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List of tallest structures in Belgium

These are lists of the tallest structures in Belgium, sorted by type.

Tallest skyscrapers

The vast majority of Belgium's skyscrapers are located in multi-municipal entity of Brussels Capital Region, which includes the old city of Brussels, Sint-Joost Ten Node and Schaarbeek (territories around the Northern Quarter, the nation's largest cluster of high-rise buildings). The rest of the skyscrapers are scattered among Belgium's secondary cities.

Rank Name Place Height Floors Year Location
1 Tour du Midi Brussels 150 m (492 ft) 38 1967 50°50′16.35″N 4°20′12.71″E / 50.8378750°N 4.3368639°E (South Tower)
2 Finance Tower Brussels 145 m (476 ft) 36 1982 50°51′10.3″N 4°21′52.49″E / 50.852861°N 4.3645806°E (Finance Tower)
3 UP-Site Brussels 142 m (466 ft) 42 2013 50°51′51.74″N 4°21′8.83″E / 50.8643722°N 4.3524528°E (UP-Site)
4 Rogier Tower Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 137 m (449 ft) 38 2006 50°51′22.75″N 4°21′33.55″E / 50.8563194°N 4.3593194°E (Rogier Tower)
Silver Tower Brussels 137 m (449 ft) 32 2020
6 Tour Paradis Liège 136 m (449 ft) 27 2014 50°37′39″N 5°34′19″E / 50.62750°N 5.57194°E (Tour des Finances de Liège)
7 Madou Plaza Tower Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 120 m (394 ft) 33 1965 50°50′58.11″N 4°22′11.57″E / 50.8494750°N 4.3698806°E (Madou Plaza Tower)
8 Artevelde Tower Ghent 119 m (390 ft) 27 2012 51°01′18″N 3°41′13″E / 51.02167°N 3.68694°E (Artevelde Tower)
9 Astro Tower Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 107 m (351 ft) 31 1976 50°51′4.14″N 4°22′11.66″E / 50.8511500°N 4.3699056°E (Astro Tower)
10 North Galaxy, Tower 1 Schaerbeek 107 m (351 ft) 28 2004 50°51′41.93″N 4°21′32.82″E / 50.8616472°N 4.3591167°E (North Galaxy Towers)
North Galaxy, Tower 2 Schaerbeek 107 m (351 ft) 28 2004 50°51′39.57″N 4°21′33.12″E / 50.8609917°N 4.3592000°E (North Galaxy Towers)
12 World Trade Center, Tower 3 Brussels 105 m (344 ft) 28 1983 50°51′38.64″N 4°21′23.08″E / 50.8607333°N 4.3564111°E (World Trade Center Brussels)
13 Europacentrum Ostend 104 m (341 ft) 35 1969 51°13′58.86″N 2°54′56.25″E / 51.2330167°N 2.9156250°E (Europacentrum)
14 Proximus, Tower 2 (T) Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 102 m (335 ft) 32 1994 50°51′36.91″N 4°21′31.44″E / 50.8602528°N 4.3587333°E (Proximus Tower 2)
Proximus, Tower 1 (U) Schaerbeek 102 m (335 ft) 32 1994 50°51′35.3″N 4°21′28.97″E / 50.859806°N 4.3580472°E (Proximus Tower 1)
16 World Trade Center, Tower 1 Brussels 102 m (335 ft) 28 1972 50°51′43.17″N 4°21′27.54″E / 50.8619917°N 4.3576500°E (World Trade Center 1)
World Trade Center, Tower 2 Brussels 102 m (335 ft) 28 1976 50°51′41.56″N 4°21′24.65″E / 50.8615444°N 4.3568472°E (World Trade Center 2)
18 IT Tower Brussels 102 m (335 ft) 25 1971 50°49′02.00″N 4°22′20.00″E / 50.8172222°N 4.3722222°E (IT Tower)
19 Manhattan Center Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 102 m (335 ft) 30 1973 50°51′22.13″N 4°21′27.06″E / 50.8561472°N 4.3575167°E (Manhattan Center)
20 Residence Brusilia Schaerbeek 100 m (328 ft) 36 1974 50°51′53″N 4°22′46″E / 50.86483°N 4.37937°E (Brusilia)
21 Covent Garden Tower Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 100 m (328 ft) 26 2007 50°51′22.13″N 4°21′39.00″E / 50.8561472°N 4.3608333°E (Covent Garden Tower)
22 The Hotel Brussels Brussels 99 m (325 ft) 30 1967 50°50′15.00″N 4°21′26.00″E / 50.8375000°N 4.3572222°E (The Hotel, Brussels)
23 KBC Tower Antwerp 96 m (315 ft) 26 1932 51°13′6.93″N 4°24′14.67″E / 51.2185917°N 4.4040750°E (KBC Tower)
24 Zenith Tower Schaerbeek 95 m (312 ft) 22 2009 50°51′50″N 4°21′32″E / 50.86389°N 4.35889°E (Zenith Tower)
25 Belview Tower Brussels 90 m (295 ft) 24 2014

