Other examples include the Bombay Mutual building (presently housing LIC) and the South Indian Chamber of Commerce building.[179] After Independence, the city witnessed a rise in the Modernism style of architecture.[179] The completion of the LIC Building in 1959, the tallest building in the country at that time,[187] marked the transition from lime-and-brick construction to concrete columns in the region.[188] The presence of the weather radar at the Chennai Port, however, prohibited the construction of buildings taller than 60 m around a radius of 10 km for several decades that followed.[189] In addition, the floor-area ratio (FAR) in the central business district is also 1.5, much less than that of smaller cities of the country.