Johannesburg, South Africa
This block of flats with shops on the ground floor was designed in 1931 by J.C. Cook & Cowen. The elaborate decoration on the facade, combined with the name of the fashionably grand hotel being built at the same time in London, were used to attract wealthy tenants. The roof parapet details and clust
ers of streamlined moulded plaster forms and stylised keystones on the balconies are of special interest.
Listen to the audio guide for plaque № 12365 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off