List of tallest buildings in the Southern Hemisphere explained

The Southern Hemisphere, which comprises parts of South America, Africa, Southeast Asia and Oceania, has until recently not been home to many tall buildings outside of Australia and South Africa. The late twentieth century saw an increase in South American high-rises, but most new skyscrapers in the region have been built since 1990. As part of a global boom in skyscraper construction, countries such as Australia and Indonesia built many high-rises and skyscrapers in the early 21st century.

Today, cities like Jakarta and Melbourne have some of the most dominant skylines in the world[1]

Tallest buildings

Listed below is every building in the Southern Hemisphere with a height of 250 metres (820 ft) or more.

boldDenotes building that is or was once the tallest in the Southern Hemisphere
uNumber of underground floors
RankNameImageCityCountryHeightFloorsYearNotes
mft
1Autograph TowerJakarta382.9382.9disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only75 (+6 u)[2] 2022Tallest building in Indonesia, sixth tallest building in Southeast Asia. To the right of it is the Luminary Tower.
2Q1Gold Coast322.5322.5disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only78 (+2 u)[3] 2005Tallest building in Australia, tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere from 2005 to 2022
3Australia 108Melbourne316.7316.7disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only100 (+1 u)2020align "left" Tallest building in Melbourne.
4Luminary TowerJakarta304304disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only622022align "left" To the left of it is the Autograph Tower.
5Gran Torre SantiagoSantiago300300disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only62 (+6 u)2013align "left" Tallest building in South America.
6Eureka TowerMelbourne297.3297.3disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only91 (+1 u)2006align "left"
7One TowerBalneário Camboriú290290disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only772022align "left" Tallest building in Brazil.
8Azure TowerJakarta288[4] 288disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only772024align "left"
9Gama TowerJakarta285.5285.5disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only64 (+4 u)2016
10=Yachthouse Residence Club (Tower 1)Balneário Camboriú280.3280.3disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only802023
Yachthouse Residence Club (Tower 2)
12Treasury TowerJakarta279.5279.5disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only57[5] 2018
13Crown SydneySydney271.3271.3disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only71 (+4 u)2020Tallest building in Sydney.
14Aurora Melbourne CentralMelbourne270.5270.5disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only85[6] 2019
15Brisbane SkytowerBrisbane269.6269.6disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only90 (+10 u)[7] 2019Tallest building in Brisbane.
16West Side Place Tower AMelbourne268.7268.7disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only812021
17Jakarta Mori TowerJakarta266266disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only572022
18120 Collins StreetMelbourne265265disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only521991Tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere from 1991 to 2005.
19Salesforce TowerSydney263.1265disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only58 (+4 u)2022
20The OneBrisbane262265disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only812021
21Wisma 46Jakarta261.9261.9disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only461996
22Menara AstraJakarta261.5261.5disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only472017
23101 Collins StreetMelbourne260260disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only501991Briefly the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere, between March and August 1991.
241 William StreetBrisbane259.8259.8disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only46 (+3 u)2016
25=Prima PearlMelbourne254254disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only722014
Equinox TowerJakarta?2024
27Raffles HotelJakarta253.3253.3disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only522015
28Central ParkPerth252.9252.9disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only52 (+4 u)[8] 1992
29Queens Place North TowerMelbourne252.8252.8disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only79[9] 2021
30OceanGold Coast252.3252.3disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only752022
31The Pakubuwono Signatureframeless|120pxJakarta252252disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only502014
32Rialto TowersMelbourne251.1251.1disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only63[10] 1986Tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere from 1986 to 1991.
33Infinity TowerBrisbane249249disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only81 (+9 u)[11] 2014

Timeline of tallest buildings

Buildingclass=unsortableImageCityCountryHeight in
metres (ft)		Years tallestFloors
1Martinelli BuildingSão Paulo105 (344)1929–193628
2Kavanagh BuildingBuenos Aires120 (394)1936–194730
3Altino Arantes BuildingSão Paulo161 (529)1947–196040
4Mirante do ValeSão Paulo170 (558)1960–197351
5Carlton CentreJohannesburg223 (730)1973–197750
625 Martin PlaceSydney228 (748)1977–198667
7Rialto TowersMelbourne251.1 (823)1986–199155
8101 Collins StreetMelbourne260 (850)199157
9120 Collins Streetframeless|120pxMelbourne265 (869)1991–200552
10Q1Gold Coast322.5 (1,058)2005–202278
11Autograph TowerJakarta382.9 (1,256)2022–present75

Cities with the most skyscrapers

Listed below are the cities in the Southern Hemisphere with the most skyscrapers. A skyscraper is considered an occupied building measuring over 150 metres (492 ft).

data-sort-type="number" style="width: 20pt;"RankCityCountryclass=unsortableImageNumber of
skyscrapers		Rank
worldwide
1Jakarta113
  1. 14
2Melbourne76
  1. 23
3Sydney47
  1. 41
4Balneário Camboriú29
  1. 56
5Brisbane17
  1. 80
6São Paulo17
  1. 84
7Buenos Aires12
  1. 99
8Gold Coast11
  1. 104
9Surabaya11
  1. 107

See also

References

  1. Web site: Cities by number of 150m+ buildings. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  2. Web site: Autograph Tower — The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  3. Web site: Q1 — The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  4. Web site: Azure Tower - the Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  5. Web site: Treasury Tower - the Skyscraper Center. skyscrapercenter.com.
  6. Web site: Aurora Melbourne Central - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  7. Web site: Brisbane Skytower - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  8. Web site: Central Park - The Skyscraper Center. www.theskyscrapercenter.com.
  9. Web site: Queens Place - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  10. Web site: Rialto Towers - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  11. Web site: Infinity - The Skyscraper Center. www.theskyscrapercenter.com.

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