forgiveness:


Milennium and cultural center Abuja is different from that one.

millennium is a artificial structure based in Abuja... . Don't bring it to the topic.

Shma:
bro, it's quite clear you don't conduct proper research on the subject matter, parliament tower is 95% completed. They're currently doing the finishing

Exactly! It's still under construction. The reason it's not listed among the tallest building in Africa. That's the point.

TayserMahrii:


Serious espionage went on here bro. Who stole whose design between Apache and Rooivalk?

Well China is definitely responsible for stealing Rooivalk design papers.

But all in all the Rooivalk doesn't really have much in common with the Apache, even though they were designed at more or less the same time....and look alike.

Shma:
millennium is a artificial structure based in Abuja... . Don't bring it to the topic.

Is Cairo tower not artificial concrete structure based in Cairo?

Why is it listed among the tallest buildings in Africa?

TayserMahrii:


Kikuyu might be wrong on reptilians and unicorns but he is darn on point on other stuff.

Is he now?..........

forgiveness:


Milennium and cultural center Abuja is different from that one.

For your information, that piller will never be listed anywhere among the tallest buildings in Africa cause three quarter of it is inhabitable. So it's out of the list of tall buildings.

Wuoche:
Azori is 126m

Says you.

forgiveness:


Is Cairo tower not artificial concrete structure based Cairo?

Why is it listed among the tallest buildings in Africa?

Have you ever seen it listed among the top ten buildings in Africa?

Wuoche:


For your information, that piller will never be listed anywhere among the tallest buildings in Africa cause three quarter of it is inhabitable. So it's out of the list of tall buildings.

How about Cairo tower? How many quarter is habitable?

Wuoche:


Have you ever seen it listed among the top ten buildings in Africa?

Yes of course! It's number 4 in Africa.

Shma:
show me the entrance, I mean main door entering the tower like this one here .. I want to provide that is indeed a pillar

If there is no door entering the tower, how will one get to the restaurant at the top?

This is clear , count both floors and tell me. .. all are topped out. ..

forgiveness:


Yes of course! It's number 4 in Africa.

Wikipedia??



INSIGHTSTop 10 tallest building in Africa
A quick overview of the tallest skyscrapers in Africa.
AvatarPublished on September 17, 2019By Judy Mwende
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The Leonardo in Sandton. PHOTO | COURTESY
The history of skyscrapers in Africa began in 1973 with the construction of Carlton Centre in Johannesburg, which held the title of the tallest building in Africa until April 2019.

Having felt the prestige that comes with hosting the tallest towers in the land, it is not surprising that South Africa has worked itself up to command the lion’s share of the tallest buildings in Africa.

Here are the 10 tallest buildings in Africa:

1. Leonardo, South Africa



Leonardo is a 234-meter-tall, 55-floor mixed use development that is being finalized in Sandton, South Africa. The skyscraper is located at 75 Maude Street, about 100 meters from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Construction of Leonardo began on 17 November 2015, and the tower topped out in April 2019 – officially becoming the tallest building in Africa.

Leonardo is 11 meters taller than Carlton Centre, which has held the continental title for 46 years.

2. Carlton Centre, South Africa

The Carlton Centre, a 223-meter-tall skyscraper and shopping center in Johannesburg, South Africa, has remained the tallest building in Africa since its completion in 1973.




Carlton Centre in Johannesburg. PHOTO | COURTESY
Designed by US architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Carlton Centre resembles the famous One Seneca Tower in Buffalo, New York, which was completed in the same year.

With a total of 50 habitable floors, Carlton Centre was once the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere – the southern half of the Earth!

3. Britam Tower, Kenya

Britam Tower, a 200-meter-tall office complex in Upper Hill, Nairobi, was officially opened to the public in July 2018, overtaking UAP Old Mutual Tower as the tallest building in Kenya.

The 31-storey tower, whose construction started in early 2013 and ended in September 2017, boasts a very unique prismic design. At its widest, the building looks like a black pyramid with the top corner missing and from other views it becomes a more slender black prism.

