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Shma:
@forgiveness, let's revamp our list,

Britiam Tower - 200m
[s]2. Gtc - 184m
3. Milennium tower - 170m [/s]
4. UAP - 163m
5. NECOM - 160m
[s]6. GTC - 141m
7. Azuri tower 1 - 140m
8. Azuri tower 2 - 140m
9. Azuri 3 - 140m[/s]
10. Times tower - 140m

Hahahaha! It doesn't change the fact that they are topped out.

Shma:
cos you also put Azuri and the eko Perl

Look.


1) NECON (32) - 160 Meters
2) Azuri Orun Towers (32) - 140 Meters
3) Azuri Oban Towers (32) - 140 Meters
4) Azuri Zuma Towers (32) - 140 Meters
5) Eko Champaign pearls Tower (30) - 135 meters
6) Union Bank HQ - (28) - 124 Metres
7) Eko Black Pearls Tower (24) - 113 Meters
cool Eko Towers II - (27) - 110 Meters
9) Ministry of Communication (30) - 109 Meters
10) Intercontinental hotel - (22) - 105 Meters
11) Independence House - Lagos - (23) 103 Metres
12) Central Bank of Nigeria (20) - 100 Metres
13) 4 Bourdilion Towers (25)- 100+ Metres

See your list,

Quote the page. I want to show you something.

Shma:
zoom This pic, the floors are clear.

Milennium tower has floors below and at the top.

Shma:
I can see where you're heading to ;

Hahahaha! What did you see?

Shma:
one was 32 with the four parking floors , the other was 27with the parking floors.

How come you counted more than 26 floors?

Are you still going with emporis on this one?

Shma:
you're disturbing ..

He should show me his source before I take him seriously.

Wuoche:
GTC is incomplete. Have you ever seen incomplete buildings getting ranked no matter how tall they are?

That's the point.

Shma:
you have been told the building is yet to be completed, no one ranks incomplete buildings, even incomplete pillars will not count

Why did you put them among the list of your tallest then?

Shma:
but millennium was completed in 2014, right.? or has it stalled? Why is it not in your skyscrapercity forum then? I need answers bro ..


On the other side, GTC has not been cladded to the top, so it's termed incomplete.

It's not yet completed but topped out. So, that answers your questions.

Shma:
I have even tried to search for the tallest structures In Africa, I have seen hillbrown and the Cairo tower but nothing like millennium, seems there pillar stalled

This list of tallest structures in Africa ranks man-made structures in Africa that stand at least 150 m (490 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. List is containing only completed structures, including demolished or destroyed structures.

The bolded said it all. Completed structures. Milennium tower is not completed yet though topped out.

Wuoche:
Millennium was completed in 2014 and should be on the list while GTC is not even 90% complete.

Who told you it has been completed?

Shma:
pillars don't count, millennium is a pillar from toe to top with one single elevator . Cairo tower is a structure with eight floors tower above the ground and a lift elevator at the same farness.

Can you show me the 8 floors above the ground?

For your information, Milennium tower is regarded as skyscraper by Emporis.

It has offices, restaurant etc.

Wuoche:
You don't make sense at all. It is because three quarter of it is inhabitable just like your Millennium. If three quarter of it could be inhabitable then the structure could be listed among tallest buildings even if it is a communication tower.

Why is GTC towers not listed among tallest buildings in Africa?

Shma:
okay, you win. Now your pillars will definitely lie in that category. Unless You show me any reputable source that says millennium pillar is listed in top ten structures in Africa

The reason GTC is yet to be listed is why Milennium tower is yet to be listed .

Wuoche:
Answer the question you have been asked. Why is it not listed as the tallest tower in Africa yet it is 296m?

It is listed. Confirmed.

Shma:
This is clear , count both floors and tell me. .. all are topped out. ..

Old pictures. However, did you count only 26 floors as claimed by emporis?

