Bank of Mauritius Headquarters (Port Louis)
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{{Infobox Skyscraper
|building_name=Bank of Mauritius
|image=[[Image:BoM Tower1.JPG|170px|The Bank of Mauritius.]]
|previous tallest= [[Mauritius Telecom Tower]]
|built=2004-2006
|use=
|location= [[Port Louis]], [[Mauritius]]
|antenna_spire=124m
|top_floor=
|roof=98m
|floor_count=22
|floor_area=16,834m²
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The '''[[Bank of Mauritius]]''' headquarters 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)<ref name='bomspeech'> {{cite web|url=http://bom.intnet.mu/speeches/gov/INAUGURATION%20OF%20THE%20NEW%20HEADQUARTERS.pdf |title=Inauguration of the new headquarters of the Bank of Mauritius |accessdate=2007-02-18 |last=Basant Roi |first=R. (G.C.S.K., Governor) |date=[[2006-12-18]] |format=PDF |publisher=Bank of Mauritius }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | last = WSP Africa| title = WSP goes from strength to strength in the Indian Ocean isles | publisher = wspgroup.co.za | date = | url = http://www.wspgroup.co.za/en/WSP-Africa/Press/News-Archive/WSP-goes-from-strength-to-strength-in-the-Indian-Ocean-isles/ | format = html | accessdate = 2008-01-04}}</ref>
There are currently proposed taller buildings to be built on the island. One in Port Louis should have about 30 storeys and the other (Tianli project) in Riche Terre, near the capital city, (construction beginning in April 2008) will be the tallest skyscraper by 2010 with 34 storeys.
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.
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:Port Louis Skyline.JPG|The BoM dominates the Port Louis skyline (right).
Image:Port Louis 2005.JPG|The BoM during construction in July 2005.
</gallery>
==Notes and references==
<references/>
* {{cite news | first=Stéphane | last=SAMINADEN | coauthors= | title=La sécurité, priorité des futurs locaux de la Banque de Maurice | date=[[2006-02-25]] | publisher=La Sentinelle | url =http://www.lexpress.mu/display_archived_news.php?news_id=60021 | work =L'express (Mauritius) | pages = | accessdate = 2007-02-18 | language = French }}
* Le Mauricien (21 January 2006)
==External links==
*[http://bom.intnet.mu Bank of Mauritius]
[[Category:2006 architecture]]
[[Category:Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Mauritius]]
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