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FINDECO House

Coordinates: 15°25′27″S 28°17′02″E / 15.4243°S 28.2838°E / -15.4243; 28.2838
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FINDECO House
FINDECO House
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General information
Architectural styleYugoslav Modernism[1]
Town or cityLusaka
Country Zambia
Coordinates15°25′27″S 28°17′02″E / 15.4243°S 28.2838°E / -15.4243; 28.2838
Height295 ft (90 m)
Technical details
Floor count23 floors[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Dušan Milenković & Branimir Ganović[1]
Main contractorZECCO[2]

FINDECO House is a skyscraper in Lusaka, Zambia, and is the country's tallest building. Situated at the junction of Independence Avenue and Cairo Road in the heart of the city's Central Business District,[3] the 295-feet building was built between 1978 and 1979[4][5] following the design of Yugoslav architects Dušan Milenković and Branimir Ganović. The building is named after parastatal corporation FINDECO (State Finance and Development Corporation) that was the initial owner of the building.[2] The building currently houses both office and retail spaces and is currently under the management of the National Housing Authority.[3] An enormous sign displaying the logo of Samsung was installed atop the building in 2013.[1]

References

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Skyline of Lusaka with FINDECO House furthest on the right
  1. ^ a b c d Niebyl, Donald (29 March 2020). "10 Works of Yugoslav Modernist Architecture in Africa & the Middle East". The Spomenik Database. The Spomenik Database. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "THE HISTORY OF FINDECO HOUSE". Zambian Observer. 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  3. ^ a b "FINDECO House". Chalo Chatu. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  4. ^ "Findeco House, Lusaka | 103456 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "FINDECO House - Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopedia". chalochatu.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.