DamienK
May 13th, 2009, 04:20 AM
I'm working overseas and went to Perth two weeks ago to visit family. It was my first good look around the CBD in 2 years. I was blessed with beautiful blue skies, lots of light and fine weather. Enjoy the pics!
The first three were taken from the South Perth foreshore
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Perth's newest highrise - Century City (103m) Next to it is the BankWest Tower, Perth's tallest building from 1988 to 1993 (214m)
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Prominent in this photo is QV1 (163 m), Perth's 3rd tallest and the Woodside Tower (137 m)
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The Forrest Centre (110 m) and Governor Stirling Tower (110 m): built a decade apart.
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A trio of highrises: Allendale Square (130m), St Martins Tower (140 m - Perth's tallest from 1976 to 1988) and Exchange Plaza (137 m)
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Perth's Bell Tower (82 m)
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AMP Centre (132 m) and Central Park (249 m), Perth's tallest building.
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The Forrest Centre from St Georges Terrace
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The core and megacolumns rising for Perth's next tallest building: BHP Tower (270 m) due for completion 2012.
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BankWest Tower and AMP Centre
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The Wheel of Perth, a 50m high ferris wheel on the Swan River foreshore.
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Central Park. In the near foreground is the construction site for BHP Tower.
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Closeup of the top of the BankWest Tower. The antenna reaches 247 m.
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St Martins Tower. At the top is a stylized crown topping a revolving restaurant.
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Central Park. The St George sign was added in 2007, which means 7 out of the top 10 skyscrapers in Perth have signs or electronic billboards on their crowns.
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Perth from Kings Park
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Central Park. The trusses on each of the setbacks actually help stiffen the building and are not simply for decoration.
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Woodside Tower
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QV1. Perth's widest skyscraper at 70 m across.
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Woodside and QV1
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The serrated glass facade of BankWest. The tower was built over the restored Palace Hotel (1898). To the right is Century City.
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And my last view of the skyline on my plane going back.
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The first three were taken from the South Perth foreshore
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Perth's newest highrise - Century City (103m) Next to it is the BankWest Tower, Perth's tallest building from 1988 to 1993 (214m)
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Prominent in this photo is QV1 (163 m), Perth's 3rd tallest and the Woodside Tower (137 m)
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The Forrest Centre (110 m) and Governor Stirling Tower (110 m): built a decade apart.
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3393/3486192711_4dc9d68a02_o.jpg
A trio of highrises: Allendale Square (130m), St Martins Tower (140 m - Perth's tallest from 1976 to 1988) and Exchange Plaza (137 m)
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Perth's Bell Tower (82 m)
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AMP Centre (132 m) and Central Park (249 m), Perth's tallest building.
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The Forrest Centre from St Georges Terrace
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The core and megacolumns rising for Perth's next tallest building: BHP Tower (270 m) due for completion 2012.
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BankWest Tower and AMP Centre
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The Wheel of Perth, a 50m high ferris wheel on the Swan River foreshore.
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Central Park. In the near foreground is the construction site for BHP Tower.
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Closeup of the top of the BankWest Tower. The antenna reaches 247 m.
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St Martins Tower. At the top is a stylized crown topping a revolving restaurant.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3526512457_9e2e7ccef1_o.jpg
Central Park. The St George sign was added in 2007, which means 7 out of the top 10 skyscrapers in Perth have signs or electronic billboards on their crowns.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3338/3526512951_79f4535855_o.jpg
Perth from Kings Park
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Central Park. The trusses on each of the setbacks actually help stiffen the building and are not simply for decoration.
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Woodside Tower
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QV1. Perth's widest skyscraper at 70 m across.
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Woodside and QV1
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The serrated glass facade of BankWest. The tower was built over the restored Palace Hotel (1898). To the right is Century City.
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And my last view of the skyline on my plane going back.
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