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KBC Tower
Boerentoren
Schoenmarkt 35
Antwerp Belgium
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| Status: | built | | Construction Dates | | Began | 1929 | | Finished | 1932 | | Floor Count | 26 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - office | | Structural Types | | - highrise | | Architectural Style | | - art deco | | - chicago school | | Materials | | - glass | | - steel | | - stone | | - concrete (plain) | | - concrete, reinforced | | - brick |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Roof | | 315 ft | | | | | | | | | | 1931-1976 | | 287 ft | | '' | | | 1976, 8.5 meters added | | |
Description
• Architect: Emiel van Averbeke.
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• Tallest Building in Belgium at time of completion. It was surpassed by the Centre Internatial Rogier (Brussels) in 1960. Often considered as the first real skyscraper in Europe.
• In 1954 the tower was extended with an antenna which reached to a total height of 112,5 meters.
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