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South Africa country
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Tallest buildings in South Africa

Worldwide Country Rankings
  • #28 in Total Tall Buildings
  • #61 in Tallest Building
  • #28 in Total Structures
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Location of South Africa
Tall Buildings
1,389
Structures
2,150
Completed
2,048
Tallest
228 m

Search in South Africa

  1. ▢
    1
    426 buildings
    Durban Metro Area
    metropolitan area
    Population —
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    2
    541 buildings
    Cape Town Metro Area
    metropolitan area
    Population —
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    3
    631 buildings
    Johannesburg Metro Area
    metropolitan area
    Population —
  4. ▢
    4
    0 buildings
    Nelson Mandela Metropole
    metropolitan area
    Population —
  1. ▢
    1
    7 buildings
    Northern Cape
    state
    Population —
  2. ▢
    2
    3 buildings
    North West
    state
    Population —
  3. ▢
    3
    76 buildings
    Free State
    state
    Population —
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    4
    448 buildings
    KwaZulu-Natal
    state
    Population —
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    5
    2 buildings
    Mpumalanga
    state
    Population —
  1. Johannesburg 1
    539 buildings
    Johannesburg
    city
    Population 4,803,262
  2. Cape Town 2
    524 buildings
    Cape Town
    city
    Population 3,776,313
  3. ▢
    3
    2 buildings
    Soweto
    city
    Population 1,271,628
  4. Pretoria 4
    129 buildings
    Pretoria
    city
    Population 741,651
  5. Durban 5
    339 buildings
    Durban
    city
    Population 595,061
  1. ▢
    1
    The Leonardo
    Sandton
    228 m56 fl2019
  2. Carlton Centre 2
    Carlton Centre
    Johannesburg
    201 m 49 fl1973
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    3
    Ponte City Apartments
    Johannesburg
    173 m 54 fl1975
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    4
    Marble Towers
    Johannesburg
    152 m32 fl1973
  5. ▢
    5
    Pearl Dawn
    Umhlanga
    152 m31 fl2010
  6. South African Reserve Bank Building 6
    South African Reserve Bank Building
    Pretoria
    148 m 38 fl1988
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    7
    88 on Field
    Durban
    147 m26 fl1985
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    8
    Sandton City Office Tower
    Sandton
    141 m22 fl1973
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    9
    Kwa Dukuza Egoli Hotel Tower 1
    Johannesburg
    140 m40 fl1985
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    10
    Michelangelo Towers
    Sandton
    140 m 34 fl2005
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