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Finance Tower
The Finance Tower (; ) is a skyscraper in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by the architects Hugo Van Kuyck, Marcel Lambrichs and Léon Stynen and built between 1968 and 1982. The height of the building is , and it has 36 floors. It is the second tallest building in Belgium after the South Tower, and has the most office space of any building in Belgium. The Finance Tower is situated to the crossroads of the Boulevard du Jardin botanique/Kruidtuinlaan and the Rue Royale/Koningsstraat. It is served by many public transit systems, including Botanique/Kruidtuin metro station and Brussels-Central and Brussels-North railway stations. History Purpose The Finance Tower is part of a wider body: the State Administrative Centre ( or CAE, or RAC), a complex in the International Style whose objective was to group together the country's public administration in order to increase productivity and to reduce the functioning wastes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalities, 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country. It is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, and is separate from the Flemish Region (Flanders), within which it forms an enclave, and the Walloon Region (Wallonia), located less than to the south. Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne (river), Senne to become an important city-region in Europe. Since the end of the Second World War, it has been a major centre for international politics and home to numerous international organisations, politicians, Diplomacy, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the ''de facto' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North–South Connection
The North–South connection (; ) is a railway link of national and international importance through central Brussels, Belgium, that connects the major railway stations in the city. It is line 0 (zero) of the Belgian rail network. With 1200 trains a day, it is the busiest railway line in Belgium and the busiest railway tunnel in the world. It has six tracks and is used for passenger trains, or rarely for a maintenance train when work is to be done on the railway infrastructure inside the North–South connection itself, but not for freight trains. It is partially underground (around Brussels-Central railway station) and partially raised above street level. History During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Brussels was served by two main railway stations: Brussels-North (opened in 1846) and Brussels-South (opened in 1869, replacing a nearby station of 1840). They are located just outside opposite ends of the Pentagon—an area within the ring roads which follow the bou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyscraper Office Buildings In Brussels
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Most modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall Tower block, high-rise buildings. Skyscrapers may host offices, hotels, residential spaces, and retail spaces. One common feature of skyscrapers is having a steel frame that supports Curtain wall (architecture), curtain walls. These curtain walls either bear on the framework below or are suspended from the framework above, rather than resting on load-bearing walls of conventional construction. Some early skyscrapers have a steel frame that enables the construction of load-bearing walls taller than those made of reinforced concrete. Modern skyscraper walls are not load-bearing, and most skyscrapers are characterized by large surface areas of windows made possible by steel frames and curtain walls. However, skyscrapers can have curtain walls that mimic c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Trade Center (Brussels)
The World Trade Center (WTC) is a complex of skyscrapers at the corner of the / and the / in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. Its three towers are among the tallest buildings in Belgium. The complex was originally planned to have eight towers, all around the corner of the Boulevard du roi Albert II and the Boulevard Simon Bolivar. The two of these at the south-eastern corner of the intersection became the Proximus Towers and the two at the north-east the North Galaxy Towers. Of the remaining four, two were built in the 1970s, one was built across the street in the 1980s, and the fourth was never built. In response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, hundreds of Belgians formed a hand-in-hand human chain around the Trade Center in tribute. Gallery File:Belgique - Bruxelles - World Trade Center I et II - 02.jpg, WTC 1 and 2 File:Belgique - Bruxelles - World Trade Center III - 01.jpg, WTC 3 File:WTC 20210203.jpg, WTC 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogier Tower
The Rogier Tower (; ) is a skyscraper located in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. It owes its name to the Place Charles Rogier/Karel Rogierplein on which it is situated. It is the fifth tallest building in Belgium. The tower was formerly known as the Dexia Tower (; ) after Dexia bank, but that bank failed due to the 2008 financial crisis and the tower's name was changed in 2012. As Dexia moved its offices in Brussels to the Bastion Tower in Ixelles, Belfius and its subsidiaries are the only occupants of this tower, and it is thus often also called the Belfius Tower (; ). Description The Rogier Tower was built on the site of the Rogier International Centre (, ), also called the Martini Tower, which was formerly the tallest building in Belgium, but was demolished in 2001. Constructed between 2002 and 2006, the Rogier Tower is tall. It was originally planned to be tall, but the proposal was rejected because the height was thought to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proximus Towers
