Chifley Tower


Chifley Tower is a premium skyscraper in Sydney, Australia. It was designed by New York City-based architects Travis McEwen and Kohn Pedersen Fox, with John Rayner as project architect. Chifley Tower was the tallest building in Sydney from 1992 to 2019.

Location and features

Located at 2 Chifley Square, its cross streets are Hunter, Phillip and Bent Streets with the main entry being on Phillip Street. Due to its prominent location at the peak in the north-east CBD, the Tower has broad harbour views from its 42 storeys. The tower is used primarily for commercial use, mostly financial institutions, law firms and corporations.
A lightning rod was added in 2000, extending its original height from to. To stop the tower from moving in the wind a giant steel pendulum weighing is held from eight wires near the rooftop. The tower is named after former Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley.
At one time All Nippon Airways operated a sales office on Level 32.

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