Centre Point Tower: London Landmark, Not Sydney—And Not 4th Tallest Globally

Centre Point is a 117 m (385 ft), 34-story tower at Tottenham Court Road, London—not in Sydney. Completed 1966; tallest in London until 1980 (NatWest Tower). Now ~22nd tallest in London.

Sydney’s Tallest: Sydney Tower (Centrepoint Tower)

Often confused: Sydney Tower (also called Centrepoint Tower, AMP Tower, Westfield Tower) stands 309 m (1,014 ft) at 100 Market St, Sydney. It’s the tallest structure in Sydney and 2nd tallest observation tower in Southern Hemisphere.

World’s 4th Tallest Building (2024)

Ping An Finance Centre, Shenzhen, China – 599 m (1,965 ft), 115 floors.

Top 3: Burj Khalifa (828 m), Merdeka 118 (679 m), Shanghai Tower (632 m).

Summary

• Centre Point = London office tower.
• Sydney Tower = Sydney observation/comms tower.
• Neither is 4th tallest globally.