Brussels
Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital
Sint-Gillis

South Tower

The South Tower is a 38-storey, 150 metres skyscraper constructed between 1962 and 1967 in , Belgium. The tower is the tallest building in Belgium, and was the tallest in the European Economic Community when it was built, until it was surpassed by in in 1972.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Office building
  • Description: skyscraper in Brussels, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Tour du Midi”, “Tour du Midi - Zuidertoren”, and “Zuidertoren”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brussels-South railway station and Tintin and Snowy sign.

Railway station
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, also known as Brussels-Midi railway station, is a major railway station in , Belgium. Geographically, it is located in on the border with the adjacent municipality of and just south of the . is situated 290 metres south of South Tower.

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is situated 110 metres northwest of South Tower.

Square
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The or Grote Markt is the central of , Belgium. It is surrounded by opulent Baroque guildhalls of the former Guilds of Brussels and two larger edifices; the city's Flamboyant , and the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House building, containing the . is situated 1½ km northeast of South Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anderlecht and Saint James‘ Quarter.

Town
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is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the , , , and , as well as the municipalities of and .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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is the capital of and one of the three administrative regions within the country, together with and . Apart from its role within its country, it is also an internationally important city, hosting numerous international institutions, and in particular the headquarters of NATO and the core institutions of the European Union.

South Tower

Latitude
50.83816° or 50° 50′ 17″ north
Longitude
4.33735° or 4° 20′ 14″ east
Open location code
9F26R8QP+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1333365750
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­office
Wiki­data ID
Q1816400
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“South Tower” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Tour du Midi”
  • Bengali: “সাউথ টাওয়ার (ব্রাসেলস)”
  • Bengali: “সাউথ টাওয়ার”
  • Chinese: “南方大厦”
  • Dutch: “Zuidertoren”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “البرج الجنوبى”
  • Estonian: “Lõunatorn”
  • Estonian: “Tour du Midi”
  • French: “tour du Midi”
  • French: “Tour du Midi”
  • German: “Tour du Midi”
  • Indonesian: “Menara Selatan (Brussel)”
  • Indonesian: “Menara Selatan”
  • Italian: “Torre del Sud”
  • Italian: “Tour du Midi”
  • Italian: “Zuidertoren”
  • Persian: “برج جنوب (بروکسل)”
  • Persian: “برج جنوب”
  • Polish: “Tour du Midi”
  • Portuguese: “Torre Sul (Bruxelas)”
  • Portuguese: “Torre Sul”
  • Spanish: “Torre Sur”
  • Spanish: “Tour du Midi”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Federal Pensions Service (FPS) and Fontaine murale Tour du Midi - Fontein Zuidertoren.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “South Tower”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.