Britam Tower is a skyscraper that features a unique prismic shape, that starts as an equal four-sided square footprint and ends with a two-sided roof with a 60 metres (197 ft) mast, containing three helical wind turbines. Standing at a total height of 200.1 metres (656 ft), became the tallest building in Kenya in 2017 after dethroning UAP Old Mutual Tower, that stands at 163m (535 ft).
Check out the top 20 tallest buildings in Kenya below.
Rank | Building | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Built |
1 | Britam Tower | 200.1 m | 656 ft | 31 | 2017 |
2 | UAP Old Mutual Tower | 163 m | 535 ft | 33 | 2016 |
3 | Times Tower | 140 m | 460 ft | 38 | 2000 |
4 | Prism Tower | 133 m | 436 ft | 34 | 2018 |
5 | Le’Mac | 126 m | 413 ft | 24 | 2017 |
6 | Teleposta Towers | 120 m | 390 ft | 27 | 1999 |
7 | Kenya Commercial Bank Plaza | 109.1 m | 358 ft | 24 | 2015 |
8 | Kenyatta International Convention Centre | 105.2 m | 345 ft | 32 | 1974 |
9 | Social Security House | 102.7 m | 337 ft | 28 | 1973 |
10 | I&M Bank Tower | 99.1 m | 325 ft | 18 | 2001 |
11 | Sanlam Tower | 88.2 m | 289 ft | 19 | 2018 |
12 | Nyayo House | 84.1 m | 276 ft | 27 | 1982 |
13 | Cooperative Bank House | 83 m | 272 ft | 25 | 1981 |
14 | Nation Centre | 82.9 m | 272 ft | 17 | 1997 |
15 | National Bank House | 82 m | 269 ft | 21 | 1976 |
16 | Rahimtulla Tower | 80 m | 260 ft | 18 | 1999 |
17 | Anniversary Towers | 79.9 m | 262 ft | 26 | 1992 |
18 | Lonrho House | 79.9 m | 262 ft | 22 | 1990 |
19 | Reinsurance Plaza | 77 m | 253 ft | 20 | 1982 |
20 | AmBank House | 74.6 m | 245 ft | 22 | 1993 |