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The skyline of Melbourne in January 2024, as viewed from the Shrine of Remembrance. Melbourne is home to approximately 758 completed high-rise buildings. [1] Of those completed and or topped-out, 77 buildings are defined as "skyscrapers"–buildings which reach a height of at least 150 metres (490 ft); more than any other city in Australia.
Australia 108 (previously 70 Southbank Boulevard) is a residential supertall skyscraper in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Having officially topped out in June 2020, it became the tallest building in Australia by roof height, surpassing the Eureka Tower, and the second-tallest building in Australia by full height, surpassed by Q1 Tower.
Australia's first skyscraper as then-defined was Melbourne's now demolished APA Building, completed in 1889, which was among the tallest buildings in the world at the time. The nation's first skyscraper as defined today by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat as buildings exceeding 150 metres was the Australia Square Tower in Sydney ...
The building is home to the annual Eureka Climb and a 2013 experiment involving airplants. It was the world's tallest residential tower when measured to its highest floor, [5] until surpassed by Ocean Heights and the HHHR Tower in Dubai. From 2006 to 2020, it was the tallest building in Melbourne, until the topping out of Australia 108.
Tallest building in Australia, tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere from 2005 to 2022 3 Australia 108: Melbourne Australia: 316.7 1,039 100 (+1 u) 2020 Tallest building in Melbourne. 4 Luminary Tower: Jakarta Indonesia: 304 997 62 2022 To the left of it is the Autograph Tower. 5 Gran Torre Santiago: Santiago Chile: 300 984 62 (+6 u) 2013
Most skyscrapers in Australia are concentrated in the Eastern states (Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria), whilst a smaller number are located in the Western Australia state capital, Perth. The cities with the highest number of skyscrapers have traditionally been either Sydney or Melbourne since the 1970s.
Nauru House (also called 80 Collins Street) is a landmark 52-storey building located in the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. The building was designed by architectural firm Perrott Lyon Timlock & Kesa and completed in 1977.
Pages in category "Skyscrapers in Melbourne" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... List of tallest buildings in Melbourne; 0–9. 25–35 ...