Bastion Tower

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Bastion Tower
Tour AG, AG Building
Bastion Tower
Basic data
Place: Brussels
Construction time : 1967-1970
Opening: 1970
Status : Built
Architectural style : Modern
Architect : Robert Goffaux
Use / legal
Usage : offices
Technical specifications
Height : 90.0 m
Height to the top: 112.0 m
Height to the roof: 90.0 m
Rank (height) : 37 . Place (Belgium),
21 . Place (Brussels)
Floors : 26 above ground,
3 below ground
Elevators : 9
Building material : Steel , glass , concrete
address
Address: 5 Place du Champ de Mars / Marsveldplein
Post Code: 1050 Brussels

The Bastion Tower , also known as AG Building , is a skyscraper in Ixelles , a municipality neighboring the Belgian capital, Brussels . The building is located on the inner ring of the city in close proximity to the Royal Palace .

Construction work on the tower began in 1967; the building opened in 1970. The tower has a height of 90 meters, which are spread over 26 floors. In addition, the building has three more underground floors. At the time of completion, the Bastion Tower was one of the tallest buildings in the city and country and is still one of the tallest buildings in Belgium . From 1994 to 1998 the building was completely renovated.

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Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′ 18.1 ″  N , 4 ° 21 ′ 46.2 ″  E