Wuoche:
What you have to know is that structures with less than three quarter of inhabitable space is not usually regarded as tower. So Millennium is not and will never be listed among the tallest buildings in Africa.

Where is your source?

theenchanter:
because its a telecommunication tower, dont u get it?

A mere mast.

We have one taller than this.

Shma:
Now tell me, why is your pillars not in the list of tallest buildings in Africa? ..

Tell my why GTC is not in the list of tallest buildings in Africa?

Shma:
tell me why hillbrow tower in south Africa don't count despite being 269m at around 900feet

Because it's a mast.

If mast counts, Nigeria has the tallest in Africa.

Ps: it's a tower.

TayserMahrii:
2 R with 65 K M².

Tinapa cannot be considered a mall as yet because nothing goes on there. It can as well be the largest warehouse
Thats why nobody considers it a mall

PS: I forgot, between Limpopo and Sahara, Kenya is the only rep

But it depends on the size of space rentable and that's what matters.

Wuoche:
Wikipedia??



INSIGHTSTop 10 tallest building in Africa
A quick overview of the tallest skyscrapers in Africa.
AvatarPublished on September 17, 2019By Judy Mwende
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The Leonardo in Sandton. PHOTO | COURTESY
The history of skyscrapers in Africa began in 1973 with the construction of Carlton Centre in Johannesburg, which held the title of the tallest building in Africa until April 2019.

Having felt the prestige that comes with hosting the tallest towers in the land, it is not surprising that South Africa has worked itself up to command the lion’s share of the tallest buildings in Africa.

Here are the 10 tallest buildings in Africa:

1. Leonardo, South Africa



Leonardo is a 234-meter-tall, 55-floor mixed use development that is being finalized in Sandton, South Africa. The skyscraper is located at 75 Maude Street, about 100 meters from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Construction of Leonardo began on 17 November 2015, and the tower topped out in April 2019 – officially becoming the tallest building in Africa.

Leonardo is 11 meters taller than Carlton Centre, which has held the continental title for 46 years.

2. Carlton Centre, South Africa

The Carlton Centre, a 223-meter-tall skyscraper and shopping center in Johannesburg, South Africa, has remained the tallest building in Africa since its completion in 1973.




Carlton Centre in Johannesburg. PHOTO | COURTESY
Designed by US architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Carlton Centre resembles the famous One Seneca Tower in Buffalo, New York, which was completed in the same year.

With a total of 50 habitable floors, Carlton Centre was once the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere – the southern half of the Earth!

3. Britam Tower, Kenya

Britam Tower, a 200-meter-tall office complex in Upper Hill, Nairobi, was officially opened to the public in July 2018, overtaking UAP Old Mutual Tower as the tallest building in Kenya.

The 31-storey tower, whose construction started in early 2013 and ended in September 2017, boasts a very unique prismic design. At its widest, the building looks like a black pyramid with the top corner missing and from other views it becomes a more slender black prism.

Britam Tower in Upper Hill, Nairobi.
Britam Tower in Upper Hill, Nairobi. PHOTO | FILE
In 2018, Britam Tower became the first building in Africa to be feted in the Emporis Skyscrapers Award’s 19-year history after it was named the 10th best skyscraper in the world.

4. Ponte City, South Africa



Ponte City is a 172.8-meter-tall skyscraper in the Berea suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Built in 1975, the 55-storey tower that was designed by South African architect Manfred Hermer is tallest residential building in Africa.

Ponte City boasts a cylindrical design, with an open center allowing additional natural light into the apartments. The building is documented as the first cylindrical skyscraper in Africa.


Ponte City in Johannesburg. PHOTO | COURTESY
5. UAP Tower, Kenya

Located in Upper Hill, Nairobi, 163-meter-tall UAP Old Mutual Tower became the tallest building in Kenya when it opened in July 2016 after more than five years of construction.

