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Quall
August 30th, 2008, 12:18 AM
Sky Tower
Auckland, New Zealand

HEIGHT: 328 m / 1,076.1 ft
FLOORS: ?
COMPLETION: 1997
ARCHITECT: Craig Craig Moller Ltd.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Sky_Tower_Collage_Auckland.jpg/534px-Sky_Tower_Collage_Auckland.jpg

http://bp1.blogger.com/_VaVqVBBFbvo/RsTkp0I4evI/AAAAAAAAAz4/L9bRo6WuGcQ/s400/auckland+skytower.JPG

http://www.auckland.co.nz/skytower.jpg

http://www.fullers.co.nz/skytower.jpg

http://pix.alaporte.net/pub/d/15605-1/Sky+Tower+by+Night+08.JPG

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/1/88199_07ec3aae17.jpg

Quall
August 30th, 2008, 12:22 AM
10/10, perhaps my favourite tower :)

goschio
August 30th, 2008, 04:20 AM
Its somehow nice.

ZZ-II
August 30th, 2008, 09:33 AM
8/10

Imperfect Ending
August 30th, 2008, 10:30 AM
8/10

Love the way this one looks from a distance

Miguel_Prat
August 30th, 2008, 07:07 PM
9/10

RipleyLV
August 30th, 2008, 07:16 PM
Absolutely 10. :)

spotila
August 31st, 2008, 01:50 AM
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LMCA1990
August 31st, 2008, 02:27 AM
9/10 - I wanna bungee jump off that thing :happy:

Cannabong BudPlant
August 31st, 2008, 06:08 AM
Ive been up the sky tower a few years ago, it only cost $15 which is the same as a cheap good lunch in auckland

the view is amazing, across the harbour to the north shore and also down the length of auckland

auckland is an amazing city full of great energy nowhere else in nz can compare

meds
September 3rd, 2008, 10:50 AM
10/10 - Awesome!

SYDNEY
September 3rd, 2008, 11:22 AM
10/10 .. I love the many colours of the tower and Orbit restaurant is a gr8 experience.

christos-greece
September 5th, 2008, 07:10 PM
10/10 - Awesome!

NIZCO
September 6th, 2008, 01:17 AM
10/10
my fav tower
look great either day/night

Joe_centennial
September 6th, 2008, 03:03 AM
Perty little piece. One of my favorite towers. I went up there 2 years back. Love the scenery.

DamienK
September 6th, 2008, 04:24 AM
Nice design, wish the pod were higher 8/10

skytrax
September 6th, 2008, 05:51 AM
7/10

Kawasaki KG
September 6th, 2008, 07:29 AM
8/10

MasonicStage™
September 7th, 2008, 11:20 PM
one of my favourite. 10/10 ;)

fozzy
September 9th, 2008, 11:07 PM
I went up the Skytower not long after it opened in 1997 and thought it was great and very good value for money. The views were great and luckily the november weather was great. I would love to come back some time in the near future.

briker
September 16th, 2008, 05:43 AM
gorgeous. 9

henry hill
September 21st, 2008, 08:01 PM
10/10

India101
October 11th, 2008, 01:06 PM
It looks alright. 8/10.

Cannabong BudPlant
October 11th, 2008, 01:13 PM
the height is not that amazingly tall, obviously to build any taller would mean a different much more expensive design

I only wish Id gone to the very top viewing deck not just the main deck

krzewi
November 4th, 2008, 11:13 AM
beauty lighting :) 10

RON-E
November 5th, 2008, 08:47 AM
8/10

Ni3lS
November 5th, 2008, 07:25 PM
7/10

Mosaic
March 6th, 2009, 05:20 PM
10/10

DinamiT
April 25th, 2009, 11:52 AM
Wonderful O.O
10/10

LimbicSys
May 2nd, 2009, 03:09 PM
9.5/10

tonyssa
May 11th, 2009, 09:27 PM
8.5/10

daftmax
May 12th, 2009, 12:15 AM
Wow. I've never seen this tower. I've liked it! 10/10!

bOrN2BwILd
May 28th, 2009, 10:20 AM
9/10

69Ketchup
June 13th, 2009, 05:27 AM
7/10

OmegaScrapers
June 23rd, 2009, 10:53 AM
9/10 i see it everyday :)

dajumper
July 6th, 2009, 02:07 PM
nice... but the observation deck could have been taller... as it looks about 3/5 of the total hight.

c6josh
August 25th, 2009, 07:04 AM
I voted 9/10 although not that tall but the design and structure is pretty impressive.

