Eskom Centre

The Eskom Centre is an office tower in the Central Business District of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1955 to a height of 61 metres. The building was the headquarters of Eskom from 1958 until the company relocated to Sandton in the mid-1980s.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Johannesburg Park station and Nelson Mandela Bridge.

Johannesburg Park station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Johannesburg Park Station is the central railway station in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, and the largest railway station in Africa. It is located between the Central Business District and Braamfontein, in the block bordered by Rissik, Wolmarans, Wanderers, and Noord Streets. Johannesburg Park station is situated 400 metres southeast of Eskom Centre.

Nelson Mandela Bridge

Bridge

Photo: NJR ZA, Public domain.

Nelson Mandela Bridge is a bridge in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the fourth of five bridges which cross the railway lines and sidings located just west of Johannesburg Park Station, the first being the Johan Rissik Bridge adjacent to the station. Nelson Mandela Bridge is situated 560 metres west of Eskom Centre.

Schlesinger Building

Office building

The Schlesinger Building, also known as WesBank Centre or Sanlam Centre, is a skyscraper in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1965 to a height of 110 metres, and has 21 floors. Schlesinger Building is situated 170 metres east of Eskom Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braamfontein and Inner City.

Newtown is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in the capital city of Gauteng Province and in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Eskom Centre

Type: Building
Description: business-use in Johannesburg, South Africa
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.19509° or 26° 11′ 42″ south

Longitude

28.03946° or 28° 2′ 22″ east

Open location code

5G5CR23Q+XQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 725259178

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q5398193

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to French—“Eskom Centre” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Eskom Sentrum”
French: “Eskom Centre”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Central Technical College and Phoenix College.

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