Boerentoren

KBC Tower
Boerentoren
Alternative names	Boerentoren Torengebouw
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Architectural style	Art Deco
Address	Schoenmarkt 35
Town or city	Antwerp
Country	Belgium
Coordinates	51°13′07″N 4°24′15″E / 51.218611°N 4.404167°E / 51.218611; 4.404167
Construction started	1929 (1929)
Completed	1932 (1932)
Height
Antenna spire	112.5 m (369 ft)
Roof	95.8 m (314 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	26
Lifts/elevators	15
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Emiel van Averbeke Jan R. Van Hoenacker Jos Smolderen
References
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The Boerentoren (English: "Farmers' Tower"; officially the KBC Tower, originally the Torengebouw van Antwerpen) is a historic high-rise building in Antwerp, Belgium. Constructed between 1929 and 1932 and originally 87.5 m (287 ft) high, it remained the tallest building and the second-tallest structure in the city (after the Gothic Cathedral of Our Lady) until 2019, when the Antwerp Tower surpassed it with a height of 100.7 m (330 ft). At the time of construction, it was the second tallest building in Europe by roof height (after the Telefónica Building in Madrid).

Designed in Art Deco style by Jan Vanhoenacker, Émile Van Averbeke and Jos Smolderen, the Boerentoren was one of Europe's very first tall buildings. It remained the tallest in Belgium until 1960, and is currently ranked 21st tallest in the country. In 1954, the tower was extended with an antenna, reaching a total height of 112.5 m (369 ft). In 1976, the tower's roof was raised by 8.3 m (27 ft), and the current roof height is 95.8 m (314 ft).^[2]