| 词条 | Hillbrow Tower |
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|name = Telkom Joburg Tower |native_name = Hillbrow Tower |alternate_name = |image = Hillbrow Tower.jpg |image_size = 200px |caption = Hillbrow Tower (right) with the Ponte Apartment building and the skyline of Hillbrow. |location = Hillbrow, Johannesburg, {{flag|South Africa}} |coordinates = {{coord|26|11|13|S|28|2|57|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}} |status = Complete |start_date = 1968[1] |completion_date = 1971[1] |opening = 1971[1] |building_type = Radio tower |antenna_spire = {{convert|269|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |roof = |top_floor = {{convert|204|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |floor_count = |elevator_count = |cost = $10,000,000 |floor_area = |architect = |structural_engineer= |main_contractor = |developer = |owner = Telkom (South Africa)[2] |management = |references = [1][2][7][8] }} The Hillbrow Tower (formerly JG Strijdom tower) is a tall tower located in the suburb of Hillbrow in Johannesburg, South Africa. At {{Convert|269|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, it has been the tallest structure and tower in Africa for 45 years, and it was also the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere until 1978, when surpassed by the 270 m Mount Isa Chimney in Queensland, Australia. Construction of the tower began in June 1968 and was completed three years later, in April 1971. Construction cost 2 million Rand[1] (at the time, US$2.8 million). The tower was initially known as the JG Strijdom Tower, after JG Strijdom, South African Prime Minister from 1954 to 1958. On 31 May 2005 it was renamed the Telkom Jo'burg Tower.[3] The tower was constructed for South African Posts & Telecommunications, which later became Telkom,[4] South Africa's government run and the country's largest telecommunications company. As the general height of buildings rose in the central business district, it became necessary that the height of the new telephone tower stayed above the height of the buildings surrounding it.[1][2] Tourist attractionThe Hillbrow Tower has been closed to visitors since 1981, primarily due to security reasons. Before the closure, the Hillbrow tower was one of the largest tourist draws in Johannesburg. The public was able to enter six public floors at the top of the tower. One of the floors housed a popular revolving restaurant named Heinrich's Restaurant, as well as another non-rotating restaurant known as the Grill Room and the observation floor which was at 197 m height.[5] During the 2010 FIFA World Cup, a huge football was fitted to the tower to celebrate the event. In 2013, television programme Carte Blanche broadcast from what used to be the revolving restaurant. The Hillbrow Tower is one of two iconic towers that are often used to identify the Johannesburg skyline. The second tower, the Sentech Tower (Albert Hertzog Tower), is used for television and radio transmissions.[1][2][3][4] Gallery{{gallery|File:Hilbrow Tower.jpg|alt1=A slender concrete tower topped by a several habitable floors, telecommunications dishes and several tall antennas; viewed in the warm evening light before sunset.|The Hillbrow Tower from a distance. |File:Hillbrow_Tower_2010.jpeg|alt2=A concrete tower, the bottom obscured by other buildings, viewed from below. A large football shaped structure has been fitted to the tower just below the habitable section.|The Hillbrow Tower decorated for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. }} See also
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040306031008/http://www.southafrica.info:80/plan_trip/holiday/cities/hillbrowtower.htm|title=Hillbrow Tower – symbol of Joburg|last=Davie|first=Lucille|date=6 January 2004|accessdate=23 December 2017}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.telkom.co.za/common/aboutus/mediacentre/pressrelease/articles/article_789.html|title=Telkom lights up Jozi's night skyline|date=31 May 2005|publisher=Telkom|accessdate=23 November 2008}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://joburgnews.co.za/2005/june/jun1_tower.stm|title=Hillbrow Tower renamed|publisher=City of Johannesburg|accessdate=23 November 2008}} 4. ^1 2 James Barber, Angela Fung, Sandeep Toshniwal,Becky Voorheis, and Campbell R. Harvey, [https://faculty.fuqua.duke.edu/~charvey/Cases/1999/Telkom_Case_EMQ_version.pdf Telkom, South Africa"], Winter (1999). Retrieved 2011/03/17. 5. ^{{cite web|title=Hillbrow Tower|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/hillbrowtower-johannesburg-southafrica|publisher=Emporis|accessdate=31 December 2014}} External links{{commonscat|Radio towers in Johannesburg}}
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