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AMP Building / Centre Point: Sydney AMP Tower + SkyTour!
  • Updated By joandarcy on May 13, 2004
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  • taken from the shopping places - Sydney
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    First place to visit in Sydney is the AMP Tower. It gives an orientation on Sydney, esp the city! There's a free guide every hour which will give you an overview and brief history of the whole thing! This also includes a SkyTour~ a great Australian Expedition. Its a virtual tour around Australia. There's also two revolving restaurants above the tower. What is it? - The AMP Tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Buildings. - Each year an event called the "Tour Run Up" has runners scale the 1312 steps (1504 total) to the top. They start at the podium level (30m up) and run 94 flights of stairs with 13 steps each. Record is 6 minutes, 52 seconds set in 1998. - The tip of the Tower is 320 metres above sea level. - Eight-floor turret, "golden basket", has 420 windows. - To the top of the turret roof is 275 metres. - The lengthy 7-year construction period was chiefly due to work stoppages, yet the project was on budget at $26 million. - Called Sydney Tower during design and construction, opened as Centrepoint Tower, then renamed AMP Tower in 1998. - AMP Tower is stabilized by 56 cables. - AMP Tower was sold in mid 2002 and now owned by Westfields PTY LTD. A lightning rod was added to the top of spire in 1998 which extended its overall height to 309m (327m above sea level).

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  • Address: 100 Market Street
  • Phone: 92319300
  • Directions: Above Centrepoint building at MArket Street
  • Website: http://www.sydneyskytour.com.au/
  • Other Contact: Open: 9am - 10.30pm

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    AMP Building / Centre Point: What a view!
  • By on January 15, 2006
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    For breathtaking, unrestricted views of the city, a visit to the tower is a must. This is the highest point in the city...higher than the summit of the bridge! The turret has a capacity of 960 persons, and contains two levels of restaurants, a coffee lounge, an Observation Deck, two telecommunication transmission levels and three plant levels. Three high speed double Deck Lifts take approximately 40 seconds to travel from top to bottom. Here you can also ride on Oztrek...a simulation ride and also do the new Skywalk, where you walk out to a glass platform 260 meters high above the city! Opening hours...Sun-Fri, 9am - 10.30pm, and Sat 9am-11.30pm.

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  • Address: Corner of Pitt & Market Street
  • Website: www.sydneyskytour.co..au

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    AMP Building / Centre Point: Sky Tower and Tour
  • Updated By knerten on August 8, 2004
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  • Sydney Sky Tower - Sydney
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    Great views, but all from inside and no tripods allowed. Security check before boarding lift.

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    AMP Building / Centre Point: Centre Point Observation deck
  • By arv1 on March 20, 2005
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  • I can imagine that the view would be great from up here, I have seen photos taken by family members so I didn't venture up, as it is quite expensive at UKŁ20!! I think you can get a better view from Harbour bridge, or even the monorail! Fair enough, I can't give the best judement but i would not recommend this!

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    AMP Building / Centre Point: Great view over the city
  • Updated By travelthrough on September 24, 2006
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    If you mount Center Point, you have a great view over the city and the many arms of the sea so typical of this city. Also, enjoy the cinematographic introduction in a "mobile movie theater" (the "Oz Trek")

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  • Address: Pitt Street

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    AMP Building / Centre Point: Sydney Tower.
  • Updated By kid-keith on March 1, 2006
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  • My friend told me about Sydney tower and said it was worth a look so we went and gave it ago. From the Tower you can get probably the best views of the city and the harbour, we were lucky as it was a very fine clear day the day we went and got some really good photo`s. Well worth the money.


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    AMP Building / Centre Point: A view from the window of Sydney Tower
  • By yellowbell on August 27, 2004
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  • Not only because of the breathtaking view of the Sydney skyline, you will also enjoy the Sky tour. The sky tour gave me an idea of the diverse landscape of Australia - beaches, outback, caves. So now my dad will not ask me what an outback is. Best of all the sky tour has 3D imagery and surround technology. Ok, I dont work for them but I'm just a satisfied customer.

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  • Directions: Monorail City Centre Station
  • Website: http://www.sydneyskytour.com.au/sydneytower_frameset.html

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    AMP Building / Centre Point: Trip up the Tower
  • Updated By Marlfox on March 22, 2007
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  • The Tower- taken from Hyde Park - Sydney
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    One of the major players in the Sydney skyline, the tower is a great piece of architecture. However, the main part of the place is the breathtaking views over Sydney that are available. Below the top observation level are a couple of floors with a cafe and restaurant, where you can relax while enjoying the spectacular sights. You can go up on the roof of the buding to do a skywalk- think its fairly expensive but if thats your thing would be great. Entrance to the ower csts $24, and this includes a ride on a sort of simulator, explaining the areas an hitory of Australia. Good fun, and kids will love it.


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    AMP Building / Centre Point: AMP TOWER
  • Updated By toumpiotis on November 25, 2007
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    Sydney Tower is Sydney's tallest free-standing structure.The tower stands 305 metres above the Sydney central business district .The tower is open to the public, and is one of the most prominent tourist attractions in the city.

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  • Directions: Central Business District
  • Website: http://www.sydneytower.com.au/

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    AMP Building / Centre Point: Sydney Tower
  • Updated By wkcsmt on March 1, 2005
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    Sydney Tower is the city’s tallest building, standing 250m (820ft) above Market Street, with 360 degree views over the city, harbour, Olympic Park and as far as Blue Mountains & Terrigal Beach (100km to the north). It is also tallest building in the southern hemisphere, so it is not hard to miss. It resembles a giant steel pole skewering a golden marshmallow. Below the tower are 3 floors of stores & restaurants. Entry to the observation deck includes a 35-minute Skytour on the podium level. Skytour is the largest simulated ride in the southern hemisphere. It takes you on an amazing virtual adventure through Australia’s cultural history and geography. Photo on the left, taken from Tumbalong Park south of Darling Harbour, gives you a glimpse of the Sydney Tower. Time was tight for me, so I had to give this a miss. Anyway, you should allow 1 hour for this activity. Hours: 9am-10:30pm Sundays to Fridays 9am-11:30pm Saturdays Prices: (details pricing on their webpage) A$22 Adults A$13.20 Children (3-15 years)

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  • Address: 100 Market Street, Sydney
  • Phone: (02) 8251 7800
  • Directions: Corner of Pitt & Market Streets.
  • Website: www.sydneyskytour.com.au
  • Other Contact: (02) 9223 0233 (Fax)

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