Hillbrow Tower - Telkom Jo'burg Tower Johannesburg, Gauteng

View of tower above Johannesburg skyline Submitted by William Martinson Photographer: Derek Walker - 2011

Date: 1968-1971 Type: Tower Status: Extant

Coordinates: 26°11'12.99" S 28°02'57.00" E Alt: 1785m

Notes: The Hillbrow Tower (formerly JG Strijdom tower) is a tall tower located in the suburb of Hillbrow in Johannesburg, South Africa. At 269 m (883 ft), it has been the tallest structure and tower in Africa for 50 years, and it was also the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere until 1978, when surpassed by the 270 m Mount Isa Chimney in Queensland, Australia. Construction of the tower began in June 1968 and was completed three years later, in April 1971. Construction cost 2 million Rand[1] (at the time, US$2.8 million). The tower was initially known as the JG Strijdom Tower, after JG (Hans) Strijdom, South African Prime Minister from 1954 to 1958. On 31 May 2005 it was renamed the Telkom Jo'burg Tower. (Wikipedia, accessed 2021 06 30)

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Top detail of tower Submitted by William Martinson Photographer: Derek Walker - 2011 Tower with city behind Photographer: Francois Swanepoel Tower in city context Photographer: Francois Swanepoel

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