Gauteng
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
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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, and was the tallest residential skyscraper in Africa for 48 years, until overtaken in 2023 by Building D01, in 's .
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Photo: Geoffrey Hancock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Residential building
  • Description: skyscraper in South Africa
  • Also known as: “Ponte City Apartments”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ellis Park Stadium and Johannesburg Stadium.

Stadium
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is a rugby union and association football stadium in , Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's national team, the Springboks. is situated 1 km southeast of Ponte City.

Stadium
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a , in the Doornfontein suburb of , Gauteng Province, . The stadium has a sweeping roof and can accommodate 37,500 people. is situated 630 metres southeast of Ponte City.

Museum
Photo: Janek Szymanowski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an art gallery in Joubert Park in the city centre of , South Africa. It was once the largest gallery on the continent with a collection of more than 9000 artworks. is situated 1¼ km southwest of Ponte City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillbrow and Johannesburg.

Suburb
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is an residential neighbourhood of , , . It is characterized by a high population density and has experienced issues associated with municipal disinvestment, including elevated levels of unemployment, poverty, prostitution, and crime.

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is a large metropolis and 's largest city. Once regarded as South Africa's crime capital in the turbulent nineties, the city has shaken off that reputation led by its youthful exuberant population and a growing black middle class, not to mention the omnipresent soundtrack of Amapiano and house music.

Suburb
Photo: Darly Nkuna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb of , . It is located in Region F of the .

Ponte City

Latitude
-26.19058° or 26° 11′ 26″ south
Longitude
28.05716° or 28° 3′ 26″ east
Levels
54
Height
173 metres (568 feet)
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 Doornfontein Campus Bus Station (T1) and University of Johannesburg - Doornfontein Campus.

Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ponte City”. Photo: Geoffrey Hancock, CC BY-SA 2.0.