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The Carlton Centre was designed by the US architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.
Anglo American Properties began construction in the late 1960s by demolishing the old Carlton Hotel and the closing roads to form a city superblock.
Excavations for the Carlton began in January 1967, and took two years to complete. Original department store anchors of the two shopping levels, Garlick's and OK Bazaars.
Although occupation of the centre began in 1971, construction was not finally completed until 1974.
The building officially opened in 1973 at a total cost of over R88 million.
The Carlton Centre was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, a firm based in the United States.
In the late 1960s, Anglo American Properties began development by destroying the historic Carlton Hotel and shutting roadways to create a city superblock.
The Carlton's excavations started in January 1967 and took two years to finish. Garlick's and OK Bazaars, the two shopping floors' original department store anchors.
Despite the fact that the centre was occupied in 1971, it was not completed until 1974.
The structure, which cost over R88 million to construct, was completed in 1973.
The Carlton Panorama, located on the 50th and highest floor of the Carlton Centre, is also known as the "Top of Africa."
The Carlton Centre was formerly the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere, with the 5-star and 30-story Carlton Hotel occupying the most of the complex's floor space.
The hotel was well-known among the wealthy and famous, and it hosted a number of notable visitors throughout the years.
During the 1990s, urban degradation in the inner city had an impact on the hotel, which closed in 1998 after nearly 25 years of existence.
