Chifley Tower

Chifley Tower
Chifley Tower eastern side
General information
Type	Office
Location	Sydney, Australia
Coordinates	33°51′57.4″S 151°12′41.9″E / 33.865944°S 151.211639°E / -33.865944; 151.211639Coordinates: 33°51′57.4″S 151°12′41.9″E / 33.865944°S 151.211639°E / -33.865944; 151.211639
Completed	1992
Cost	A$ 1.2 billion
Height
Antenna spire	241 m (791 ft)
Roof	216 m (709 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	53
Floor area	90,000 m2 (968,800 sq ft)
Elevator count	28
Design and construction
Architect	Kohn Pedersen Fox
Developer	SY

Chifley Tower is a skyscraper in Sydney, Australia. When measured to the top of its spire, it is considered the second-tallest building in Sydney.^[1]

It was designed by Travis McEwen and Kohn Pedersen Fox (Project Architect: Nigel Dickson)^[2] , New York-based architects.^[3].

Located at 2 Chifley Square, its cross streets are Hunter, Phillip and Bent Streets with the main entry being on Phillip Street.^[3], Due to its prominent location in the north-east CBD, the tower has broad harbour views from its 42 storeys.^[4] The tower is used primarily for commercial use, mostly financial institutions, law firms and corporations.

A 3-metre lightning rod was added in 2000, but is not counted by CTBUH as it does not constitute an architectural feature. To stop the tower from moving in the wind a giant steel pendulum weighing 400 tonnes is held from 8×75 mm wires near the rooftop. Level 41 Restaurant is 185 m above street level.

The tower is named after Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley.

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  Chifley Tower western side

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  Ben Chifley statue in ground Plaza

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Sydney
• List of tallest buildings in Australia

References

1. ^ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=938
2. ^ "Bio". Bio. http://www.dicksonrothschild.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Chifley Tower - Background". http://www.chifleytower.com.au/Commercial/Public/public_index.asp. 
4. ^ SkyscraperPage

External links

• Level 41 Restaurant