Britam Tower in Upper Hill, Nairobi.
Britam Tower in Upper Hill, Nairobi. PHOTO | FILE
In 2018, Britam Tower became the first building in Africa to be feted in the Emporis Skyscrapers Award’s 19-year history after it was named the 10th best skyscraper in the world.

4. Ponte City, South Africa



Ponte City is a 172.8-meter-tall skyscraper in the Berea suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Built in 1975, the 55-storey tower that was designed by South African architect Manfred Hermer is tallest residential building in Africa.

Ponte City boasts a cylindrical design, with an open center allowing additional natural light into the apartments. The building is documented as the first cylindrical skyscraper in Africa.


Ponte City in Johannesburg. PHOTO | COURTESY
5. UAP Tower, Kenya

Located in Upper Hill, Nairobi, 163-meter-tall UAP Old Mutual Tower became the tallest building in Kenya when it opened in July 2016 after more than five years of construction.

The 31-storey building, which has since lost the title to Britam Tower, offers some 300,000 square feet of Grade A office space in Nairobi’s fastest growing commercial district.

UAP Old Mutual Tower in Upper Hill, Nairobi.
The UAP Old Mutual Tower in Nairobi. PHOTO | FILE
Standing at an altitude of 5,700 feet above sea level, UAP Old Mutual Tower unseated Rahimtulla Tower as the highest point in Nairobi.

6. NECOM House, Nigeria

NECOM House (formerly NITEL Tower and earlier, the NET Building), a 160-meter-tall skyscraper in Lagos, is officially the tallest building in Nigeria and the entirety of West Africa.

Completed in 1979, the building houses the headquarters of former state-run telco, the Nigerian Telecommunication Limited. The spire at the top of the building serves as a lighthouse beacon for Lagos Harbor.


NECOM House in Lagos. PHOTO | COURTESY
NECOM House was designed by Ghanaian architectural firm Nickson Borys, and Partners and it was built by UK-based Costain Group. It took over from Cocoa House as Nigeria’s tallest building.

7. Tanzania Ports Authority Tower, Tanzania

Tanzania Ports Authority Tower, a 157-meter-tall tower in Dar es Salaam, is the tallest building in Tanzania. Completed in 2016, the 35-storey building serves as the headquarters of the Tanzania Ports Authority.


Tanzania Ports Authority Tower. PHOTO | COURTESY
8. PSPF Towers, Tanzania

PSPF Towers is a 153-meter-tall twin tower building in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The 35-storey building is designed to create a flexible module that can host countless office setups for a variety of uses.


PSPF Towers. PHOTO | COURTESY
9. Marble Tower, South Africa

Originally known as Sanlam Centre, Marble Towers is one of the popular landmarks of Johannesburg. Built in 1973, the 32-storey commercial building that is made from concrete and marble has South Africa’s largest electronic advertising board on its façade.

Marble Towers tops the Pearl Dawn building in Durban by just a centimeter.


10. Pearl Dawn, South Africa

Pearl Dawn, a 152-meter-tall residential skyscraper in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ends the list of the ten tallest buildings in Africa.

The 31-storey building is one of South Africa’s recent skyscrapers having been completed in 2008.


Pearl Dawn in Durban. PHOTO | COURTESY
Designed by Seedat & Seedat Architects, a Durban-based architectural firm, Pearl Dawn is a part of the greater Umhlanga tourism development project.

Problemkid1:
Zulus

Hahahaha!

Wuoche:


Wikipedia??



INSIGHTSTop 10 tallest building in Africa
A quick overview of the tallest skyscrapers in Africa.
AvatarPublished on September 17, 2019By Judy Mwende
SHARE TWEET

The Leonardo in Sandton. PHOTO | COURTESY
The history of skyscrapers in Africa began in 1973 with the construction of Carlton Centre in Johannesburg, which held the title of the tallest building in Africa until April 2019.

Having felt the prestige that comes with hosting the tallest towers in the land, it is not surprising that South Africa has worked itself up to command the lion’s share of the tallest buildings in Africa.

