Boerentoren

KBC Tower
Antwerp Skyline, with Boerentoren on the right
Alternative names Boerentoren
Torengebouw
General information
Status Complete
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 / 51.218611; 4.404167Coordinates: 51°13′07″N 4°24′15″E / 51.218611°N 4.404167°E / 51.218611; 4.404167
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 Emiel van Averbeke
Jan R. Van Hoenacker and Jos Smolderen
References
[1][2][3][4]

The Boerentoren (English: "Farmer's Tower"; 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).

Designed in Art-deco style, the Boerentoren is one of Europe's very first tall buildings. After it was completed it became the tallest building on the continent by roof height until in 1940, when the Terrazza Martini Tower opened in Genoa, Italy. 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

  1. ↑ "Boerentoren". CTBUH Skyscraper Database.
  2. 1 2 Boerentoren at Emporis
  3. ↑ "Boerentoren". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ↑ Boerentoren at Structurae

Media related to Boerentoren (Antwerp) at Wikimedia Commons

  • VRT News site
  • Tower Building in Antwerp (in Dutch)
  • "Boerentoren". Phorio.

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