Q1 SkyPoint Observation Deck Gold Coast's Tallest Tourist Attraction

Book Things To Do, Attractions, and Tours | Get Your Guide Link: https://bit.ly/getyourguidefun In Today's travel vlog we tap our GoCard and take the G-link to Surfers Paradise Tram Station to head up to Skypoint Q1 Gold Coast's Tallest Attraction. We view the beautiful beaches of the Gold Coast looking as far as we can see along the coast before looking west to view houses along the canals, people jetskiing and views out to the mountains. Here are some facts about Skypoint that were taken directly from their website: * The Q1 Building is taller than the Chrysler building in New York City. * Q1 is one of the tallest residential buildings in the world. * Q1 is 322.5 metres high. * SkyPoint has one of the World's fastest elevators taking you from the ground to Level 77 in 42.7 seconds. * Australia's only beachside Observation Deck. * Offers stunning 360 degree views of the entire Gold Coast, from the surf to the hinterland and beyond. * SkyPoint is 230 metres above sea level. * There are 1331 steps from the ground to Level 77. * 6 piles, up to 2.4 metres in diameter, extend up to 50 metres into rock. * 61,000 cubic metres of concrete was used to build Q1 * 9,300 tonnes of steel reinforcing. * 250 tonnes of structural steel in the roof and spire. * 18,926 panes of glass. * 1000 kms of electrical cabling in the lifts of Q1 was used in the building enough to stretch from the Gold Coast to Sydney! * Sand from the site was taken by the truckload to replenish Surfers Paradise beach. * Q1 sits on 1.2 hectares of land. * The project cost approximately $255 million AUD. * The spire is made of steel and glass, is 97.7 metres in height, and begins at level 75. * Illuminated by arc lights, the spire is visible 200kms away. * During the construction phase, a new level went up every four days. Q1 SkyPoint Observation Deck Gold Coast's Tallest Tourist Attraction 17th October 2022 We hope you are enjoying our travel vlogs, to support our channel, please like and subscribe! 🎬Watch all of our travel vlogs from the beginning: https://bit.ly/alandeb 📈 Listen to Phat Travellers Podcast: https://bit.ly/phattravellers to get to know more about us! 🎬Other channels that we follow and inspire us to create: Yes Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODuEl4oNae0 The Bam Famalam in Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gic40Ei5mwM 🏨 While travelling, we use Aussie House Sitters to find trusted house and dog sitters: https://bit.ly/AussieHouseSitting 🏨 Start your holiday fund by earning $62 AUD when you host your first trip on Airbnb: https://bit.ly/AirBNBtravelfund 🖥 When we create courses, we use Zenler: https://www.newzenler.com/invite/wuroU7 GET IN TOUCH: 🌏 Email: aldebtravel@gmail.com Support our channel: ☕️ Buy Us A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/aldebtravel ----------------------------------------------------------------------- About us: We resigned from our high school teaching positions to find the balance that was severely lacking in our lives. After suffering the effects of burnout and stress we needed to make a change for the better. One that would see us living our best lives! Life is too short! On the 28th August 2022 we begin our journey of learning what it takes to become digital nomads so we can travel full time and live our best lives. We have given ourselves two years to work it all out and would love for you to subscribe to our channel and join us on our journey.