Here are the 10 tallest buildings in Africa:

1. Leonardo, South Africa



Leonardo is a 234-meter-tall, 55-floor mixed use development that is being finalized in Sandton, South Africa. The skyscraper is located at 75 Maude Street, about 100 meters from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Construction of Leonardo began on 17 November 2015, and the tower topped out in April 2019 – officially becoming the tallest building in Africa.

Leonardo is 11 meters taller than Carlton Centre, which has held the continental title for 46 years.

2. Carlton Centre, South Africa

The Carlton Centre, a 223-meter-tall skyscraper and shopping center in Johannesburg, South Africa, has remained the tallest building in Africa since its completion in 1973.




Carlton Centre in Johannesburg. PHOTO | COURTESY
Designed by US architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Carlton Centre resembles the famous One Seneca Tower in Buffalo, New York, which was completed in the same year.

With a total of 50 habitable floors, Carlton Centre was once the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere – the southern half of the Earth!

3. Britam Tower, Kenya

Britam Tower, a 200-meter-tall office complex in Upper Hill, Nairobi, was officially opened to the public in July 2018, overtaking UAP Old Mutual Tower as the tallest building in Kenya.

The 31-storey tower, whose construction started in early 2013 and ended in September 2017, boasts a very unique prismic design. At its widest, the building looks like a black pyramid with the top corner missing and from other views it becomes a more slender black prism.

Britam Tower in Upper Hill, Nairobi.
Britam Tower in Upper Hill, Nairobi. PHOTO | FILE
In 2018, Britam Tower became the first building in Africa to be feted in the Emporis Skyscrapers Award’s 19-year history after it was named the 10th best skyscraper in the world.

4. Ponte City, South Africa



Ponte City is a 172.8-meter-tall skyscraper in the Berea suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Built in 1975, the 55-storey tower that was designed by South African architect Manfred Hermer is tallest residential building in Africa.

Ponte City boasts a cylindrical design, with an open center allowing additional natural light into the apartments. The building is documented as the first cylindrical skyscraper in Africa.


Ponte City in Johannesburg. PHOTO | COURTESY
5. UAP Tower, Kenya

Located in Upper Hill, Nairobi, 163-meter-tall UAP Old Mutual Tower became the tallest building in Kenya when it opened in July 2016 after more than five years of construction.

The 31-storey building, which has since lost the title to Britam Tower, offers some 300,000 square feet of Grade A office space in Nairobi’s fastest growing commercial district.

UAP Old Mutual Tower in Upper Hill, Nairobi.
The UAP Old Mutual Tower in Nairobi. PHOTO | FILE
Standing at an altitude of 5,700 feet above sea level, UAP Old Mutual Tower unseated Rahimtulla Tower as the highest point in Nairobi.

6. NECOM House, Nigeria

NECOM House (formerly NITEL Tower and earlier, the NET Building), a 160-meter-tall skyscraper in Lagos, is officially the tallest building in Nigeria and the entirety of West Africa.

Completed in 1979, the building houses the headquarters of former state-run telco, the Nigerian Telecommunication Limited. The spire at the top of the building serves as a lighthouse beacon for Lagos Harbor.


NECOM House in Lagos. PHOTO | COURTESY
NECOM House was designed by Ghanaian architectural firm Nickson Borys, and Partners and it was built by UK-based Costain Group. It took over from Cocoa House as Nigeria’s tallest building.

7. Tanzania Ports Authority Tower, Tanzania

Tanzania Ports Authority Tower, a 157-meter-tall tower in Dar es Salaam, is the tallest building in Tanzania. Completed in 2016, the 35-storey building serves as the headquarters of the Tanzania Ports Authority.


Tanzania Ports Authority Tower. PHOTO | COURTESY
8. PSPF Towers, Tanzania

PSPF Towers is a 153-meter-tall twin tower building in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The 35-storey building is designed to create a flexible module that can host countless office setups for a variety of uses.


PSPF Towers. PHOTO | COURTESY
9. Marble Tower, South Africa

Originally known as Sanlam Centre, Marble Towers is one of the popular landmarks of Johannesburg. Built in 1973, the 32-storey commercial building that is made from concrete and marble has South Africa’s largest electronic advertising board on its façade.

