Africa
Rank |
Name |
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Completion |
Height |
Floors |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
N/A |
370 m / 1,214 ft |
88 |
residential / hotel / office / retail |
||
2 |
2019 |
227.9 m / 748 ft |
56 |
hotel / residential / office |
||
3 |
1973 |
201.2 m / 660 ft |
49 |
office |
||
4 |
1975 |
172.8 m / 567 ft |
54 |
residential |
||
5 |
1973 |
152.1 m / 499 ft |
32 |
office |
||
6 |
2010 |
152 m / 499 ft |
31 |
residential |
||
7 |
N/A |
150.9 m / 495 ft |
33 |
office |
||
8 |
1988 |
148 m / 486 ft |
38 |
office |
||
9 |
1985 |
146.5 m / 481 ft |
26 |
office |
||
10 |
1985 |
140 m / 459 ft |
40 |
hotel |
||
11 |
2005 |
140 m / 459 ft |
34 |
residential |
||
12 |
1970 |
140 m / 459 ft |
31 |
office |
||
13 |
1970 |
140 m / 459 ft |
31 |
office |
||
14 |
1968 |
139 m / 456 ft |
34 |
office |
||
15 |
2017 |
138 m / 453 ft |
37 |
residential / hotel |
||
16 |
1973 |
138 m / 453 ft |
30 |
office |
||
17 |
1995 |
137 m / 449 ft |
33 |
office |
||
18 |
2014 |
136.4 m / 448 ft |
30 |
office |
||
19 |
1985 |
132.6 m / 435 ft |
40 |
residential |
||
20 |
1976 |
132 m / 433 ft |
38 |
office |
||
21 |
1972 |
129 m / 423 ft |
32 |
office |
||
22 |
2023 |
128 m / 420 ft |
39 |
residential / retail |
||
23 |
1976 |
128 m / 420 ft |
30 |
office |
||
24 |
1976 |
127 m / 417 ft |
29 |
office |
||
25 |
2007 |
123.7 m / 406 ft |
29 |
residential |
||
26 |
1974 |
123 m / 404 ft |
27 |
office |
||
27 |
2023 |
120 m / 394 ft |
32 |
office / hotel / retail |
||
28 |
1991 |
120 m / 394 ft |
28 |
office |
||
29 |
1970 |
119 m / 390 ft |
34 |
office |
||
30 |
1973 |
119 m / 390 ft |
30 |
hotel |
||
31 |
1965 |
118.9 m / 390 ft |
26 |
office |
||
32 |
1985 |
118.3 m / 388 ft |
28 |
hotel |
||
33 |
1972 |
118.3 m / 388 ft |
29 |
office |
||
34 |
2008 |
118.2 m / 388 ft |
25 |
residential |
||
35 |
2021 |
118 m / 387 ft |
36 |
residential |
||
36 |
1978 |
118 m / 387 ft |
33 |
hotel |
||
37 |
1993 |
118 m / 387 ft |
28 |
office |
||
38 |
N/A |
115.5 m / 379 ft |
26 |
office |
||
39 |
1975 |
114.9 m / 377 ft |
28 |
office |
||
40 |
1993 |
114 m / 374 ft |
26 |
residential / hotel |
||
41 |
1983 |
113 m / 371 ft |
33 |
hotel |
||
42 |
1973 |
112.8 m / 370 ft |
31 |
office |
||
43 |
1973 |
110.3 m / 362 ft |
30 |
office |
||
44 |
1981 |
110 m / 361 ft |
38 |
residential |
||
45 |
1976 |
110 m / 361 ft |
31 |
hotel / office |
||
46 |
1968 |
110 m / 361 ft |
30 |
office |
||
47 |
1968 |
110 m / 361 ft |
30 |
office |
||
48 |
1979 |
110 m / 361 ft |
28 |
office |
||
49 |
1965 |
110 m / 361 ft |
21 |
office |
||
50 |
1983 |
109.7 m / 360 ft |
26 |
hotel |
||
51 |
1973 |
109.1 m / 358 ft |
33 |
residential / office |
||
52 |
2011 |
106 m / 348 ft |
32 |
office |
||
53 |
2018 |
106 m / 348 ft |
26 |
