The ANZ Centre is an office skyscraper in

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, New Zealand. 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 from 1991 to 1999, until it was surpassed by the

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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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Australia and New Zealand Banking Group PwC 1990s architecture in New Zealand Office buildings completed in 1991 Skyscrapers in Auckland Auckland CBD {{Auckland-struct-stub

Construction

See also

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