| Circle Court | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of the Circle Court area | |
General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residence apartments |
| Location | Hillbrow, Johannesburg South Africa |
| Coordinates | 26°12′16″S 28°02′32″E / 26.20452°S 28.04224°E / -26.20452; 28.04224 |
| Completed | 1936 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 102 metres (335 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Obel & Obel [1] |
Circle Court is a residential building in Johannesburg, Hillbrow was designed by the company of brothers Luis Theodore Obel and Mark Obel in 1936. They both favoured the Art Deco style of design. During the time when the building was constructed, Clarendon circle was a famous landmark with a large traffic circle surrounding an island of grass and palm trees, this was replaced by traffic lights in 1959. Louis lived in this building and died here in 1956.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "OBEL and OBEL".
- ↑ "Circle Court" (PDF). www.historicalpapers-atom.wits.ac.za. 23 May 1943. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ↑ "Circle Court details".
- ↑ "OBEL, Louis Theodore".
