Boerentoren

The Boerentoren is a historic high-rise building in , Belgium. Constructed between 1929 and 1932 and originally 87.5 m high, it remained the tallest building and the second-tallest structure in the city until 2019, when the surpassed it with a height of 100.7 m.
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  • Historic building
  • …dates from 1931
  • …stands 30 metres (98 feet) tall
  • Description: historic office skyscraper in Antwerp, Belgium
  • Address: Schoenmarkt 25-31,25B,35, Antwerpen, 2000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral of Our Lady and Rubenshuis.
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The is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , . is situated 240 metres northwest of Boerentoren.
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The is the former home and workshop of Peter Paul Rubens in . is situated 450 metres southeast of Boerentoren.
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The City Hall of , , stands on the western side of that city's Grote Markt. is situated 430 metres northwest of Boerentoren.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Universiteitsbuurt and Schipperskwartier.
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is a quarter.
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is a historic neighbourhood in the…
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Antwerp's diamond district, also known as the Diamond…

Boerentoren

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Latitude
51.21883° or 51° 13′ 8″ north
Longitude
4.40394° or 4° 24′ 14″ east
Open location code
9F366C93+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40102689
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q59487

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Frisian—“Boerentoren” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Boerentoren”
  • Catalan: “Boerentoren”
  • Chinese: “农夫塔楼”
  • Czech: “Boerentoren”
  • Czech: “KBC Tower”
  • Czech: “Torengebouw”
  • Dutch: “Boerentoren”
  • Dutch: “KBC Tower”
  • Dutch: “KBC-toren”
  • Estonian: “Boerentoren”
  • French: “Boerentoren”
  • German: “Boerentoren”
  • Hebrew: “בורנטורן”
  • Hungarian: “Boerentoren”
  • Italian: “Boerentoren”
  • Korean: “KBC 타워(보어 타워)”
  • Latvian: “Boerentoren”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Boerentoren”
  • Persian: “برج بویرن”
  • Polish: “Boerentoren”
  • Polish: “KBC Tower”
  • Polish: “Torengebouw”
  • Russian: “Буренторен”
  • Slovak: “Boerentoren”
  • Slovenian: “Kmečki stolp”
  • Spanish: “Boerentoren”
  • Swedish: “KBC-skrapan”
  • Western Frisian: “Boerentoer”
  • Western Frisian: “Boerentoren”
  • Western Frisian: “Boeretoer”

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