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🏙️ Tallest Buildings in South Africa

The tallest completed buildings in South Africa, by architectural height.

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇿🇦 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
The LeonardoSandton
234 m
2
Carlton CentreJohannesburg
223 m
3
Ponte City ApartmentsJohannesburg
173 m
4
Marble TowersJohannesburg
152 m
5
RadioparkJohannesburg
151 m
6
South African Reserve Bank BuildingPretoria
148 m
7
88 on FieldDurban
146 m
8
Sandton City Office TowerSandton
141 m
9
ABSA TowerJohannesburg
140 m
10
KwaDukuza eGoli Hotel Tower 1Johannesburg
140 m
11
Michelangelo TowersSandton
140 m
12
Trust Bank BuildingJohannesburg
140 m
13
Portside TowerCape Town
139 m
14
Standard Bank CentreJohannesburg
139 m
15
Southern Life CentreJohannesburg
138 m
16
Monte BlancDurban
133 m
17
ABSA Tower PretoriaPretoria
132 m
18
Old Mutual CentreDurban
130 m
19
UCS BuildingJohannesburg
128 m
20
1 Thibault SquareCape Town
127 m
21
Oceans Umhlanga North ToweruMhlanga
125 m
22
The SpinnakerDurban
124 m
23
Kine CentreJohannesburg
123 m
24
Embassy BuildingDurban
120 m
25
Atterbury HouseCape Town
119 m
26
Carlton HotelJohannesburg
119 m
27
Metlife CentreCape Town
119 m
28
16 on BreeCape Town
118 m
29
Southern Sun Garden Court Marine Parade (ex-Elangeni Hotel)Durban
118 m
30
Southern Sun Garden Court North Beach (ex-Maharani Hotel)Durban
118 m
31
Foreshore PlaceCape Town
117 m
32
Civitas BuildingPretoria
112 m
33
Radisson Blu HoteluMhlanga
112 m
34
320 West StreetDurban
111 m
35
Agricultural Union CentrePretoria
110 m
36
Golden AcreCape Town
110 m
37
Poyntons CentrePretoria
110 m
38
Protea Hotel Landmark LodgeDurban
110 m
39
Schlesinger BuildingJohannesburg
110 m
40
The PalaceDurban
110 m
41
John Ross HouseDurban
109 m
42
Durban Bay HouseDurban
106 m
43
PwC TowerMidrand
106 m
44
Highpoint HillbrowJohannesburg
105 m
45
Southern Sun Cape SunCape Town
105 m
46
MalutiDurban
104 m
47
Pullman Hotel (ex-Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence)Cape Town
104 m
48
Transnet TowerDurban
103 m
49
101 Victoria EmbankmentDurban
102 m
50
Pearl SkyuMhlanga
102 m

Highlights

Within South Africa, The Leonardo ranks first in 2026 with 234 m, followed by Carlton Centre (223 m) and Ponte City Apartments (173 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 234 m (The Leonardo) to 102 m (Pearl Sky), with a median of 119 m.

Source: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat / Emporis (via Wikipedia), 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat / Emporis (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 13, 2026