Kabul Tower

Kabul Tower
Kabul Tower as of January 2006
Kabul
General information
TypeHigh-rise building
Architectural styleBrutalism
LocationKabul, Afghanistan, Afghanistan
Coordinates34°32′N 69°10′E / 34.533°N 69.167°E / 34.533; 69.167
Current tenants Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Completed1976
Height
Height87 m (285 ft)
Technical details
Floor count18
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Kabul Tower, also referred to as the MOC Tower and Telecom Tower, is an 18-story brutalist high-rise building in Kabul, Afghanistan built in the 1970s. With a height of 87 metres (285 ft) to the tip and an architectural height of 75 metres (246 ft), the Kabul Tower was for a long time the tallest building in Afghanistan until being eclipsed by the Kabul Markaz Residential Tower 1 in 2020. Kabul Tower is a government office building and serves as the Headquarters of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology