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  Rialto Towers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rialto Towers (often The Rialto) is the second tallest reinforced concrete building and the tallest office building or skyscraper in the Southern Hemisphere, when measured to its roof.
The Melbourne Observation Deck opened to the public on July 19, 1994 and is located on the 55th floor of the South Tower, at 234 m.
Rialto Towers is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers, and was inaugurated on October 15, 1985.
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 Encyclopedia: Rialto Towers
Rialto Towers (often The Rialto) is the third tallest reinforced concrete building and the tallest office building or skyscraper in the Southern Hemisphere, when measured to its roof.
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Eureka Tower has in turn since been surpassed by Q1 (Queensland Number One) on the Gold Coast, Queensland, now the tallest residential tower in the world, which rises to 322.5m in height.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Rialto-Towers   (1310 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Rialto Towers is the tallest reinforced concrete structure in the Southern Hemisphere and is well known for its unique design and glass facade.
Rialto is a linked, two tower development comprising 55 lettable floors in the South Tower and 40 in the North Tower (approximately one million square feet of lettable space), five levels of underground car parking (612 bays), an observation deck and rooftop communication centre.
Rialto Towers is a member of the elite World Federation of Great Towers, offering the building and its tenants an international profile.
www.rialto.com.au /content.jsp?pagename=Building+Profile   (203 words)

  
 Rialto Towers -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Rialto Towers (often The Rialto) is the second tallest (Concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses) reinforced concrete building and the tallest office building or (A very tall building with many stories) skyscraper in the (The hemisphere south of the equator) Southern Hemisphere, when measured to its roof.
It is 251 (The 13th letter of the Roman alphabet) m (824 (A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard) ft) high, constituting 63 floors (and 3 basement floors).
Rialto Towers is a member of the (Click link for more info and facts about World Federation of Great Towers) World Federation of Great Towers, and was inaugurated on October 15 1985.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ri/rialto_towers.htm   (539 words)

  
 Station Information - Rialto Towers
Rialto Towers is the tallest reinforced concrete structure in the Southern Hemisphere, located in the Central Business District of Melbourne, Australia.
The Melbourne Observation Deck opened in 1994 and is located on the 55th floor of the South Tower, at 234m.
Rialto Towers is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers.
www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/r/ri/rialto_towers.html   (160 words)

  
 Rialto Towers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Rialto Towers (often The Rialto) is the tallest reinforced concrete building and the tallest office building or skyscraper in the Southern Hemisphere, when measured to its roof.
The Melbourne Observation Deck opened to the public on 19 July 1994 and is located on the 55th floor of the South Tower, at 234m.
Rialto Towers is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers, and was inaugurated on 15 October 1985.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/rialto_towers   (362 words)

  
 World Federation of Great Towers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The World Federation of Great Towers (WFGT) is an association of tall towers and skyscrapers from around the world.
The key criterion for inclusion in the WFGT is that the building in question must have a public observation deck.
See List of towers for a listing of more observation and communication towers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Federation_of_Great_Towers   (100 words)

  
 Rialto Music Web Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Rialto Towers - The official fanzine has a biography, discography, photos, news, lyrics, chords, tour dates, merchandise and a chat room.
I can't free them unless they want to be free--more than any Rialto "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." (Blaise Pascal) Advertising may be described as the science of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it.
It is a known fact that men are practical, hardheaded realists, in contrast to women, who are romantic dreamers and actually believe that estrogenic skin cream must do something or they couldn't cha Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime.
www.searchmusicnetwork.com /Styles_By_Decade_1990s_Bands_and_Artists_R_Rialto.html   (1726 words)

  
 Rialto Towers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Rialto is the tallest building in Australia as well as the southern hemisphere.
The Rialto is mostly used for office people but it also has lots of little toy shops, lots of cafes bars and an observation deck at the top of the building.
The outside of the Rialto is made of glass and it takes two months to clean all the windows outside the building.
teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au /cyberfair2002/Rialtotowers.htm   (325 words)

