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Boerentoren

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Boerentoren

Now called KBC Tower after the company that owns it, this 97m skyscraper in the historical center of town is said to be the oldest one on the European continent. It was built between 1929 and 1932. It is located at the end of the Meir shopping street. The tower is renowned for its typical art-deco s

culptures. It is not a skyscraper on the same scale as some that were erected in North America; for example the Empire State Building in New York, built at the same time, is 381m.

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