151 m (495.4 ft) | 50°36′19.74"N 4°34′35.72"E |
Other structures
| Name | City | Height | Coordinates |
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| Fina Petrofina Petrofina was a Belgian oil company which merged with Total in 1999 to form TotalFina, but the name has now been changed back to Total after another merger... Antwerp Olefins Flare |
Antwerp | 204 m (669.3 ft) | 51°15′33.36"N 4°20′44.32"E |
| Estinnes Estinnes Estinnes is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Estinnes had a total population of 7,413. The total area is 72.73 km² which gives a population density of 102 inhabitants per km².... Enercon-126 wind turbines |
Estinnes | 198.5 m (651.2 ft) | 50°24′41.2"N 4°04′49.62"E ;50°24′58.75"N 4°05′23.09"E ;50°25′12.06"N 4°05′15.59"E ;50°25′15.05"N 4°04′50.6"E |
| Doel Cooling Tower | Antwerp | 176 m (577.4 ft) | 51°19′35.67"N 4°15′40.37"E ; 51°19′29.18"N 4°15′43.15"E |
| Towers of Doel Schelde Powerline Crossing | Antwerp | 170 m (557.7 ft) | 51°20′58.15"N 4°16′19.65"E ; 51°20′23.02"N 4°15′56.71"E |
| Pylon at Antwerp Harbour | Antwerp | 164 m (538.1 ft) | 51°15′46.47"N 4°21′30"E ; 51°15′32.11"N 4°20′57.78"E |
| Chimney of Tihange Nuclear Power Plant | Tihange | 161 m (528.2 ft) | 50°32′4.08"N 5°16′17.48"E ; 50°32′9.11"N 5°16′22.37"E ; 50°32′6.08"N 5°16′35.83"E |
| Cooling towers of Tihange Nuclear Power Plant | Tihange | 159 m (521.7 ft) | 50°31′59.62"N 5°16′45.23"E ;50°31′59.62"N 5°16′45.23"E ; 50°31′57.19"N 5°16′31.1"E ; 50°32′18.8"N 5°16′1.36"E |
| Hoboken chimney | Hoboken | 155 m (508.5 ft) | 51°10′0.34"N 4°20′4.77"E ; 51°9′57.45"N 4°20′2.66"E |
| Electricity Pylon near Antwerp Exxon Mobil Chemical | Antwerp | 155 m (508.5 ft) | 51°14′38.06"N 4°20′2.78"E |
| Umicore Umicore Umicore N.V. is a multinational materials technology company headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. Formed in 1989 by the merger of four companies in the mining and smelting industries, Umicore has since reshaped itself into a more technology-focused business encompassing such areas as the refining... chimney |
Antwerp | 152 m (498.7 ft) | 51°10′2.12"N 4°20′6.3"E |
| 150 metres wind turbines of Sainte Ode | Saint Ode | 150 m (492.1 ft) | 50°00′51"N 5°36′49"E |
| Nike wind turbine 1-6 Nike Laakdal Wind Park The Nike Windpark Laakdal is a wind park of 6 wind power plants of RePower MD77 type with 1500 KW of achievement per plant on the area of the Nike works in Laakdal, Belgium. Each of the used wind-power plants is installed on a 111.5 meters high steel framework tower and has 77 meters of rotor... |
Laakdal | 150 m (492.1 ft) | 51°06′2.98"N 5°5′2.22"E ;51°05′56.99"N 5°5′25.19"E ;51°05′52.51"N 5°5′44.1"E ; 51°05′41.18"N 5°5′50.5"E ; 51°05′47.95"N 5°5′18.07"E ; ;51°05′49.81"N 5°4′49.85"E |
| Chimnies of Awirp Power Station | Awirp | 150 m (492.1 ft) | 50°35′4.97"N 5°25′8.46"E ; 50°35′4.52"N 5°25′5.56"E ; 50°35′4.05"N 5°25′2.42"E |
| Kallo Wind Turbine | Kallo | 150 m (492.1 ft) | 51°16′11.04"N 4°15′27.62"E |
| Antwerp Wind Turbine | Antwerp | 150 m (492.1 ft) | 51°16′34.15"N 4°19′58.94"E |
| Hasselt Wind Turbine | Hasselt | 150 m (492.1 ft) | 50°56′21.56"N 5°22′15.24"E ; 50°56′21.7"N 5°22′6.49"E 50°56′21.92"N 5°21′57.79"E |
| Beaumont Wind Turbine | Beaumont | 150 m (492.1 ft) | 50°13′28"N 4°19′16"E ; 50°13′23"N 4°19′49"E ; 50°13′21"N 4°20′19"E ; 50°13′12"N 4°19′22"E ; 50°13′08"N 4°19′45"E ; 50°12′58"N 4°19′12"E ; 50°12′51"N 4°19′52"E ; 50°12′43"N 4°20′15"E ; 50°12′36"N 4°19′48"E |
| Berloz Wind Turbine | Berloz | 150 m (492.1 ft) | 50°41′50"N 5°11′14"E |
| Bievre Wind Turbine | Bievre | 150 m (492.1 ft) | 49°57′12"N 5°1′10"E |
| Philippeville Wind Turbine | Philippeville | 150 m (492.1 ft) | 50°10′30"N 4°30′11"E ; 50°10′28"N 4°29′48"E ; 50°10′26"N 4°29′26"E ; 50°10′24"N 4°29′03"E ; 50°10′19"N 4°30′04"E ; 50°10′12"N 4°29′22"E ; 50°10′10"N 4°28′59"E |
| Chimney in Zelzate | Zelzate | 150 m (492.1 ft) | 51°11′7.46"N 3°47′38.31"E |
| Chimney in Engis | Engis | 150 m (492.1 ft) | 50°34′28.58"N 5°23′12.3"E |
| Large Chimney of Rodenhuize Power Station | Gent | 150 m (492.1 ft) | 51°8′3.74"N 3°46′37.38"E |
