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High class: high-rise bars
It's easy for the dreamers of this world to walk around with their heads in the clouds. Now, with all these rooftop and high-rise venues popping up all over the place, even the realists and pessimists have a chance.
Look down on the masses below and feel high-class as you sip a cocktail or two. Just don't let the altitude go to your head.
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360 Bar & Dining
Sydney
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Sydney can't get enough of revolving bars with a view; this is because we're a little lazy and obsessed with the beauty of our city. The warm, mahogany-rich 360 Bar is atop Sydney Tower at a whopping 305 metres above sea level.
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Atrium On Thirty-Five, Sofitel Melbourne
Melbourne
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Oozing French-wine-bar chic, this tall poppy is 35 floors above Melbourne. Marvel at the glass ceiling - which sits 15 storeys above the bar - and feel truly high-class.
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C Restaurant
Perth
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The revolving floor of this suave cocktail lounge allows for an uninterrupted aspect from inner Perth to Swan River, Kings Park, Rottnest Island and the Darling Ranges.
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Elevations Restaurant
Burleigh Heads
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Get a bird's-eye of a sunset over Mt Warning at this enclosed roof top cocktail lounge. Boasting a 360 degree spectacle from the Pacific Ocean to the mountains, the circular bar in the middle ensures that even when you're buying a drink you'll never miss a second of the view.
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Orbit Lounge Bar
Sydney
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Hovering at Level 47 of Sydney s Australia Square building, this breathtaking venue offers panoramic 360 degree views of Sydney. There's no need to get up and walk around as it revolves itself, at one metre per minute. Surprisingly, the only thing that causes dizziness here are the cocktails.
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QBar
Surfers Paradise
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To say you'll have your head in the clouds is an understatement. This classy deck is 77 floors up (it s the world's highest residential building), 235 metres tall and boasts panoramic views of the Gold Coast. To reach it you'll be sent skyward in one of the world's fastest lifts. Every Friday and Saturday night the tower rocks with live soul and DJ entertainment.
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Rooftop Bar & Cinema
Melbourne
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With the abundance of basement-dwelling Melbourne haunts, this quirky rooftop bar and cinema is one up or make that seven storeys up. Take advantage of the altitude and enjoy looking out at Melbourne city and surrounding art deco buildings while sipping on cold sangria.
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