Bourke Place

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Bourke Place

Complete
Begun	1990
Completed	1991
Structure	Reinforced concrete
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
600 Bourke Street in the CBD
Height
Roof	223 m (? ft)
Pinnacle	254 m (? ft)
Floors	?
Companies
Godfrey & Spowers (Architects)
Opened	1991

Bourke Place is a skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia. It is the third tallest building in Melbourne and the eighth tallest building in Australia. The structure is 223 m high (254 m including the spire), and has 51 floors. It is located at 600 Bourke Street, in the central business district, and was completed in 1991.

Designed by the architectural firm Godfrey & Spowers, it is a modernist building. It previously served as the headquarters for BHP Billiton, and the company's sign on the outside of the structure was the highest in the country. BHP has since moved to a new building across the city in QV Village.

The building's most obvious feature on the skyline is its sloped roof, which hides various communications equipment. The structure's facade is 170,000 m² of laminated glass.