Brussels Shot Tower

The Brussels Shot Tower (French: Tour à plomb de Bruxelles; Dutch: Loodtoren van Brussel) is a former shot tower in the Senne/Zenne or Dansaert Quarter of Brussels, Belgium.

It was built in 1898[1] at the site of a former gunpowder factory that dated back to 1832.

The shot tower was used until 1962, making the last one to remain in use in Belgium.

It was classified as a National Heritage Site (number 2043-0092/0) in 1984.

[2] The round brick structure is 46 metres (151 ft) high.