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.
| Crown Towers | |
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 Crown Towers in 2010 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | 8 Whiteman Street, Melbourne, Australia |
| Completed | 1997 |
| Opened | 8 May 1997 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 152.5 m (500 ft)[2] |
| Roof | 141.5 m (464 ft)[2] |
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| Floor count | 43[2] |
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| Developer | Crown Resorts |
| Main contractor | Grocon |
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| Number of rooms | 482[3] |
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Description
editProposals 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 (492 ft)) to be constructed in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, a location wherein some of the tallest buildings in the city stand.[9][10]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Crown Towers". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Crown Towers". Emporis. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Felstead, Barry (7 November 2013). "Public Disclosure Summary April 2013 - Crown Hotels and Events Carbon Offset Program" (PDF). State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Walker, David; Tuohy, Wendy (24 February 1994). "Government offers hope over casino hotel". The Age. p. 3.
- ^ Hurley, John (12 June 1996). "Traffic concern over growing size of casino". The Age. p. 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. p. 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- Official website
- Crown towers — on CTBUH Skyscraper Center