FINDECO House | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Yugoslav Modernism [1] |
Town or city | Lusaka |
Country | Zambia |
Coordinates | 15°25′27″S28°17′02″E / 15.4243°S 28.2838°E |
Height | 295 ft (90 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 23 floors [1] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Dušan Milenković & Branimir Ganović [1] |
Main contractor | ZECCO [2] |
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