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Above: three pictures of AAP Building, Sydney's 9th tallest (193m/633f, 48 stories, 1982).
This height is including the structure on top.
Above: side, back and front view of Grosvenor Place,
Currently Sydney's 13th tallest (180m/590f, 45 stories, 1988).
Above: Gateway Plaza, one of Sydney's best looking skyscrapers (164m/538f, 44 stories, 1989).
On the first and third picture, 1 O'Connoll Street (166m/545f, 36 stories, 1991), can be seen next to
Gateway Plaza. Without spire, this building's height is 152m/499f.
These figures are provided by Emporis.com, but I doubt their accuracy. Look at the picture on the far left and the third picture:
No way, 1 O'Connoll Street can be taller (with spire) than Gateway Plaza.
Above left and middle left: 201 Elizabeth Street (a.k.a. Pacific Tower) (164m/538f, 40 stories, 1978).
Above middle right: The Peak (aka Market City Tower, 166m/545f, 46 stories, 1996).
Without spire, the tower has a height of 153m/502f.
Above right: Colonial State Bank seen from Sydney Tower (147m/482f, 36 stories, 1986).
Above left: 1 O'Connoll Street (166m/545f, 36 stories, 1991),
without spire the building's height is 152m/499f.
Above middle left: Bankers Trust Tower (138m/453f, 35 stories, 1998), seen from Sydney Tower.
Above middle: HSBC Centre (162m/531f, 37 stories, 1988).
Above middle right: Observatory Tower (121m/397f, 36 stories, 1996).
Above right: Met Centre (134m/440f, 34 stories, 1980).
Above: four pictures of Sydney Tower, Sydney's tallest structure.
The tower was completed in 1981 and is 309 metres/1,014 feet tall.
The observation decks give great views over Sydney and the harbor.
The highest observation deck is at the 250 metres/820 feet level.
When the pictures were taken (March 2001), the tower was still ornamented with sporting figures
that were put on the Tower in celebration of the Olympic games of 2000.
The building was formerly known as AMP Tower.
Above left: Sydney's most famous bridge: Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Construction began in December 1926 and the bridge was opened on March 19, 1932.
The arch of the bridge spans 503m/1,650f. Each day, more than 150,000 vehicles cross the bridge.
Above middle: looking up some of the tallest structures of Sydney.
Above right: another skyline view of downtown Sydney.
Above left: and yet another different view of the skyline of Sydney.
Above middle: part of the skyline at night.
Above right: tops of some of the tallest rising above...
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Sydney's 10 tallest skyscrapers:
1. CHIFLEY TOWER 244m/801f, 50 stories, 1992
2. CITIGROUP CENTRE 243m/797f, 50 stories, 2000
3. 126 PHILIP STREET 240m/787f, 39 stories, 2005
4. WORLD TOWER 230m/755f, 73 stories, 2004
5. MLC CENTRE 228m/748f, 60 stories, 1977
6. GOVERNOR PHILIP TOWER 227m/745f, 54 stories, 1993
7. ERNST & YOUNG TOWER AT LATITUDE 222m/728f, 45 stories, 2004
8. AURORA PLACE 219m/718fm, 41 stories, 2000
9. AAP CENTRE 193m/633f, 48 stories, 1982
10. AMP CENTRE 188m/617f, 45 stories, 1976
The building data, the top 10 of tallest buildings and some of the building information are courtesy of
EMPORIS.COM, one of the world's leading architectural resources on tall buildings.
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