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Suncorp Place (formerly AAPT Centre) is a
File:Sydney NSW 2000, Australia - panoramio (30).jpg, Ground level
File:AAPT Centre.jpg, The tower in 2006, as then occupied by AAPT Limited
Suncorp Place (formerly AAPT Centre) is a Sydney
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skyscraper
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located at Grosvernor and Lang Streets Sydney NSW Australia
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. It was designed for Qantas
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by Joseland & Gilling architects, and was completed in 1982. The Centre is used for commercial offices and is 182m tall, and 42 levels high, to the roof, although the rooftop structure brings the total height to 193m. The majority of floor space is occupied by Suncorp
Suncorp Group Limited is an Australian finance, insurance, and banking corporation based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is one of Australia's mid-size banks (by combined lending and deposits) and its largest general insurance group, fo ...
; the remainder by a mix of mainly financial businesses.See also
*List of tallest buildings in Sydney
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