Sanlam Centre

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The Sanlam Centre is a building in downtown Windhoek, Namibia. Located on Independence Avenue, the building was built in 1990, the same year as Namibia's independence. It has 15 floors and 28,000 m2 of floor space. [1] The German, Swedish and Venezuelan embassies are located in the building,. [2] as is the American Cultural Center, an extension of the United States embassy in Namibia. [3] It is named after South Africa-based Sanlam Ltd.

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References

  1. Sanlam Centre Skyscraperpage.com
  2. Embassies/Consulates in Namibia Embassies Abroad
  3. American Cultural Center Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine USEmbassy.gov

Coordinates: 22°33′32″S17°04′57″E / 22.558904°S 17.082481°E / -22.558904; 17.082481