- Address: Victoria St W & Federal St, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand;
- Phone: +64 9-363 6000;
- Website: skycityauckland.co.nz;
- Working hours: 09.00 - 22.00
Sky Tower or "Heavenly Tower" is an operating radio tower decorating the central part of Oakland in New Zealand .
Interesting facts about Sky Tower
The Heavenly Tower is part of the entertainment complex "Sky City", popular with excellent restaurants, colorful disco bars and casinos. It is open for visits to tourists since March 1997.
Sky Tower is equipped with observation platforms that give impressive views of the city and attract many foreigners. Every day, its visitors are about one and a half thousand people, in a year their number reaches 500 thousand.
The Heavenly Tower is considered the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere, its height reaches 328 meters. In addition, the Sky Tower in Oakland is part of the World Federation of High-rise Towers and occupies an honorary 13th place.
Consider the Tower from the inside
Tower Sky Tower has three observation platforms, each located at a certain height and provides an overview of the surrounding area by 360 degrees.
At the top of the Sky Tower there is a cozy café and two restaurants. The restaurant is popular with tourists, which is open at an altitude of 190 meters. Its feature is the hourly rotation around its axis.
The main site is at an altitude of 186 meters. Its highlight is the sections made of solid glass and mounted on the floor. Tourists coming here have the opportunity to consider not only what surrounds them, but also what is under their feet.
At an altitude of 220 meters, the highest platform of the Heavenly Tower is located, which the creators called "Heaven's Deck". This observation deck allows you to see Oakland and the surrounding area within a radius of 82 kilometers.
Attended by the top of the Heavenly Tower is its antenna part, located at an altitude of 300 meters. You can get there only as part of the excursion group.
Attraction Sky Jump
After a walk and a tour of the surroundings, you can visit the attraction Sky Jump, which is located on one of the levels of the Tower. This entertainment is not for the faint-hearted, since its essence lies in a jump from a height of 192 meters. Extreme lovers expect an incredible rate of fall, which in some cases can approach 85 kilometers per hour. The organizers of the attraction monitor the safety of the jumping, each fall has the direction that the safety rope provides. If desired, you can make a jump in pair with an experienced instructor.
Sky Tower in New Zealand is not only a landmark of Auckland, but also the center of telecommunications of the city. The Heavenly Tower broadcasts a lot of TV channels, broadcasts local and foreign radio stations, and also provides urban areas with Internet access, provides weather reports and the exact time.
In addition, business centers are equipped inside the Tower, it is possible to hold various kinds of conferences, banquets, exhibitions and other mass events.
Useful information for tourists
Sky Tower is open for visits 365 days a year, seven days a week. Opening hours are from 08:30 to 22:30 hours. Paid entrance. The ticket for adult visitors (without restrictions and discounts) is $ 30, for children it is twice cheaper.
To visit the attraction Sky Jump it is necessary to pass a medical examination. The service is chargeable.
How to get to the sights?
You can get to the Heavenly Tower in New Zealand by buses following the routes No. 005, INN to the Victoria St West Outside Sky Tower stop. Then walk, which takes 5 - 7 minutes. If you want, use the services of a city taxi or rent a car. The coordinates of the Tower are 36 ° 50'54 "and 174 ° 45'44".
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