Hillbrow Tower

[Danie]

Hillbrow Tower is 269 m (883 ft) tall tower in Hillbrow (formerly JG Strijdom tower) it was the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere until 1978 when it surpassed by the 270 m Mount Isa Chimney in Queensland, Australia.The tower has been the tallest structure and tower in Africa for 45 years in 1 May 2005 the tower was renamed the Telkom Jo'burg Tower.Read more on
https://artatwork.co.za/web/experien...s/a-tall-story


Construction started: 1968
Completed 1971
Cost $10,000,000
Antenna spire 269 m (883 ft)
Top floor 204 m (669 ft)
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillbrow_Tower



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[RobEss]

An interesting read, thank you for sharing!

[geomorph]

Has there been any progress since this article was written in 2013?