  
 SkyscraperCity Forums - The Mighty Rialto Towers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The mighty Rialto Towers are soon going to lose their crown as the tallest ‘building to roof’ in Melbourne, as Eureka climbs ever higher and higher.
The Rialto is the tallest office building in the Southern Hemisphere and also one of the tallest reinforced concrete towers in the world today.
i always thought that the rialto was the most over-rated tower, but i acknowledge that it was well ahead of its time and is now a timeless presence in our city, having made a great contribution to its skyline.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=142164   (779 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Construction began on the Rialto in October 1982 and was completed in October 1986.
Rialto towers is a member of the elite World Federation of Great Towers.
The Rialto Towers observation Deck is located on Level 55 with its own entrance.
teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au /Cyberfair2004/rialtotower.htm   (281 words)

  
 Charisma Magazine Online
Elevated 55 floors above the sidewalks of Melbourne, Australia, Rialto Towers has served as a meeting place for as many as 120 intercessors who have united in prayer for their nation.
The brainchild of Transforming Melbourne coordinator Rob Isaachsen, a 61-year-old charismatic Anglican minister, the Rialto prayer meetings are seen as a strategic rallying point for a range of local and national activities significant to Australian Christians.
For Isaachsen, the Rialto meetings are part of a prayer awakening across the island continent, which on Oct. 2 hosted the first international gathering of The Call, led by California pastor Lou Engle.
www.charismamag.com /a.php?ArticleID=10090   (710 words)

  
 Melbourne Observation Deck - RIALTO TOWERS
Rialto is a linked, two tower development comprising 55 floors in the South Tower and 40 in the North Tower (approximately one million square feet of space), five levels of underground car parking (612 bays), an observation deck and rooftop communication centre.
Rialto is located on the corner of Collins and King Street.
The Rialto Parking entrance is accessible from Flinders Lane, between Kings Street and William Street.
www.ripefruit.com /melbourne/sights/rialto_towers.htm   (372 words)

  
 RIALTO TOWERS, MELBOURNE
Rialto Tower is situated in the heart of Melbourne city.
Rialto Tower is the tallest office building in the Southern Hemisphere, and also boasts numerous other amazing facts (listed below).
The Rialto building boasts an enviable international reputation - it is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers, only the 21st tower in the World to become part of this elite group
www.australianexplorer.com /melbourne_rialto_towers.htm   (210 words)

  
 Rialto stop to go - National - www.theage.com.au
The man who runs Rialto Towers has slammed the Melbourne City Council's decision to approve the removal of three Collins Street tram stops.
Mr Apps said the Rialto observation deck was one of the city's top five tourist attractions, drawing about 2000 tourists a day, but visitors would find it much harder to get there under the new arrangements.
Mr Apps said the Rialto would now be about 200 metres from the closest tram stop in either direction.
www.theage.com.au /news/National/Rialto-stop-to-go/2005/04/13/1113251681454.html?from=moreStories   (392 words)

  
 PM - Suspected terrorist names Melbourne towers as target
The Prime Minister has confirmed the Muslim man said he planned to attack Melbourne's Rialto towers in the city's financial district.
The Rialto towers are the tallest in the southern hemisphere and house about 10,000 office workers.
The owners of the landmark Rialto, a major tourist attraction, say security has already been strengthened after the September 11 attacks, but they will join a new task force of Government and security forces to further guard against potential attacks.
www.abc.net.au /pm/stories/s435325.htm   (641 words)

  
 Rialto Towers, Melbourne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The structure consists of two adjoining towers, with a 43-story wing linked to the 63-story main tower.
The first tenants moved into the Towers in December 1984 while the upper levels were still under construction.
The South Tower was topped out in March 1985 and completed in July 1986.
www.emporis.com /en/wm/bu?id=108387   (147 words)

