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Africans telling Africa's story. As part of the Africa Media Online group we are actively involved in empowering photographers from across the African continent to create accurate content that tells Africa’s story in a holistic way. We are also engaged with African media and heritage organisations and institutions to digitise valuable African collections to showcase African historic, cultural and natural heritage.


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July 1969. Aerial view of the giant crane during the construction of the Standard Bank Centre at 5 Simmonds Street, Johannesburg. Photographer unknown. Photo by Jan Nel.© Rand Daily Mail / Times Media


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June 19, 1968. Standard Bank Centre at 5 Simmonds Street, Johannesburg. This hanging building has concrete and steel beams suspended from a central core. A huge crane on the roof hoists the floors into


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July 9, 1969. The Standard Bank Centre 5 Simmonds Street, Johannesburg. Known as the 'hanging building'. It has a concrete core from which a huge crane hoists the floors into position. Photographer unknown


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known as the "Main Building". The building was designed by Philip Dudgeon (who also designed the Standard Bank in Church Street) and was described as "the best example of Collegiate Gothic in Natal and of


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1970s. The striking Standard Bank building shot from below.The building was created in 1968 and is located at 5 Simmonds Street, Johannesburg. Photographer unknown. © Rand Daily Mail/Times Media


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1960s. The soaring Standard Bank Building. (Built in 1968). Photographer unknown. © Rand Daily Mail/Times Media


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19/06/2013. A security guard stands near the main entrance to the new Standard Bank Building in Rosebank, Johannesburg, which so far has cost R 2.7 Billion in construction. The state of the art "Green"


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January 1968. Standard Bank Centre at 5 Simmonds Street, Johannesburg. Construction frames support the floors of this hanging building. Photographer unknown. © Business Day / Times Media


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February 20, 2013. New Standard Bank Building, Baker Street, Rosebank. Photo: Russell Roberts. © Financial Mail/ Times Media


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c. 1987. Superblock, the Standard Bank Group's administrative building (Frederick and Simmonds Street), in the centre of Johannesburg is one of the largest open plan office blocks in South Africa. Photographer