| Chimneys of Ruien Power Station | Ruien | 150 m (492.1 ft) | 50°46′57.86"N 3°29′27.88"E |
| Ronquières inclined plane Ronquières inclined plane The Ronquières Inclined Plane is a Belgian canal inclined plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal in the province of Hainaut in Wallonia that opened in April 1968 after a six year construction period... observation tower |
Ronquières Ronquières Ronquières Ronquières Ronquières (Ronkière in WalloonIt is best known as the location of the Ronquières inclined plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal. The lower end of the inclined plane is just a few hundred metres from the centre of the village.... |
150 m (492.1 ft) | 50°35′27.56"N 4°13′11.36"E |
| Mechelen-Zuid Water Tower Mechelen-Zuid Water Tower The Mechelen-Zuid Water Tower is a 143 metre high concrete water and telecommunications tower constructed in 1978. Since 1979, it has supplied the water to the city of Mechelen, Belgium, while also hosting television and telecommunications aerials. The concrete spire passes through a wide disc... (with spire and antennas for telecommunications) |
Mechelen Mechelen Mechelen Footnote: Mechelen became known in English as 'Mechlin' from which the adjective 'Mechlinian' is derived... |
143 m (469.2 ft) | 51°0′39.95"N 4°27′47.14"E |
| Cathedral of Our Lady | Antwerp | 123 m (403.5 ft) | 51°13′13.7"N 4°24′2.2"E |
| Church of Our Lady Church of Our Lady, Bruges The Church of Our Lady in Bruges, Belgium, dates mainly from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries.Its tower, at 122.3 meters in height, remains the tallest structure in the city and the second tallest brickwork tower in the world The Church of Our Lady in Bruges, Belgium, dates mainly from the 13th,... |
Bruges Bruges Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country.... |
122 m (400.3 ft) | 51°12′17.16"N 3°13′28.31"E |
| Brussels Justice Palace | Brussels | 104 m (341.2 ft) | 50°50′11.64"N 4°21′06.01"E |
| Atomium Atomium The Atomium is a monument in Brussels, originally built for Expo '58, the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. Designed by André Waterkeyn, it stands 102 metres tall... |
Brussels | 103 m (337.9 ft) | 50°53′41.91"N 4°20′29.06"E |
| Saint Martin's Cathedral Saint Martin's Cathedral Saint Martin's Cathedral or Saint Martin's Church is a church in the Belgian city of Ypres. It was a cathedral and the seat of the former diocese of Ypres from 1561 to 1801. Although no longer a technically a cathedral, it is still often referred to as one, as is the case with many proto-cathedrals... |
Ypres Ypres Ypres is a Belgian municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote... |
102 m (334.6 ft) | 50°51′6.11"N 2°53′3.88"E |
| Saint Vincent Church | Eeklo Eeklo Eeklo is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality only comprises the city of Eeklo proper. The name Eeklo comes from the contraction of “eke” and “lo”, two Old German words meaning “oak” and “sparse woods”.... |
99 m (324.8 ft) | 51°11′6.35"N 3°33′58.06"E |
| Church of Our Lady of Laeken Church of Our Lady of Laeken The Church of Our Lady of Laeken is a neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church in Laeken, Brussels. It was originally built in memory of Queen Louise-Marie, wife of King Leopold I to the design of architect Joseph Poelaert.... |
Brussels | 99 m (324.8 ft) | 50°52′42.98"N 4°21′21.23"E |
| Brussels Town Hall Brussels Town Hall The Town Hall of the City of Brussels is a Gothic building from the Middle Ages. It is located on the famous Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium.... |
Brussels | 96 m (315 ft) | 50°50′47.73"N 4°21′7.14"E |
| Pont de Wandre Pont de Wandre The Pont de Wandre is a single pier cable-stayed bridge carrying the N667 road across the Albert Canal and River Meuse in Liege, Belgium.-History and description:From the 15th to 19th century the Meuse at Wandre was crossed by a ferry... |
Liège Liège Liège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the economic capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium.... |
96 m (315 ft) | 50°40′26.69"N 5°38′36.57"E |