FINDECO House

{{Short description|Skyscraper in Lusaka, Zambia}}

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| architectural_style = Yugoslav Modernism{{cite web |url=https://www.spomenikdatabase.org/post/10-works-of-yugoslav-modernist-architecture-in-africa-the-middle-east?fbclid=IwAR1GvpghXvrIpH4Nu8n7ssm_fvyY1URgY0E0QO8s8t2h4gAGB2GiquV8bfQ |title=10 Works of Yugoslav Modernist Architecture in Africa & the Middle East |last=Niebyl |first=Donald |date=29 March 2020 |website=The Spomenik Database |publisher=The Spomenik Database |access-date=31 March 2020 |quote=}}

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| location_city = Lusaka

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| floor_count = 23 floors

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| architect = Dušan Milenković & Branimir Ganović

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| main_contractor = ZECCO{{cite web|url=https://zambianobserver.com/the-history-of-findeco-house/|work=Zambian Observer|title=THE HISTORY OF FINDECO HOUSE|date=2022-11-22|access-date=2023-08-11}}

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FINDECO House is a skyscraper in Lusaka, Zambia, and is the country's tallest building. Situated at the junction of Independence Avenue and Cairo Road in the heart of the city's Central Business District, the 295-feet building was built between 1978 and 1979{{Cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/103456/findeco-house-lusaka-zambia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507225324/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/103456/findeco-house-lusaka-zambia|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 7, 2016|title=Findeco House, Lusaka {{!}} 103456 {{!}} EMPORIS|website=Emporis|access-date=2020-03-04}}{{Cite web|url=http://chalochatu.org/FINDECO_House|title=FINDECO House - Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopedia|website=chalochatu.org|access-date=2020-03-04}} following the design of Yugoslav architects Dušan Milenković and Branimir Ganović. The building is named after parastatal corporation FINDECO (State Finance and Development Corporation) that was the initial owner of the building. The building currently houses both office and retail spaces and is currently under the management of the National Housing Authority.{{cite web|url=http://chalochatu.org/FINDECO_House|title=FINDECO House|access-date=2023-08-11|work=Chalo Chatu}} An enormous sign displaying the logo of Samsung was installed atop the building in 2013.