Sydney from Very High Up
Sydney Tower is Australia’s 2nd tallest building (the Q1 building on the Gold Coast being top). Located on Pitt Street Mall, the tower sits on top of Centerpoint, as a result it is also often known as Centerpoint Tower. It was built between 1970 and 1975. After the public were allowed inside in 1981 the viewing area opened at the 250 foot mark. 56 cables stabilise the tower and it is described as being safe during earthquakes and very strong winds. There are two choices for getting up to the observation deck, a 40 second lift ride or 1506 stairs.
St Mary’s Cathedral and beyond, the Eastern Line appears behind the Art Gallery of New South Wales before disappearing into Kings Cross and heading on. The Australian Museum has occupied the current site since it opened to the public in 1857. The extended and enlarged complex of sandstone buildings now provide its principal exhibition, administrative and research accommodation.
It glides as softly as a cloud, there’s no chance that the track will bend and just like Ogdenville, North Haverbrook and Brockway it put Sydney on the map! Sydney’s monorail was opened in July 1988 as a Bicentennial gift to Sydney. The single track runs around the CBD, Darling Harbour and Chinatown on a 3.6Km line.
The area which is now home to the Aussie Stadium and Sydney Cricket Ground has been used for sport since 1810. British troops used the area for a while and local cricket matches were played there, state cricket matches were played in The Domain. In 1877 the land was being redeveloped and the erection of the SCG began. After the construction of a new Members Pavilion in 1886 the ground was home to cricket, tennis, athletics and an Aussie Rules football match had been played there. In 1894 the ground was renamed Sydney Cricket Ground. 1938 saw the SCG being the focal point of the Commonwealth Games, the stands had been demolished and rebuilt throughout the 20th Century.
