Times Tower
{{short description|Office tower in Nairobi, Kenya}}
{{confused|text=One Times Square (formerly the Times Tower) or Times Square Tower in New York City}}
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{{Infobox building
|name = Times Tower
|image = Times_tower.jpg
|highest_region = East Africa
|highest_start = 2000
|highest_end = 2015
|highest_prev = Teleposta Towers
|highest_next = UAP Tower
|start_date = 1992
|completion_date = 2000
|building_type = Commercial
|location = Haile Selassie Avenue
Nairobi, Kenya
|coordinates = {{coord|1|17|25|S|36|49|26|E|region:KE_source:svwiki|display=inline,title}}
|antenna_spire =
|top_floor =
|roof = {{convert|140|m|ft|abbr=on|0}}
|floor_count = 33
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|architect = Triad Architects
|references =
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The Times Tower, also known as the New Central Bank Tower, is an office tower in Nairobi, Kenya. At {{convert|140|m|ft|abbr=off|0}},[http://www.howardhumphreys.com/project_pages/times.htm Times Tower Building] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311015954/http://www.howardhumphreys.com/project_pages/times.htm |date=11 March 2007 }} it is the fourth tallest building in Kenya after Britam Tower, GTC Office Tower and UAP Tower, which have heights of {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on|0}}, 184 m (604 ft) and {{convert|163|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} respectively. With 38 floors, along with a 7-storey banking complex and an 11-split storey car park, it is served by 10 elevators. The building is designed to resist earthquakes, and is set on a concrete raft varying in thickness from {{convert|0.9|to|3.0|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The building houses the main offices of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
Overview
The only tenant of the building is the Kenya Revenue Authority, who use it for tax remissions and administration, and it serves as a location for taxpayer education.
The building is often the site of long queues, especially near the 20th of every month when taxes are due to be paid.
Security to the building is tight, with all guests going through screening by guards using metal detectors. It is well guarded by armed policemen at all times. The entrance is different from the exit to ensure easy handling of visitors.
To get into the building beyond the ground floor requires either a Kenyan ID card for locals or passports for foreigners. Entry without the documents is not allowed unless the member of staff being visited leaves his ID documents in place of the visitor.
Some floors are off limits for non-workers, such as the seventh floor.
Gallery
File:A lone giraffe in Nairobi National Park.jpg
See also
References
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External links
- {{commonscat-inline|Times Tower|Times Tower}}
- [http://www.revenue.go.ke Kenya Revenue Authority home page]
- {{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/103391 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316101753/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/103391 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=16 March 2016 |title=Times Tower |work=Emporis}}
Category:Office buildings completed in 2000