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Australia has it's fair share of tall buildings. Here is a list of the Top 10 tallest buildings in the land.
The Q1 Tower (aka Queensland Number One) is situated in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast. Australia's tallest building was completed in 2005 and stands at 322.5-metre (1,058 ft).
Australia 108, situated at 70 Southbank Boulevard, Melbourne topped out in November 2019. At 318m it is officially the second largest building in Australia, albeit the largest by roof height.
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Eureka Tower is a 297.3 m (975 ft) skyscraper located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Construction began in August 2002 and the exterior was completed in June 2006. It ranks as Australia's third tallest building.
Australia's largest city, Sydney finally broke into the Top 10 when the Crown Building topped out in 2020. The building comprises a hotel and residential apartments along with hospitality venues and a casino floor. At 271m, it ranks as Australia's fourth largest building.
Aurora Melbourne Central is a 270.5-metre (887 ft) high residential skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia. It is Melbourne's third-tallest building and the fifth tallest building in Australia.
The Brisbane SkyTower at 270m is the second tallest building in Queensland and the sixth in Australia. The 90 storey residential tower was completed in 2019.
120 Collins Street is a 265 m (869 ft) skyscraper in Collins Street, Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. It was built from 1989 to 1991 and it comprises 50 levels of office accommodation and four levels of plant. It ranks as the 7th largest building in Australia.
101 Collins Street is a 260 m (850 ft) skyscraper located in Collins Street, Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. The 57-storey building designed by Denton Corker Marshall was completed in March 1991. It is the eighth largest building in Australia.
1 William Street is a skyscraper in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is the second tallest in the city at 260m. The modernist style office building is located in the Brisbane CBD and ranks as the 9th largest building in Australia.
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Prima Pearl (aka Pearl Tower or Prima Tower) ranks as the 10th tallest building in Australia. The residential skyscraper was completed in 2014, and is located at the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Victoria.
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