Boerentoren

<p>The Boerentoren (English: "Farmers' Tower"; officially the KBC Tower, originally the Torengebouw van Antwerpen) is a historic <a href="/facts/High-rise/dfTrBY0s">high-rise</a> building in <a href="/facts/Antwerp/v3Rwa1Mu">Antwerp</a>, 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 <a href="/facts/Gothic_architecture/uhvWpQ2r">Gothic</a> <a href="/facts/Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_(Antwerp)/H8bqV1Aa">Cathedral of Our Lady</a>) until 2019, when the <a href="/facts/Antwerp_Tower/gghxXPxY">Antwerp Tower</a> surpassed it with a height of 100.7 m (330 ft). At the time of construction, it was the second tallest building in <a href="/facts/Europe/DTAtrKfh">Europe</a> by roof height (after the <a href="/facts/Telef%25C3%25B3nica_Building/CnauQ7tD">Telefónica Building</a> in <a href="/facts/Madrid/B63nL2DB">Madrid</a>).
</p><p>Designed in <a href="/facts/Art_Deco/y1xFeh9t">Art Deco</a> style by Jan Vanhoenacker, Émile Van Averbeke and Jos Smolderen, the Boerentoren was one of Europe's very first tall buildings. It remained the <a href="/facts/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Belgium/ry8kfNBw">tallest in Belgium</a> until 1960, and is currently ranked 21st tallest in the country. In 1954, the tower was extended with an <a href="/facts/Antenna_(radio)/pGlcXBvc">antenna</a>, 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).
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Boerentoren