Sandton City
Sandton City entrance on Rivonia Road | |
| Location | Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa |
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| Coordinates | 26°06′30″S 28°03′15″E / 26.10833°S 28.05417°E |
| Opening date | 12 September 1973 |
| Developer | Rapp and Maister |
| Owner | Liberty Holdings Limited/Liberty Two Degrees Pareto Ltd |
| No. of stores and services | 300+ |
| Total retail floor area | 128,000 square metres (1,380,000 sq ft) |
| Parking | 10 000 |
| Website | sandtoncity |
Sandton City is a large shopping centre situated in Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa. It was built and owned by property development company Rapp and Maister, in partnership with brothers Hilliard and Eli Leibowitz, and was later taken over by Liberty Life (now part of Liberty Holdings Limited).
The centre opened to the public on 12 September 1973 and has a gross leasable area of 128,000 m2 (1,380,000 sq ft) of retail space. The office space combined with the Sandton Sun Hotel increase the total area to 215,000 m2 (2,310,000 sq ft). Together, Sandton City and the adjacent Nelson Mandela Square (formerly Sandton Square) form one of the largest retail complexes in Africa with shops such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Prada, Patek Phillipe, Dolce & Gabbana and other exclusive boutiques - sometimes referred to as "the richest square mile in Africa".