Ponte City Apartments
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- Best time to go
- April–May, September–October
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
A cylindrical residential skyscraper in the Berea district of Johannesburg, completed in 1975 and, at 54 storeys, one of the tallest apartment buildings on the continent. Its hollow core forms a dramatic central void that has become an icon of the city's architecture and shifting fortunes. Once a symbol of luxury, the tower declined sharply before undergoing renewal, and its illuminated crown dominates the inner-city skyline. It features widely in photography, film and urban art about modern Johannesburg.
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