Mapeera House

Mapeera House
General information
Type	Commercial
Location	Kampala Road Kampala, Uganda
Coordinates	0°18′53″N 32°34′41″E / 0.3146°N 32.5780°E / 0.3146; 32.5780Coordinates: 0°18′53″N 32°34′41″E / 0.3146°N 32.5780°E / 0.3146; 32.5780
Construction started	2007
Completed	2011 (Expected)
Technical details
Floor count	17

Mapeera House is a building under construction in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.

Location

The skyscraper is located on Kampala Road, the main business street in Kampala. This location lies within the central business district of Uganda's capital city (pop.1,659,600). The coordinates of Mapeera House are: Latitude:0.3146; Longitude:32.5780.

Overview

Mapeera House is named after Father Siméon Lourdel (1853 -1890), also referred to in French as Mon Pere. The Baganda changed that to Mapeera. He was the first Catholic Priest to set foot in Uganda in 1879.^[1]

When complete, Mapeera House will have seventeen (17) storeys, and will serve as the headquarters of Centenary Bank, one of the twenty-three (23) commercial banks licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the national banking regulator. The bank will also maintain a branch at this location. The rest of the space in the office tower will be rented to qualified tenants, raising income for the bank. The building will have enough underground parking to accommodate up to two hundred (200) vehicles.^[2]

History

The idea to construct the office tower was the brainchild of the Late Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga (1914 -1991), the second Ugandan to be consecrated Cardinal of the Catholic Church.^[3] Unfortunately, he passed away before his dream was realised. In October 2007, after ten (10) years of planning, a ground-breaking ceremony was held at the present location, presided over by Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala.^[4]

Roko Construction Limited, a Ugandan construction company was contracted to construct the building at an estimated cost of approximately US$30 million.^[5] As of July 2011^[update], the construction is complete and commissioning of the building is expected in the fourth quater of 2011.^[6]

See also

• Centenary Bank
• List of banks in Uganda
• List of tallest buildings in Kampala
• Kampala

Photos and diagrams

• Archtecural Impression (Towards Bottom of Page)

References

1. ^ Brief History of Father Simeon Lourdel
2. ^ About Mapeera House
3. ^ About Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga
4. ^ Mapeera House Project Takes Off
5. ^ Roko Construction Limited Is The Main Contractor
6. ^ Commissionning Expected In December 2011

External links

• Location of Mapeera House At Google Maps