Status Complete Height 55 m Architectural style Futurist architecture Completed 2007 | Type Office building Floors 15 Construction started 1999 | |
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Alternative names Attorney General's Chambers Building Current tenants Botswana Department of Taxes, Attorney General's Chambers Similar University of Botswana, Botswana National Museum, Three Dikgosi Monument, Botswana National Stadium, Mokolodi Nature Reserve | ||
The Department of Taxes and Attorney General's Chambers Building (sometimes shortened to Attorney General's Chambers Building) is currently the tallest building in Botswana and one of the most expensive buildings built in Africa. The building, located in the Government Enclave on Nelson Mandela Drive in Gaborone, is home to the Botswana Department of Taxes and the Attorney General's Chambers.
Contents
- Map of Department of Taxes and Attorney Generals Chambers Building Gaborone Botswana
- History
- Architecture
- References
Map of Department of Taxes and Attorney General's Chambers Building, Gaborone, Botswana
History
Miscommunication and financial mismanagement caused construction of the building to grossly exceed both the deadline and budget. The part of the building originally for the Attorney General's Chambers was assigned to three other departments (i.e. the Ministry of Commerce and Industry; the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications; and the Department of Architecture and Building Services) before being assigned to the Attorney General once again. Lesego Motsumi, Minister of Works and Transport, reported that "the project had a time delay of 544 days which resulted in an additional cost of P11,734,464.27" (US$1.9 million in July 2007).
Architecture
The building's design has been criticised for its glass windows, which can cause high energy costs in a hot climate.