Chifley Tower

Chifley Tower
Chifley Tower
	Chifley Tower western side
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
	www.chifley.com.au

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.^[1] It was designed by New York City-based architects^[2] Travis McEwen and Kohn Pedersen Fox, with John Rayner as project architect.^[3]

Location and features[edit]

Located at 2 Chifley Square, its cross streets are Hunter, Phillip and Bent Streets with the main entry being on Phillip Street.^[2] Due to its prominent location at the peak 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 (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.^[5]

Gallery[edit]

Chifley Tower (left) and surrounding buildings from the east
Ben Chifley statue in ground Plaza

References[edit]

^ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=938
^ ^a ^b "Chifley Tower - Background". Archived from the original on 24 May 2006.
^ "Bio". Bio. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
^ SkyscraperPage
^ "ANA Directory" (Archive). All Nippon Airways. 1998. Retrieved on July 9, 2016. "Sydney Level 32, The Chifley Tower 2 Chifley Square, Sydney N.S.W. 2000, Australia"

External links[edit]

Level 41 Restaurant
Laila Ellmoos (2008). "Chifley Tower". Dictionary of Sydney. Dictionary of Sydney Trust. Retrieved 9 October 2015. [CC-By-SA]

List of tallest buildings in Australia

Next shorter

Citigroup Centre
243m

Next taller

The Tower at Melbourne Central
246m

Heights are to highest architectural element.

[1] ttp://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=938

[Chifley_Tower-2] "Chifley Tower - Background". Archived from the original on 24 May 2006.

[3] "Bio". Bio. Retrieved 22 April 2011.

[4] SkyscraperPage

[5] "ANA Directory" (Archive). All Nippon Airways. 1998. Retrieved on July 9, 2016. "Sydney Level 32, The Chifley Tower 2 Chifley Square, Sydney N.S.W. 2000, Australia"

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

v t e Architecture of Sydney
Historical buildings and structures (pre-1930s)	Central Local Court Central railway station Chief Secretary's Conservatorium of Music Downing Centre Education Department General Post Office GIO Building Government House Hong Kong House Hyde Park Barracks Hyde Park Obelisk Lands Department Mortuary railway station Parliament House Queen Victoria Building Registrar-General's St Andrew's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral Sydney Hospital The Mint Town Hall Trades Hall The Old Treasury University of Sydney (Main Quad.)
Modern buildings and structures (post-1930s)	ANZAC War Memorial Auburn Gallipoli Mosque Aurora Place Australia Square Central Park Chifley Tower Citigroup Centre Dr Chau Chak Wing Building Deutsche Bank Place Dunc Gray Velodrome Governor Phillip Tower Grace Building International Towers Latitude MLC Centre Paddy's Markets (redev.) Suncorp Place Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Opera House Sydney Tower UTS Tower World Tower
Notable people	Architects NSW Government architects
Styles	Non-residential Residential Tallest buildings

v t e Skyscrapers in Sydney
Central Business District	1 Bligh Street AMP Centre ANZ Bank Centre Aurora Place Australia Square Avery Building AWA Tower Capita Centre Century Tower Chifley Tower Citigroup Centre The Connaught Deutsche Bank Place Governor Phillip Tower Grosvenor Place Latitude MLC Centre North Apartments The Peak Apartments Roden Cutler House Suncorp Place UTS Tower Westpac Place World Tower
Other	Coca-Cola Place Blues Point Tower Horizon Apartments Park Plaza Apartments Zenith Centre

v t e Sydney landmarks
Buildings / structures	Admiralty House Archibald Fountain Australia Square Cadmans Cottage The Cenotaph Chifley Tower Citigroup Centre International Convention Centre Deutsche Bank Place Dr Chau Chak Wing Building El Alamein Fountain Finger Wharf General Post Office (No. 1 Martin Place) Government House Governor Phillip Tower Hong Kong House Harbour Bridge Hyde Park Barracks King Street Wharf Kirribilli House Long Bay Macquarie Lighthouse Mint Observatory Old Government House Opera House Overseas Passenger Terminal Parliament House Parramatta Gaol Regimental Square Queen Victoria Building St Andrew's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral Sydney Tower The Toaster Town Hall War Memorial Warragamba Dam White Bay Cruise Terminal World Square World Tower
Precincts	Barangaroo Bays Precinct Central Park Chatswood Chinatown Crows Nest Darling Harbour Green Square Kings Cross Martin Place North Sydney Parramatta Pitt Street Mall Railway Square The Rocks Sydney Olympic Park Waterloo
Parks and nature	Auburn Botanic Gardens Balls Head Reserve Berowra Valley National Park Bicentennial Park Blue Mountains National Park Botany Bay National Park Brenan Park Centennial Parklands Central Gardens Nature Reserve Chinese Garden of Friendship Chipping Norton Lake Cronulla sand dunes Farm Cove Field of Mars Reserve Fred Hollows Reserve Garigal National Park Garawarra Conservation Area Georges River National Park Heathcote National Park Hyde Park Ku-ring-gai Chase Lake Parramatta Lane Cove National Park Macquarie Place Prospect Hill Prospect Reservoir Rosford Street Reserve Royal Botanic Garden Royal National Park Sydney Harbour National Park Sydney Park The Domain Western Sydney Parklands Wetherill Park Nature Reserve
Cultural institutions	Art Gallery of New South Wales Australian Museum Australian National Maritime Museum Harry's Cafe de Wheels Manly Art Gallery and Museum Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Sydney Justice and Police Museum Powerhouse Museum Sea Life Sydney Aquarium State Library Sydney Conservatorium of Music Taronga Zoo
Sport	Canterbury Park Racecourse Dunc Gray Velodrome NSW Tennis Centre Parramatta Stadium Randwick Racecourse Rosehill Gardens Racecourse Royal Sydney Golf Club Stadium Australia State Sports Centre Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Football Stadium Sydney International Aquatic Centre Sydney International Regatta Centre Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney Olympic Park Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre Sydney Showground Stadium The Australian Golf Club The Lakes Golf Club Valvoline Raceway Warwick Farm Racecourse Wentworth Park Western Sydney International Dragway
Transportation	Anzac Bridge Bradfield Highway Broadway Cahill Expressway Captain Cook Bridge Central station Circular Quay City Circle Cross City Tunnel Devonshire Street Tunnel Eastern Distributor George Street Gladesville Bridge Gore Hill Freeway Liverpool–Parramatta T-way M2 Hills Motorway M4 Western Motorway M5 Motorway Macquarie Street North-West T-way Norton Street Opal card Oxford Street Pacific Highway Parramatta Road Pitt Street Princes Highway Pyrmont Bridge Roseville Bridge Southern Cross Drive Spit Bridge Sydney Airport State Transit Authority Sydney Ferries Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Harbour Tunnel Sydney Light Rail Sydney Metro (proposed) Sydney Trains Tom Uglys Bridge Warringah Freeway Westlink M7 William Street
Entertainment	Casula Powerhouse Capitol Theatre Entertainment Quarter Fox Studios Australia Luna Park Sydney Lyric Plaza Theatre The Star State Theatre Sydney Super Dome Sydney Theatre Theatre Royal Wet'n'Wild
Beaches	Avalon Bondi & North Bondi Bronte Clovelly Coogee Cronulla Manly Maroubra Newport Palm Beach Tamarama
Islands	Bare Clark Cockatoo Fort Denison Garden Goat Rodd Shark Snapper Spectacle

Chifley Tower

Contents

Location and features[edit]

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Navigation menu

Personal tools

Namespaces

Variants

Views

More

Search

Navigation

Interaction

Tools

Print/export

In other projects

Languages