Jump to content

Trust Bank Building

Coordinates: 26°12′22″S 28°02′41″E / 26.20611°S 28.04472°E / -26.20611; 28.04472
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trust Bank Building
Trust Bank in 2018
Map
Record height
Tallest in Africa from 1970 to 1973[I]
Preceded byStandard Bank Centre
Surpassed byCarlton Centre
General information
TypeOffice
LocationJohannesburg, South Africa
Coordinates26°12′22″S 28°02′41″E / 26.20611°S 28.04472°E / -26.20611; 28.04472
Completed1970
Height
Roof460 ft (140 m)
Technical details
Floor count31
Lifts/elevators14

Trust Bank Building is a skyscraper in the Central Business District of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1970 to a height of 140 metres. The building is the former head office of Trust Bank of South Africa, and as such has one of the largest bank vaults in South Africa. The building was sold in February 2003 for Rand 6.4 million (USD $640,000). Like most skyscrapers in Johannesburg the height is 140m which is the same height as KwaDukuza eGoli Hotel, Michelangelo Towers, ABSA Tower and Standard Bank Centre which are all 140m tall.

See also

[edit]
[edit]
Records
Preceded by Tallest building in Africa
Tied with the Tollman Towers
140 m (460 ft)

1970 – 1973
Succeeded by
Tallest building in South Africa
Tied with the Tollman Towers
140 m (460 ft)

1970 – 1973
Tallest building in Johannesburg
Tied with the Tollman Towers
140 m (460 ft)

1970 – 1973