Q1 Observation Deck, Gold Coast, Australia

The world's tallest residential tower, July 2007

The Q1 is world's tallest residential tower (in 2007, anyway) and stands at 322.5 metres high. It's located in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, just one street away from the beach.

This impressive glass building has 80 levels incorporating a 10-storey atrium, 526 apartments and a two-storey observation deck on levels 78 and 79. The lift from the street level to the 78th floor travels at 9 metres a second.

Tall glass building with a sail-shaped roof and long spire.

The Q1.

Factoid on the floor in front of the glass windows on the observation deck.

Question: What is 230 metres above ground and has 360° views north to Brisbane and south to Byron Bay?

Answer: The Observation Deck at Q1

View of the canal-suburbs and a white speekboat ripping along the canal in the centre of the picture.

View to the south.

View of the canal-suburbs and mountains.

View to the west.

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Silhouettes of people looking out through a tall glass window at the clear blue sky.

The observation deck of the newly completed Q1 offers 360° views of the Gold Coast.

Tall glass building towering over other buildings.

Q1 dwarfs surrounding buildings

Building towering over other buildings as seen from the beach.

Q1 seen from the beach

View of the canal-suburbs and a white speedboat ripping along the canal in the centre of the picture.

View to the south west.

Coastline with surf on one side of a strip of land covered in highrises, and calm water and canals on the other side.

View to the north.

View of the beach from 230 metres above ground.

View of the beach from 230 metres above ground.

View of the mountains and canal-suburbs with a fiery red sky.

Sunset in the north west.

View of the city by night, all lit up, with the sun setting high in the sky over the mountains.

Gold Coast by night.

View of the sunset.

Sunset, looking north west.

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