Grand Central Water Tower Midrand
The Grand Central Water Tower Midrand near Johannesburg in South Africa is an exceptional water tower, both considering its design as a concrete container in the shape of an inverted cone, and also considering the volume of the tower: 6500 m³.Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Midrand and Grand Central Airport.
Midrand
Railway station
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Midrand is a metro station on the Gautrain rapid transit system in Midrand, Gauteng. It opened on 2 August 2011 as part of the second phase of the Gautrain project. Midrand is situated 390 metres southwest of Grand Central Water Tower Midrand.
Grand Central Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Central Airport is a privately owned and licensed airport which is open to public air traffic. It is located in Midrand, halfway between Johannesburg and Pretoria in South Africa.
Gallagher Convention Centre
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gallagher Convention Centre is a convention centre in Midrand, South Africa and is the seat of the Pan-African Parliament. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cape Town-based investment holding company Hosken Consolidated Investments. Gallagher Convention Centre is situated 1¼ km southwest of Grand Central Water Tower Midrand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midrand and Tembisa.
Midrand
Town
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Midrand is a town in central Gauteng, South Africa. It is situated in-between Centurion and Sandton. Formerly an independent municipality, Midrand now forms part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Tembisa
Town
Ekurhuleni is the eastern part of the Gauteng province. It is part of the Johannesburg metropolitan area, and includes suburbs such as Modderfontein, Greenstone, Edenvale, Bedfordview, Benoni, Germiston, Springs, Boksburg and Brakpan. Tembisa is situated 7 km southeast of Grand Central Water Tower Midrand.
Sunninghill
Suburb
Sunninghill is a commercial and residential suburb of Sandton in Gauteng, South Africa. It is located in Region A of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Sunninghill is situated 8 km southwest of Grand Central Water Tower Midrand.
Grand Central Water Tower Midrand
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: water tower in Midrand, Gauteng
- Categories: water tower and tourism
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-25.99356° or 25° 59′ 37″ southLongitude
28.13881° or 28° 8′ 20″ eastHeight
40 metres (131 feet)Open location code
5G6C244Q+HGOpenStreetMap ID
node 253368725OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q18608793
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to German—“Grand Central Water Tower Midrand” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Grand Central Watertoring”
- Afrikaans: “Grand Central-watertoring”
- German: “Grand Central Water Tower Midrand”
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Highlights include Grand Central Terminal and Gautrain Management Agency.
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