Rialto Towers
Information
Location	Melbourne, Australia
Status	Complete
Constructed	1982-1986
Use	office
Height
Roof	251 m (824 ft)
Technical Details
Floor count	63 (plus 3 underground)
Floor area	84,000 m² (904,000 ft²)
Companies
Architect	Gerard de Preu and Partners Perrott Lyon Mathieson
Contractor	Grollo Australia

Rialto Towers (often The Rialto) is the second-tallest reinforced concrete building and the tallest office building in the Southern Hemisphere, when measured to its roof. (Several other skyscrapers in Australia are taller if their spires are included, as are some other structures such as communications masts and observation towers). It is at 525 Collins Street, in the western central business district of Melbourne, Australia. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x1600, 533 KB) Rialto Towers I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Grocon Pty Ltd is a major Australian construction company in Melbourne started and owned by the Grollo family. ... Reinforced concrete at Sainte Jeanne dArc Church (Nice, France): architect Jacques Dror, 1926–1933 Reinforced concrete, also called ferroconcrete in some countries, is concrete in which reinforcement bars (rebars) or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen a material that would otherwise be brittle. ... The Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planets surface (or celestial sphere) that is south of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means half ball). On Earth it contains five continents (Antarctica, Australia, most of South America, parts of Africa and Asia) as well as four oceans (South... A yagi antenna Most simply, an antenna is an electronic component designed to send or receive radio waves. ... Collins Street, looking West from the Collins Street / Swanston Street Super Stop Collins Street, looking East from Swanston Street The bottom end of Collins Street, in between William and King Street Collins Street is a major street in the Melbourne central business district and runs approximately east to west. ... Schematic plan of Hoddles allotments for the village of Melbourne, March,1837 Each block was further subdivided into 20 allotments each 76 perches in area Map of central Melbourne Melbournes CBD. The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ...

Construction

Designed by William Pitt, the 1889 Rialto Building is situated next to Rialto Towers and prevented its development until the 1980s.

The site of the Rialto Towers was vacant since the 1940s, when it was owned by the National Mutual Life Association. Located adjacent to the Rialto Building and the Winfield Building, both historic buildings dating from the late 19th century, little progress was made until 1980 when the site was acquired by Grollo Australia.^[1] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (700x933, 689 KB) Collins Street facade of the Old Rialto Buildings. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (700x933, 689 KB) Collins Street facade of the Old Rialto Buildings. ... William Pitt could refer to: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham; Prime Minister of Great Britain 1766-1768; often known as William Pitt the Elder William Pitt the Younger; his son; Prime Minister of Great Britain (1783-1801) and (1804-1806) William Pitt, Comptroller of the Household to King James... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Grocon Pty Ltd is a major Australian construction company in Melbourne started and owned by the Grollo family. ...

Designed by architects Gerard de Preu and Partners in association with Perrott Lyon Mathieson, the building was built between 1982 and 1986, opening in October 1986, and takes its name from the much older Rialto Building next door. The massive glass façade, its central feature, changes colour during the day, ranging from a trademark dark blue to a brilliant gold during sunset. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... West façade of the Notre-Dame de Strasbourg Cathedral A facade (or façade) is the exterior of a building – especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. ...

It is 251 m (824 ft) high, with 63 floors and 3 basement floors. It comprises two conjoined towers, the shorter North Tower being 185 m high with 43 floors. In total, there are 84,000 m² of office space. The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

Early tenants moved into the lower floors while the upper floors were still under construction in 1984.

The Melbourne Observation Deck opened to the public on July 19, 1994 and is on the 55th floor of the South Tower, at 234 m. Views of up to 60 km can be had on a clear day. It is serviced by two express passenger lifts. July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... km redirects here. ... A set of lifts (elevators) in the lower level of a London Underground station. ...

There are 1,450 steps to the top of the building, which are the setting for a yearly Run Up race.

Relationship to other towers

It is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers, and was inaugurated on October 15, 1985. The World Federation of Great Towers (WFGT) is an association of tall towers and skyscrapers from around the world. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It yielded its title as the tallest building in Australia on November 9, 2004, when the lift core of Eureka Tower, also in Melbourne, surpassed its height. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eureka Tower is an apartment building in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Australia. ...

Photos

View from the Rialto Observation Deck looking east over the Melbourne CBD ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 338 KB) View of Melbourne CBD From Rialto Observation Deck. ...

The Rialto Towers viewed over the Yarra River, from Crown Casino. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1272, 1114 KB) The en:Rialto Towers viewed from southbank in front of Crown Casino, Melbourne. ... Melbourne as seen from south-east side along the Yarra River, home of many rowers and active crew teams The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria (Australia); it is the river on which the city of Melbourne was founded. ... The Atrium at Crown Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex is a casino and entertainment precinct on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia. ...

The Rialto Towers amongst other skyscrapers in the western part of the Melbourne CBD Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (960x1280, 303 KB) Rialto towers, melbourne. ...

References

1. ^ Building Construction (Building Profile → Features → Construction). Retrieved on 2007-01-17.

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External links

• Rialto Towers
• Melbourne Observation Deck
• Rialto Towers at the World Federation of Great Towers
• Walking Melbourne profile
• Rialto Run Up

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