- Hillbrow Tower
The Hillbrow Tower is a tall mast located in the suburb of
Hillbrow inJohannesburg ,South Africa . Construction for the tower began in June 1968 and was completed three years later in April 1971. Construction cost Rand 2 million (USD 330,000, though at the time around four million USD) and produced the 269metre (882 feet) tower that stands today. The tower was initially known as the JG Strijdom Tower afterJG Strijdom , the South African Prime Minister from 1954 to 1958.The tower was constructed for what became Telkom, South Africa's largest
telecommunications company. As the general height of buildings rose in the central business district, it was necessary that the new telephone tower had to stay above the general height of the tallest building.Tourist attraction
The Hillbrow Tower has been closed for visitors since 1981 for security reasons. However, before the closure, the tower was one of the largest tourist draws in Johannesburg. At the top of the tower, above 131 metres, there were six public floors. One of them housed a
revolving restaurant named Heinrich's Restaurant. There was another, non-rotating restaurant known as the Grill Room.There is another TV tower in Johannesburg, the
Sentech Tower .See also
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List of towers External links
* [http://www.southafrica.info/plan_trip/holiday/cities/hillbrowtower.htm Hillbrow Tower]
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