Johannesburg

South Africa

Facts

First 150m+ Building

Tallest Building

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#
153

Tallest City in

the World

#
1

Tallest City in

Africa
#
1

Tallest City in

South Africa

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 The Leonardo
227.9 m / 748  ft
2 Carlton Centre
201.2 m / 660  ft
3 Ponte Tower
172.8 m / 567  ft
4 Marble Towers
152.1 m / 499  ft
5 Radio Park Building
150.9 m / 495  ft
6 Kwadukuza Egoli Hotel Tower 1
140 m / 459  ft
7 Michelangelo Tower
140 m / 459  ft
8 ABSA Building
140 m / 459  ft
9 Trust Bank Centre
140 m / 459  ft
10 Standard Bank Centre
139 m / 456  ft

CTBUH People & Events

Twisting Tall Buildings

18 August 2016

Founding of CTBUH Chapter in South Africa

01 April 2010

Research

17 October 2016

Megacities: Setting the Scene

The rise of the megacity presents unprecedented opportunities to understand the human urbanization phenomenon, and to observe the effects of multicore, polycentric cities growing together...

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Global News

08 January 2021

Johannesburg Proposal Apartments Sell Quickly, Reaching US$65 Million in 7 Weeks

Since 21 November 2020, residential property, Wedgewood Sandton has achieved record sales to date – a whopping R1 billion (US$65 million) sold in just 7...

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Global News

11 November 2020

Major Gaming Company Asks Participants to Illuminate Johannesburg's Tallest Building

The Light Up The Leo campaign is asking Xbox players to participate in a "digital energy exchange" that will see one of South Africa's tallest...

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