Carlton Centre, South Africa

Carlton Center is a 50-story skyscraper and shopping center located in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa. At 223 meters (732 feet), it is the third-tallest building in Africa after Leonardo and Iconic Tower - the tallest office building. The foundations of the two buildings in the complex are 5 m (16 ft) in diameter and extend 15 m (49 ft) to the cliff and down 35 m (115 ft) to street level. The building houses offices and shops and is more than 46% underground. Carlton Center is connected to the Carlton Hotel via an underground shopping center with more than 180 shops.

In the past, The Carlton Center, a 223-meter-tall skyscraper and shopping center in Johannesburg, South Africa, was the tallest building in Africa since its completion in 1973. Designed by US architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Carlton Centre resembles the well-known One Seneca Tower in Buffalo, New York, which was finished in the same year.

Pinnacle height: 223 m (732 ft)
Floors:50
Year: 1973
Country City: Johannesburg., South Africa