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The Hobart central business district skyline at dusk. This list of tallest buildings in Hobart ranks the tallest in the Australian city of Hobart by height. This ranking system, created by the US-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat includes the height to a spire but not to an antenna.
The tallest building in the city centre is NAB House at 58 m (190 ft), however planning restrictions limit future developments to a height of 42 m (138 ft). There have been some exceptions to this rule such as Wellington Centre standing at 48 m (157 ft) [ 9 ] and the new Royal Hobart Hospital K1/K2 Twin Towers [ 10 ] [ 11 ] which stand at 48 m ...
High Society Towers Lovett Tower This list of tallest buildings in Canberra ranks the tallest in Australia's capital city by height. This ranking system, created by the US-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat includes the height to a spire but not to an antenna. The High Society Towers at 113m and 100m respectively, with 27 storeys, are the tallest in the city. It is in Belconnen ...
In 1884, the Australian Mutual Provident Society (AMP) constructed their first Hobart offices on the corner of Collins and Elizabeth Streets, Hobart. [3] The A.M.P Society building, which was designed by Henry Hunter , was a large three-storey building with a sandstone façade and figurehead typical of Victorian-era architectural works. [ 4 ]
The city centre contains many of the city's oldest buildings, including the Hope and Anchor Tavern (1807) and Ingle Hall (1811–14). The Cascade Brewery (1824), Australia's longest operating brewery, was built using convict labour, as was the Cascades Female Factory (1828), now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Edmonton: Buildings in downtown Edmonton were limited to 150 m (490 ft) above ground level due to its proximity to Blatchford Field (City Centre Airport). The height restriction was lifted in 2013 with the airport's closure, and the first building in Edmonton to exceed 150 m, JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences was topped out in 2018 ...
Franklin Square is a 1.6-acre (0.63-hectare) oak-lined public square located in the Hobart City Centre in Tasmania, Australia. [1] It is named for Sir John Franklin, an Arctic explorer and former Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land. The centrepiece of the park is a statue of Franklin, with an epitaph written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. [4]