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31: 269:, construction began in the late 1980s, and the building was completed in 1990. Constructed during the post-independence building boom, the ZANU–PF Building, unlike many others at the time, was designed by Zimbabwean architects, Peter Martin and Tony Wales-Smith. At the time of its completion, it was the tallest building in 100: 456: 626: 616: 621: 318: 568: 513: 414: 359: 636: 457:"The 107th Zanu-PF Extraordinary Central Committee meeting in session at party headquarters in Harare on Thursday" 222: 584: 631: 229:. The building hosts annual meetings of the party's politburo, central committee, and other organizations. 93: 218: 302: 266: 58: 306: 351: 641: 8: 274: 430: 344: 278: 226: 202: 564: 509: 410: 355: 262: 217:, the country's ruling party. The top floors of the building hold the offices of the 558: 538: 503: 481: 404: 293:
The ZANU–PF Building is a 15-story grey concrete structure, topped by a large
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headquarters began on 24 October 1983, when the party set a goal of raising
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Avenue and Rotten Row, next to Willoughby Crescent.
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Postmodern
Harare
Zimbabwe
Coordinates
17°49′47″S 31°02′22″E / 17.829761741474474°S 31.039345377255696°E / -17.829761741474474; 31.039345377255696
ZANU–PF
ZANU–PF
high-rise building
Harare
Zimbabwe
ZANU–PF
ZANU–PF Politburo
ZANU
Rhodesian Bush War
Harare
Zimbabwe
Samora Machel
ZANU–PF
Z$
Chinese Communist Party
Harare
Chibuku Shake Shake
sorghum
cartons
emblem
cockerel
postmodern
Brutalist
List of tallest buildings in Zimbabwe

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