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Sky Tower
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Sydney Tower
- Surpassed by
- Thamrin Nine
- Status
- Completed
- Type
- Communications, observation, mixed use, tourism
- Location
- Auckland CBD , Auckland , New Zealand, Corner Victoria and Federal Streets
- Opening
- 3 August 1997 ; 28 years ago ( 1997-08-03 )
- Cost
- NZ$85 million
- Owner
- Skycity Entertainment Group
- Antenna spire
- 328 m (1,076.1 ft)
- Roof
- 237 m (777.6 ft)
- Top floor
- 222 m (728.3 ft)
- Observatory
- 220 m (721.8 ft)
- Floor area
- 5,500 m (59,202 sq ft)
- Architect
- Craig Craig Moller Ltd.
- Developer
- Harrah's Entertainment
- Structural engineer
- Beca Group
- Main contractor
- Fletcher Construction
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.skycityauckland.co.nz/attractions/sky-tower
- Image
- Auckland Sky Tower closeup.jpg
- Height
- 328
Show 5 more facts
- number of elevators
- 4
- date of official opening
- 1997-00-00
- Commons category
- Sky Tower (Auckland)
- inception
- 1997-00-00
- floors above ground
- 4
Sources (6)
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Article
The Sky Tower is a telecommunications and observation tower in Auckland, New Zealand. Located at the corner of Victoria and Federal Streets within the city's CBD, it is 328 metres (1,076 ft) tall, as measured from ground level to the top of the mast, making it the second-tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere, surpassed only by the Autograph Tower in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the 28th tallest tower in the world. Since its completion in 1997, the Sky Tower has become an iconic landmark in Auckland's skyline, due to its height and design. It was the tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere from 1996 to 2022.
The tower is part of the SkyCity Auckland casino complex, originally built in 1994–1997 for Harrah's Entertainment. Several upper levels are accessible to the public, attracting an average of 1,150 visitors per day (over 415,000 per year).