List of tallest buildings in the Southern Hemisphere

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, 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.

bold Denotes building that is or was once the tallest in the Southern Hemisphere
u Number of underground floors
Rank Name Image City Country Height Floors Year Notes
m ft
1 Autograph Tower Jakarta  Indonesia 382.9 1,256 75 (+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 Gold Coast  Australia 322.5 1,058 78 (+2 u)[3] 2005 Tallest building in Australia, tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere from 2005 to 2022
3 Australia 108 Melbourne  Australia 316.7 1,039 100 (+1 u) 2020 Tallest building in Melbourne.
4 Luminary Tower Jakarta  Indonesia 304 997 62 2022 To the left of it is the Autograph Tower.
5 Gran Torre Santiago Santiago  Chile 300 984 62 (+6 u) 2013 Tallest building in South America.
6 Eureka Tower Melbourne  Australia 297.3 975 91 (+1 u) 2006
7 One Tower Balneário Camboriú  Brazil 290 951 77 2022 Tallest building in Brazil.
8 Azure Tower Jakarta  Indonesia 288[4] 945 77 2024
9 Gama Tower Jakarta  Indonesia 285.5 937 64 (+4 u) 2016
10= Yachthouse Residence Club (Tower 1) Balneário Camboriú  Brazil 280.3 920 80 2023
Yachthouse Residence Club (Tower 2)
12 Treasury Tower Jakarta  Indonesia 279.5 917 57[5] 2018
13 Crown Sydney Sydney  Australia 271.3 890 71 (+4 u) 2020 Tallest building in Sydney.
14 Aurora Melbourne Central Melbourne  Australia 270.5 887 85[6] 2019
15 Brisbane Skytower Brisbane  Australia 269.6 885 90 (+10 u)[7] 2019 Tallest building in Brisbane.
16 West Side Place Tower A Melbourne  Australia 268.7 882 81 2021
17 Jakarta Mori Tower Jakarta  Indonesia 266 873 57 2022
18 120 Collins Street Melbourne  Australia 265 869 52 1991 Tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere from 1991 to 2005.
19 Salesforce Tower Sydney  Australia 263.1 869 58 (+4 u) 2022
20 The One Brisbane  Australia 262 869 81 2021
21 Wisma 46 Jakarta  Indonesia 261.9 859 46 1996
22 Menara Astra Jakarta  Indonesia 261.5 858 47 2017
23 101 Collins Street Melbourne  Australia 260 853 50 1991 Briefly the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere, between March and August 1991.
24 1 William Street Brisbane  Australia 259.8 852 46 (+3 u) 2016
25= Prima Pearl Melbourne  Australia 254 833 72 2014
Equinox Tower Jakarta  Indonesia ? 2024
27 Raffles Hotel Jakarta  Indonesia 253.3 831 52 2015
28 Central Park Perth  Australia 252.9 830 52 (+4 u)[8] 1992
29 Queens Place North Tower Melbourne  Australia 252.8 829 79[9] 2021
30 Ocean Gold Coast  Australia 252.3 828 75 2022
31 The Pakubuwono Signature Jakarta  Indonesia 252 827 50 2014
32 Rialto Towers Melbourne  Australia 251.1 824 63[10] 1986 Tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere from 1986 to 1991.
33 Infinity Tower Brisbane  Australia 249 817 81 (+9 u)[11] 2014

Timeline of tallest buildings

Building Image City Country Height in
metres (ft) 		Years tallest Floors
1 Martinelli Building São Paulo  Brazil 105 (344) 1929–1936 28
2 Kavanagh Building Buenos Aires  Argentina 120 (394) 1936–1947 30
3 Altino Arantes Building São Paulo  Brazil 161 (529) 1947–1960 40
4 Mirante do Vale São Paulo  Brazil 170 (558) 1960–1973 51
5 Carlton Centre Johannesburg  South Africa 223 (730) 1973–1977 50
6 25 Martin Place Sydney  Australia 228 (748) 1977–1986 67
7 Rialto Towers Melbourne  Australia 251.1 (823) 1986–1991 55
8 101 Collins Street Melbourne  Australia 260 (850) 1991 57
9 120 Collins Street Melbourne  Australia 265 (869) 1991–2005 52
10 Q1 Gold Coast  Australia 322.5 (1,058) 2005–2022 78
11 Autograph Tower Jakarta  Indonesia 382.9 (1,256) 2022–present 75

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).

Rank City Country Image Number of
skyscrapers 		Rank
worldwide
1 Jakarta  Indonesia 113 #14
2 Melbourne  Australia 76 #23
3 Sydney  Australia 47 #41
4 Balneário Camboriú  Brazil 29 #56
5 Brisbane  Australia 17 #80
6 São Paulo  Brazil 17 #84
7 Buenos Aires  Argentina 12 #99
8 Gold Coast  Australia 11 #104
9 Surabaya  Indonesia 11 #107

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Autograph Tower — The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com.
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