Standard Bank Centre

The Standard Bank Centre is a skyscraper in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located at the corner of 27 Simmonds Street and 78 Fox Street in the Central Business District of the city.

Photo: Johannesburg Heritage Foundation, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Building
Description: building in Johannesburg
Also known as: “The Hanging Building”
Address: 78 Fox Street, Marshalltown, 2001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Johannesburg City Library and Johannesburg City Hall.

Johannesburg City Library

Library

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The Johannesburg City Library is situated in the central business district of the City of Johannesburg. The Library is located in an Italianate building designed by John Perry which first opened in 1935. Johannesburg City Library is situated 240 metres northwest of Standard Bank Centre.

Johannesburg City Hall

Town hall

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Johannesburg City Hall is an Edwardian building constructed in 1914 by the Hawkey and McKinley construction company. The plan for the building was drawn in 1910 and construction was started in 1913 and finished in 1914. Johannesburg City Hall is situated 290 metres northeast of Standard Bank Centre.

Beyers Naudé Square

Square

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The Beyers Naudé Square is a large city square in the center of Johannesburg, South Africa, named after Beyers Naudé, a former dominee in the Dutch Reformed Church, who was banned by the apartheid government for campaigning against apartheid. Beyers Naudé Square is situated 220 metres north of Standard Bank Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marshalltown and Newtown.

Marshalltown

Suburb

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Marshalltown is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The area, together with Ferreirasdorp was previously home to a large concentration of Eastern European Jewish immigrants.