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Description: LANDMARK BUILDING. At nearly 305m (1000 ft), this is the second tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere (the ... more

AMP Tower Centrepoint in general ... tallest being "Auckland's tower, approx. 24m taller). But...Sydney's AMP Tower has the highest "observation deck". An a

Newest Review: ... on my mother’s ‘bring back from Australia’ wish list so I snatched it up on the assumption if I never saw it anywhere else I’d have to come back up the tower to fetch it prior to heading back to the UK. Prices were the same as in any other shop, including the Chinese Tourist Empires that litter the streets, so I didn’t feel ripped off the way you often do when buying from attraction gift ... more

... shops. Below the observation deck there are two layers of restaurants and a coffee lounge where we had lunch. There was a very limited selection, the food was a bit stale and prices were high, but having a window seat with that view was worth it. The other...more

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AMP Tower Centrepoint in general: I Spy, Up In The Sky... (1922 words)
by - written on 24/11/05 (Very useful, 955 readings)
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Sydney CBD is quite densely populated with lots of tall buildings, so to get any sort of view you really need some height. Sydney Tower provides this quite nicely in the form of an observation deck at 819 feet (250m) up. The tower stretches a total of 1000 feet (304m) with the space above the people deck occupied by a 162 000 litre water tank that steadies the building on windy days and topped off with an antenna. A popular attraction for tourists, the tower has 3 main sections: 1. THE TOWER ITSELF You can go up the tower, which is good. Not much point in spending US $25 million and 6 years building something that tall if you can’t charge people for ... Read the complete review

The Only Way I Can TOWER Over Anyone... (1645 words)
by - written on 12/05/03 (Very useful, 830 readings)
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The Sydney Tower is probably as famous a landmark in Sydney as that bridge and that opera house! Sitting on top of the Westfield Centrepoint shopping complex and reaching quite literally for the skies, it is visible right across the city and for miles beyond. Construction of the shopping centre began in 1970 with the first stores opening in 1972. The Tower itself was built later and opened to the public in 1981 and provides the highest Observation deck in the Southern Hemisphere. At first glance, the 305 metre tall edifice doesnt look that safe; the Tower is narrow in its reach upwards, with the decks looking almost too large to be stable at the top. It is, ... Read the complete review