Kabul Tower
Appearance
Kabul Tower | |
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![]() Kabul Tower as of January 2006 | |
General information | |
Type | High-rise building[1] |
Architectural style | Brutalism[1] |
Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
Country | Afghanistan |
Coordinates | 34°32′N 69°10′E / 34.533°N 69.167°E |
Current tenants | Ministry of Communications and Information Technology |
Completed | 1976 |
Height | 87 m (285 ft)[1] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 18[2][3] |
Kabul Tower, also referred to as the MOC Tower[1] and Telecom Tower, is an 18-story[2][3] brutalist high-rise building in Kabul, Afghanistan built in the 1970s. With a height of 87 metres (285 ft) to the tip and an architectural height of 75 metres (246 ft), the Kabul Tower was for a long time the tallest building in Afghanistan[3][4] until being eclipsed by the Kabul Markaz Residential Tower 1 in 2020.[5] Kabul Tower is a government office building[1] and serves as the Headquarters of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology[1]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Kabul Tower". Emporis. EMPORIS GMBH. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Kabul Tower". skyscrapercenter.com. Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "In Pictures Growing up in Kabul". bbc.co.uk. BBC World Service. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan's tallest buildings - Top 20". Emporis. Emporis GMBH. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Kabul Markaz Residential Tower 1, Kabul | 1438696". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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