Sydney Tower

Also known as Centrepoint Tower, Sydney Tower Eye

tall architectural structure in Sydney, Australia

Key facts

Alternative names: Westfield Tower, Centrepoint Tower
Type: Observation and communications tower
Location: Sydney , Australia
Construction started: 1970 (office building), 1975 (tower)
Opened: 25 September 1981 ( 1981-09-25 )
Cost: A$ 36 million
Owner: Scentre Group
Operator: Trippas White Group, Merlin Entertainments
Antenna spire: 309 m (1,014 ft)
Roof: 277 m (909 ft): Sydney Tower Skywalk
Top floor: 250 m (820 ft): Observation deck (Sydney Tower Eye)
Architects: Donald Crone & Associates

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Sydney Tower, also known as the Sydney Tower Eye, Westfield Tower and formerly albeit still commonly as Centrepoint Tower, is an observation and telecommunications tower that is the tallest structure in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, as well as the second-tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere. Sydney Tower has also previously been known as the AMP Tower.

The tower stands 309 m (1,014 ft) above the Sydney central business district (CBD), located on Market Street, between Pitt and Castlereagh Streets. It is accessible from the Pitt Street Mall, Market Street or Castlereagh Street and sits above the Westfield Sydney (formerly Centrepoint) shopping centre. The tower is open to the public, and is one of the most prominent tourist attractions in the city, being visible from a number of vantage points throughout town and from adjoining suburbs. Auckland's Sky Tower is taller but Sydney Tower's main observation deck is almost 30 m (98 ft) higher than the observation deck on Auckland's Sky Tower.