office |
||
54 |
1972 |
105 m / 344 ft |
28 |
residential |
||
55 |
1984 |
104 m / 341 ft |
33 |
residential |
||
56 |
1973 |
103 m / 338 ft |
27 |
office |
||
57 |
1974 |
102 m / 335 ft |
30 |
office |
||
58 |
1973 |
102 m / 335 ft |
25 |
office |
||
59 |
1975 |
101 m / 331 ft |
26 |
government |
||
60 |
1985 |
100 m / 328 ft |
33 |
residential |
||
61 |
1978 |
100 m / 328 ft |
26 |
government |
||
62 |
1975 |
96 m / 315 ft |
25 |
office |
||
63 |
1976 |
96 m / 315 ft |
24 |
office |
||
64 |
1980 |
95 m / 312 ft |
27 |
office |
||
65 |
1974 |
95 m / 312 ft |
25 |
office |
||
66 |
1987 |
95 m / 312 ft |
24 |
office |
||
67 |
1970 |
93.3 m / 306 ft |
24 |
office |
||
68 |
1969 |
92.4 m / 303 ft |
24 |
residential |
||
69 |
2019 |
92 m / 302 ft |
24 |
office |
||
70 |
1976 |
91 m / 299 ft |
25 |
office |
||
71 |
1977 |
89.1 m / 292 ft |
21 |
hotel |
||
72 |
2023 |
89 m / 292 ft |
27 |
residential / office |
||
73 |
1962 |
89 m / 292 ft |
22 |
office |
||
74 |
2020 |
86 m / 282 ft |
23 |
office |
||
75 |
1939 |
84 m / 276 ft |
18 |
residential |
||
76 |
1973 |
81 m / 266 ft |
22 |
residential |
||
77 |
1970 |
80 m / 262 ft |
26 |
residential |
||
78 |
1970 |
80 m / 262 ft |
25 |
hotel |
||
79 |
N/A |
77 m / 253 ft |
18 |
office |
||
80 |
1965 |
67 m / 220 ft |
20 |
residential |
||
81 |
2016 |
66 m / 217 ft |
17 |
residential |
||
82 |
2017 |
58 m / 190 ft |
14 |
hotel / museum |
||
83 |
N/A |
- m / - ft |
38 |
residential / office |
||
84 |
N/A |
- m / - ft |
24 |
residential |
||
85 |
2022 |
- m / - ft |
24 |
residential |
||
86 |
N/A |
- m / - ft |
24 |
residential |
||
87 |
N/A |
- m / - ft |
20 |
residential |
||
88 |
N/A |
- m / - ft |
20 |
residential |
||
89 |
2021 |
- m / - ft |
19 |
serviced apartments / hotel |
||
90 |
N/A |
- m / - ft |
18 |
residential |
||
91 |
2022 |
- m / - ft |
16 |
residential |
||
92 |
2022 |
- m / - ft |
14 |
residential |
||
93 |
2021 |
- m / - ft |
12 |
residential |
||
94 |
2022 |
- m / - ft |
12 |
residential |
||
95 |
2021 |
- m / - ft |
11 |
residential |
||
95 |
N/A |
- m / - ft |
N/A |
N/A |
||
95 |
N/A |
- m / - ft |
N/A |
N/A |
||
95 |
N/A |
- m / - ft |
N/A |
N/A |
||
95 |
N/A |
- m / - ft |
N/A |
N/A |
150 m+ Buildings
Average Building Age*
32 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (50%)
Most Common Material*
Concrete (100%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
Based on 6 Buildings Over 150 m Height
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.
NOTE: Gross-to-Net Height is defined as architectural height minus height of highest occupied floor. Therefore, the Gross-to-Net Height is only calculated for buildings that have both the architectural height and the highest occupied floor height recorded.
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