Proximus Towers Explained

Proximus Towers
Status:Complete
Location:Northern Quarter, Brussels, Belgium
Coordinates:50.8597°N 4.3583°W
Building Type:Office buildings
Roof:102m (335feet)
Floor Count:32[1]
Floor Area:101200m²[2]

The Proximus Towers (French: Tours Proximus; Dutch; Flemish: Proximustorens) are twin skyscrapers on the French: Boulevard du roi Albert II|italic=no/Dutch; Flemish: Koning Albert II-laan|italic=no 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.

The towers are both 102m (335feet) tall to the roof, making them some of the tallest buildings in Belgium, and Tower 1 has a spire reaching high with a Belgian flag mounted on top. The two towers are linked by a 30adj=midNaNadj=mid 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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belgacom Towers at Emporis . https://web.archive.org/web/20040701112514/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=100869 . dead . July 1, 2004 . Emporis.com . 2012-09-20.
  2. Web site: Proximus Towers, Brussels. SkyscraperPage. August 11, 2009.
  3. Web site: World Trade Center, Brussels at Emporis . https://web.archive.org/web/20040701112551/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=107281 . dead . July 1, 2004 . Emporis.com . 2012-09-20.