World Tower

World Tower


General information
Type	Residential
Location	91 Liverpool Street, Sydney New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°52′35″S 151°12′23″E / 33.87639°S 151.20639°E / -33.87639; 151.20639
Construction started	2001
Completed	2004
Height
Architectural	230 m (750 ft)
Roof	220 m (720 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	84
Lifts/elevators	14
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Fender Katsalidis Architects
Developer	Meriton

The World Tower is a residential skyscraper in Sydney, Australia. Designed by Fender Katsalidis, it stands at a height of 230 m (750 ft), making it the second tallest residential building in the city, surpassed by Greenland Centre.

Construction began in 2001 and was completed in 2004. Developed by Meriton,^[1] The World Tower was the 2004 Bronze recipient of the Emporis Skyscraper Award, and was briefly Australia's tallest residential building from 2004 to 2006.

The World Tower consists of 75 above-ground levels, 10 basement levels, 15 lifts and 701 residential units. Each of the three residential sections of the building has a pool, spa, sauna, gymnasium, games room, and a private 24-seat theatrette. The pool and spa areas on levels 38 and 61 offer 180° views of Sydney. There is also a childcare centre located in the building.

Situated at the foot of World Tower is World Square, a shopping complex with a Coles supermarket, several food outlets, and other specialty stores. Public buses stop outside World Square, and it is close to Town Hall and Museum railway stations.

Scenes for the 1995 film Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie were shot on the former property of Anthony Hordern & Sons and future site of World Square.

View from north on street level
Close up of the tower
Illuminated roof feature at night
The tower from Liverpool Street

References

↑ Mehmet Halis Günel, Hüseyin Emre Ilgin. Tall Buildings: Structural Systems and Aerodynamic Form. Routledge, 2014, p. 188.

External links

World Tower on Emporis.com (General database of skyscrapers)
World Tower apartments

List of tallest buildings in Australia

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Skyscrapers in Sydney over 150 metres in height

Completed

Over 200 m	Crown Sydney (271 m) Salesforce Tower (263 m) Chifley Tower (244 m) Citigroup Centre (243 m) Deutsche Bank Place (240 m) Greenland Centre (237 m) World Tower (230 m) 25 Martin Place (228 m) Governor Phillip Tower (227 m) Latitude Tower (222 m) Aurora Place (219 m) International Tower 1 (217 m)
150–199 m	ANZ Tower (195 m) Suncorp Place (193 m) Quay Quarter Tower (188 m) Century Tower (183 m) Grosvenor Place (180 m) International Tower 2 (178 m) Capita Centre (173 m) Australia Square (170 m) The Peak (168 m) International Tower 3 (168 m) Westpac Place (166 m) Gateway Plaza (164 m)

Under construction
One Sydney Harbour (Tower 1) (247 m) One Sydney Harbour (Tower 2) (230 m) 6 & 8 Parramatta Square (228 m Quay Quarter Tower (216 m) 180 George Street (North Tower) (213 m) 180 George Street (South Tower) (189 m)

Approved
505 George Street (270 m)

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Building data source: Skyscraper Center

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