Tallest radio and TV towers

Name Structural type Place Pinnacle height Year Location
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Tower[1] Concrete Tower Sint-Pieters-Leeuw 300 m (984 ft) 1996 50°46′4.13″N 4°13′27.46″E / 50.7678139°N 4.2242944°E (Sint-Pieters-Leeuw TV Tower)
VRT Zendstation Egem[2] Guyed Mast Pittem 291.4 m (956 ft) 1973 51°1′18.18″N 3°14′8.47″E / 51.0217167°N 3.2356861°E (VRT Zendstation Egem)
Zendmast Ruiselede Guyed Mast Ruiselede 287 m (942 ft) 1923 Destroyed - exact location unclear
Wavre Transmitter (MW mast)[3] Guyed Mast Wavre 250 m (820 ft) 1973 50°44′52.14″N 4°34′39.32″E / 50.7478167°N 4.5775889°E (Wavre Transmitter, MW-Mast)
Zendmast Jump Trading Houtem(formerly NAVO-Toren)[4] Guyed Mast Houtem 243 m (797 ft) 51°0′38″N 2°34′39.94″E / 51.01056°N 2.5777611°E (NAVO-Toren)
Wavre Transmitter (TV tower)[5] Lattice Tower Wavre 232 m (761 ft) 1983 50°44′27.28″N 4°35′17.13″E / 50.7409111°N 4.5880917°E (Wavre Transmitter, TV Tower)
TV Tower Bol d'Air-Ougrée[6] Lattice Tower Bol d'Air-Ougrée 210 m (689 ft) 50°34′42.89″N 5°33′7.76″E / 50.5785806°N 5.5521556°E (Bol d'Air-Ougrée TV Tower)
VRT Zendmast Genk[7] Lattice Tower Genk 200 m (656 ft) 50°56′45.38″N 5°30′31.08″E / 50.9459389°N 5.5086333°E (VRT Zendmast Genk)
Ougrée Telecommunication Tower[8] Concrete Tower Ougrée 198 m (650 ft) 50°35′17.95″N 5°33′19.95″E / 50.5883194°N 5.5555417°E (Ougrée Telecommunication Tower)
Léglise Vlessart TV Tower[9] Lattice Tower Léglise 185 m (607 ft) 1992 49°48′1.25″N 5°39′10.61″E / 49.8003472°N 5.6529472°E (Anlier TV Tower)
Anderlues TV Tower Lattice Tower Anderlues 170 m (560 ft) 50°22′55.35″N 4°14′30.27″E / 50.3820417°N 4.2417417°E (Anderlues TV Tower)
VRT Zendmast Oostvleteren Lattice Tower Oostvleteren 170 m (560 ft) 50°56′43.17″N 2°43′37.77″E / 50.9453250°N 2.7271583°E (VRT Zendmast Oostvleteren)
VRT Zendmast Schoten Lattice Tower Schoten 167 m (548 ft) 51°17′33.15″N 4°32′24.24″E / 51.2925417°N 4.5400667°E (VRT Zendmast Schoten)
Wolvertem transmitter, main mast Guyed Mast Meise 165 m (541 ft) 50°58′41.54″N 4°18′5.31″E / 50.9782056°N 4.3014750°E (Wolvertem transmitter, main mast)
RTBF Profondeville[10] Lattice Tower Riviere 164 m (538 ft) 50°21′17.93″N 4°51′33.76″E / 50.3549806°N 4.8593778°E (VRT Zendmast Riviere)
RTBF Emetteur Froidmont[11][12] Lattice Tower Froidmont 163 m (535 ft) or 157 m (515 ft) 50°35′24.73″N 3°19′6.67″E / 50.5902028°N 3.3185194°E (RTBF Emetteur Froidmont)
Kapellen TV Tower Lattice Tower Kapellen 153 m (502 ft) 51°19′57″N 4°24′55″E / 51.33250°N 4.41528°E (Kappelen TV Tower)
Houdeng TV Tower Lattice Tower Houdeng 151 m (495 ft) 50°29′4.69″N 4°8′27.52″E / 50.4846361°N 4.1409778°E (Houdeng TV Tower)
Tour Dégueu[13] Lattice Tower Le Chenois 151 m (495 ft) 50°36′19.74″N 4°34′35.72″E / 50.6054833°N 4.5765889°E (Tour Dégueu)

