Amalgamated Wireless Australia (AWA) was a household name from the 1930s to the 1950s as a broadcaster and manufacturer of radio receivers, record players and other electronic equipment. The head office building, completed just before world War II, has impressive face brick with projecting vertical ribs. Built to the height limit of the day (150 feet or 46 metres) it became the outstanding Sydney landmark when the lattice steel communications tower was added to the top. It was the tallest structure in Sydney for some decades. Parapet decorations featuring a Pegasus were chosen by sir Ernest Risk to reflect the work of Australia's great wireless enterprise.
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Amalgamated Wireless Australia (AWA) was a household name from the 1930s to the 1950s as a broadcaster and manufacturer of radio receivers, record players and other electronic equipment. The head office building, completed just before world War II, has impressive face brick with projecting vertical ribs. Built to the height limit of the day (150 feet or 46 metres) it became the outstanding Sydney landmark when the lattice steel communications tower was added to the top. It was the tallest structure in Sydney for some decades. Parapet decorations featuring a Pegasus were chosen by sir Ernest Risk to reflect the work of Australia's great wireless enterprise. 
18 comments:
Quite a tower!
Love all the architecture and history you've been giving us.
Great angles of an amazing structure. Thanks for sharing!
Cheers!
Regina In Pictures
Awesome structure to photograph
Great shots!!
What a great tower shot for a skywatch photo. Love it.
Wonderful structure, so artfully taken and a little history too.
Brilliant structure. Great angles.
Wonderful work. It always shows when the photographer loves her subject.
Amazing structure, seeing the city's historical buildings like this preserved is a positive statement on the quality of design. Thanks for sharing these views with us all.
Very nice perspectives! Great shots.
I always knew that there are so many interesting stuff in Australia.
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Great great shot!
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What an impressive landmark!
Unusual and unique. Like it.
Very interesting photos. I love the perspective of the last one.
like your shots and the perspectives. interesting post regarding tower and its history.
thanks for sharing.
erin
wow what a facinating peice of functional art :)
This building look like to eiffel building in france.
Wonderful angles you've captured for this tower. I'm a little late for SkyWatch so saw some later posts, and love that staircase!
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