Status Complete Completed 1936 Architect Obel & Obel Opened 1936 | Type Residence apartments Roof 102 metres (335 ft) Height 102 m | |
Location Hillbrow, Johannesburg South Africa Similar Hillbrow Tower, Ponte City Apartments, Johannesburg Zoo, Gold Reef City, Apartheid Museum | ||
Circle Court is a residential building in Johannesburg, Hillbrow was designed by the company of brothers Luis Theodore Obel and Mark Obel in 1936. They both favoured the Art Deco style of design. During the time when the building was constructed, Clarendon circle was a famous landmark with a large traffic circle surrounding an island of grass and palm trees, this was replaced by traffic lights in 1959. Luis Theodore Obed lived in this building and died here in 1956
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