Marble Towers tops the Pearl Dawn building in Durban by just a centimeter.


10. Pearl Dawn, South Africa

Pearl Dawn, a 152-meter-tall residential skyscraper in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ends the list of the ten tallest buildings in Africa.

The 31-storey building is one of South Africa’s recent skyscrapers having been completed in 2008.


Pearl Dawn in Durban. PHOTO | COURTESY
Designed by Seedat & Seedat Architects, a Durban-based architectural firm, Pearl Dawn is a part of the greater Umhlanga tourism development project.

Who is Judy Mwende? Nobody takes him seriously.

forgiveness:


Is Cairo tower not artificial concrete structure based in Cairo?

Why is it listed among the tallest buildings in Africa?

tell me why hillbrow tower in south Africa don't count despite being 269m at around 900feet

forgiveness:


This doesn't look like Parliament tower. Try harder.

So you know Parliament tower better than me? Ok tell me, which tower is this?

Shma:
tell me why hillbrow tower in south Africa don't count despite being 269m at around 900feet

tell me just one reason why i shouldn't reiterate that u're a mad man.

Is hillbrow tower not a telecommunication tower? why u mumu like this na.

forgiveness:



Who is Judy Mwende? Nobody takes him seriously.

What you have to know is that structures with less than three quarter of inhabitable space is not usually regarded as tower. So Millennium is not and will never be listed among the tallest buildings in Africa.

theenchanter:
tell me just one reason why i shouldn't reiterate that u're a mad man.

Is hillbrow tower not a telecommunication tower? why u mumu like this na.

Answer the question you have been asked. Why is it not listed as the tallest tower in Africa yet it is 296m?

TayserMahrii:


2 R with 65 K M².

Tinapa cannot be considered a mall as yet because nothing goes on there. It can as well be the largest warehouse
Thats why nobody considers it a mall

PS: I forgot, between Limpopo and Sahara, Kenya is the only rep

But it depends on the size of space rentable and that's what matters.

Wuoche:


Answer the question you have been asked. Why is it not listed as the tallest tower in Africa yet it is 296m?

because its a telecommunication tower, dont u get it?

theenchanter:
tell me just one reason why i shouldn't reiterate that u're a mad man.

Is hillbrow tower not a telecommunication tower? why u mumu like this na.

Now tell me, why is your pillars not in the list of tallest buildings in Africa? ..

Shma:
tell me why hillbrow tower in south Africa don't count despite being 269m at around 900feet

Because it's a mast.

If mast counts, Nigeria has the tallest in Africa.

Ps: it's a tower.

Shma:
Now tell me, why is your pillars not in the list of tallest buildings in Africa? ..

Tell my why GTC is not in the list of tallest buildings in Africa?

theenchanter:
because its a telecommunication tower, dont u get it?

A mere mast.

We have one taller than this.

Shma:
Now tell me, why is your pillars not in the list of tallest buildings in Africa? ..

cause its a pillar...... as u called it.

forgiveness:


Because it's a mast.

If mast counts, Nigeria has the tallest in Africa.

okay, you win. Now your pillars will definitely lie in that category. Unless You show me any reputable source that says millennium pillar is listed in top ten structures in Africa

theenchanter:
because its a telecommunication tower, dont u get it?

You don't make sense at all. It is because three quarter of it is inhabitable just like your Millennium. If three quarter of it could be inhabitable then the structure could be listed among tallest buildings even if it is a communication tower.

theenchanter:
cause its a pillar...... as u called it.

pillars don't count, millennium is a pillar from toe to top with one single elevator . Cairo tower is a structure with eight floors tower above the ground and a lift elevator at the same farness.

forgiveness:


Tell my why GTC is not in the list of tallest buildings in Africa?

GTC is incomplete. Have you ever seen incomplete buildings getting ranked no matter how tall they are?

forgiveness:


Tell my why GTC is not in the list of tallest buildings in Africa?

it is not yet done, your pillar was completed back in 2014.