Brussels

Belgium

Facts

Population

1,138,854 (2012)

Area

161 km² • 62 mi²

Density

7,073.6 people per km²

18,320.6 people per mi²

Tallest Building

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 Tour du Midi
148 m / 486  ft
2 UP-site
142 m / 466  ft
3 Tour Finances
141 m / 463  ft
4 Madou Plaza
120.2 m / 394  ft
5 Proximus Tower I
120 m / 394  ft
6 Tour Brusilia
113 m / 371  ft
7 North Galaxy Tour A
108 m / 354  ft
8 North Galaxy Tour B
108 m / 354  ft
9 Tour Astro
107 m / 351  ft
10 The One
105.2 m / 345  ft

CTBUH People & Events

CTBUH Belgium Study Trip to Chicago

24-29 May 2015

Videos

05 March 2008

Building, Rebuilding or Renovating Contextual Sustainable Tall Buildings in a Historical European City Center

Josse Wayembergh and Isidore Zielonka from International Belgian Associated Architects discussed the remodelling or rebuilding of existing Tall Buildings within the city centers of Old...

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Research

10 October 2011

Environmental Risk Analysis for High-Rise Buildings in Belgium With the European Seveso Directives

The High-Rise Buildings (HRB) are currently the subject of many discussions about their architectural and sociological impact in the city but the situation regarding the...

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Global News

24 October 2023

Plan Announced for 17-Building Complex in Brussels

The much-anticipated masterplan for Brussel’s new development area Lake Side on the site of Tour & Taxis consists of a collection of 17 buildings varying...

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