  
 The World Today Archive - Terrorists eye Melbourne towers
But were the Rialto Towers, Australia's tallest buildings in the centre of Melbourne's financial district, a terrorist target?
LUISA SACCOTELLI:John Howard, on Southern Cross radio this morning confirming that, while the Rialto was a target, Parliament House in Canberra wasn't.
Neither has building management of the Rialto Towers who've been locked in talks all morning, digesting the news that the largest steel structure in the southern hemisphere has been named as a possible terror target.
www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/stories/s435255.htm   (701 words)

  
 Webshots Search Results
Sabre Communications is a leading manufacturer of guyed towers, self-supporting towers, monopoles, tower components and HF antenna systems.
Lookin thru the cage at the last 10 feet of the Rialto Tower
A professional bulletin board for the tower construction, wireless, and telecommunications industries.
www.webshots.com /search?query=rialto+tower&new=0   (277 words)

  
 theage.com.au - 'Rialto plotter' walks free in India
The man accused of plotting to fly an aircraft into the Rialto Towers has been released from jail.
New Delhi detectives have thrown doubt on the case against the Indian, who was said to have claimed he was part of an al Qaeda plot.
Mr Afroz allegedly "confessed" that he was one of a group of 20 terrorists in Melbourne whose missions were to include flying an aircraft into the 55-storey Rialto Towers.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/04/09/1018333353129.html   (302 words)

  
 Skyscrapers/Wolkenkratzer/Wolkenkrabbers/Grattes~ciel Melbourne
The building consists of two towers linked to become one, even though they function as two.
The towers have an observation deck on the 56th floor of the taller tower (234m/768f) level,
They still consider Rialto Towers as the city's tallest tower.
www.skyscraperpicture.com /melbourne.htm   (329 words)

  
 Rialto Towers Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 Up we go   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The brochure states that it takes 38 seconds in the elevator from the ground floor of the Rialto Towers to the Observation Deck on the 55th floor.
I know there are taller buildings in the world but at 253 metres in height the Rialto Towers on Collins Street is currently the tallest office building in the southern hemisphere.
Mind you, the AMP Tower in Sydney is taller but belongs to a different category, making it the tallest public building in the southern hemisphere.
members.fortunecity.com /syls/rialto.htm   (205 words)

  
 AtoZ info Source Towers
Pacific Towers is one of the most Prestigious accommodation properties in the Coffs Harbour area.
Sheraton Towers Southgate is the perfect place to feel the pulse, the style and the unique character of Melbourne.
Crown Towers is close to the beach including studio, one, two or three generous bedrooms.
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 Melbourne Observation Deck with Lunch or Dinner
Melbourne Observation Deck is located on level 55 of the famous Rialto Towers, which is the tallest office building in the Southern Hemisphere at the height of 232 meters.
Spencer Street is the nearest railway station, approximately 5 minutes walk from the Rialto Towers.
All trams on Collins Street travel past the Rialto Towers: Tram stop is at King Street.
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 Rialto Towers - tallest skyscraper in the Southern Hemisphere
Rialto Towers - tallest skyscraper in the Southern Hemisphere
Great place to hop off the tram is at the Rialto Towers, along Collins Street.
[see panorama at a busy street and tram stop corner in Melbourne city] The Rialto Towers are Australia’s tallest office building, and also tallest in the southern hemishere.
www.upfromaustralia.com /rialtowtalsk.html   (94 words)

  
 Melbourne Hotels, Lodging, and Accommodation at Special, Discounted Rates - Reservations for luxury accommodations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Sheraton Towers Southgate Hotel Melbourne is just a short stroll from the central business and shopping district, the Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex and is directly connected to the Victorian Arts Centre and National Gallery.
Meridien at the Rialto Hotel Melbourne, built at the end of the 19th century, combines five stars hospitality with Australian history and European style to provide an accommodation experience like no other.
Le Meridien at Rialto is one of Australia's finest examples of "fin de siecle" architecture.
www.melbourne-hotels-wholesale.com   (332 words)

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