Crown Towers

Crown Towers
Crown Towers in 2010
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Alternative names
  • Crown Towers Hotel
  • Crown Melbourne
  • Crown Casino Hotel
  • Crown Towers [1]
General information
StatusCompleted
Location8 Whiteman Street, Melbourne, Australia
Completed1997
Opened8 May 1997 (1997-05-08)
Height
Architectural152.5 m (500 ft)[2]
Roof141.5 m (464 ft)[2]
Technical details
Floor count43[2]
Design and construction
Architecture firm
DeveloperCrown Resorts
Main contractorGrocon
Other information
Number of rooms482[3]
Website
www.crownmelbourne.com.au/hotels/crown-towers

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.

Description

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Proposals 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

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  1. ^ a b "Crown Towers". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Walker, David; Tuohy, Wendy (24 February 1994). "Government offers hope over casino hotel". The Age. p. 3.
  5. ^ Hurley, John (12 June 1996). "Traffic concern over growing size of casino". The Age. p. 8.
  6. ^ Ervin, Max (31 May 1997). "Melbourne Crown Casino – Geotechnical Issues". Australian Geomechanics Society. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. ^ Gibson, Rachel (15 November 1996). "Casino hotel delayed again". The Age. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Hotels in Australia". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  9. ^ Green, Shane (15 September 2014). "Melbourne becomes the city of soaring skyscrapers – and the envy of Sydney developers". The Age. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  10. ^ Chua, Geraldine (6 January 2014). "Melbourne's tallest skinny skyscraper by BKK Architects approved". Architecture & Design. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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