Highpoint Hillbrow
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Highpoint Hillbrow is a skyscraper
in Hillbrow, Johannesburg
, South Africa
. It was built in 1972 to a height of 105 metres. The building is mostly apartment
s built on top of a large shopping centre and cinema
.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
in Hillbrow, Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It was built in 1972 to a height of 105 metres. The building is mostly apartment
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...
s built on top of a large shopping centre and cinema
Movie theater
A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
.