Other buildings and structures

Name Place Height Location
Saint Catherine's Church Hoogstraten 105 m (344 ft) 51°24′3″N 4°45′43″E / 51.40083°N 4.76194°E (Saint Catherine's Church Hoogstraten)
Fina Antwerp Olefins Flare 1 Antwerp 211 m (692 ft) 51°15′57.01″N 4°19′8.19″E / 51.2658361°N 4.3189417°E (Antwerp Olefins Flare 1)
Fina Antwerp Olefins Flare 2 Antwerp 205 m (673 ft) 51°16′26.17″N 4°19′23.23″E / 51.2739361°N 4.3231194°E (Antwerp Olefins Flare)
Fina Antwerp Olefins Flare 3 Antwerp 204 m (669 ft) 51°16′10.4″N 4°19′1.19″E / 51.269556°N 4.3169972°E (Antwerp Olefins Flare 3)
Estinnes Enercon-126 wind turbines Estinnes 199 m (653 ft) 50°24′41.2″N 4°04′49.62″E / 50.411444°N 4.0804500°E (Enercon-126 wind turbines); 50°24′58.75″N 4°05′23.09″E / 50.4163194°N 4.0897472°E (Enercon-126 wind turbines); 50°25′12.06″N 4°05′15.59″E / 50.4200167°N 4.0876639°E (Enercon-126 wind turbines); 50°25′15.05″N 4°04′50.6″E / 50.4208472°N 4.080722°E (Enercon-126 wind turbines)
Fina Antwerp Olefins Flare 4 Antwerp 185 m (607 ft) 51°15′23.16″N 4°19′48.15″E / 51.2564333°N 4.3300417°E (Antwerp Olefins Flare 4)
Doel Nuclear Power Station cooling towers Doel 176 m (577 ft) 51°19′35.67″N 4°15′40.37″E / 51.3265750°N 4.2612139°E (Doel Cooling Tower); 51°19′29.18″N 4°15′43.15″E / 51.3247722°N 4.2619861°E (Doel Cooling Tower)
Doel Schelde Powerline Crossing towers Doel 170 m (560 ft) 51°20′58.15″N 4°16′19.65″E / 51.3494861°N 4.2721250°E (Scheelde Powerline Crossing, Tower North); 51°20′23.02″N 4°15′56.71″E / 51.3397278°N 4.2657528°E (Scheelde Powerline Crossing, Scheelde Tower)
Pylons at Antwerp Harbour Antwerp 164 m (538 ft) 51°15′46.47″N 4°21′30″E / 51.2629083°N 4.35833°E (Pylon at Antwerp Harbour); 51°15′32.11″N 4°20′57.78″E / 51.2589194°N 4.3493833°E (Pylon at Antwerp Harbour)
Tihange Nuclear Power Station chimneys Tihange 161 m (528 ft) 50°32′4.08″N 5°16′17.48″E / 50.5344667°N 5.2715222°E (Chimney of Tihange Nuclear Power Plant); 50°32′9.11″N 5°16′22.37″E / 50.5358639°N 5.2728806°E (Chimney of Tihange Nuclear Power Plant); 50°32′6.08″N 5°16′35.83″E / 50.5350222°N 5.2766194°E (Chimney of Tihange Nuclear Power Plant)
Tihange Nuclear Power Station cooling towers Tihange 159 m (522 ft) 50°31′59.62″N 5°16′45.23″E / 50.5332278°N 5.2792306°E (Cooling tower of Tihange Nuclear Power Plant); 50°31′59.62″N 5°16′45.23″E / 50.5332278°N 5.2792306°E (Cooling tower of Tihange Nuclear Power Plant); 50°31′57.19″N 5°16′31.1″E / 50.5325528°N 5.275306°E (Cooling tower of Tihange Nuclear Power Plant); 50°32′18.8″N 5°16′1.36″E / 50.538556°N 5.2670444°E (Cooling tower of Tihange Nuclear Power Plant)
Hoboken chimneys Antwerp 155 m (509 ft) 51°10′0.34″N 4°20′4.77″E / 51.1667611°N 4.3346583°E (Hoboken Chimney); 51°9′57.45″N 4°20′2.66″E / 51.1659583°N 4.3340722°E (Hoboken Chimney)
