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300 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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S37° 49' 2" E144° 57' 51"
(-37.817222222222, 144.96416666667)
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The APA Building was a Victorian "skyscraper" in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; at 12 storeys and 53m to the tip of its corner spire, it was the tallest commercial building in Australia at the time of its construction in 1888-9, later reputed (erroneously) to have been the world's tallest (or the third or fourth tallest) at the time. Originally known as the Australian Building, it was located at 49 Elizabeth Street, on the corner of Flinders Lane in Melbourne, and was notable for its very vertical proportionals, enhanced by the steep roof, spires and gables of the Queen Anne architectural style top floors. It was Australia's tallest building until 1912, and remained Melbourne's tallest until 1929.
