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Marble Towers
File:Sanlam01.jpg
A view of the tower from street level
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeMulti use, office
LocationJohannesburg, South Africa
Opening1973
OwnerSanlam
Height
Roof152.1 metres (499 ft)
Technical details
Floor count32

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

  1. ^ South African Road Atlas, 22nd edition, p.79; Publisher: MapStudio, Cape Town, South Africa, 2009

Marble Towers at Emporis