Rialto Tower
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Rialto Tower is situated in the heart of Melbourne city.
It offers fantastic views across the city and surrounding
landscape, and is a must do when visiting Melbourne. Rialto
Tower is the tallest office building in the Southern Hemisphere,
and also boasts numerous other amazing facts (listed below). |
Facts
- The tallest office building in the Southern Hemisphere, 66
levels and 253 metres (830ft)
- 38 lifts and 706 lift door openings
- 95 kilometres (59 miles) of lift cables
- 70 kilometres (43.5 metres) of fire hydrant and sprinkler
piping
- 9 hectares (22.2 acres) of quality carpet
- 1.8 hectares (4.5 acres) of glass windows
- 228,000 tonnes (224,399 tons) of materials used in construction
- The Rialto building boasts an enviable international reputation
- it is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers, only
the 21st tower in the World to become part of this elite group
- It was built in the mid-1980's and is the third highest reinforced
concrete building in the World
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