| Crown Towers | |
|---|---|
| Alternative names |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Location | 8 Whiteman Street, Melbourne, Australia |
| Completed | 1997 |
| Opened | May 8, 1997 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 152.5 m (500 ft)[2] |
| Roof | 141.5 m (464 ft)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 43[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm |
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| Developer | Crown Resorts |
| Main contractor | Grocon |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 482[3] |
| Website | |
| www.crownmelbourne.com.au/hotels/crown-towers | |
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Crown Towers is a hotel skyscraper located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Australia. Built in 1997, the hotel is one of three hotels at the Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex, the others being: Crown Promenade (2003) and Crown Metropol (2010). Located on the banks of the Yarra River, it overlooks the city centre, Kings Domain, Port Phillip and Docklands.
Proposals for a Crown hotel to join the casino date back to as early as 1994, at a time when Crown casino was situated in a temporary location on the north bank of the Yarra River.[4][5] Designed by Daryl Jackson and Hudson Conway, the Crown Towers hotel was completed in 1997 in Southbank, alongside the new casino complex.[1] The 5–star hotel opened on 8 May 1997, albeit behind schedule.[6][7] With 482 hotel rooms, across 43 levels, Crown Towers stands at 152.5 metres (500 feet) in height – making it the tallest all-hotel building in Australia.[2][3][8] The hotel is the first skyscraper (building to reach at least 150 metres in height) to be constructed in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, a location wherein some of the tallest buildings in the city now stand.[9][10]
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References[edit]
- ^ abCrown Towers - The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ abcdCrown Towers. Emporis. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ abFelstead, Barry. (7 November 2013). 'Public Disclosure Summary April 2013 - Crown Hotels and Events Carbon Offset Program'. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^Walker, David & Tuohy, Wendy. (24 February 1994). 'Government offers hope over casino hotel'. The Age. Page 3.
- ^Hurley, John. (12 June 1996). 'Traffic concern over growing size of casino'. The Age. Page 8.
- ^Ervin, Max. (31 May 1997). 'Melbourne Crown Casino – Geotechnical Issues'. Australian Geomechanics Society. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^Gibson, Rachel. (15 November 1996). 'Casino hotel delayed again'. The Age. Page 1.
- ^Hotels in Australia - The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^Green, Shane. (15 September 2014). 'Melbourne becomes the city of soaring skyscrapers – and the envy of Sydney developers'. The Age. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^Chua, Geraldine. (6 January 2014). 'Melbourne’s tallest skinny skyscraper by BKK Architects approved'. Architecture & Design. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
External links[edit]
- Crown towers — on CTBUH Skyscraper Center
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