Citigroup Centre, Sydney
Encyclopedia
Citigroup Centre is a 243 m (797.2 ft) skyscraper
located in Sydney
, New South Wales
, Australia
. The building is currently the 10th tallest building in Australia but upon completion in 2000 was the 8th tallest. Citigroup Centre is also the tallest building in the city.
The architect
is Crone and Associates. One of Sydney's major railway stations, Town Hall, is located opposite and is connected by a lower ground floor retail arcade link. A major bus interchange is located at the Queen Victoria Building
providing bus services to many destinations around Sydney and is serviced by a monorail station, which provides easy access to other parts of the City, including Darling Harbour.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
located in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The building is currently the 10th tallest building in Australia but upon completion in 2000 was the 8th tallest. Citigroup Centre is also the tallest building in the city.
The architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
is Crone and Associates. One of Sydney's major railway stations, Town Hall, is located opposite and is connected by a lower ground floor retail arcade link. A major bus interchange is located at the Queen Victoria Building
Queen Victoria Building
The Queen Victoria Building, or QVB, is a late nineteenth century building by the architect George McRae in the central business district of Sydney, Australia. The Romanesque Revival building is 30 metres wide by 190 metres long, and fills a city block, bounded by George, Market, York and Druitt...
providing bus services to many destinations around Sydney and is serviced by a monorail station, which provides easy access to other parts of the City, including Darling Harbour.
External links
- Official Citigroup Centre Sydney Site
- Citigroup Centre on Emporis.com (General database of skyscrapers)
- Citigroup Centre on SkyscraperPage (Pictures and diagrams of skyscrapers)