Ponte City

Ponte City is a skyscraper in the district of , , just next to . It was built in 1975 to a height of 173 m. It was the tallest residential skyscraper in Africa for 48 years, until overtaken in 2023 by Building D01 in 's New Administrative Capital.
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  • Residential building
  • …is also known as “Ponte City Apartments”
  • …stands 173 metres (568 feet) tall
  • …has 54 floors
  • Description: skyscraper in South Africa

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ellis Park Stadium and Johannesburg Stadium.
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is a rugby union and association… is situated 1 km southeast of Ponte City.
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is a , in the Doornfontein… is situated 630 metres southeast of Ponte City.
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The is an art gallery… is situated 1¼ km southwest of Ponte City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillbrow and Johannesburg.
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is an residential neighbourhood of , , .
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is a large metropolis and 's largest city.
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is a suburb of , .

Ponte City

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Latitude
-26.19058° or 26° 11′ 26″ south
Longitude
28.05716° or 28° 3′ 26″ east
Open location code
5G5CR354+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 759354705
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­residential
Wiki­data ID
Q1812844

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Ponte City” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Ponte-toringgebou”
  • Arabic: “بونتي سيتي”
  • Armenian: “Ponte City Apartments”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ponte city apartments”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ponte City Apartments”
  • Catalan: “Ponte City”
  • Chinese: “庞特城市公寓”
  • Dutch: “Ponte City Apartments”
  • Esperanto: “turo de Ponte”
  • French: “tour Ponte City”
  • French: “Tour Ponte City”
  • German: “Ponte City”
  • German: “Ponte Tower”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל פונטה”
  • Italian: “Appartamenti Ponte City”
  • Italian: “Ponte City Apartments”
  • Japanese: “ポンテ・シティ・アパート”
  • Japanese: “ポンテシティアパート”
  • Korean: “폰테시티 아파트”
  • Persian: “آسمان‌خراش پونت سیتی”
  • Polish: “Ponte City Apartments”
  • Portuguese: “Ponte City Apartments”
  • Portuguese: “Ponte City”
  • Russian: “Ponte City Apartments”
  • Slovenian: “Ponte City”
  • Slovenian: “Ponte Tower”
  • Spanish: “Ponte City Apartments”
  • Swedish: “Ponte City”
  • Thai: “พอนทีซิตี”
  • Ukrainian: “Понте-Місто”
  • Ukrainian: “Понте-Сіті”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Berea Reservoir and Doornfontein Campus Bus Station.

Nearby Places

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