Chifley Tower
| Chifley Tower | |
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Chifley Tower western side
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| 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 |
| Website | |
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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.
It was designed by Travis McEwen and Kohn Pedersen Fox (Project Architect: John Rayner),New York City-based architects.
Located at 2 Chifley Square, its cross streets are Hunter, Phillip and Bent Streets with the main entry being on Phillip Street. Due to its prominent location at the peak in the north-east CBD, the Tower has broad harbour views from its 42 storeys. The tower is used primarily for commercial use, mostly financial institutions, law firms and corporations.
A 3-metre (9.8 ft) lightning rod was added in 2000, extending its original height from 241 metres (791 ft) to 244 metres (801 ft). To stop the tower from moving in the wind a giant steel pendulum weighing 400 long tons (450 short tons) is held from eight 75-millimetre (3.0 in) 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.
Chifley Tower (left) and surrounding buildings from the east
Ben Chifley statue in ground Plaza
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