Proximus Towers
| Proximus Towers | |
|---|---|
The Proximus Towers seen from the Place du Nord/Noordplein | |
Interactive map of the Proximus Towers area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office buildings |
| Location | Northern Quarter, Brussels, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°51′35″N 4°21′30″E / 50.85972°N 4.35833°E |
| Construction started | 1991 |
| Completed | 1994 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 32 |
| Floor area | 101,200 m2 (1,089,000 sq ft) |
The Proximus Towers (French: Tours Proximus; Dutch: Proximustorens) are twin skyscrapers on the Boulevard du Roi Albert II/Koning Albert II-laan in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. The buildings take their name from the telecommunications company Proximus. They were formerly known as the Belgacom Towers (French: Tours Belgacom; Dutch: Belgacomtorens) before the company's name change.
The towers are both 102 metres (335 ft) tall to the roof, making them some of the tallest buildings in Belgium, and Tower 1 has a spire reaching 134 metres (440 ft) high with a Belgian flag mounted on top. The two towers are linked by a 30-metre-long (98 ft) glass skyway between the 25th and 26th floors of each building.
The towers were originally conceived as part of an eight-building Brussels World Trade Center (WTC) complex, but were splintered off into a separate project. The construction of the towers began in 1991 and was completed in 1994.