Rialto Tower is situated in the heart of Melbourne city. It offers fantastic views across the city and surrounding landscape, and is a must do when visiting Melbourne.The building was officially opened in October 1986 and has retained an equally appealing status with more-recently completed landmark buildings. Rialto Tower is the tallest office building in the Southern Hemisphere, and also boasts numerous other amazing facts:
* The tallest office building in the Southern Hemisphere, 66 levels and 253 metres (830ft)
* 38 lifts and 706 lift door openings
* 95 kilometres (59 miles) of lift cables
* 70 kilometres (43.5 metres) of fire hydrant and sprinkler piping
* 9 hectares (22.2 acres) of quality carpet
* 1.8 hectares (4.5 acres) of glass windows
* 228,000 tonnes (224,399 tons) of materials used in construction
* It was built in the mid-1980’s and is the third highest reinforced concrete building in the World