List of tallest structures in Belgium
Tallest skyscrapers
The vast majority of Belgium's skyscrapers are located in multi-municipal entity of the Brussels-Capital Region, which includes the City of Brussels, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode and Schaerbeek (territories around the Northern Quarter, the nation's largest cluster of high-rise buildings). The rest of the skyscrapers are scattered among Belgium's secondary cities.
| Rank | Name | Place | Height | Floors | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Tower | Brussels | 150 m (492 ft) | 38 | 1967 | 50°50′16.35″N 4°20′12.71″E |
| 2 | Finance Tower | Brussels | 145 m (476 ft) | 36 | 1982 | 50°51′10.3″N 4°21′52.49″E |
| 3 | UP-Site | Brussels | 142 m (466 ft) | 42 | 2013 | 50°51′51.74″N 4°21′8.83″E |
| 4 | Silver Tower (Iris Tower) | Brussels | 137 m (449 ft) | 32 | 2020 | 50°51′24.9″N 4°21′40.8″E |
| 5 | Rogier Tower | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | 136,9 m (449 ft) | 38 | 2006 | 50°51′22.75″N 4°21′33.55″E |
| 6 | Tour Paradis | Liège | 136 m (449 ft) | 27 | 2014 | 50°37′39″N 5°34′19″E |
| 7 | Madou Plaza Tower | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | 120 m (394 ft) | 33 | 1965 | 50°50′58.11″N 4°22′11.57″E |
| 8 | Artevelde Tower | Ghent | 119 m (390 ft) | 27 | 2012 | 51°01′18″N 3°41′13″E |
| 9 | Astro Tower | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | 107 m (351 ft) | 31 | 1976 | 50°51′4.14″N 4°22′11.66″E |
| 10 | North Galaxy, Tower 1 | Schaerbeek | 107 m (351 ft) | 28 | 2004 | 50°51′41.93″N 4°21′32.82″E |
| North Galaxy, Tower 2 | Schaerbeek | 107 m (351 ft) | 28 | 2004 | 50°51′39.57″N 4°21′33.12″E | |
| 12 | World Trade Center, Tower 3 | Brussels | 105 m (344 ft) | 28 | 1983 | 50°51′38.64″N 4°21′23.08″E |
| 13 | Europacentrum | Ostend | 104 m (341 ft) | 35 | 1969 | 51°13′58.86″N 2°54′56.25″E |
| 14 | The One | Brussels | 102 m (335 ft) | 22 | 2018 | 50°50′36″N 4°22′40″E |
| 15 | Proximus, Tower 2 (T) | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | 102 m (335 ft) | 32 | 1994 | 50°51′36.91″N 4°21′31.44″E |
| Proximus, Tower 1 (U) | Schaerbeek | 102 m (335 ft) | 32 | 1994 | 50°51′35.3″N 4°21′28.97″E | |
| 17 | World Trade Center, Tower 1 | Brussels | 102 m (335 ft) | 28 | 1972 | 50°51′43.17″N 4°21′27.54″E |
| World Trade Center, Tower 2 | Brussels | 102 m (335 ft) | 28 | 1976 | 50°51′41.56″N 4°21′24.65″E | |
| 18 | IT Tower | Brussels | 102 m (335 ft) | 25 | 1971 | 50°49′02.00″N 4°22′20.00″E |
| 19 | Manhattan Center | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | 102 m (335 ft) | 30 | 1973 | 50°51′22.13″N 4°21′27.06″E |
| 20 | Antwerp Tower | Antwerp | 101 m (330 ft) | 26 | 1974 | 51.21800°N 4.416227°E |
| 21 | Residence Brusilia | Schaerbeek | 100 m (328 ft) | 36 | 1974 | 50.86483°N 4.37937°E |
| 22 | Covent Garden Tower | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | 100 m (328 ft) | 26 | 2007 | 50°51′22.13″N 4°21′39.00″E |
| 23 | The Hotel Brussels | Brussels | 99 m (325 ft) | 30 | 1967 | 50°50′15.00″N 4°21′26.00″E |
| 24 | KBC Tower | Antwerp | 96 m (315 ft) | 26 | 1932 | 51°13′6.93″N 4°24′14.67″E |
| 25 | Zenith Tower | Schaerbeek | 95 m (312 ft) | 22 | 2009 | 50°51′50″N 4°21′32″E |
| 26 | Belview Tower | Brussels | 90 m (295 ft) | 24 | 2014 | 50°50′27″N 4°22′45″E |
Tallest radio and TV towers
