List of tallest buildings in the Southern Hemisphere

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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.

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Today, cities like Jakarta, Melbourne and São Paulo 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
1 Autograph Tower Autograph Tower, Jakarta, ID - July 2022.png Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 382.91,25675 (+6 u) [2] 2022 Tallest building in Indonesia, sixth tallest building in Southeast Asia. To the right of it is the Luminary Tower.
2 Q1 Q1 Tower, Gold Coast, Queensland.jpg Gold Coast Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 322.51,05878 (+2 u) [3] 2005Tallest building in Australia, tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere from 2005 to 2022
3 Australia 108 Australia 108, in 2020.png Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 316.71,039100 (+1 u)2020Tallest building in Melbourne.
4 Luminary Tower Autograph Tower, Jakarta, ID - July 2022.png Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 304997622022To the left of it is the Autograph Tower.
5 Gran Torre Santiago Gran Torre Santiago, Costanera Center (24847266437).jpg Santiago Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 30098462 (+6 u)2013Tallest building in South America.
6 Eureka Tower Eureka Tower, Melbourne - Nov 2008.jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 297.397591 (+1 u)2006
7 One Tower One tower.png Balneário Camboriú Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 290951772022Tallest building in Brazil.
8 Azure Tower Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 288 [4] 945772024
9 Gama Tower Gama Tower bottom.jpg Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 285.593764 (+4 u)2016
10= Yachthouse Residence Club (Tower 1) Yachthouse Residence Club BC.jpg Balneário Camboriú Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 280.3920802023
Yachthouse Residence Club (Tower 2)
12 Treasury Tower Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 279.591757 [5] 2018
13 Crown Sydney Crown Sydney - IMG 3371 (2).jpg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 271.389071 (+4 u)2020 Tallest building in Sydney.
14 Aurora Melbourne Central Aurora Melbourne Central Topped Out in July 2019.png Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 270.588785 [6] 2019
15 Brisbane Skytower Skylines of Brisbane from Kangaroo Point Cliffs Park, 2020, 03 (cropped).jpg Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 269.688590 (+10 u) [7] 2019 Tallest building in Brisbane.
16 West Side Place Tower A West Side Place Tower One in October 2021.jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 268.7882812021
17 Jakarta Mori Tower Jakarta Mori Tower.jpg Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 266873572022
18 120 Collins Street 120CollinsSt.jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 265869521991Tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere from 1991 to 2005.
19 Salesforce Tower Salesforce Tower, Sydney, 2023, 02 (2).jpg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 263.186958 (+4 u)2022
20 The One The One, Brisbane Quarter, April 2021, 05.jpg Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 262869812021
21 Wisma 46 BNI Building.JPG Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 261.9859461996
22 Menara Astra Menara Astra (9 to 16).jpg Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 261.5858472017
23 101 Collins Street 101 Collins Melbourne Australia.jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 260853501991Briefly the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere, between March and August 1991.
24 1 William Street 1 William Street, Brisbane in March 2017, 02.jpg Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 259.885246 (+3 u)2016
25= Prima Pearl Prima Pearl, September 2015 2.jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 254833722014
Equinox Tower Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia ?2024
27 Raffles Hotel Ciputra World II.jpg Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 253.3831522015
28 Central Park Central Park, November 2017.jpg Perth Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 252.983052 (+4 u) [8] 1992
29 Queens Place North Tower Queens Place North Tower in December 2022 crop.png Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 252.882979 [9] 2021
30 Ocean Skylines of Surfers Paradise, Queensland, autumn 2023, 02.jpg Gold Coast Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 252.3828752022
31 The Pakubuwono Signature Thepakubuwono.jpg Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 252827502014
32 Rialto Towers Rialto Towers in May 2017, edit.png Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 251.182463 [10] 1986Tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere from 1986 to 1991.
33 Infinity Tower Infinity Tower, seen from William Jolly Bridge, Brisbane 02.jpg Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 24981781 (+9 u) [11] 2014

Timeline of tallest buildings

BuildingImageCityCountryHeight in
metres (ft)
Years tallestFloors
1 Martinelli Building Sao Paulo city 0001 103.jpg São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 105 (344)1929–193628
2 Kavanagh Building Edificio Kavanagh Buenos Aires.JPG Buenos Aires Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 120 (394)1936–194730
3 Altino Arantes Building Altino Arantes Building.jpg São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 161 (529)1947–196040
4 Mirante do Vale Mirante do Vale Building.jpg São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 170 (558)1960–197351
5 Carlton Centre Carlton Centre 1.jpg Johannesburg Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 223 (730)1973–197750
6 25 Martin Place Mlc center syd.jpg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 228 (748)1977–198667
7 Rialto Towers Rialto Towers in Aug. 2015 (cropped).jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 251.1 (823)1986–199155
8 101 Collins Street 101 Collins Melbourne Australia.jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 260 (850)199157
9 120 Collins Street 120CollinsSt.jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 265 (869)1991–200552
10 Q1 Q1 one.jpg Gold Coast Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 322.5 (1,058)2005–202278
11 Autograph Tower Autograph Tower, Jakarta, ID - July 2022.png Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 382.9 (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).

RankCityCountryImageNumber of
skyscrapers
Rank
worldwide
1 Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Jakarta Skyline Part 2.jpg 113 #14
2 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Melburnian Skyline.jpg 76 #23
3 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Sydney CBD skyline, January 2021.jpg 47 #41
4 Balneário Camboriú Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Barra Norte com o Infinity Coast em destaque vista da Praia Central em dezembro de 2018, Balneario Camboriu SC.JPG 29#56
5 Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Skyline of Brisbane CBD seen from Paddington, Queensland in May 2020, 02.jpg 17 #80
6 São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Bairro dos jardins em sao paulo (1) (cropped).jpg 17 #84
7 Buenos Aires Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires (40689219792) (cropped).jpg 12 #99
8 Gold Coast Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Gold Coast skyline (Unsplash).jpg 11 #104
9 Surabaya Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Downtown of Central Surabaya.jpg 11#107

See also

References

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