| Bank of Mauritius Tower | |
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| BoM Tower1.JPG The Bank of Mauritius |
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| Record height | |
| Preceded by | Mauritius Telecom Tower |
| General information | |
| Location | Port Louis, Mauritius |
| Construction started | 2004 |
| Completed | 2006 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Roof | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 22 |
| Floor area | 16,834 m2 (181,200 sq ft) |
The Bank of Mauritius Tower is a skyscraper which is located in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius. It is the country's tallest building when measured to roof at 98m (321ft)[1] and to pinnacle at 124m (407ft). The 16,834m² reinforced concrete structure which dominates the city's skyline reached its final height in May 2006. The 22 storeyed building towers over the Citadel (a hill-top fortification in Port Louis) and is constructed in an area where highrises were once prohibited. It is also probably the tallest structure in Mauritius.
Its construction took nearly 30 months and is resistant to the seasonal hurricanes which occur in the region. Owing to its function, it is probably the most technically advanced building in Mauritius.[2] There are currently proposed taller buildings to be built on the island such as the International Finance Centre in Ebene which will be 141m tall.
Other tall buildings in Mauritius are the Telecom Tower with its twin lightning rods pointing at 110m, the 81.9m State Bank Tower and the Air Mauritius Centre with an helipad at 79m over the ground. Outside Port Louis, the Ebene Cyber Tower is 72m high. Malherbes Station Transmitter in Curepipe (guyed mast) is 97m tall.