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Bourke Place is a Skyscraper in Melbourne . It is the third Tallest Building In Melbourne and the eighth Tallest Building In Australia . The structure is 223 m high (254 m including the spire), and has 48 floors. It is located at 600 Bourke Street , in the Central Business District , and was completed in 1991 . Designed by the Architectural Firm Godfrey & Spowers , it is a modernist building. It previously served as the headquarters for BHP Billiton , and the company's sign on the outside of the structure was the highest in the country. BHP has since moved to a new building across the city in QV Village . The building's most obvious feature on the Skyline is its sloped roof, which hides various communications equipment. The structure's facade is 170,000 m2 of Laminated Glass .
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