Schlesinger 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Office building
- Description: building in South Africa
- Address: 222 Smit Street, Johannesburg
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Johannesburg Park station and Ellis Park Stadium.
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 330 metres south of Schlesinger Building.
Ellis Park Stadium
Stadium
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Ellis Park Stadium is a rugby union and association football stadium in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's national team, the Springboks. Ellis Park Stadium is situated 2 km east of Schlesinger Building.
Johannesburg Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: Janek Szymanowski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Johannesburg Art Gallery is an art gallery in Joubert Park in the city centre of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was once the largest gallery on the continent with a collection of more than 9000 artworks. Johannesburg Art Gallery is situated 630 metres east of Schlesinger Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braamfontein and Inner City.
Braamfontein
Suburb
Braamfontein is a central suburb of Johannesburg, in South Africa, seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and some of South Africa's major corporations such as Liberty Holdings Limited, JD Group, Sappi, and Bidvest Bank and Hollard.
Inner City
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Inner city encompasses the central districts of Johannesburg, including the tourist areas of Braamfontein, Maboneng, Newtown and Fordsburg.
Hillbrow
Suburb
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Hillbrow is an Inner City residential neighbourhood of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It is characterized by a high population density and has experienced issues associated with municipal disinvestment, including elevated levels of unemployment, poverty, prostitution, and crime.
Schlesinger Building
- Categories: skyscraper, building, and office
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.1949° or 26° 11′ 42″ southLongitude
28.04118° or 28° 2′ 28″ eastInception
1965Levels
21Height
70 metres (230 feet)Open location code
5G5CR24R+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 762952045OpenStreetMap feature
building=officeWikidata ID
Q7431694
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Schlesinger Building” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Schlesinger-gebou”
- Chinese: “施萊辛格大廈”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مبنى شليزنجر”
- Spanish: “Edificio Schlesinger”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lesotho Consulate and Gautrain Park Station Bus Terminus.
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