Tower of Tournai
Tower of Tournai is a tower in Brussels, Belgium. Tower of Tournai is situated nearby to the government office Embassy of New Zealand, as well as near the health club Animo.Photo: Michel wal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: folly tower in Brussels, Belgium
- Also known as: “Beyaert Tower”, “Tour Beyaert - Beyaerttoren”, “Tour de Tournai - Toren van Doornik”, and “Tower of Beyaert”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Art & History Museum and building Berlaymont.
Art & History Museum
Museum
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Art & History Museum is a public museum of antiquities and ethnographic and decorative arts located at the Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark in Brussels, Belgium. Art & History Museum is situated 250 metres east of Tower of Tournai.
building Berlaymont
Public building
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Berlaymont building is an office building in Brussels, Belgium, which houses the headquarters of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union. building Berlaymont is situated 630 metres northwest of Tower of Tournai.
Autoworld Museum
Museum
Photo: Ben2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Autoworld is an automobile museum in Brussels, Belgium. The museum displays a large and varied collection of over 300 vehicles, including cars and motorcycles from various eras, retracing the history of the industry from its birth in the 19th century to the modern age. Autoworld Museum is situated 360 metres east of Tower of Tournai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Etterbeek and European Quarter.
Etterbeek
Town
Photo: Raf24, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Etterbeek is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the eastern part of the region, it is bordered by the municipalities of Auderghem, the City of Brussels, Ixelles, Schaerbeek, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert and Woluwe-Saint-Pierre.
European Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium is a large office area east of the center which is mostly taken up by the European Union. The district also houses the large Parc de Cinquantenaire and a beautiful, but expensive, residential area on its northern edge.
Squares Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: Istvan Vizi, CC BY 3.0.
The Squares Quarter is a quarter of Brussels, Belgium. The district is the northern spur of the European Quarter, located between Saint-Josse-ten-Noode and the Leopold Quarter.
Tower of Tournai
- Categories: folly tower, tower, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Brussels, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.83942° or 50° 50′ 22″ northLongitude
4.38846° or 4° 23′ 18″ eastInception
1880Open location code
9F26R9QQ+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 666566626OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=follyOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q23779935
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Tower of Tournai” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Torre de Beyaert”
- Dutch: “Beyaerttoren”
- Dutch: “Toren van Beyaert”
- Dutch: “Toren van Doornik”
- French: “Tour Beyaert”
- French: “Tour de Tournai”
- German: “Beyaert-Turm”
- German: “Turm von Beyaert”
- German: “Turm von Tournai”
- Spanish: “Torre de Beyaert”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Embassy of New Zealand and Animo.
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