Central Park is Perth's tallest building, towering a magnificent 249 metres above street level.  That is nearly ¼ of a kilometre skywards.  If it was any higher, it would still be Perth's tallest building.  There are 52 floors, all occupied by offices.   Construction was completed in 1992.  The roof houses a complex array of telecommunication equipment.  After being exposed to all that electromagnetic radiation, we were able to change TV channels without a remote control for a week.

The Central Park building is located in the middle of Perth's central business district.  To keep things on a human level, a small area of park land is maintained at the base of the building.  This grassed area is very popular with lunchtime office workers.  The park is an oasis of greenery, surrounded by high rise office blocks.  Just the place to relax, and look up at Perth's dominating skyline; if that's your idea of "getting away from it all".

Sitting in the tranquil gardens of Central Park you will soon forget you are in the middle of the city, unless you look up.

Peering east through a gap between some hi-tech gizmos, you can see the top of Perth's second tallest building.  This is the Bank West Tower, and it is 247 metres high at the top of it's spire.  Just 2 metres short of the Central Park building.  The Swan River can be seen meandering around the city, near Heirisson Island.  That long strip of grass bordering the river is named Langley Park.

We were only allowed on the roof, if we promised to clean the gutters.

This view is looking west towards the Indian Ocean.  The tall building in the centre is called the QV1, and it is 163 metres tall.  The road on the left of the QV1 is Saint George's Terrace, which runs through the middle of Perth's central business district.  Situated just beyond the point where the Terrace makes a slight turn, you can see "Parliament House", the home of our State Government. Bold Park can be viewed in the distance.

Surprisingly we found no stray tennis balls from the office tower next door.

The picturesque Swan River dominates the south west panorama.  The expanse of Perth Water in the foreground and Melville Water in the distance, are popular yachting venues for weekend enthusiasts.   The suburb of South Perth is located on the peninsular.  The narrow water channel between South Perth and the north shore, was an ideal location to construct a bridge.  Appropriately named the, "Narrows Bridge", it provides a vital transportation link between Perth and the southern suburbs.   Kings Park, a 400 hectare reserve of natural bushland  and botanical gardens, can be seen in the right of the picture.  The best place to capture a panoramic view of Perth and, the Swan River is from the top of Mount Eliza in Kings Park.

Any higher and we would have to pay departure tax.

Perth from Kings Park.  The Central Park building is the big one in the middle.