Sydney Harbour Control Tower
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General information | |
| Type | Tower |
| Location | Millers Point, Sydney, Australia |
| Opened | 1974 |
| Closed | 2011 |
| Demolished | 2016 |
| Owner | Roads & Maritime Services |
| Height | |
| Height | 87 metres |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Reinforced concrete |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Edwards Madigan Torzillo & Briggs |
| Developer | Maritime Services Board |
| Main contractor | Sabemo |
The Sydney Harbour Control Tower oversaw vessel movements on Sydney Harbour, Australia from 1974 until 2011. It was demolished in 2016.
History
[edit]The Sydney Harbour Control Tower was opened in 1974 by the Maritime Services Board as part of the redevelopment of Darling Harbour as a container port. The site was selected as it had views of all of the main shipping channels of Sydney Harbour. The 87-metre (285 ft) tower was built overlooking Walsh Bay and Darling Harbour. It had a cylindrical reinforced concrete column with a circular stainless steel and glass cabin with three floors.[1]
With the transfer of container shipping operations to Port Botany, the tower closed in 2011, with ownership transferred from Roads & Maritime Services to the Barangaroo Delivery Authority in 2012.[1][2] It was demolished in 2016 as part of the Barangaroo redevelopment.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Sydney Harbour Control Tower Office of Environment & Heritage
- ↑ The Sydney Harbour Control Tower EHA Magazine September 2014 page 26
- ↑ Sydney Harbour Control Tower headed for demolition The Australian 16 April 2015
- ↑ Sydney Harbour Control Tower at Barangaroo to be demolished Sydney Morning Herald 30 July 2015
- ↑ Robots to bring down 87 metre tall Sydney Harbour Control Tower Sydney Morning Herald 9 February 2016
External links
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