Bourke Place
| Bourke Place | |
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| Basic data | |
| Place: | Melbourne , Australia |
| Construction time : | 1990-1991 |
| Status : | Built |
| Architectural style : | Modern |
| Architect : | Godfrey & Spowers |
| Use / legal | |
| Usage : | Offices, shops |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height : | 254 m |
| Height to the top: | 254 m |
| Height to the roof: | 223 m |
| Floors : | 51 |
| Elevators : | 25th |
| Building material : |
Concrete laminated safety glass steel |
The Bourke Place is a 254-meter skyscraper in Melbourne , Australia . It is the fourth tallest building in Melbourne and the fifth tallest in Australia. The skyscraper is located on 600 Bourke Street in the city center and was designed by architects Godfrey & Spowers. It used to be the headquarters of the raw materials group BHP Billiton . Then the group moved to a newer building in the Queen Victoria Village area . 170,000 m² of the facade consists of laminated safety glass .
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Coordinates: 37 ° 48 ′ 57.4 ″ S , 144 ° 57 ′ 21.6 ″ E