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Melbourne's Tallest Building, Skyscraper TimelineMelbourne's skyscraper record is impressive, by any standards. The city has a history of tall buildings, just as do other cities such as Chicago and New York. Despite a general 40 metre height limit enforced between 1916 and 1957, which precluded anything but decorative towers, the city has had a history of impressive skyscrapers, which included many of the world's first skyscrapers in the 1890s.Melbourne has for many years laid claim to Australia's tallest building. The city once had the world's 3rd tallest skyscraper in the Australian Building 1889 (sadly demolished in the 1980s). The building was Australia's and the southern hemisphere's very first true skyscraper (12 storeys or taller). Today, Melbourne is home to 5 out of the 10 tallest buildings in Australia, and Australia's tallest since 1980 in the Rialto (as well as the title of tallest in the southern hemisphere). The skyline is one of the world's most admired. The Eureka Tower (under construction) will retain that title for many years to come, and gain a new title as the world's tallest residential tower. A recently failed proposal for the Grollo tower, shows that Melbourne is a city that well and truly aspires to great heights, and a current building boom has seen a seemingly endless supply of giant buildings being constructed. A chronologyA list of the tallest city buildings at different stages in Melbourne's history1880Yorkshire Brewery8 storeys status : heritage registered but in extremely derelict condition 
1888Fink's Building43 metres & 10 storeys status : demolished (c1960) 
1889The Australian Building53 metres & 12 storeys status : demolished (c1980) 
1929APA Tower76 metres & 14 storeys status : demolished (c1969) 
1958 - 1962Orica House (former ICI House)81 metres & 20 storeys status : heritage registered 
1962 - 1969CRA Building96 metres & 26 storeys status : demolished (c1992) 
1969 - 1971AMP Square113 metres & 28 storeys status : under threat 
1971 - 1972Marland HouseMarland House, 121 metres & 32 storeys 
1972 - 1975140 William Street (former BHP House)152 metres & 31 storeys status : heritage registered 
1975 - 1977Optus House153 metres & 34 storeys 
1977 - 198080C (formerly Nauru House)182 metres & 52 storeys 
1980 - 1986ANZ Bank Tower (Collins Place)185 metres & 50 storeys 
1986 - 1991Rialto Towers251 metres & 63 storeys 
1991 - 2006BHP Petroleum Plaza (120 Collins Street)264 metres & 52 storeys 
2006 - PresentEureka Tower297 metres & 91 storeys 
(Thanks to the Collector for recent clarifications) |
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