First Canadian Place vs Eureka Tower

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First Canadian Place (originally First Bank Building) is a skyscraper in the Financial District of Toronto, Ontario, in the northwest corner of King and Bay streets, and serves as the global operational headquarters of the Bank of Montreal.

At 298 m (978 ft), it is Canada's tallest skyscraper and the 15th tallest building in North America to structural top (spires) and 9th highest to the roof top, and the 105th tallest in the world.



It's the third tallest freestanding construction in Canada, after the CN Tower (also in Toronto) and the Inco Superstack chimney in Sudbury, Ontario. The building is owned by Brookfield Office Properties, setting it in co-ownership with the neighbouring Exchange Tower and Bay Adelaide Centre as well as various other office areas across Downtown Toronto.

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Eureka Tower is a 297.3 m (975 feet ) skyscraper located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Construction began in August 2002 and the exterior was completed on 1 June 2006. The plaza was finished in June 2006 and the building was officially opened on 11 October 2006. The project was designed by Melbourne architectural company Fender Katsalidis Architects and was built by Grocon (Grollo Australia). The programmer of the tower was Eureka Tower Pty Ltd, a joint venture consisting of Daniel Grollo (Grocon), investor Tab Fried and one of the Tower's architects Nonda Katsalidis. It was the world's tallest residential tower when measured to its greatest floor, until surpassed by Ocean Heights and the HHHR Tower in Dubai. From 2006 to 2019, it was the tallest building in Melbourne, until the topping from Australia 108. It's currently the third tallest building in Australia, supporting the Q1 in Queensland and Australia 108, in addition to the second tallest to roof (excluding spire) supporting the latter skyscraper. As of 2016 it was the 15th tallest residential building in the world.

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