On a beaut sunny winter sunday morning me and two of the nevilles, went for a drive into Perth to have a gander at the New BHP Billiton Tower. as you can see it's up and going with about six or seven floors already started, this tower should be finished sometime in 2012.
This is what the tower will look like when finished, and with 46 floors I wouldn't like to be the friggin window cleaner!
Here's Harrison.
This pitcher behind the kiddies show what the Perth skyline will look like once the tower is built, next to Harrison is the Central Park Tower which is now the biggest tower in Perth. But not only does it become Perth's biggest tower at 886 feet, but it also becomes Australia's tallest office building, surpassing the 120 Collins Street building in Melbourne which is at 866 feet.
Here's one of the cranes.... Jacko wanted me to put that photo in.
And how much would you expect to pay for a building like this I here you ask? well don't expect much change from $500 Million! Strewth. But on the subject of Tallness this tower is only a little fella next to Australia's largest Tower which is the Q1 (1,060 feet) on the Gold Coast, which is actually the tallest all-residential building
in the World! But the Q1 is only a baby next to the Burj Dubai in Dubai which come in at a ripper 2,684 feet 'Holy crap'.And seeing we were in town why not have a little gander around the place, here are the kiddies with one of the kangaroos that the tourist love getting photos in frount off... Say cheese!
See ya from Perth!