The 31-storey building, which has since lost the title to Britam Tower, offers some 300,000 square feet of Grade A office space in Nairobi’s fastest growing commercial district.

UAP Old Mutual Tower in Upper Hill, Nairobi.
The UAP Old Mutual Tower in Nairobi. PHOTO | FILE
Standing at an altitude of 5,700 feet above sea level, UAP Old Mutual Tower unseated Rahimtulla Tower as the highest point in Nairobi.

6. NECOM House, Nigeria

NECOM House (formerly NITEL Tower and earlier, the NET Building), a 160-meter-tall skyscraper in Lagos, is officially the tallest building in Nigeria and the entirety of West Africa.

Completed in 1979, the building houses the headquarters of former state-run telco, the Nigerian Telecommunication Limited. The spire at the top of the building serves as a lighthouse beacon for Lagos Harbor.


NECOM House in Lagos. PHOTO | COURTESY
NECOM House was designed by Ghanaian architectural firm Nickson Borys, and Partners and it was built by UK-based Costain Group. It took over from Cocoa House as Nigeria’s tallest building.

7. Tanzania Ports Authority Tower, Tanzania

Tanzania Ports Authority Tower, a 157-meter-tall tower in Dar es Salaam, is the tallest building in Tanzania. Completed in 2016, the 35-storey building serves as the headquarters of the Tanzania Ports Authority.


Tanzania Ports Authority Tower. PHOTO | COURTESY
8. PSPF Towers, Tanzania

PSPF Towers is a 153-meter-tall twin tower building in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The 35-storey building is designed to create a flexible module that can host countless office setups for a variety of uses.


PSPF Towers. PHOTO | COURTESY
9. Marble Tower, South Africa

Originally known as Sanlam Centre, Marble Towers is one of the popular landmarks of Johannesburg. Built in 1973, the 32-storey commercial building that is made from concrete and marble has South Africa’s largest electronic advertising board on its façade.

Marble Towers tops the Pearl Dawn building in Durban by just a centimeter.


10. Pearl Dawn, South Africa

Pearl Dawn, a 152-meter-tall residential skyscraper in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ends the list of the ten tallest buildings in Africa.

The 31-storey building is one of South Africa’s recent skyscrapers having been completed in 2008.


Pearl Dawn in Durban. PHOTO | COURTESY
Designed by Seedat & Seedat Architects, a Durban-based architectural firm, Pearl Dawn is a part of the greater Umhlanga tourism development project.

Who is Judy Mwende? Nobody takes him seriously.

Problemkid1:
Zulus

Hahahaha!

Shma:
show me the entrance, I mean main door entering the tower like this one here .. I want to provide that is indeed a pillar

If there is no door entering the tower, how will one get to the restaurant at the top?

Wuoche:
Have you ever seen it listed among the top ten buildings in Africa?

Yes of course! It's number 4 in Africa.

Wuoche:
For your information, that piller will never be listed anywhere among the tallest buildings in Africa cause three quarter of it is inhabitable. So it's out of the list of tall buildings.

How about Cairo tower? How many quarter is habitable?

Wuoche:
Azori is 126m

Says you.

Shma:
millennium is a artificial structure based in Abuja... . Don't bring it to the topic.

Is Cairo tower not artificial concrete structure based in Cairo?

Why is it listed among the tallest buildings in Africa?

Shma:
bro, it's quite clear you don't conduct proper research on the subject matter, parliament tower is 95% completed. They're currently doing the finishing

Exactly! It's still under construction. The reason it's not listed among the tallest building in Africa. That's the point.

Wuoche:
I like how you are outdated.

I have that picture. It's still under construction.

Wuoche:
Stop consoling yourself with old photos. Here is current pictures of Parliament tower.

This doesn't look like Parliament tower. Try harder.

Wuoche:
Is there another Millennium tower apart from that FF Millennium in Lagos that is 13 floors.

Milennium and cultural center Abuja is different from that one.