Marble Towers
Appearance
Marble Towers | |
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File:Sanlam01.jpg | |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Multi use, office |
Location | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Opening | 1973 |
Owner | Sanlam |
Height | |
Roof | 152.1 metres (499 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 32 |
The Marble Towers is a skyscraper in the Central Business District of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1973 and is 32 storeys tall. The building has an eight-storey parking garage attached to it. It has the biggest electronic sign in the Southern Hemisphere, measuring 44 metres by 32 metres by 12 metres [clarification needed]. It is made out of a mixture of concrete and marble. Its main use is for commercial offices.
It is located on the corner of Jeppe and Von Wielligh Streets.[1]
References
- ^ South African Road Atlas, 22nd edition, p.79; Publisher: MapStudio, Cape Town, South Africa, 2009