Electricity Pylon near ExxonMobil Chemical Antwerp 155 m (509 ft) 51°14′38.06″N 4°20′2.78″E / 51.2439056°N 4.3341056°E (Electricity Pylon near Antwerp Exxon Mobil Chemical)
Umicore chimney Antwerp 152 m (499 ft) 51°10′2.12″N 4°20′6.3″E / 51.1672556°N 4.335083°E (Umicore Chimney)
Antwerp Wind Turbine Antwerp 150 m (490 ft) 51°16′34.15″N 4°19′58.94″E / 51.2761528°N 4.3330389°E (Antwerp wind turbine)
Awirp Power Station chimneys Awirp 150 m (490 ft) 50°35′4.97″N 5°25′8.46″E / 50.5847139°N 5.4190167°E (Awirp Power Station Chimney); 50°35′4.52″N 5°25′5.56″E / 50.5845889°N 5.4182111°E (Awirp Power Station Chimney); 50°35′4.05″N 5°25′2.42″E / 50.5844583°N 5.4173389°E (Awirp Power Station Chimney)
Beaumont Wind Turbines Beaumont 150 m (490 ft) 50°13′28″N 4°19′16″E / 50.22444°N 4.32111°E (Beaumont Wind Turbine); 50°13′23″N 4°19′49″E / 50.22306°N 4.33028°E (Beaumont Wind Turbine); 50°13′21″N 4°20′19″E / 50.22250°N 4.33861°E (Beaumont Wind Turbine); 50°13′12″N 4°19′22″E / 50.22000°N 4.32278°E (Beaumont Wind Turbine); 50°13′08″N 4°19′45″E / 50.21889°N 4.32917°E (Beaumont Wind Turbine); 50°12′58″N 4°19′12″E / 50.21611°N 4.32000°E (Beaumont Wind Turbine); 50°12′51″N 4°19′52″E / 50.21417°N 4.33111°E (Beaumont Wind Turbine); 50°12′43″N 4°20′15″E / 50.21194°N 4.33750°E (Beaumont Wind Turbine); 50°12′36″N 4°19′48″E / 50.21000°N 4.33000°E (Beaumont Wind Turbine)
Berloz Wind Turbine Berloz 150 m (490 ft) 50°41′50″N 5°11′14″E / 50.69722°N 5.18722°E (Bievre Wind Turbine)
Bievre Wind Turbine Bièvre 150 m (490 ft) 49°57′12″N 5°1′10″E / 49.95333°N 5.01944°E (Bievre Wind Turbine)
Engis chimney Engis 150 m (490 ft) 50°34′28.58″N 5°23′12.3″E / 50.5746056°N 5.386750°E (Engis Chimney)
Hasselt Wind Turbines Hasselt 150 m (490 ft) 50°56′21.56″N 5°22′15.24″E / 50.9393222°N 5.3709000°E (Hasselt Wind Turbine); 50°56′21.7″N 5°22′6.49″E / 50.939361°N 5.3684694°E (Hasselt Wind Turbine) 50°56′21.92″N 5°21′57.79″E / 50.9394222°N 5.3660528°E (Hasselt Wind Turbine)
Kallo Wind Turbine Kallo 150 m (490 ft) 51°16′11.04″N 4°15′27.62″E / 51.2697333°N 4.2576722°E (Kallo wind turbine)
Nike wind turbines Laakdal 150 m (490 ft) 51°06′2.98″N 5°5′2.22″E / 51.1008278°N 5.0839500°E (Nike wind turbine); 51°05′56.99″N 5°5′25.19″E / 51.0991639°N 5.0903306°E (Nike wind turbine); 51°05′52.51″N 5°5′44.1″E / 51.0979194°N 5.095583°E (Nike wind turbine); 51°05′41.18″N 5°5′50.5″E / 51.0947722°N 5.097361°E (Nike wind turbine); 51°05′47.95″N 5°5′18.07″E / 51.0966528°N 5.0883528°E (Nike wind turbine); 51°05′49.81″N 5°4′49.85″E / 51.0971694°N 5.0805139°E (Nike wind turbine)
