Chifley Tower
Chifley Tower | |
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Chifley Tower western side | |
General information | |
Type | Office |
Location | Sydney, Australia |
Coordinates | 33°51′57.4″S 151°12′41.9″E / 33.865944°S 151.211639°ECoordinates: 33°51′57.4″S 151°12′41.9″E / 33.865944°S 151.211639°E |
Completed | 1992 |
Cost | A$ 1.2 billion |
Height | |
Antenna spire | 244 m (801 ft) |
Roof | 216 m (709 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 53 |
Floor area | 90,000 m2 (968,800 sq ft) |
Lifts/elevators | 28 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Kohn Pedersen Fox |
Developer | Bond Corporation Holdings Ltd & Kumagai Gumi |
Chifley Tower is a premium skyscraper in Sydney, Australia. When measured to the top of its spire, it is considered the tallest building in Sydney.[1]
It was designed by Travis McEwen and Kohn Pedersen Fox (Project Architect: Nigel Dickson),[2] New York City-based architects.[3]
Located at 2 Chifley Square, its cross streets are Hunter, Phillip and Bent Streets with the main entry being on Phillip Street.[3] Due to its prominent location at the peak in the north-east CBD, the Tower has broad harbour views from its 42 storeys.[4] The tower is used primarily for commercial use, mostly financial institutions, law firms and corporations.
A 3-metre lightning rod was added in 2000, extending its original height from 241m to 244m. To stop the tower from moving in the wind a giant steel pendulum weighing 400 tonnes is held from 8×75 mm wires near the rooftop. The tower is named after former Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley.
At one time All Nippon Airways operated a sales office on Level 32.[5]
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Chifley Tower (left) and surrounding buildings from the east
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Ben Chifley statue in ground Plaza
See also
References
- ↑ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=938
- ↑ "Bio". Bio. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- 1 2 "Chifley Tower - Background".
- ↑ SkyscraperPage
- ↑ "ANA Directory" (Archive). All Nippon Airways. 1998. Retrieved on July 9, 2016. "Sydney Level 32, The Chifley Tower 2 Chifley Square, Sydney N.S.W. 2000, Australia"
External links
- Level 41 Restaurant
- Laila Ellmoos (2008). "Chifley Tower". Dictionary of Sydney. Dictionary of Sydney Trust. Retrieved 9 October 2015.[CC-By-SA]