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Date: 1967-1974 Type: Commercial mixed use Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 26°12'19.60" S 28°02'48.70" E Alt: 1768m

At 223 metres it is the second tallest building in Africa after The Leonardo (234 meters high) in Sandton, and the tallest office building. See also Wikipedia. References: Chipkin, Clive M. 1993. Johannesburg Style - Architecture & Society 1880s - 1960s. Cape Town: David Phillip. pg 318 de Mervelec, Patrick & Chipkin, Clive M. 2013. Johannesburg : architecture and heritage. South Africa: In Camera Art Publications. pg 122 +ill Fisher, Roger & Clarke, Nicholas. 2014. Architectural Guide : South Africa. Berlin: DOM Publishers. pg 137 van der Waal, Gerhard-Mark. 1987. From Mining Camp to Metropolis - The buildings of Johannesburg 1886-1940. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. pg 183