Johannesburg Sights

Turbine Hall

#5 of 202 things to do in Johannesburg

#135 of 7381 things to do in Africa

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    • cnr Jeppe & Miriam Makeba Sts

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Lonely Planet review for Turbine Hall

Much of the area around Mary Fitzgerald Sq was once taken up by a giant power station. The huge Turbine Hall, next to SAB World of Beer, is one of the city’s more impressive buildings. The north boiler house was imploded in 2005 and now houses the impressive headquarters of AngloGold Ashanti, beautifully developed to blend in with existing architecture. The south boiler house remains empty but is used for some wonderfully creative events. The area is now known as Turbine Sq.

 

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    Joburg's Turbine Hall has had an electric makeover

    lauricetb recommends this,

    "The restoration of the building as one of Joburg’s landmarks and its makeover into a “green” building with solar heating and other environmentally friendly features is a commitment to the city, and bodes well for Newtown. And if for no other reason, make your way to Newtown and head for the public entrance to the South Boiler Hall to take a look at Marco Cianfanelli’s laser-cut steel sculpture “37 years of gold” – a depiction of the highs and lows of the substance that built this city." http://ow.ly/3jTvy

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