The Leonardo: Africa's tallest building opens in South Africa (photos)
Africa’s tallest building, named The Leonardo, is set to open in October in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Leonardo, according to Bloomberg, is a high-rise residential and retail complex strategically located near the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Sandton City, a premier shopping mall.
The 234-meter (768-foot) skyscraper developed by South Africa’s Legacy Group and Nedbank Group Ltd is designed to have 254 apartments.
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It has a three-floor penthouse and five floors of office space including shops, restaurants and Montessori pre-school.
The penthouse is designed to have space for six bedrooms and will also be custom-designed by the eventual owner.
The skyscraper cost three-billion South African rand ($203 million). However, the managers of the project are yet to disclose a price for an apartment or how many have been sold.
Source: UGC
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The Leonardo was designed by Johannesburg’s Co-Arc International Architects. It dislodged the Carlton Centre as the tallest building on the continent.
The 222-meter Carlton Centre is a 50 story skyscraper and shopping centre also located in Johannesburg, South Africa. At 223 metres (732 ft).
Four of Africa's tallest building are located in Johannesburg, South Africa, three in the city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, two in Nairobi, Kenya and one in Lagos, Nigeria.
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NECOM House, also known as NET Building, is currently the tallest building in Nigeria. Its EBN is 103443.
It is situated in Lagos, Victoria Island. Its height is 158.50 m. There are 32 floors (above ground). The construction ended in 1979.
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