10 Tallest Buildings in Kenya

1. Britam Tower
 200-meter-tall office complex in Upper Hill, Nairobi.The 31-storey tower, building looks like a black pyramid with the top corner missing and more slender black prism.became the first building in Africa to be feted in the Emporis Skyscrapers Award’s 
2. Nairobi GTC Office Tower
The 184-metre, 43-storey office block is the Africa headquarters for Chinese firm Avic, which is setting up its continental hub on a 7.5-acre piece of land in Westlands, Nairobi 
3.KCB Plaza in  Upper Hill ,Nairobi
It is a 109-metre, 21-storey skyscraper that serves as the regional headquarters of the Kenya Commercial Bank.adopts green architecture, in line with the global trend where developers use modern technology to cut maintenance costs. 
4.. UAP Old Mutual Tower
Standing at an altitude of 5,700 feet above sea level,it is the highest point in Nairobi ahead of Rahimtulla Tower, which previously held the title.The 33-storey building, lost the title to Britam Tower, offers some 300,000 square feet of Grade A office 
5.Nairobi GTC Hotel Tower
The 141-metre, 35-storey building is expected to host the star-studded US chain JW Marriott hotel that is operated by Marriott International. It is the second tallest of the six towers of the Global Trade Centre
6.Times Tower
Located on Haile Selassie Avenue in Nairobi, It has a 7-storey banking complex and an 11-split storey car park.The 38-storey building  is designed to withstand powerful earthquakes, and is set on a concrete raft whose thickness ranges from 0.9 metres to 3.0 metres. 
7.Prism Tower
iconic 133-metre tall skyscraper in Upper Hill, NairobiThe 34-storey building that is creatively designed to appear as prisms Whenever a ray of light passes through the prismatic facades of the building, a spectrum of vivid colours emerges 
8..Le’mac Towers
24-storey building,offers offices from the 1st to 6th floor and high-end one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments,transparent glass floor skywalk located on the 24th floor of the building, offers a stunning view of cars moving more than 100 metres below your feet. 
9.Parliament Tower
the 26-floor office block that rises 125 metres into the sky sits on a one-acre plot between Continental House and County Hall, next to Parliament buildings. 
10.Telposta House
The 27-storey buildinghouses Telkom Kenya and several government ministries and departments, including the Ministry of ICT. 

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