St Martins Tower
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St Martins Tower is a 140 m (459.3 ft) office building in Perth
, Western Australia
. It was the tallest building in the city from its completion in 1978 for almost 10 years, until it was overtaken in height by the BankWest Tower
in 1988. The tower contains a revolving restaurant
and cocktail lounge on the top floor called "C Restaurant", the only revolving restaurant in Western Australia. For years it was informally known as the AAPT
Tower, and later The Amcom
Building for a short time.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. It was the tallest building in the city from its completion in 1978 for almost 10 years, until it was overtaken in height by the BankWest Tower
BankWest Tower
The BankWest Tower is a 52-storey office tower in Perth, Western Australia. Completed in 1988, the building measures to its roof and to the tip of its communications antenna. It was the tallest building in Perth from its completion in 1988 until 1992 when it was overtaken in height by Central...
in 1988. The tower contains a revolving restaurant
Revolving restaurant
A revolving restaurant is a usually tower restaurant eating space designed to rest atop a broad circular revolving platform that operates as a large turntable. The building remains stationary and the diners are carried on the revolving floor. The revolving rate varies between one and three times...
and cocktail lounge on the top floor called "C Restaurant", the only revolving restaurant in Western Australia. For years it was informally known as the AAPT
AAPT
AAPT is Australia's third largest land line telecommunications company and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telecom New Zealand. The company is a member of the Infrastructure Assurance Advisory Group for the Critical Infrastructure Protection branch of the Attorney-General's...
Tower, and later The Amcom
Amcom
Amcom may refer to:* The United States Army Aviation and Missile Command * Amcom Telecommunications, a Perth based, Western Australian telecommunications company* Amcom Software, a communication software company....
Building for a short time.
See also
- BankWest TowerBankWest TowerThe BankWest Tower is a 52-storey office tower in Perth, Western Australia. Completed in 1988, the building measures to its roof and to the tip of its communications antenna. It was the tallest building in Perth from its completion in 1988 until 1992 when it was overtaken in height by Central...
- List of tallest buildings in Perth
- List of tallest buildings in Australia
External links
- St Martins Tower on Emporis.com (General database of skyscrapers)