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  1. Wikipedia
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    Ponte City - Wikipedia

    • Ponte City is a skyscraper in the Berea district of Johannesburg, South Africa, just next to Hillbrow. It was built in 1975 to a height of 173 m (567.6 ft), and was the tallest residential skyscraper in Africa for 48 years, until overtaken in 2023 by Building D01, in Egypt's New Administrative Capital. The 55-storey building is cylindrical, with an open centre allowin… See more

    History

    The principal designer of Ponte was Mannie Feldman, working in a team together with Manfred Hermer and … See more

    In photography, film, and literature

    Photographers have been drawn to Ponte City since its inception, beginning with world-renowned David Goldblatt, who worked in the inner city from 1948 to the 21st century. South African photographer Mikhael Su… See more

    Ponte Tower – Johannesburg, South Africa - Atlas Obscura
    Ponte Tower, also known as the Ponte City Apartments, was built in 1975, and is still the tallest residential skyscraper in Africa. It is a 54-story tube with an open center to allow additional...
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    Inside Johannesburg's Infamous Ponte City Tower - ArchDaily

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  4. Atlas Obscura
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    Ponte Tower – Johannesburg, South Africa - Atlas Obscura

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    A Jaw-Dropping Tour Inside Johannesburg’s Ponte City

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    How Johannesburg's Ponte City Came to Symbolize …

    Feb 21, 2017 · Ponte City, Africa’s tallest apartment block, is a mainstay of movies about the end of the world—but it was once an apartheid-era architectural triumph. A view of the 54-story Ponte Tower...

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    Does the Ponte City Tower make sense?
    But in many regards, I had to admit, it made sense. For more than four decades, after all, the Ponte City tower, which juts out over downtown Johannesburg like a 54-story toilet-paper tube, has been a vertical warehouse for South Africans’ greatest hopes and worst fears about their cities and themselves.

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    Is Ponte tower a Brutalist building?
    A small patch of blue sky surrounded by a 173-meter-high cylindrical matrix of identical windows is all you can see. It is a dehumanizing habitat, an example of “Brutalist” architecture that was truly brutal. Ponte Tower, also known as the Ponte City Apartments, was built in 1975, and is still the tallest residential skyscraper in Africa.

    Ponte Tower – Johannesburg, South Africa - Atlas Obscura

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    What does Ponte tower symbolize?
    Ponte Tower. See the original photos here. The Ponte City Tower is a prominent high rise residential tower in Johannesburg’s central Hillbrow Neighborhood. “For many, the building symbolizes Johannesburg—because, over the past four decades, its fortunes have reflected the changing city around it” (Mars, 2017).

    Storied Ambivalence for Johannesburg’s Ponte City Tower, South Africa

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    What can we learn from Ponte City Tower?
    While there is no one solution to develop a society that is free from segregation, a lesson can be learned from Ponte City Tower. The tower was built to reflect an imaginary vision for the city, all the while ignoring the significant societal problems so prevalent in Johannesburg.

    Storied Ambivalence for Johannesburg’s Ponte City Tower, South Africa

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    Why was Ponte City Tower built?
    Ponte City Tower was essentially the antithesis of equity, built to attract an elite class from afar at a time when such an opportunity was not available to a significant segment of the population in Johannesburg.

    Storied Ambivalence for Johannesburg’s Ponte City Tower, South Africa

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    Where is Ponte City?
    A general view of Ponte City, also known as Ponte Tower, atrium in Berea, Johannesburg on April 19, 2023. The Ponte City skyscraper in Johannesburg, completed in 1975, was once a sought-after location. In the subsequent years it fell into disrepair anddisreputebefore its own renaissance. Foundation Dlala Nje -- Zulu for "Let's have fun!"

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    S.A: Landmark Joburg skyscraper restoring image over …

    Jul 21, 2023 · The view of Johannesburg from the Ponte City skyscraper is breathtaking, but the tower is struggling to shrug off its reputation as a symbol of a dilapidated inner city.

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    Ponte City: A Portrait of Johannesburg - LensCulture

    Ponte City was, once, a tower of dreams — a specific, Apartheid-era dream. The residential tower was first envisioned in the 1970s, at the height of Apartheid confidence and white Johannesburg’s economic boom.

  10. 2Summers
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    Ponte City, Inside and Out - 2Summers

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    Why Hillbrow’s Ponte Tower is worth the visit

    Jan 22, 2019 · One such building is the Telkom Jo’burg Tower, also known as the Hillbrow Tower, which at 269 metres is the tallest structure in South Africa. Built in 1971, the top of the tower was once a revolving restaurant and nightclub.

  12. University Blog Service
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    Storied Ambivalence for Johannesburg’s Ponte City …

    The Ponte City Tower is a prominent high rise residential tower in Johannesburg’s central Hillbrow Neighborhood. “For many, the building symbolizes Johannesburg—because, over the past four decades, its fortunes …

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