What is The Tallest Building in Africa

What is the tallest building in Africa? Africans are known for a lot of cool and interesting things which cut across diverse cultural, social economic, and diversity in ethnicity, and is the second largest continent in the world in both size and population, the land is a gold mine of opportunity with some of the most fascinating sight in the world, from monuments from ancient civilizations to some of the wonders of the ancient world or even the tallest building in Africa.

Additionally, although there are many tall buildings in Africa, a ton of tall buildings, towers, and skyscrapers, this building which stood above them all was recently completed and breaks every record, well any records these buildings or structures might have held in the past.

Furthermore, there are over 90 tallest buildings in the world correctly with over 40 being constructed underway, some of which will be completed in 2023 other, and others will be completed between 2025-2027 while some do not have a completion date yet, though they are currently under construction. This means many records will be broken among that records will be the tallest building in the world, the position is going to be taken by one of the buildings currently being constructed.

The Iconic Tower

The Iconic Tower is the tallest building in Africa. The skyscraper is located in Egypt and it is one of the new administrative capital buildings in Cairo which is among the initiative and planned buildings for the New Egyptian Capital, a satellite city of Cairo. Formerly the tallest building in Africa is the Hillbrow Tower which is located in the suburb of Hillbrow in Johannesburg, South Africa. Iconic Tower overtook the South African Hillbrow Tower in 2021.

Iconic Tower is 393.8 m tall, which is about 1,292 ft, aside from its height, it has 77 floors with the building itself covering a total area of about 700,000 sq ft which is about 65,000 m2. Additionally, the Iconic Tower which is the tallest building in Africa is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2023 but a delay in the project may shift the completion to the year 2024 although the project had started in 2019 just before the Covid-19 outbreak.

List of Top 26 Tallest Buildings in Africa And Their Height

1. Iconic Tower – Egypt (1,292 ft)
2. Hillbrow Tower – South Africa (883 ft)
3. Mohammed VI Tower – Morocco (820 ft)
4. The Leonardo – South Africa (768 ft)
5. Carlton Centre – South Africa (732 ft)
6. Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters – Ethiopia (687 ft)
7. Britam Tower – Kenya (656 ft)
8. Nairobi Global Trade Centre Office Tower – Kenya (604 ft)
9. Ponte City Apartments – South Africa (567 ft)
10. New Administrative Capital Building C04 – Egypt (560 ft)
11. UAP Tower – Kenya (535 ft)
12. NECOM House – Nigeria (526 ft)
13. New Administrative Capital Building C11 – Egypt (520 ft)
14. New Administrative Capital Building C12 – Egypt (520 ft)
15. Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Yamoussoukro – Ivory Coast (518 ft)
16. Tanzania Ports Authority HQ – Tanzania (515 ft)
17. New Administrative Capital Building C08 – Egypt (509 ft)
18. New Administrative Capital Building C07 – Egypt (509 ft)
19. PSPF Towers – Tower A – Tanzania (501 ft)
20. PSPF Towers – Tower B – Tanzania (501 ft)
21. Marble Towers – South Africa (499 ft)
22. Pearl Dawn – South Africa (499 ft)
23. South African Reserve Bank Building – South Africa (486 ft)
24. 88 on Field – South Africa (481 ft)
25. MNF Square I – Tanzania (476 ft)
26. MNF Square II – Tanzania (476 ft)

FAQs

Which one is the tallest building in Africa?

The tallest building in Africa is the Iconic Tower, located in the satellite city of Cairo with a total height of 393.8 m (1,292 ft), and it is the number 42nd tallest building in the world and the first in Africa.

What is the second tallest building in Africa?

Mohammed VI Tower is the second tallest building in Africa, it is a skyscraper which is located in Salé, Morocco with a total height of (820 ft). The project is still under construction and is expected to be completed in 2023. In addition, Hillbrow Tower, South Africa would have been the second tallest building if it was built to be habitable.

Where is the tallest tower in Africa?

The tallest tower in Africa is located in the suburb of Hillbrow in Johannesburg, South Africa, it is the Hillbrow Tower which is 269 m(883 ft) high.

Is Leonardo the tallest building in Africa?

No, Leonardo is not the tallest building in Africa, it is, however, the 4th tallest on the continent of Africa,  and the tallest building in South Africa that is not a tower, it is located in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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REFERENCE: wikipedia.org, howthingscompare.com