Brixton Tower
The Sentech Tower, previously named the Albert Hertzog Tower and commonly known as the Brixton Tower, is a 237-metre-high concrete television tower in the Brixton suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, near the top of the Brixton Ridge.Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: architectural structure
- Also known as: “Sentech Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fietas Museum and Helen Joseph Hospital.
Fietas Museum
Museum
Fietas Museum was opened on 24 September 2013, the museum is located in Pageview, Gauteng, South Africa. The building that the museum is housed in is one of the few to survive the forced removals under the Group Areas Act and was declared a Heritage resource in 2007. Fietas Museum is situated 1¼ km southeast of Brixton Tower.
Helen Joseph Hospital
Hospital
Helen Joseph Hospital is a public hospital based in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa. Prior to 1997, it was known as the J.G. Strijdom Hospital. As a teaching hospital, its affiliated to the University of Witwatersrand's Medical School. Helen Joseph Hospital is situated 2 km northwest of Brixton Tower.
Radiopark
Building
Radiopark, also known as South African Broadcasting Corporation Building, is a 33-story skyscraper located in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa. Radiopark is situated 1 km northeast of Brixton Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rossmore and Richmond.
Rossmore
Suburb
Rossmore is a suburb of Johannesburg, around 5 km northwest of City Hall. It borders Langlaagte to the north and Homestead Park. The name comes from the village of Paarlshoop, the oldest private township on the Witwatersrand.
Richmond
Neighborhood
Richmond is a small, centrally located suburb in Johannesburg whose Edwardian, Art Deco and Mid Century Modern houses are being both gentrified and torn down.
Fordsburg
Suburb
Fordsburg is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Fordsburg is a residential suburb, although housing numerous shops and factories.
Brixton Tower
Latitude
-26.19238° or 26° 11′ 33″ southLongitude
28.00687° or 28° 0′ 25″ eastHeight
234 metres (768 feet)Operator
SentechOpen location code
5G5CR254+2POpenStreetMap ID
node 243048806OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=obstacleOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q1364681
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Satellite Map
Discover Brixton Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Brixton Tower” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Sentech-toring”
- Chinese: “布里克斯頓塔”
- Dutch: “Sentech Tower”
- French: “Sentech Tower”
- German: “Sentech Tower”
- Japanese: “センテックタワー”
- Spanish: “Sentech Tower”
- Spanish: “Torre Sentech”
- Thai: “เซนเทคทาวเวอร์”
- Ukrainian: “Вежа Сентек”
- Ukrainian: “Вежа Сентеч”
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Highlights include Brixton Primary School and Brixton SAPS.
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