Wender·Vista
Sydney Tower
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileAustralia
above the Pitt Street block, in the centre of Sydney

Sydney Tower

— — the gold pin the skyline turns around.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“The tallest structure in Sydney, and for forty years the tallest in the southern hemisphere. A gold-coloured turret on a slender concrete shaft, rising 309 metres above the Westfield centre on Pitt Street. It opened in 1981 after a long build, was rated for cyclonic winds, and quietly became the thing the city orients itself by. From the observation deck you read the harbour, the bridge, the opera house, and the ocean past the heads in a single slow turn.

from the studio
Sydney Tower
— bring it home

Sydney Tower, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Sydney Tower

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Sydney Tower stands on Pitt Street above the Westfield Sydney shopping centre in the city's central business district. Its full structural height is 309 metres, making it the tallest structure in Sydney and the second-tallest observation tower in the southern hemisphere after Auckland's Sky Tower. Construction ran from 1970 to 1981 to a design by the Australian architect Donald Crone. The observation deck sits at 250 metres, and the turret is suspended from 56 steel cables that, if laid end-to-end, would reach from Sydney to Canberra.

— the visit

The Sydney Tower Eye observation deck is open daily, generally from 10 am to 9 pm, with last entry 45 minutes before close. Standard adult admission runs around 33 AUD as of 2025, and the ticket includes a short 4D cinema. The Skywalk is a guided harness walk on the open-air platform above the deck, at 268 metres. The tower entrance is on level 5 of Westfield Sydney, two minutes from St James and Town Hall stations.

— the light

The turret reads gold against the Sydney sky because of its anodised steel cladding, designed to handle salt air and direct sun. The deck holds the long western light over Pyrmont in summer and the cool blue dusks over the harbour in winter. Vivid Sydney in late May and early June lights the tower itself, and on a clear morning the Blue Mountains are visible 60 kilometres west. The tower carries a small set of FM and digital television transmitters at the top.

— informed by Vivid Sydney
— where
Australia · Sydney CBD, New South Wales
— elevation
309 m · 1,014 ft
— position
-33.8704° S · 151.2087° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
1 km NE
Sydney Opera House
performing arts centre
2 km N
Sydney Harbour Bridge
bridge
0.4 km E
Hyde Park
public park
N
Sydney Tower
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Hyde Park
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Sydney Tower — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Sydney Tower stands 309 metres from ground to the tip of its spire. The main observation deck sits at 250 metres and the open-air Skywalk platform at 268 metres.

It opened to the public in September 1981, after eleven years of construction. The architect was Donald Crone, and the turret is suspended from 56 stay cables anchored at the shaft.

On Pitt Street in the Sydney central business district, above the Westfield Sydney shopping centre. The entrance is on level 5, near the corner of Market and Pitt Streets.

Yes. It is the tallest structure in Sydney and the second-tallest observation tower in the southern hemisphere, after Auckland's Sky Tower at 328 metres.

A guided open-air walk on a glass-floored platform at 268 metres above street level, with full harness. Sessions run roughly 75 minutes including the briefing and the deck.

— about the piece in your home

Many of our buyers send this to friends or family who studied, worked, or grew up in Sydney. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note travels well by post.

The gold turret and harbour blues read well in Coastal-modern, Australian Contemporary, and Minimalist interiors. It also pairs with light timber and warm brass.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large or a 4-tile Mural carries the wall. Above a console, a Medium or a 9-tile Mural reads in scale.

Yes. Choose Dura Satin or Matte for vertical installation in a kitchen or bathroom. Both resist scratches and the colour lives in the surface.

A soft microfibre cloth with warm water is enough. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic under high heat and pressure, so ordinary cleaning will not lift it.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is curated by Reid Wender and finished in our Knoxville studio. We hold the art outright and do not license it from outside sources.

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