| 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 / 1.29028°S 36.82389°E |
| Construction started | 1992 |
| Completed | 2000 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 140 m (459 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 33 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Triad Architects |
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).
- ^ Times Tower Building Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine