Times Tower
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Not to be confused with One Times Square (formerly the Times Tower) or Times Square Tower in New York City.
The Times Tower, also known as the New Central Bank Tower, is an office tower in Nairobi, Kenya. At 140 metres (459 feet),[1] it is the fourth tallest building in Kenya after Britam Tower, GTC Office Tower and UAP Tower, which have heights of 200 m (656 ft), 184 m (604 ft) and 163 m (535 ft) respectively. With 38 floors, along with a 7-storey banking complex and an 11-split storey car park, it is served by 10 elevators. The building is designed to resist earthquakes, and is set on a concrete raft varying in thickness from 0.9 to 3.0 m (2 ft 11 in to 9 ft 10 in). The building houses the main offices of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
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Times Tower | |
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Record height | |
Tallest in East Africa from 2000 to 2015[I] | |
Preceded by | Teleposta Tower |
Surpassed by | UAP Tower |
General information | |
Type | Commercial |
Location | Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi, Kenya |
Coordinates | 1°17′25″S 36°49′26″E |
Construction started | 1992 |
Completed | 2000 |
Height | |
Roof | 140 m (459 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 33 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Triad Architects |
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