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Johannesburg skyscrapers

Ponte City Apartments in Johannesburg

This list of tallest buildings in Africa ranks buildings in Africa that stand at least 141 m (463 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Only completed buildings and under construction buildings that have been topped out are included. It should be noted that the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt is currently 138.8 metres tall and was estimated to have been 146.6 metres tall when constructed.

Building	Pinnacle height	Floors	Built	Country	Town
Carlton Centre	223 m (732 ft)	50	1973	South Africa	Johannesburg
Ponte City Apartments	173 m (568 ft)	54	1975	South Africa	Johannesburg
Marble Towers	152 m (499 ft)	32	1973	South Africa	Johannesburg
Metlife Centre[1]	150 m (492 ft)	28	1993	South Africa	Cape Town
South African Reserve Bank Building[2]	150 m (492 ft)	38	1988	South Africa	Pretoria
88 on Field[3]	147 m (482 ft)	26	1985	South Africa	Durban
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building[4]	143 m (469 ft)	39	1994	Egypt	Cairo
El Gezira Tower Movenpick Hotel[5]	142 m (466 ft)	43	1996	Egypt	Cairo
Grand Hyatt Cairo[6]	142 m (466 ft)	41	2002	Egypt	Cairo
Nile City South Tower[7]	142 m (466 ft)	34	2003	Egypt	Cairo
Nile City North Tower[8]	142 m (466 ft)	34	2002	Egypt	Cairo
ABC Building[9]	141 m (463 ft)	33	1976	Zimbabwe	Zvishavane
many lower buildings

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