Facts about the Eureka Tower
The world's tallest residential tower

Eureka Tower opened on October 11, 2006 taking 4 years 2 months to complete
Construction cost approximately A $500 million
Height of Building 984.3 ft / 300m
Eureka Skydecks lifts are the fastest in the Southern Hemisphere
The lifts travel at more than 9 metres per second
The facade consists of glass aluminium panels covering an area of 40,000 sq. metres
The glass on the top 10 floors is 24 carat gold plated
The Tower used 110,000 tonnes of concrete and weighs 200,000 tonnes
3,680 stairs - 92 storeys - 52,000 sq. metres of windows
The Skydeck is situated on the 88th floor and is the highest public vantage point (285m) in the Southern Hemisphere
The top of the Tower can flex up to 600mm in high winds. Two 300,000 litre water tanks on levels 90 & 91 help to dampen the oscillations
Horizontal white lines on Eureka Tower represent the linear line markings on a surveyor's measuring staff.

Developer: Eureka Tower Pty Ltd
Architect: Fender Katsalidis Pty Ltd
Contractor: Grocon Constructions Pty Ltd