Cape Town Landmarks

Metlife Centre

Metlife Centre, Cape Town Metlife Centre, Cape Town Metlife Centre, Cape Town

BP Centre

BP Centre, Cape Town

Shell House

Shell House, Cape Town

ABSA Centre

ABSA Centre, Cape Town ABSA Centre, Cape Town

Golden Acre (Sanlam)

Golden Acre, Cape Town

Southern Sun Cape Sun (formerly Holiday Inn)

Southern Sun Cape Sun Southern Sun Cape Sun

Safmarine House

Safmarine House, Cape Town Safmarine House, Cape Town Safmarine House, Cape Town

Western Cape Provincial Administration Building

Western Cape Provincial Administration Building, Cape Town Western Cape Provincial Administration Building, Cape Town

Mobil House

Mobil House, Cape Town Mobil House, Cape Town

Naspers Centre

Naspers Centre, Cape Town Naspers Centre, at its completion in 1962, was the tallest building in Africa.

Cartwrights Corner House

Cartwrights Corner House, Adderley Street, Cape Town Cartwrights Corner House, Adderley Street, Cape Town

120 Plein Street

120 Plein Street, Cape Town 120 Plein Street, Cape Town

Gardens Centre

Gardens Centre, Cape Town

Arabella Sheraton Hotel

Arabella Sheraton Hotel, Cape Town Arabella Sheraton Hotel, Cape Town Arabella Sheraton Hotel, Cape Town

Disa Park

Disa Park, Cape Town

Cullinan Hotel

Cullinan Hotel, Cape Town Cullinan Hotel, Cape Town

TheTerraces

The Terraces, Cape Town

South African Revenue Services

SARS, Cape Town SARS, Cape Town

Vodacom

Vodacom, Cape Town

Cape Town's Tallest Buildings

150m       Metlife Centre, 7 Coen Steytler Avenue (1993, 28 floors)
127m       BP Centre, 1 Thibault Square, Long and Hans Strydom Streets (1972, 32 floors)
119m       Shell House, 9 Riebeek Street (1976, 29 floors)
117m       ABSA Centre, 2 Riebeck Street (1970, 34 floors)
108m       Golden Acre (Sanlam), 9 Adderley Street (1979, 28 floors)
105m       Southern Sun Cape Sun (formerly Holiday Inn), Strand and Burg Streets (1982, 33 floors)
104m       Safmarine House, 22 Riebeeck Street (1993, 26 floors)
101m       Western Cape Provincial Administration Building, 4 Dorp Street (1976, 26 floors)
  98m       Civic Centre, Hertzog Boulevard (1978, 26 floors)
  93m       Mobil House (1970, 24 floors)
  93m       Naspers Centre, Heerengracht (1962, 22 floors)
  92m       Cartwrights Corner House, Adderley Street (1969, 24 floors)
  88m       Telkom Tower (Standard Bank Centre), Hertzog Boulevard (1976, 23 floors)
  87m       Reserve Bank Building, 60 St Georges Mall (1975, 23 floors)
  85m       120 Plein Street (1969, 20 floors)
  84m       2 Long Street (1971, 22 floors)
  81m       Gardens Centre, Mill and Upper Buitenkant Streets, Gardens (1973, 22 floors)
  80m       Pavilion Place, Beach Road, Sea Point (1970, 26 floors)
  80m       Cape Town Ritz Hotel, Main Road, Sea Point (19??, 25 floors)
  ??m       Project 166, 22 Hans Strijdom Avenue (1986, 21 floors)
  ??m       Mark Heights, Wallace Street (19??, 21 floors)
  ??m       Edward Heights, Wallace Street (19??, 21 floors)
  ??m       Arabella Sheraton Hotel, Roggebaai Canal, Foreshore (2003, 20 floors)
  ??m       ...
  ??m       Disa Park (Silverstream, Blinkwater, Platteklip), Chelmsford Road (19??, 17 floors)
  ??m       Cullinan Hotel (1998, 16 floors)
  ??m       ...
  ??m       The Terraces, 34 Bree Street (1992, 14 floors)
  ??m       ...
  48m       Southern Sun Waterfront (formerly Holiday Inn), 1 Lower Buitengragt (1998, 13 floors)

South African Cities

Tallest buildings and other structures

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Copyright © 2004, Rodney Jones, rtjones@amethyst.co.za, Randburg, South Africa (Last updated on 16 June 2006)