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Cape Town Civic Centre

View from the north-west, with the Podium Block in front and the Tower Block behind
Building
Type	High-rise
Architectural style	Modernist
Location	Cape Town, South Africa
Address	12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town 8000
Owner	City of Cape Town
Coordinates	33°55′17″S 18°25′44″E / 33.9213°S 18.4288°E / -33.9213; 18.4288Coordinates: 33°55′17″S 18°25′44″E / 33.9213°S 18.4288°E / -33.9213; 18.4288
Construction
Completed	1978
Height	98 m (320 ft)
Floor count	26

The Cape Town Civic Centre is a building in central Cape Town, South Africa that serves as the headquarters of the City of Cape Town, the municipality that governs Cape Town and its suburbs.

It was completed in 1978^[1], and is made up of two blocks. The Podium Block is a low-rise building which houses the City management, including the Council Chamber and the Mayor's Office. The Tower Block is a 98-metre-tall, 26-floor^[1] high-rise block that houses the administrative offices of the municipality; it is a long, narrow building that crosses Hertzog Boulevard, with the road passing underneath the central part of the building.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Civic Centre, Cape Town". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=103472. Retrieved 27 May 2009.