The Proximus Towers (; ) are twin skyscrapers on the / 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 before the company's name change. The towers are both tall to the roof, making them some of the tallest buildings in Belgium, and Tower 1 has a spire reaching high with a Belgian flag mounted on top. The two towers are linked by a 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. See also * Astro Tower * Finance Tower * Madou Plaza Tower The Madou Plaza Tower (; ) is a skyscraper in Brussels, Belgium. It was built in 1965, renovated between 2002 and 2006, and taken over by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madou Plaza Tower
The Madou Plaza Tower (; ) is a skyscraper in Brussels, Belgium. It was built in 1965, renovated between 2002 and 2006, and taken over by the European Commission. It is located on the Small Ring, Brussels, Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road) in the municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, at 1, /. It hosts the Commission's Directorate-General for Competition. Description The 33-storey core of the Madou Plaza Tower was built in just over a month and has been compared as a smaller version of the MetLife Building in New York City. There is a high voltage transformer in the basement for power, along with a 1360 kW emergency generator added during renovation. Two elevator, lifts connect to the parking garage. During the 2002–2006 renovation, the building's height was increased from to and office space was increased by to , requiring the building to be reshaped and strengthened. The renovation won the MIPIM Award 2006 in the 'Refurbished Office Buildings' category. Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Galaxy Towers
The North Galaxy Towers (; ) are twin 28-storey skyscrapers on the / in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. There is a third building in the complex which is 6 storeys tall. The first two floors are shared by all three buildings. The two towers are tall, placing them amongst the tallest buildings in Belgium. The complex has of office space above ground and below ground. About of the space below ground is used for archives. There are a total of 35 elevators in the complex. 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 2002 and was completed in 2004. The complex is being leased by the Belgian Federal Government. It houses the Federal Public Financial Service and other governmental bodies, with all three buildings used for administration and management. See also * Astro Tower * Finance Towe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astro Tower
The Astro Tower (; ) is a skyscraper in Brussels, Belgium. It is located on the north-eastern corner of the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road) in the municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, just north of the Madou Plaza Tower. The Astro Tower is tall, making it one of the tallest buildings in Belgium. The financial firm Fortis Group leased the entirety of the building from 2005 to 2011. From 2011 to 2013, the building underwent extensive renovations. The owner, HPG Belgium NV, sold the Astro Tower to the Spanish investor Luresa in February 2008. Gallery File:AstroTower.jpg, The Astro Tower before renovation, with its original copper-coloured cladding File:Wetstraat675.jpg, Aerial view before renovation (/ in the foreground) File:Estudio LamelaTorre Astro.jpg, The tower after renovation, seen from the / See also * Finance Tower * North Galaxy Towers * Madou Plaza Tower * Proximus Towers * Rogier Tower * World Trade Center (Brussels) The World Trade Center (W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nat Neujean
Nathanael Neujean (5 January 1923 – 4 February 2018) was a Belgian sculptor from Antwerp. A figurative artist, he mostly worked in plaster and bronze. His works are held in various international collections. He has been honored as a Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold (Belgium), Order of Leopold and Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium), Order of the Crown. Biography Neujean was born in Antwerp, 5 January 1923. During the years 1939 to 1941, he was a student at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp), Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Among his better known busts are those of Tintin (character), Tintin (1954) for the Belgian Comic Strip Center in Brussels, Hergé (1958), and Robert Schumann (1987), a bronze bust in the Parc du Cinquantenaire of Brussels. He is also noted for his life-sized nude, ''La Belle Toscane''. Another of his sculptures, a figurative bronze titled ''Lot's Wife'' (1968), is in the US at the Valley House Gallery and Sculpture Garden of Dallas, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgique - Bruxelles - Tour Des Finances - 04
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. Belgium covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.8 million; its population density of ranks 22nd in the world and sixth in Europe. The capital and largest metropolitan region is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a complex federal system structured on regional and linguistic grounds. The country is divided into three highly autonomous regions:Pateman, Robert and Elliott, Mark (2006). ''Belgium'. Benchmark Books. p. 27. the Flemish Region (Flanders) in the north, the Walloon Region (Wallonia) in the south, and the Brussels-Capital Region in the middle. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
