Carlton Centre (Johannesburg)

South Africa / Gauteng / Johannesburg
 tower, building, office building

Multi-use complex designed by the American firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in the 1970's, it contains a shopping mall, the elegant Carlton Hotel and the tallest office building in Africa, a 50 story office tower (223 metres/731 feet). When the fortunes of downtown Johannesburg declined severely in the 1990's, The Carlton Hotel closed and has remained vacant since then.
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Coordinates:   26°12'21"S   28°2'47"E
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