11 Diagonal Street is a

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Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a Megacity#List of megacities, megacity, and is List of urban areas by p ...

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. It was built in 1983 to a height of 80 metres. It is designed to look like a

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as it reflects different views of the

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from each angle of the building. The building's architect was

Helmut Jahn Helmut Jahn (January 4, 1940 – May 8, 2021) was a German-American architect, known for projects such as the Sony Center on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany; the Messeturm in Frankfurt, Germany; the Thompson Center in Chicago; One Liber ...

Current Use

The building is currently used by the department of Development Planning & Local Government.

References

Office buildings completed in 1984 Skyscraper office buildings in Johannesburg Helmut Jahn buildings {{SouthAfrica-struct-stub