Cape Town

South Africa

Facts

Tallest Building

Buildings

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

Height
1 Portside
136.4 m / 448  ft
2 1 Thibault Square
129 m / 423  ft
3 Atterbury House
127 m / 417  ft
4 Foreshore Place
119 m / 390  ft
5 16 on Bree
118 m / 387  ft
6 Metlife Centre
118 m / 387  ft
7 Radisson Blu Hotel and Residence Cape Town
114 m / 374  ft
8 Cape Sun Southern Sun
113 m / 371  ft
9 Golden Acre
110 m / 361  ft
10 Western Cape Provincial Administration Building
101 m / 331  ft

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Videos

31 May 2018

Reinventing Heritage

A disused grain silo in Cape Town has been adapted to accommodate Africa’s first international museum dedicated to contemporary African art. A 33-meter-tall storage annex...

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Global News

27 March 2020

Proposed Residential High-Rise in Cape Town Approved by Court

The developer of the controversial 18-story building in the Bo-Kaap area of Cape Town is pleased with the outcome of a Supreme Court of Appeal...

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Global News

11 February 2020

Mixed-Use Complex in Cape Town Prepares to Start Construction

Construction is due to begin soon on Harbour Arch, a new mixed-use complex planned for Cape Town. The city’s municipal planning tribunal approved the development...

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