Sydney Tower rises 1,000 feet above the shops below
The 300 meter high Sydney Tower (also known as the Centrepoint, Tower or now the Westfield Tower) in Pitt Street mall, Sydney, rises tall over the surrounding banks and office blocks and is an icon of the Sydney skyline.
The lower floors of Sydney Tower includes a basement food hall and a shopping mall. You can take a high-speed lift to the observation deck for a spectacular view over the top of Sydney’s tallest buildings, or you can dust off your Gold card and eat in splendour at the revolving Sydney Tower Restaurant, right at the top.
During the 2000 Sydney Olympics, there were three giant sporting figures lifted by helicopter and attached to the building, but they have since been removed, thank goodness.
The full 360-degree view from the observation deck of Sydney Tower lets you see all the way to the city of Wollongong in the south, the Blue Mountains to the west and the NSW Central Coast to the north. It is well worth the $20 admission charge (less for children and concession card holders).
You can access the tower and its Centrepoint shopping centre from Pitt Street, which runs along the block’s western side. This particular section of Pitt Street is closed to vehicular traffic during the day, and has become a haven for buskers and other street performers who entertain pedestrians and tourists alike. The pedestrian mall is between King Street on the north and Market street to its south.
You can also enter the shopping centre complex from Castlereagh Street on the tower’s eastern side.
A new attraction is the Sydney Tower Skywalk. It’s not for the faint-hearted, but those who wish to enjoy a steeplejack’s view of Sydney can pay to go right to the very top and view the whole city beneath their feet.
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