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Century Tower is a residential apartment building in
Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...
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New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
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Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
. It was completed in 1997 and held the title of
Australia's Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
tallest residential building until 2002 with a total height of . It is located on 343–357
Pitt Street Pitt Street is a major street in the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. The street runs through the entire city centre from Circular Quay in the north to Waterloo, although today's street is in two disjointed sect ...
right between Wilmot Street and Central Street in
Sydney CBD The Sydney central business district (CBD) is the historical and main Central business district, commercial centre of Sydney. The CBD is Sydney's city centre, or Sydney City, and the two terms are used interchangeably. Colloquially, the CBD or ...
. The facade of the former Lismore Hotel, which has existed since the early 20th century, is preserved at the north-eastern corner of the building. It is listed as a local heritage item. In addition to the hotel's interior, 4 other buildings on the site were demolished prior to the construction of Century Tower. In 1998 a lightning rod was added to the top of the building.


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Skyscrapers in Sydney Sydney, the largest city in Australia, is home to 1,168 completed high-rise buildings, more than any other city in Australia. Of those completed or topped out, the entire city (including metropolitan suburbs) has 56 buildings that reach a height ...


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Official Century Tower Website
* Skyscrapers in Sydney Residential buildings completed in 1997 Residential skyscrapers in Australia Apartment buildings in Sydney Sydney central business district Postmodern architecture in Australia {{NewSouthWales-struct-stub