Carlton Centre

Carlton Centre
Map
Record height
Tallest in Africa from 1973 to 2019[I]
Preceded byTrust Bank Building
Surpassed byThe Leonardo
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeMulti use, Office, Shopping mall
LocationCommissioner Street, Johannesburg, South Africa
Coordinates26°12′20″S 28°2′48″E / 26.20556°S 28.04667°E / -26.20556; 28.04667 (Carlton Centre)
Construction started1967
Completed1974
Opened1973
OwnerTransnet
Height
Roof223 metres (730 ft)
Technical details
Floor count50
Floor area75,355 square metres (811,110 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators23
Design and construction
Architect(s)Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Main contractorMurray & Roberts Construction now called Concor
Website
http://carltoncentre.co.za/

The Carlton Centre is a 50-storey skyscraper and shopping centre located on Commissioner Street in central Johannesburg, South Africa. At 223 metres (732 ft), it was the tallest building in Africa for 46 years from its completion in 1973 until 2019. It is today the continent's fifth tallest building after The Leonardo (also in Johannesburg), the Mohammed VI Tower in Morocco, the Great Mosque of Algiers Tower in Algeria and the Iconic Tower in Egypt. From completion until 1977 it was also the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere: the only South African building to have held that title. The foundations of the two buildings in the complex are 5 m (16 ft) in diameter and extend 15 m (49 ft) down to the bedrock, 35 m (115 ft) below street level. The building houses both offices and shops, and has over 46 per cent of the floor area below ground level.

The Carlton Centre is linked to the Carlton Hotel by a below-ground shopping centre with over 180 shops.[1]

  1. ^ "Carlton Centre Office Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)