The World Tower is a residential

skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ri ...

in Sydney, Australia. Designed by

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, it stands at a height of , making it the second tallest residential building in the city, surpassed by Greenland Centre. Construction began in 2001 and was completed in 2004. Developed by

Meriton Meriton is an Australian property developer and construction company founded by Harry Triguboff AO, its managing director, in 1963. Meriton sells apartments and also operates serviced apartments accommodation under its Meriton Suites brand i ...

,Mehmet Halis Günel, Hüseyin Emre Ilgin. ''Tall Buildings: Structural Systems and Aerodynamic Form''. Routledge, 2014, p. 188. The World Tower was the 2004 Bronze recipient of the

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, and was briefly Australia's tallest residential building from 2004 to 2006. The World Tower consists of 75 above-ground levels, 10 basement levels, 15 lifts and 701 residential units. Each of the three residential sections of the building has a pool, spa, sauna, gymnasium, games room, and a private 24-seat theatrette. The pool and spa areas on levels 38 and 61 offer 180° views of Sydney. There is also a childcare centre located in the building. Situated at the foot of World Tower is

World Square World Square is a large shopping centre and urban development in the Sydney Central Business District. /sup> It fills an entire Sydney city block, bounded by George, Liverpool, Pitt and Goulburn Streets, on what was a small hill called Brick ...

, a shopping complex with a Coles supermarket, several food outlets, and other specialty stores. Public buses stop outside World Square, and it is close to

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and

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s. Scenes for the 1995 film '' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie'' were shot on the former property of

Anthony Hordern & Sons Anthony Hordern & Sons was a major department store in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. With 52 acres (21 hectares) of retail space, Anthony Hordern's was once the largest department store in the world. The historic Anthony Hordern building, w ...

and future site of World Square. File:World square redidential and commercial building in sydney.jpg, View from north on street level File:World Tower, Sydney, Australia.jpg, Close up of the tower File:World tower top.jpg, Illuminated roof feature at night File:World tower, Sydney.jpg, The tower from Liverpool Street

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World Tower on Emporis.com
(General database of skyscrapers)

{{Sydney landmarks Skyscrapers in Sydney Residential skyscrapers in Australia Apartment buildings in Sydney Residential buildings completed in 2004 Sydney central business district

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