RIALTO TOWERS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA.

Rialto Towers is the *largest* office building in the southern hemisphere, and is 253m high.
CN Tower in Canada Toronto is 553m, Empire State building in USA is 443m, Tokyo Tower in Japan is 333m, Seoul Tower in South Korea is 237m.

Below are some of the photos I took from the Rialto Tower on December 11 1999;

The view over the Yarra River towards the MCG National Tennis Centre etc etc.

Looking out over South Eastern Melbourne towards Albert Park Lake, and Port Philip Bay near St Kilda, where I stayed while I was in Melbourne.

The new 'Docklands' or Colonial stadium recently built for the AFL.

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Display case for Rialto Tower runup (stairclimb). WA Athlete Sue Malaxos won this race, and went on to represent Australia in the Marathon at the Olympics.

I got to run the Central Park Tower Stairclimb in Perth in 2001, and 2002, which includes 1236 steps,54 flights of stairs, a lot of concrete dust, and an awesome view of Perth, before a trip down in a lift crammed up like sardines with other sweaty runners.

Start line at 2002 Central Park Tower Stair Climb. See here.... I went on to run a sub 4 hour Marathon in the Perth Marathon on July 11th, 2004. See my Marathon BLOG

Central Park's "spire" is 249m high which is the highest point in Perth, and the 140th highest building point in the world according to this BLOG, which also lists the roof height of the Central Park Tower as 226m and the Rialto Tower as 251m. More stats from "the rhyme of Sim' " Blog below;

A. Tallest self-supporting building or tourist tower from ground level to tip:

38. Sky Tower, Auckland - 328m
52. Sydney Tower, Sydney - 309m
101. 120 Collins Street, Melbourne - 264m
110. 101 Collins Street, Melbourne - 260m
124. Governer Philip Tower, Sydney - 254.1m
126. Bourke Place, Melbourne - 254m
133. Rialto Towers, Melbourne - 251.4m
140. Central Park, Perth - 249m
145. BankWest Tower, Perth - 247m
147. Melbourne Central, Melbourne - 246m

B. The “official” height:

54. 120 Collins Street, Melbourne - 264m
61. 101 Collins Street, Melbourne - 260m
74. Bourke Place, Melbourne - 254m
79. Rialto Towers, Melbourne - 251.4m
87. BankWest Tower, Perth - 247m
90. Melbourne Central, Melbourne - 246m
96. Citibank Centre, Sydney - 242.9m
97. Chifley Tower, Sydney - 242.9m
148. MLC Centre, Sydney - 228m
152. Governer Philip Tower, Sydney - 227m

C. Roof height:

48. Sydney Tower, Sydney - 275m
80. Rialto Towers, Melbourne - 251.4m
117. Sky Tower, Auckland - 236.5m
146. MLC Centre, Sydney - 228m
150. Governer Philip Tower, Sydney - 227m
159. Central Park, Perth - 226m
171. Bourke Place, Melbourne - 224m
194. 120 Collins Street, Melbourne - 220m
217. Chifley Tower, Sydney - 215m
221. BankWest Tower, Perth - 214m

D. Roof height of mostly occupiable buildings

65. Rialto Towers, Melbourne - 251.4m
122. MLC Centre, Sydney - 228m
128. Governer Philip Tower, Sydney - 227m
135. Central Park, Perth - 226m
145. Bourke Place, Melbourne - 224m
163. 120 Collins Street, Melbourne - 220m
184. Chifley Tower, Sydney - 215m
190. BankWest Tower, Perth - 214m
210. Melbourne Central, Melbourne - 211m
239. Citibank Centre, Sydney - 206m

So, if we maintain our stance of choosing the measurement which makes each building look the best, we come up with the following:

- Sydney Tower is the tallest building in Australia and the 48th tallest in the world measured to roof height.
- 120 Collins Street is the tallest “official” building in Australia.
- The Rialto Towers are the tallest mostly occupiable buildings measured to roof height in Australia.
- Australia has 8 buildings in the top 100 in the world according to our “official” height measurements.
- Australia’s buildings and towers are pathetic by world standards.

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