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  2. Johannesburg CBD - Wikipedia

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    The Johannesburg Central Business District, commonly called Johannesburg CBD, is one of the main business centres of Johannesburg, South Africa.It is the densest collection of skyscrapers in Africa, however, due to white flight and urban blight, many of the buildings are unoccupied as tenants have left for more secure locations in the Northern Suburbs, in particular Sandton and Rosebank.

  3. History of Johannesburg - Wikipedia

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    Jeppestown in 1888 Commissioner Street, circa. 1899 Johannesburg CBD in 2005 Johannesburg is a large city in Gauteng Province of South Africa . It was established as a small village controlled by a Health Committee in 1886 with the discovery of an outcrop of a gold reef on the farm Langlaagte.

  4. City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality - Wikipedia

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    The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseGoli) is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. It is divided into several branches and departments in order to expedite services for the city.

  5. Architecture of Johannesburg - Wikipedia

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    Panorama of the central business district of Johannesburg, South Africa. Johannesburg is the capital of the Gauteng province and the financial hub of South Africa. Founded in 1886, the city is located in the Witwatersrand region, which has vast gold deposits. The town experienced rapid growth as the gold deposits were exploited, and is now ...

  6. Carlton Centre - Wikipedia

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    The Carlton Centre is a 50-storey skyscraper and shopping centre located on Commissioner Street in central Johannesburg, South Africa.At 223 metres (732 ft), it was the tallest building in Africa for 46 years from its completion in 1973 until 2019.

  7. Johannesburg - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. Largest city in South Africa This article is about the city in South Africa. For other uses, see Johannesburg (disambiguation). "eGoli" redirects here. For other uses, see Goli (disambiguation) and Egoli (disambiguation). City in Gauteng, South Africa Johannesburg Zulu: eGoli Khoekhoe ...

  8. Johannesburg City Library - Wikipedia

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    The Johannesburg City Library is situated in the central business district of the City of Johannesburg. [2] The Library is located in an Italianate building [3] designed by John Perry which first opened in 1935. It has over 1.5-million books and items in its collection and more than 250 000 members. [4]

  9. Timeline of Johannesburg - Wikipedia

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    Centre for Development and Enterprise headquartered in Johannesburg. [31] Johannesburg Biennale art exhibit begins. [15] 1996 3 February: 1996 Africa Cup of Nations Final football contest played in Johannesburg. Population: 752,349 city. [32] 1997 MTN Sundrome opens. Flag of Johannesburg revised design adopted. 1998 – Website Joburg.org.za ...