In Melbourne there is a very famous tall building called Eureka Tower. It was built in 2006 at a cost of $500 million. It is 297 metres and has 91 storeys. It is very tall and is famous for its gold-plated top. It is the 47th tallest building in the world. Eureka Tower cost $500 million to build and took four years and two months to complete. The lifts at the building are extremely fast. They travel at a speed of 9 metres per second.
You need to be very rich if you want to buy an apartment at Eureka Tower. One apartment there costs $7 million to buy. There are also service apartments to rent there. Prices are between $280 to $370 per night.
There is an entry ticket you need to buy to visit Eureka Tower. Tickets cost $20 for an adult and $12.5 for a child.
At the top of Eureka Tower visitors can use a skydeck but they need to buy a second ticket. A skydeck is a glass cube that projects 3 metres out from the building to make visitors have a better view of Melbourne. A ticket for an adult costs $16 and for a child it is just $9. For a family ticket (two adults and two children) a ticket costs $39.
School children often visit Eureka Tower when they have an excursion to the city. Excursions are part of learning in primary and high schools in Australia.
