Grenfell Centre, also known as The Black Stump, is a

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building located at 25

Grenfell Street Grenfell Street () is a major street in the north-east quarter of the Adelaide city centre, South Australia. The street runs west-east from King William Street to East Terrace. On the other side of King William Street, it continues as Currie S ...

in the

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. It is the ninth tallest building in

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, with a height of . It was the tallest building in the city until surpassed by the

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in 1987. It has 26 floors and was completed in 1973. In the 1980s, the building's foyer and interior were refurbished. A ten-metre antenna was attached in 1980 and upgraded with digital transmitters in 2003, increasing the height a metre further. In 2007, the building was redeveloped, and two frameless glass cubes were constructed at the entrance of the building. This redevelopment earned it the

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uses the building; over the last few years, the company logo has been displayed at the top. Its nickname, " black stump", in reference to the building's appearance, is also a colloquial Australian phrase.

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