North Galaxy Towers
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The North Galaxy Towers are twin 28-storey skyscrapers on King Albert II Street in the Northern Quarter
central business district
of Brussels
, Belgium
. There is a third building in the complex which is 6 storeys tall. The first two floors are shared by all three buildings.
The two towers are 107 metres (351 ft) tall, placing them amongst the tallest buildings in Belgium. The complex has 110000 square metres (131,558.9 sq yd) of office space above ground and 46000 square metres (55,015.5 sq yd) below ground. About 8000 square metres (9,567.9 sq yd) of the space below ground is used for archives. There are a total of 35 elevators in the complex.
The towers were originally conceived as part of an eight-building Brussels World Trade Center complex, but were splintered off into a separate project. The construction of the towers began in 2002 and ended in 2004.
The complex is being leased by the Belgian federal government
. It houses the Federal Public Financial Service and other governmental bodies, with all three buildings used for administration and management.
Northern Quarter (Brussels)
The Northern Quarter is the central business district of Brussels, Belgium. Similarly to the Zuidas in Amsterdam or La Défense in Paris, the Northern Quarter consists of a concentrated collection of high-rise buildings....
central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. There is a third building in the complex which is 6 storeys tall. The first two floors are shared by all three buildings.
The two towers are 107 metres (351 ft) tall, placing them amongst the tallest buildings in Belgium. The complex has 110000 square metres (131,558.9 sq yd) of office space above ground and 46000 square metres (55,015.5 sq yd) below ground. About 8000 square metres (9,567.9 sq yd) of the space below ground is used for archives. There are a total of 35 elevators in the complex.
The towers were originally conceived as part of an eight-building Brussels World Trade Center complex, but were splintered off into a separate project. The construction of the towers began in 2002 and ended in 2004.
The complex is being leased by the Belgian federal government
Belgian federal government
The Cabinet of Belgium is the executive branch of the Belgian federal government, consisting of ministers and secretaries of state drawn from the political parties which form the governing coalition. Formally, the ministers are appointed by the King...
. It houses the Federal Public Financial Service and other governmental bodies, with all three buildings used for administration and management.