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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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  • Type: Historic building
  • 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.

Church
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The is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , . Today's seat of the Diocese of Antwerp started in 1352 and, although the first stage of construction was ended in 1521, has never been fully completed. is situated 240 metres northwest of Boerentoren.

Museum
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The is the former home and workshop of Peter Paul Rubens in . Purchased in 1610, Rubens had the Flemish townhouse renovated and extended on the basis of designs by Rubens himself. is situated 450 metres southeast of Boerentoren.

Town hall
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The City Hall of , , stands on the western side of that city's Grote Markt. Erected between 1561 and 1565, after designs made by Cornelis Floris de Vriendt and several other architects and artists, this Renaissance building incorporates both Flemish and Italian influences. is situated 430 metres northwest of Boerentoren.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Universiteitsbuurt and Schipperskwartier.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a historic neighborhood in the city of , Belgium, known primarily as the city's red-light district. Located just north of the historic center and close to the old port, it has been associated with prostitution and maritime trade for centuries.

Neighborhood
Photo: Kristina D.C. Hoeppner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Antwerp's diamond district, also known as the Diamond Quarter, and dubbed the Square Mile, is an area within the city of , . It consists of several square blocks covering an area of about one square mile.

Boerentoren

Latitude
51.21883° or 51° 13′ 8″ north
Longitude
4.40394° or 4° 24′ 14″ east
Inception
1931
Height
30 metres (98 feet)
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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Highlights include bpost Antwerpen and Basic-Fit.

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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 “Boerentoren”. Photo: Manfreeed, CC BY-SA 2.5.