Philippeville Wind Turbines Philippeville 150 m (490 ft) 50°10′30″N 4°30′11″E / 50.17500°N 4.50306°E (Philippeville Wind Turbine); 50°10′28″N 4°29′48″E / 50.17444°N 4.49667°E (Philippeville Wind Turbine); 50°10′26″N 4°29′26″E / 50.17389°N 4.49056°E (Philippeville Wind Turbine); 50°10′24″N 4°29′03″E / 50.17333°N 4.48417°E (Philippeville Wind Turbine); 50°10′19″N 4°30′04″E / 50.17194°N 4.50111°E (Philippeville Wind Turbine); 50°10′12″N 4°29′22″E / 50.17000°N 4.48944°E (Philippeville Wind Turbine); 50°10′10″N 4°28′59″E / 50.16944°N 4.48306°E (Philippeville Wind Turbine)
Rodenhuize Power Station chimney Ghent 150 m (490 ft) 51°8′3.74″N 3°46′37.38″E / 51.1343722°N 3.7770500°E (Large Chimney of Rodenhuize Power Station)
Ronquières inclined plane observation tower Ronquières 150 m (490 ft) 50°35′27.56″N 4°13′11.36″E / 50.5909889°N 4.2198222°E (Ronquières inclined plane observation tower)
Ruien Power Station chimneys Ruien 150 m (490 ft) 50°47′1.16″N 3°29′24.44″E / 50.7836556°N 3.4901222°E (Ruien Power Station Chimney); 50°46′59.36″N 3°29′26.08″E / 50.7831556°N 3.4905778°E (Ruien Power Station Chimney); 50°46′57.86″N 3°29′27.88″E / 50.7827389°N 3.4910778°E (Ruien Power Station Chimney)
Sainte Ode wind turbines Sainte Ode 150 m (490 ft) 50°00′51″N 5°36′49″E / 50.01417°N 5.61361°E (Sainte Ode Wind Turbines)
Zelzate chimney Zelzate 150 m (490 ft) 51°11′7.46″N 3°47′38.31″E / 51.1854056°N 3.7939750°E (Zelzate Chimney)
Mechelen-Zuid Water Tower Mechelen 143 m (469 ft) 51°0′39.95″N 4°27′47.14″E / 51.0110972°N 4.4630944°E (Mechelen telecommunications and water tower)
Cathedral of Our Lady Antwerp 123 m (404 ft) 51°13′13.7″N 4°24′2.2″E / 51.220472°N 4.400611°E (Cathedral of Our Lady Antwerp)
Church of Our Lady Bruges 122 m (400 ft) 51°12′17.16″N 3°13′28.31″E / 51.2047667°N 3.2245306°E (Church of Our Lady Bruges)
Brussels Justice Palace Brussels 104 m (341 ft) 50°50′11.64″N 4°21′06.01″E / 50.8365667°N 4.3516694°E (Brussels Justice Palace)
Atomium Brussels 102 m (335 ft) 50°53′41.91″N 4°20′29.06″E / 50.8949750°N 4.3414056°E (Atomium)
Saint Martin's Cathedral Ypres 102 m (335 ft) 50°51′6.11″N 2°53′3.88″E / 50.8516972°N 2.8844111°E (Ypres Saint Martin's Cathedral)
Saint Vincent Church Eeklo 99 m (325 ft) 51°11′6.35″N 3°33′58.06″E / 51.1850972°N 3.5661278°E (Eeklo Saint Vincent Church)
Church of Our Lady of Laeken Brussels 99 m (325 ft) 50°52′42.98″N 4°21′21.23″E / 50.8786056°N 4.3558972°E (Church of Our Lady of Laeken)
Saint Rumbold's Cathedral Mechelen 97 m (318 ft) 51°01′44″N 4°28′42″E / 51.02889°N 4.47833°E
Brussels Town Hall Brussels 96 m (315 ft) 50°50′47.73″N 4°21′7.14″E / 50.8465917°N 4.3519833°E (Brussels Town Hall)
Pont de Wandre Liège 96 m (315 ft) 50°40′26.69″N 5°38′36.57″E / 50.6740806°N 5.6434917°E (Pont de Wandre)

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References

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