- Bank of Mauritius Headquarters (Port Louis)
Infobox Skyscraper
building_name=Bank of Mauritius
previous tallest=Mauritius Telecom Tower
built=2004-2006
use=
location=Port Louis ,Mauritius
antenna_spire=124m
top_floor=
roof=98m
floor_count=22
floor_area=16,834m²
elevator_count=
architect=
skyscraperpage_id=?The
Bank of Mauritius headquarters is askyscraper which is located inPort Louis , the capital ofMauritius . It is the country's tallest building when measured to roof at 98m (321ft) cite web|url=http://bom.intnet.mu/speeches/gov/INAUGURATION%20OF%20THE%20NEW%20HEADQUARTERS.pdf |title=Inauguration of the new headquarters of the Bank of Mauritius |accessdate=2007-02-18 |last=Basant Roi |first=R. (G.C.S.K., Governor) |date=2006-12-18 |format=PDF |publisher=Bank of Mauritius ] and to pinnacle at 124m (407ft). The 16,834m² reinforced concrete structure which dominates the city'sskyline reached its final height in May 2006. The 22 storeyed building towers over the Citadel (a hill-top fortification in Port Louis) and is constructed in an area where highrises were once prohibited. It is also probably the tallest structure in Mauritius.Its construction took nearly 30 months and is resistant to the seasonal
hurricanes which occur in the region. Owing to its function, it is probably the most technically advanced building in Mauritius. [cite web | last = WSP Africa| title = WSP goes from strength to strength in the Indian Ocean isles | publisher = wspgroup.co.za | date = | url = http://www.wspgroup.co.za/en/WSP-Africa/Press/News-Archive/WSP-goes-from-strength-to-strength-in-the-Indian-Ocean-isles/ | format = html | accessdate = 2008-01-04] There are currently proposed taller buildings to be built on the island. One in Port Louis should have about 30 storeys and the other (Tianli project) in Riche Terre, near the capital city, (construction beginning in April 2008) will be the tallest skyscraper by 2010 with 34 storeys.Other tall buildings in
Mauritius are the Telecom Tower with its twin lightning rods pointingat 110m, the 81.9mState Bank Tower and the Air Mauritius Centre with an helipad at 79m over the ground. Outside Port Louis, theEbene Cyber Tower is 72m high.Malherbes Station Transmitter inCurepipe (guyed mast ) is 97m tall.Gallery
Notes and references
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* Le Mauricien (21 January 2006)External links
* [http://bom.intnet.mu Bank of Mauritius]
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