Sky Tower
Sky Tower
is a tower located in downtown
Auckland
,
New Zealand
, near the corner of Victoria Street and Federal Street. From ground level to the very top it is
328 metres
tall, making it the tallest free-standing structure in the
Southern Hemisphere
. The landmark is a part of the
SKYCITY Auckland
casino complex, owned and operated by
SKYCITY Entertainment Group
. After two and a half years of construction the tower was opened on
March 3
,
1997
. It attracts over 600,000 visitors each year. As well as being used for observation and amusement, the tower is used for telecommunications and broadcasting. The upper portion of the tower contains two
restaurants
. It is the 12th tallest member of the
World Federation of Great Towers
. See Also:
List of towers
External link
Official Website
http://www.structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000888
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