Sydney Centre Point
Sydney Tower or known to some as Centrepoint Tower is the tallest structure and the second tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere.
It has been known as Sydney Tower Eye, AMP Tower, Westfield Centrepoint Tower, Centrepoint Tower or just Centrepoint.
The tower is 309m (1,014 ft) tall and is located on Market Street, between Pitt Street and Casltereagh Street in Sydney CBD.
It is one of the most popular tourist attractions and visible from various locations of Sydney CBD and the suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Sydney Centre Point From Pitt Street Mall
Where Is Sydney Centrepoint Tower?
Sydney Centre Point
Westfield Sydney
Pitt Street Mall
Sydney CBD
NSW, Australia
Opening Hours:
| Monday |
09:00am - 9:00pm |
| Tuesday |
09:00am - 9:00pm |
| Wednesday |
09:00am - 9:00pm |
| Thursday |
09:00am - 9:00pm |
| Friday |
09:00am - 9:00pm |
| Saturday |
09:00am - 9:00pm |
| Sunday |
09:00am - 9:00pm |
VISITOR BY COUNTRIES
| Australia |
Pacific |
South Africa |
| New Zealand |
Fiji |
Japan |
| UK |
Ireland |
South Korea |
| Germany |
France |
Israel |
| USA |
Italy |
Nepal |
| Canada |
Brazil |
India |
| Singapore |
China |
Indonesia |
VISITOR BY CITIES
| Melbourne |
Adelaide |
Perth |
| Brisbane |
Canberra |
Auckland |
| Singapore |
Beijing |
Jakarta |
| Seoul |
Tokyo |
Osaka |
| London |
Paris |
New York |
| Los Angeles |
Toronto |
Vancouver |
| Rome |
Moscow |
Cape Town |
| Belfast |
Ballycastle |
Dublin |
Facts About Sydney Centrepoint Tower
- The golden turret has a capacity of 960 persons and contains two levels of restaurants, an Observation Deck, two telecommunication transmission levels and three plant levels
- The height of Sydney Tower from the ground to the tip of the spire is 309 metres.
- Three double deck lifts provide access to the Sydney Tower Observation Deck and restaurants.
- The 1504 fire-isolated sets of pressurised stairs, closely monitored by security, allow people direct access to street level, in case of an emergency
- The 420 windows of the tower are cleaned by a semi-automatic window cleaning machine name 'Charlie'.
- A 162,000 litre water tank, the tower's primary damping system also acts as a stabiliser for the tower
- 56 cables stabilise the tower, and if the strands of these cables were laid end to end, they would reach from Sydney to New Zealand.
- The spire located above the Tower is used for telecommunications and navigation purposes
- Many people may also know Sydney Tower as Centrepoint Tower. But it was never officially named Centrepoint Tower.
- Sydney Tower is the first to see the Sydney dawn, and the last to see the final dusk.
- Sydney Tower retains its original name today as simply 'Sydney Tower'. Sydney Tower Eye is the name of the viewing attraction located on the upper level, and provides great view of this beautiful city of Sydney.
- In 2005, The SKYWALK experience was constructed at the top of Sydney Tower at a cost of almost $4 million.
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