The ANZ Centre is an office skyscraper in

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. Located at 23 Albert Street, the tower stands at in height and has 35 levels of

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, with a total of

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. It was formerly known as the

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Tower and before that the Robert Jones Tower and it was the tallest building in New Zealand during the years 1991–1999, until it was surpassed by the Metropolis building. Today, it stands as the fifth tallest building in Auckland.

Construction

The building was designed by

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s, Hassell Pty Limited, and construction of the tower began in 1989, and was subsequently completed in 1991. The tower stood tall and alone on the Auckland

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until it was shadowed by the construction of the Sky Tower which began in 1995 and was completed in 1997.

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Construction

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