| Name | Structural type | Place | Pinnacle height | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Tower[1] | Concrete Tower | Sint-Pieters-Leeuw | 300 m (984 ft) | 1996 | 50°46′4.13″N 4°13′27.46″E |
| VRT Zendstation Egem[2] | Guyed Mast | Pittem | 291.4 m (956 ft) | 1973 | 51°1′18.18″N 3°14′8.47″E |
| Zendmast Ruiselede | Guyed Mast | Ruiselede | 287 m (942 ft) | 1923 | Destroyed - approximate location 51.0792°N 3.3351°E |
| Wavre Transmitter (MW mast)[3] | Guyed Mast | Wavre | 250 m (820 ft) | 1973 | 50°44′52.14″N 4°34′39.32″E |
| Zendmast Jump Trading Houtem(formerly NAVO-Toren)[4] | Guyed Mast | Houtem | 243 m (797 ft) | 51°0′38″N 2°34′39.94″E | |
| Wavre Transmitter (TV tower)[5] | Lattice Tower | Wavre | 232 m (761 ft) | 1983 | 50°44′27.28″N 4°35′17.13″E |
| TV Tower Bol d'Air-Ougrée[6] | Lattice Tower | Bol d'Air-Ougrée | 210 m (689 ft) | 50°34′42.89″N 5°33′7.76″E | |
| VRT Zendmast Genk[7] | Lattice Tower | Genk | 200 m (656 ft) | 50°56′45.38″N 5°30′31.08″E | |
| Ougrée Telecommunication Tower[8] | Concrete Tower | Ougrée | 198 m (650 ft) | 50°35′17.95″N 5°33′19.95″E | |
| Léglise Vlessart TV Tower[9] | Lattice Tower | Léglise | 185 m (607 ft) | 1992 | 49°48′1.25″N 5°39′10.61″E |
| Anderlues TV Tower[10] | Lattice Tower | Anderlues | 185 m (607 ft) | 50°22′55.35″N 4°14′30.27″E | |
| VRT Zendmast Oostvleteren | Lattice Tower | Oostvleteren | 170 m (560 ft) | 50°56′43.17″N 2°43′37.77″E | |
| VRT Zendmast Schoten | Lattice Tower | Schoten | 167 m (548 ft) | 51°17′33.15″N 4°32′24.24″E | |
| Wolvertem transmitter, main mast | Guyed Mast | Meise | 165 m (541 ft) | 50°58′41.54″N 4°18′5.31″E | |
| RTBF Profondeville[11] | Lattice Tower | Riviere | 164 m (538 ft) | 50°21′17.93″N 4°51′33.76″E | |
| RTBF Emetteur Froidmont[12][13] | Lattice Tower | Froidmont | 163 m (535 ft) or 157 m (515 ft) | 50°35′24.73″N 3°19′6.67″E | |
| Kapellen TV Tower | Lattice Tower | Kapellen | 153 m (502 ft) | 51°19′57″N 4°24′55″E | |
| Houdeng TV Tower | Lattice Tower | Houdeng | 151 m (495 ft) | 50°29′4.69″N 4°8′27.52″E | |
| Tour Dégueu[14] | Lattice Tower | Le Chenois | 151 m (495 ft) | 50°36′19.74″N 4°34′35.72″E |
Other buildings and structures
Gallery
The South Tower, the tallest building in Belgium and formerly the tallest in the European Economic Community (EEC)
The communications tower in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
The Pont de Wandre, Liège
References
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- "VRT Zendstation Egem, Pittem - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com.
- "Wavre Mediumwave Transmitter, Wavre - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com.
- "Zendmast Jump Trading Houtem, Veurne - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com.
- "Wavre FM/TV-Transmitter, Wavre - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com.
- "Bol d'Air Transmission Tower, Seraing - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com.
- "VRT Zendmast, Genk - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com.
- "Ougrée Telecommunication Tower, Seraing - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com.
- "Emetteur - Léglise".
- http://radiomap.eu/be/charleroi
- "Emetteur - Profondeville".
- "Emetteur - Tournai".
- "Pylône d'Antenne, Tournai - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com.
- "Tour Dégueu, Chastre - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com.
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