Axa Tower

Quick Facts

City	Antwerp
Country	Belgium
Year	1960 - 1963
Height	57,0m / 187ft
Floors	12

Realisation

Architect	Léon Stynen Paul De Meyer J.Reusens
Developer	British Petroleum

Building Info

Name	Axa Tower
Category	Office Building
Alias	Axa-Royale Belge Tower BP Building BBL Building
Address	Jan Van Rijswijcklaan 162

Notes

Originally called the BP building.
The floors are suspended with steel cables to the concrete construction on the roof.
This was the first such suspended structure in Europe.