Sydney Harbour Control Tower
| Sydney Harbour Control Tower | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Tower |
| Address | Millers Point |
| Town or city | Sydney |
| Country | Australia |
| Opened | 1974 |
| Closed | 2011 |
| Demolished | 2016 |
| Owner | Roads & Maritime Services |
| 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 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]- ^ a b 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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Media related to Sydney Harbour Control Tower at Wikimedia Commons
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