| Central Park | |
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| Information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Perth, Western Australia |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 1992 |
| Use | Commercial |
| Height | |
| Antenna/Spire | 249 m (816. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) 93 ft) |
| Roof | 226 m (741. 47 ft) |
| Top floor | 205 m (672. 57 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 51 (occupied) |
| Floor area | 66,500 m² |
The Central Park tower is the second tallest skyscraper in Perth the capital of the state of Western Australia and the 15th tallest skyscraper in Australia. A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable Building. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper Perth may refer to Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. [1]
When completed in 1992 it overtook the BankWest Tower as the tallest structure in the City of Perth but seeing as the building has an antenna mounted on top rather than a spire, the height of this antenna was not included. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The BankWest Tower is the second tallest Skyscraper in Perth, Western Australia and the 15th tallest building in Australia The City of Perth is a Local Government Area in and around the Central business district of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia An antenna is a Transducer designed to transmit or Receive electromagnetic waves In other words antennas convert electromagnetic waves into In 2008 the construction of the BHP Tower began and when completed it will become the tallest skyscraper in Perth. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
The roof of Central Park is 226 meters (741 feet) above the ground and the tip of the antenna is 249 meters (817 feet) above the ground.
From its uppermost floors, there are views out to Kings Park and the Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface However, members of the public are not permitted to observe from the building except on designated charity days.
The plan form of the tower is based on a square with various triangular wings on opposite sides. The triangles drop off the cross section at various heights, giving the tower a distinctive multifaceted look. The facade consists of aluminium panels and reflective glass.
The tower has 66,500 m² of office space on 51 occupied floors. . Tenants include Rio Tinto and law firms Minter Ellison and Mallesons Stephen Jaques. Minter Ellison is one of the largest full-service Law firms in the Asia-Pacific region Mallesons Stephen Jaques is a commercial Law firm that operates in the Asia-Pacific region In 2007 St George Bank acquired naming rights to the tower. StGeorge Bank is the fifth largest Bank in Australia (by market capitalisation The building is occasionally used for charity events such as a stair climb.
At the base is a 5,000 m² landscaped park, a popular gathering place for workers and the public.
The park contains sunken seated areas and raised grassed areas, as well as a fountain as the centerpiece. There are also drink fountains, and a large plaza area that has recently been renovated, which provides a pedestrian thoroughfare to St Georges Terrace. St Georges Terrace is the main Street in the city of Perth Western Australia. Until late 2004, B-Boys from Perth's Hip-Hop community often met there to dance or "break". Some local perth MCs still meet at Central Park on Sunday afternoons to perform freestyles and written rhymes.
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