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While visiting Melbourne you will be able to see a large number of architectural buildings. Melbourne is home of great buildings as the Flinders Street Station, a grand Edwardian baroque building. The city of Melbourne, Australia has large number of skyscrapers. It happened that Australia had once the third tallest skyscrapers in the world but this building has been demolished in 1980. The tallest building is The Eureka Tower with a height of three hundred meters and is also as apartment building taller than any others in the world. Here are some of the tallest buildings since 1880, The Yorkshire Brewery with eight storeys, built in 1880 designed by James Wood and has been during ten years the tallest building in Australia. The Fink’s Building is a ten storey building constructed in 1888 designed by Twentyman and Askew but the building has been destroyed in 1897. The Australian Building was constructed in 1889 with twelve levels and designed by Henry Kemp. During forty years it has dominated the skyline of Melbourne, Australia. Constructed in 1927-1929, it has been demolished for no important reasons in 1969.

 
 

 

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