![Gold Coast skyline (Unsplash)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Gold_Coast_skyline_%28Unsplash%29.jpg)
These are lists of the tallest buildings on the
Gold Coast
Gold Coast may refer to:
Places Africa
* Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana:
** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
** Dutch G ...
,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, Australia. In accordance with
CTBUH
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guidelines, heights are measured to the structural height, which includes architectural elements, such as spires, but not communications
antennas
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.
Structures
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are not included.
The Gold Coast is home to Australia's tallest building,
Q1, standing at . Despite its status as Australia's sixth largest city, the Gold Coast has the
fourth-greatest number of skyscrapers in Australia, with 11 buildings at a height of 150 metres or taller, after
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
,
Sydney, and
Brisbane
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.
Tallest completed and topped out buildings
Height: R = Roof, P = Pinnacle (top of spire or antenna)
Proposed, approved and under construction buildings shown
![Tallest buildings and structures in australia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Tallest_buildings_and_structures_in_australia.PNG)
It is noted some of the proposed or under construction buildings on the Gold Coast have been scaled back, gone into receivership or cancelled due to the Global Financial Crisis and lack of finance and investment among other factors on the Gold Coast.
[Marissa Calligeros (13 May 2011)]
Gold Coast 'dead', says developer
. Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
See also
*
List of tallest buildings in Australia
*
List of tallest buildings in Oceania
This is a list of the tallest buildings in Oceania which measures all buildings to the highest architectural detail. This list does not include the Sky Tower in Auckland, which is taller than the buildings listed but is considered a freestanding s ...
References
External links
Tallest skyscrapers - Gold Coast Cityon Emporis
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Lists of buildings and structures in Queensland
Gold Coast, Queensland-related lists