Samwise the Great
August 27th, 2009, 05:22 AM
Have read some past comments claiming that the Auckland Sky Tower isn't high enough:nuts: ah hello the Sky Tower was built high up on a rise above the harbor, so it already had a + 100 feet so when looking at it from some distance away i.e. say looking at it from across the harbor it looks enormous plus adding to the effect the surrounding office buildings are alot shorter...so the thing completely dominates the Auckland skyline, true all cities have something that we can all moan about but Auckland's Sky Tower is quite magnificent. Go Auckland:banana:

Skyton
August 27th, 2009, 05:45 PM
10/10

Middle-Island
September 16th, 2009, 08:12 AM
My favorite, too.

It's gotta be the Space Needle's alter-ego. Fantastic.

10/10

Justme
September 27th, 2009, 09:33 AM
Quite garish in design in my opinion. The concrete base and tower lacks the simplicity it would need to be considered elegant, and the decks at the top are not correctly proportioned. I also find the lighting at night to be over the top and kitsch.

That said, it is located where such towers work best, smack in downtown, and on a hill as well which gives it a height boost. At street level, it is really quite horrible, but this is also due to the empty building sites around it and rather poor architecture and clutter of that particular area and street.

I'm sure many people like the bungy jumping from it, but I somehow also find that bizzare for a downtown city area. It just doesn't fit in for me.

Overall all, I find it lacks class. But I also think it is a positive attribute to Auckland's skyline.

wise_zech
September 28th, 2009, 12:31 PM
10/10

xavarreiro
October 19th, 2009, 08:16 PM
8/10

sieradzanin1
November 10th, 2009, 04:25 PM
9/10

Heroico
November 26th, 2009, 09:17 PM
Sky Tower
Auckland, New Zealand

HEIGHT: 328 m / 1,076.1 ft
FLOORS: ?
COMPLETION: 1997
ARCHITECT: Craig Craig Moller Ltd.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Sky_Tower_Collage_Auckland.jpg/534px-Sky_Tower_Collage_Auckland.jpg

http://bp1.blogger.com/_VaVqVBBFbvo/RsTkp0I4evI/AAAAAAAAAz4/L9bRo6WuGcQ/s400/auckland+skytower.JPG

http://www.auckland.co.nz/skytower.jpg

http://www.fullers.co.nz/skytower.jpg

http://pix.alaporte.net/pub/d/15605-1/Sky+Tower+by+Night+08.JPG

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/1/88199_07ec3aae17.jpg

10/10

New York Morning
January 6th, 2010, 10:12 PM
8.5

desertpunk
January 7th, 2010, 09:19 AM
One of my favorites. A slight miss on the proportions. 8.5

seaphorm
May 20th, 2010, 05:24 AM
forget bungy jumping off it.. you can now go for a walk around the outer most ring... sure they give you a safety line...

but damn... i've been up many of the world's supertalls and towers... very few of them let you go outdoors up there... let alone walk around on a 2 ft wide platform with no railing some distance out from the actual building.

Indictable
May 27th, 2010, 06:40 AM
The restaurant is very nice up the top! 10/10 - hometown pride:bow:

motozine
July 17th, 2010, 03:41 PM
8/10

Squiggles
July 20th, 2010, 12:09 AM
7/10

romanito
August 13th, 2010, 05:53 PM
10/10

Nikkodemo
August 24th, 2010, 10:35 PM
10/10

:D

sapphire blue
March 31st, 2011, 06:21 PM
8/10

mossimoh
July 4th, 2011, 11:39 PM
10/10

xJamaax
January 29th, 2012, 10:57 PM
Iconic!9/10!

fbeavis
February 9th, 2012, 06:48 AM
It's better than the Ostankino, but that's not saying much.

endar
February 10th, 2012, 03:05 PM
9.5.. iconic... really great
wish more taller..

oompaloompa
February 13th, 2012, 01:21 AM
10/10 :)

Dakaro
March 5th, 2012, 04:22 PM
9/10

aarhusforever
March 7th, 2012, 05:46 PM
10/10 :)

spotila
March 7th, 2012, 11:41 PM
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oompaloompa
March 20th, 2012, 02:52 AM
9/10

mecanico242
June 11th, 2012, 01:40 AM
5/10

voyager8907
June 11th, 2012, 08:28 AM
1/10 Stole the Observation Tower idea from Christchurch then made this ugly
thing. Vomit Worthy.

ThatOneGuy
June 14th, 2012, 01:21 AM
Meh. Okay. 6/10

koresh
July 4th, 2012, 01:15 PM
Sky Tower - Auckland (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFKgshMA3_w&feature=plcp)

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koresh
July 4th, 2012, 01:16 PM
View from Sky Tower Auckland (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR5etPmcKOQ&feature=channel&list=UL)

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Kulla
July 19th, 2012, 12:03 PM
6/10

Happy Man
March 25th, 2013, 04:42 AM
7.5/10