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Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is a city with nearly 1 million inhabitants.
It's home to the headquarters of both the NATO and the European Commission.
It's home also to some world famous spots and structures, like
the Grand Place, the beautiful medieval market square,
Manneken Pis, the statue of the little peeing boy, and the Atomium, the 102m/335f tall unique structure
in the shape of an atomium that was built for the 1958 world fair.
Brussels is home as well to several old architectural buildings and palaces,
and just a few kilometres outside of Brussels Waterloo can be found,
where in 1815 one of history's greatest battles took place and Napoleon was defeated.
Brussels has quite a few high-rises as well, although compared to some of the other cities
that are part of this site, it can be regarded as one of the smaller high-rise cities.
Still, the city is interesting enough to be part of the Skyscraper Picture Collection, hence its addition.




Above: Tour du Midi, Brussels, and Belgium's, tallest skyscraper (150m/492f, 38 stories, 1967).
The building is situated right next to Brussels' Midi railway station.
2,200-2,500 people work here every weekday.


Above: the 2nd tallest skyscraper of Brussels: Tour Finances.
The building is 145m/476f, has 36 stories and was completed in 1982.
The building is currently undergoing a reconstruction, which began in January of 2005;
The last two pictures show the building during this reconstruction (June 2006).


Above: the latest addition to Brussels' skyline,
and the city's 3rd tallest: Dexia Tower (137m/449f, 38 stories, 2006).
Dexia Tower is built on the site on which once Centre International Rogier stood;
a 117m/384f, 30 stories building that was Brussels' and Belgium's tallest
from 1960 until the completion of Tour Midi in 1967. Centre International Rogier was demolished in 2001;
one of the tallest buildings in Europe ever to be demolished.




Above: Madou Plaza (120m/394f, 33 stories, 1965).
The building was completely renovated in 2003-2005.


Above: Tour Astro (107m/351f, 31 stories, 1976).
Like a few other skyscrapers in Brussel, this tower will undergo a renovation as well.
In 2009, the bronze coloured façade will be replaced by a blue one.
The height will remain unchanged.


Above: North Galaxy A (left) and B (right) (both: 107m/351f, 28 stories, 2004).


Above: three pictures of World Trade Center Tour III.
This tower is 105m/344f tall and was completed in 1983. The building has 28 stories.




Above: Belgacom Tower I and II (both: 102m/335f, 32 stories, 1994).
Tower I is the one with the structure on top. With this structure the building is 134m/440f tall.
The two buildings are connected by a skybridge.

Above left: World Trade Center Tower I (left) and II (far left).
World Trade Center Tour II (102m/335f, 28 stories, 1976)/World Trade Center Tour I (102m/335f, 28 stories, 1972).
Above middle and right: Manhattan Center (102m/335f, 30 stories, 1973), the building houses a Sheraton hotel.
These buildings, including WTC III, Dexia Tower, North Galaxy A and B, and the two Belgacom Towers
can be found near the Nord Railway station of Brussels.


Above left: Brusilia (100m/328f, 35 stories, 1974).
This building is the tallest residential complex of Brussels and Belgium.
It can be found just north of the city's centre in the Schaarbeek area.
Above right: two pictures of another tall hotel complex: Hilton Hotel (99m/325f, 30 stories, 1967).


Above left and middle: Bastion Tower (90m/295f, 26 stories, 1976).
Above middle right: Ellipse Building (85m/279f, 23 stories, 2006).
Above right: Tour Sablon (80m/262f, 27 stories, 19??).


Above left: Victoria Regina Tower (76m/246f, 23 stories, 1978).
Above: four pictures of Botanic Building (75m/246f, 19 stories, 1965/2005).
This building was completely renovated as well (2002-2004).
In this renovation the round tower was added to the existing building.


Above: two tall non-skyscraper buildings of Brussels:
Palais de Justice (104m/341f, 1883), and the top of Hotel de Ville (97m/318f, 1454),
which can be found on the beautiful Grand Place.


Brussels' 10 tallest skyscrapers:
1. TOUR DU MIDI 150m/492f, 38 stories, 1967
2. TOUR FINANCES 145m/476f, 36 stories, 1982/2006
3. DEXIA TOWER 137m/449f, 38 stories, 2006
4. MADOU PLAZA 120m/394f, 33 stories, 1965/2005
5. TOUR ASTRO 107m/351f, 31 stories, 1976
6. NORTH GALAXY A 107m/351f, 28 stories, 2004
7. NORTH GALAXY B 107m/351f, 28 stories, 2004
8. WORLD TRADE CENTER TOWER III 105m/344f, 28 stories, 1983
9. BELGACOM TOWER I 102m/335f, 32 stories, 1994
10. BELGACOM TOWER II 102m/335fm, 32 stories, 1994

The building data, the top 10 of tallest buildings and some of the building information are courtesy of
EMPORIS.COM, one of the world's leading architectural resources on tall buildings.

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