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Metlife Centre
Metlife Centre
General information
Type	Business
Architectural style	Modern architecture
Address	7 Walter Sisulu Avenue
Town or city	Cape Town
Country	South Africa
Coordinates	33°54′59″S 18°25′34″E / 33.91639°S 18.42611°E
Completed	1993
Height
Height	120 metres (390 ft)
Antenna spire	22 m
Roof	95.7m
Technical details
Floor count	28

The Metlife Centre is a 28-floor, 118 ft skyscraper in Cape Town, South Africa. Construction work on the skyscraper was completed in 1993.^[1] The building will be converted into a residential complex which will be named The Sky Hotel 3. Work to renovate the building began at the beginning of 2020.^[2]

At 120 meters high and 28 levels, the Metlife Centre is the third tallest building in Cape Town. Its summit antenna was installed with the help of a helicopter by uniting the three parts into which it was divided.^[3]

The skyscraper has been defined by Emporis as one of the most famous and distinctive in Cape Town.^[4]

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^ "Metlife Centre - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^ https://wikimapia.org/12115611/Metlife-Centre
^ https://artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes_mob.php?bldgid=15656
^ "Metlife Centre". City Seekr. Retrieved August 9, 2012.^{[dead link]}

[1] "Metlife Centre - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

[2] ttps://wikimapia.org/12115611/Metlife-Centre

[3] ttps://artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes_mob.php?bldgid=15656

[ct-4] "Metlife Centre". City Seekr. Retrieved August 9, 2012.^{[dead link]}

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