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Sydney Harbour Control Tower
General information
Type Tower
Address Millers Point
Town or city Sydney
CountryAustralia
Opened1974
Closed2011
Demolished2016
Owner Roads & Maritime Services
Height87 metres
Technical details
Material Reinforced concrete
Floor count3
Design and construction
Architecture firmEdwards 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

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

External links

Media related to Sydney Harbour Control Tower at Wikimedia Commons


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sydney Harbour Control Tower
General information
Type Tower
Address Millers Point
Town or city Sydney
CountryAustralia
Opened1974
Closed2011
Demolished2016
Owner Roads & Maritime Services
Height87 metres
Technical details
Material Reinforced concrete
Floor count3
Design and construction
Architecture firmEdwards 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

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

External links

Media related to Sydney Harbour Control Tower at Wikimedia Commons



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