Rogier Tower
Rogier Tower | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Office building |
Address | Place Charles Rogier / Karel Rogierplein |
Town or city | 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels-Capital Region |
Country | Belgium |
Coordinates | 50°51′23″N 4°21′33″E / 50.85639°N 4.35917°E |
Construction started | 2002 |
Completed | 2006 |
Opening | 21 November 2006[3] |
Height | |
Roof | 137 m (449 ft)[1][2] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 38[1][3] |
Floor area | 111,903 m2 (1,204,510 sq ft)[2] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Philippe Samyn and Partners, Michel Jaspers & Partners |
References | |
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The Rogier Tower (
The tower was formerly known as the Dexia Tower (French: Tour Dexia; Dutch: Dexiatoren) after
Description
The Rogier Tower was built on the site of the Rogier International Centre (French: Centre International Rogier, Dutch: Internationaal Rogiercentrum), also called the Martini Tower, which was formerly the tallest building in Belgium, but was demolished in 2001.[2] Constructed between 2002 and 2006, the Rogier Tower is 137 metres (449 ft) tall. It was originally planned to be 179 metres (587 ft) tall, but the proposal was rejected because the height was thought to be excessive.[2]
The Rogier Tower is one of the few towers in Brussels whose roof is not horizontal, instead being made up of three inclined sections. It is also one of the only towers in the world to have a fully glass roof.[citation needed]
Lighting
The building has 6,000 windows, and 4,200 of these are equipped with an average of 12 light bulbs, each having a red, green and blue
Initially, the displays were just abstract patterns or the
See also
- Astro Tower
- Finance Tower
- North Galaxy Towers
- Madou Plaza Tower
- Proximus Towers
- World Trade Center (Brussels)
References
- ^ a b Dexia Tower at Emporis[dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Dexia Tower, Brussels". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Dexiatower". Dexia. 2009. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 101925". Emporis. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Rogier (Dexia) Tower to be sold?". Pro-RealEstate.be. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
External links
- Media related to Rogier Tower at Wikimedia Commons